It Comes at Night

In a post-apocalyptic world, a fatally contagious disease is on the spread. Your family is among the few who hasn’t contracted it yet. Living in wilderness and isolation, a stranger of the same boat of situation enters your circumference. How would you respond to this change? A study of this particular scenario is what It Comes at Night has covered.

The motion picture was persistently entertaining from start to finish. Despite being just a small story, it captured the essence of desperation, survival and family in absolute horror format so well! You're guaranteed a gripping ride, and please do not forget to hold tight for the intense 20-minute finale!

The only baffling portion of this horror drama would be the significance of Travis’ (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) dream. Director Trey Edward Shults taught us that whenever the letterbox format shrinks, a dream sequence is unfolding. If this pre-warned predictability is not meant to scare us, there must be another purpose for its existence. Is it Travis’ fear that he would be infected by the same disease that’s fueling his exaggerated dreams? During the finale as the conflict tightens, we see the letterbox format gradually being crushed top and bottom. Did this merely serve as a filmmaking language technique or it happened to say that the boy’s dream has finally become reality? If you notice, the camera's been consistent at panning towards Travis at many, many points - is there a hidden objective here? Or it simply meant we're placed in his mindscape as he is the actual protagonist?

One could go to lengths of saying the technical expertise displayed here is the work of maestros! Film editing was on point crisp! Transitions were apt! Whenever dissolve's used, it's beautifully integrated, which is a rarity! The color and atmosphere were effectively penetrative! Drew Daniels' cinematography was totally impressive; he managed to innovate in navigations while keeping the filmmaking language close to heart. Just look at how perfect the lighting was, especially during the parts featuring single source torch. Brian McOmber's score was creepy enough to literally raise the hair on your arms!