"The further you travel, the darker it gets."
Directed by James WanProduced by Jason Blum, Steven Schneider, Oren Peli
Written by Leigh Whannell
Starring: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey
Music by Joseph Bishara
Cinematography: John R. Leonetti, David M. Brewer
Edited by James Wan, Kirk Morri
Production company: Alliance Films, IM Global, Stage 6 Films, Blumhouse Productions
Distributed by FilmDistrict, Momentum Pictures
Release date: 31 March 2011 (Belarus)
Running time: 102 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $1.500.000
Box office: $150.009.150
"Insidious" is a mystery horror drama film directed by James Wan and written by Leigh Whannell. The story is about the Lamberts who move into a new home. A short time later, one of theirs sons, Dalton, falls from a ladder when he sees something in the shadows. Hearing his terrified screams, Renai and Josh rush to his aid and declare the attic "off limits" to the children. The next day, Dalton falls into an inexplicable coma. But is it a coma in fact?
- Patrick Wilson as Josh Lambert
- Josh Feldman as young Josh
- Rose Byrne as Renai Lambert
- Lin Shaye as Elise Rainier
- Ty Simpkins as Dalton Lambert
- Barbara Hershey as Lorraine Lambert
- Leigh Whannell as Specs
- Angus Sampson as Tucker
- Andrew Astor as Foster Lambert
- Heather Tocquigny as Nurse Kelly
- Corbett Tuck as Nurse Adele
- Ruben Pla as Dr. Sercarz
- John Henry Binder as Father Martin
- Joseph Bishara as the Lipstick-Face Demon
- J. LaRose as the Long Haired Fiend
- Philip Friedman as the Old Woman
- Kelly Devoto and Corbett Tuck as Doll girls
- Lary Crews as the Whistling Ghost Dad
- Jose Prendes as Top Hat Guy
- Caslin Rose as the Ghoul / Contortionist (uncredited)
First of all, I need to admit that I follow creative works of James Wan and Leigh Whannell since the time of "Saw". No doubt, they have their own style of filmmaking. As for "Insidious", it has lots of scenes with surprise effects that can rather well scare. Moreover, the film is beautiful. I mean all scenes are shot so competently that in spite of being frightened viewers may enjoy each film frame. Probably my opinion is subjective but I see the movie this way.
The role of Josh Lambert is one of my favourite in Patrick Wilson's filmography. At the beginning he's an ordinary man who doesn't have any photographs and doesn't remember his childhood. But after the accident with his son he has to recall who he is in fact. Rose Byrne (Dana Simms from "The Internship") performed Renai Lambert. A poor mother who almost loses her son. She doesn't know what has really happened to him so she does her damnedest to help him. Rose played very well despite the character isn't very difficult. Leigh Whannell as Specs and Angus Sampson as Tucker are the humour of the film. I may call them funny helpers of Elise Rainier who was performed by Lin Shaye.
"Strangenesses"
Advantages
- Patrick Wilson as Josh Lambert
- Rose Byrne as Renai Lambert
- Lin Shaye as Elise Rainier
- Ty Simpkins as Dalton Lambert
- The plot
Disadvantages
- Not very frightening
"Strangenesses"
- This ability is genetical?
Clue Moments
- Coma
- A spiritual seance
The film touches a topic of astral projection, or astral travel. As I'm interested in esoterism and paranormal things, this theme couldn't be ignored by me. So let's look closer. Astral projection is an interpretation of out-of-body experience (OBE) that assumes the existence of an "astral body" separate from the physical body and capable of travelling outside it. Feelings similar to the descriptions of astral projection induced through various hallucinogenic and hypnotic means. There is no scientific evidence that there is any measurable manifestation of a consciousness or soul which is separate from neural activity, and there is no scientific evidence for the contention that one can consciously leave the body and make observations. The expression "astral projection" came to be used in two different ways. For the Golden Dawn and some Theosophists it retained the classical and medieval philosophers' meaning of journeying to other worlds, heavens, hells, the astrological spheres and other imaginal landscapes, but outside these circles the term was increasingly applied to non-physical travel around the physical world. Though this usage continues to be widespread, the term, "etheric travel", used by some later Theosophists, offers a useful distinction. Some experiments say they visit different times and/or places: "etheric", then, is used to represent the sense of being "out of the body" in the physical world, whereas "astral" may connote some alteration in time-perception.
- Joseph Bishara - The Insidious Plane
- Joseph Bishara - Insidious
- Joseph Bishara - Give It Time
- Joseph Bishara - Unawakened (Movement 1)
- Joseph Bishara - Unawakened (Movement 2)
- Joseph Bishara - Voices in the Static
- Joseph Bishara - It Said It Was a Visitor
- Joseph Bishara - Hallway Twins
- Joseph Bishara - Hooves for Feet
- Joseph Bishara - The Further
- Joseph Bishara - Broken Open
- Joseph Bishara - Gas Mask Vision
- Joseph Bishara - Muted Whisperings
- Joseph Bishara - Leave This Vessel
- Joseph Bishara - Night Terror
- Joseph Bishara - Bring Him Back
- Joseph Bishara - Into the Further
- Joseph Bishara - Into the Lair
- Joseph Bishara - He's Looking at Us
- Joseph Bishara - They're Coming Through
- Joseph Bishara - Slithers Into Fog
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Elise Reiner: It's not the house that is haunted. It's your son.
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Elise Reiner: Have you ever heard of astral projection?Renai Lambert: Yes. It's out of body experience or something?
Elise Reiner: I like to call them travelers. You see, these are people with the ability to leave their physical body and to travel to different places in astral form. Now, Dalton; he is a very accomplished astral projector. He's been doing it in his sleep for a long time. He has been since he was very young. And he's unafraid because he thinks they're dreams. And it's that very lack of fear that has led him to travel too far. And to become lost.
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Elise Reiner: The Further is a world far beyond our own, yet it's all around us. A place without time as we know it. It's a dark realm filled with the tortured souls of the dead. A place not meant for the living. That's where Dalton is. And the problem is that with his astral body gone, he's just left us with a physical body, an empty vessel. And there are entities that know this because they can smell it. That's why they've gathered around him.
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Tucker: A picture's worth a thousand words.Specs: Words are worth a thousand words, too.
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Elise Reiner: Now you're outside. Let my voice be your guide. Keep a steady stride. Into the Further you go.
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Dr. Sercarz: There is no brain damage that we've detected. Technically, yes, he's in a coma. He doesn't react to stimuli. He has no sleep-wake cycle. But there's no brain trauma or infection. His scans are all normal. To be honest, I've never seen anything like it.
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Renai Lambert: He's not in a coma. They don't know what to call it.
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Lorraine Lambert: Nobody, not me or anybody, knows what you're going through right now. Whatever you have to do to get through this, do it. And you don't have to apologize for anything.
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Josh Lambert: I can't have somebody coming into our home and telling us the reason our son is in a coma is because his soul has floated off somewhere in another dimension.
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You may see the trailer here.
Plot: 7/10
Entertainment: 6/10
Acting: 5/10
Originality: 7/10
Music and Sound: 8/10
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