After M3gan And Five Nights at Freddy's, Blumhouse brings to the big screen Imaginaryin all theaters from tomorrow March 14. The film, directed by Jeff Wadlow, presents itself as a very captivating horror film, generating chills and suspense from the first scenes. Inspired by children's imagination, the director gives life to a very disturbing story: are imaginary friends our allies or not? What is hidden behind the projections that we create around us as children? This is an excellent starting point to start telling a terrifying story. In fact, children's way of reasoning is very curious, e.g darkness hides well behind the childish world.
The plot
The protagonist is Jessica, masterfully played by DeWanda Wisea young woman who moves to live with her partner and her two stepdaughters in the house she lived in as a child.
Returning to the childhood place will bring back life the imaginary friend by Jessica, Teddy, a seemingly harmless teddy bear. It will be Alice (Pyper Braun), the youngest stepdaughter, to form a particular bond with the creature, to the point of being negatively influenced by it. Their disturbing union, in fact, will allow the opening of a portal that connects the dream world of imagination with that of reality. Teddy is driven by a desire for revenge: after being abandoned by Jessica, now an adult, he wants to take Alice's possession of her, keeping her prisoner forever in the world he comes from. Will the adoptive mother and sister succeed in their attempt to save the little girl or will they too remain trapped in the world of dreams?
There history And compelling, because it creates a union between the dream/supernatural world and the real one, giving horror some fantasy notes. The contrast between the carefree world of children and the dark universe that can hide behind it works very well, so much so that as soon as we leave the cinema we end up thinking about our own childhood and how much our mental creations have influenced individual growth. of everyone.
An unexpected depth
Behind its games of terror, horror actually hides many deep themes: the relationship between is addressed mother and daughterwe talk about thepsychological instability of parents and we wonder how much this can affect their children. The power of the mind, therefore, is the main theme of this film, showing us once again how children's thoughts have a decidedly stronger force than adults' thoughts. We immediately identify with the adventure told: we all lived a more or less similar past, a childhood full of magical creations where we could take refuge when we didn't feel understood by the rest of the world. It is precisely this closeness to reality that scares the viewer, making horror achieve its goal.
Certainly some comedy also emerges from the creation of this demonic teddy bear, and the situations in which the characters end up finding themselves sometimes become ironic in their absurdity. There are also some strange characters in the story, from the extravagant neighbor, the extraordinary one Betty Buckleyto Alice's sister Taylor, a cynical over-the-top teenager, played by Taegen Burns. The first is a former babysitter with the appearance of a stalker, the second is a young rebel who will ultimately prove to be very sensitive.
There's a good balance in this film, terror, the supernatural, American comedy they intrinsically shape each other and make the horror very original.
A linear story
The screenplay is signed by Greg Erb, Jason Oremland and Jeff Wadlow himself. Despite being well shot, well acted and peppered with engaging special effects (just think of the fantastic checkered building that recreates the world of Alice's imagination), the film develops a fairly predictable plot. In fact, it respects the clichés of the most common horror films, surprising little, but certainly making the film a commercial product within the reach of a very wide audience.
Despite the linearity of the story, the film still captures the viewer's attention from start to finish. On the contrary, at various moments it even becomes emotionalIn fact, DeWanda Wise (Jessica) openly shows her sensitivity and strength, quickly becoming a heroine to root for. We easily see ourselves in this woman who tries in every way to reconnect with her childhood and we make our way together with her in the darkness that this attempt entails.
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