My last review was one where I spoke about the disappointing experience of some movies I review. This is one about how a movie you didn't expect much of can have you thinking about and finding yourself loving the writers attempts to tell a story with purpose and meaning, A concept not all see in horror films, but I personally love. Horror films it seems to me can tell a story of pain, suffering, and light conquering darkness better than any genre.
On the surface, Separation comes across as a demonic horror film and in some ways it is, in others, it is much more. This brilliantly directed, scored, and scripted film causes the viewer to think about more than what is presented on screen. It should also cause you to think of societal issues and impact many films, especially in the horror genre present.
With the exception of Brian Cox, who plays Rivers, the grandfather, in law in this movie the cast is largely unknown although there are some good film credits for them. Casting of this nature I believe makes the film more believable as you associate the characters to real people not just actors on screen. The terrific script as well as visual storytelling sucked me into the film. While many critics don't like this movie, I found myself loving about everything about it.
We see early on the parents of young Jenny, played by Violet McGraw begin to let evil into their home. Jenny's father Jeff played nicely by Rupert Friend is a horror, comic book artist who has come upon tough times despite having a successful outing in the past. Over a period of time of working at home, trying to have the next hit comic or story, his wife and he begin to have arguments and ultimately a separation takes place. They have a home keeper who is supposed to be watching Jenny while her father works and the mother is on her day job. Meanwhile the help ends up spending time with Jeff and Jenny plays in the attic and with demonic styled monster toys based off her father's earlier work.
A lot transpires that without a bit of understanding and thought can fly right over the viewers head, although I think it is clearly intended by the filmmakers. I love it when the director and screenwriters bring alive a script that opens up doors to larger and needed conversations and I believe Separation does that.
In separation we see the importance of not introducing dark, scary and demonic activity to children. The filmmakers have to be given credit as those characters, both real actors and I CGI do a great job at presenting horror. So many think these things are innocent and not much more than games. Yet, there is an inherent danger in the ways children think and see things, often times, they may see reality better than we as adults.
The real horror in Separation isn't as much about Demons but instead, I believe, the danger of displaying hate, arguing, and pain around children. We see the impact on a child with things like divorce, greed and the desire to hurt the other party whether it be a husband to wife, or wife to husband. We also see how outside family can be drawn into hate, all while the parent doesn't realize the long term harm they are doing to the child. It's a sad reality that I have seen to often.
As a society where separation often occurs, it isn't to say there aren't reasons for it, it is to say, there is a drastic need to protect the child and without taking that child into consideration, we may do irreversible harm to the long term life of the child.
All of this said, it isn't to place blame or anything of the sort in a broken relationship, it is to say, the innocent around us, especially children have to become more important than our own desires to satisfy self. Is it possible to place the needs of the innocent, the hurting above our own desires and so called "needs?"
This is a horror movie deserving of an audience. It was sold out on a Tuesday night when I saw it, so maybe it will get that audience.
On a scale of 1-10 I think this was a well made movie that I gladly give a desirable 8 to for the perfection of a movie minus two parents who have lessons to learn. - 8
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