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The Boy (2016)
The Boy is Very Anti-Climactic and Quite Disappointing
Can you say anticlimactic? I can.
I won't lie, going into this movie, I didn't have high hopes. When I first saw the preview for it a few months ago, I wasn't impressed and thought it looked quite stupid. Unfortunately, I was right. But right before we started the movie, my sister told me that her friend said it was creepy, so I gave it the benefit of the doubt.
The beginning is slow and it annoyed me to the point that I considered shutting it off. But it eventually picked up. Sort of.
There were a few 'jump scares'. One of them actually got me even though I knew it was coming (I work in a video store and see the previews over and over everyday). But two of the supposed scary parts weren't even real, they were just in her dreams. That bugged me.
Then there's the fact that when she started actually taking care of the doll like it was a real boy, I was kind of confused about whether or not she was even acting. One minute, she's being all weird and junk, and the next minute she's back to herself. Was she acting? Or was it real? I guess I'll never know.
And this is just freaking DUMB: the two old parents go out to the beach or whatever and pick up these (strangely) identical rocks – just one – put the thing in their pocket and walk out into the water. And magically sink. Because of one rock. They sink. One rock. One. Rock. Made them sink. One.
Towards the end, when Captain Dingleberg smashes the doll, I actually regained my hope. Because there's suddenly something climbing out of the wall. Is it a demon? A monster? A spirit???? No, it's a — person. Wow. Gee whiz, guys. Way to go. Bravo, a freaking person. Hallelujah. For a second I thought it was actually going to be something interesting.
Turns out, this boy had been hiding in the walls. Had a kitchen and a bed and everything. His house was bigger than mine and it was a freaking wall. Among his fanciness, he had a doll he'd made of Maggie – I mean, Greta – with her clothes and everything.
And then – typical horror-murder-movie-style – he chased them and tried to kill them. Well, he actually wanted Maggie – Greta – to be his
what? I don't even know. Just to be his, I guess. No one specified, really.
It was just stupid and lacked explanation – not to mention, horror.
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)
Love this movie.
This is my favorite movie EVER. I first saw it when my mom bought it for me in 2001/2002. Then, we lost it somehow and it took me years to figure out what it was. When I finally did, I bought it for like, $27. Anyway, this movie has everything: romance, scary-looking creatures/spirits, a man who is part spider. Here's my own personal synopsis: Chihiro has just moved to a new town with her family, but they stop because they hit a dead end. There is an old train tunnel and they decide to look around. On the other side of the tunnel is an old town. There is food out, but no one around, so her parents decide to eat the food. They turn into pigs and Chihiro meets Haku, who tells her she has to leave. She doesn't leave on time and has to stay and go against Yubaba, to save her parents. She also saves Haku by helping him remember who he was before he got to that world.
If you watch this movie and like it, I suggest watching some of Hayao Miyazaki's other films. He is the best. Howl's Moving Castle and Princess Mononoke are two of my other favorite's by Miyazaki.