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    1 year ago

    The original film works as a self contained story. I think a sequel will ruin the mystery and lore.

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        1 year ago

        Maybe. What makes the thing scary is how unstoppable and inevitable of a force it is, no matter what you do and no matter where you go. I’ll be disappointed if they somehow find a way to kill it in the sequel.

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          Understanding it or figuring out where it came from would be even worse than killing it. The characters knowing almost nothing except what they observe directly is what makes it so terrifying.

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            1 year ago

            Yeah, explaining the mystery of it, I think, would ruin it. The mystery is part of what makes it work.

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          Until it happens to befall a depressed or suicidal person who just goes “fuck it” and let’s it catch up. What then? The curse cannot be passed on so it’s essentially just over forever, right?

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          It also functioned well as a metaphor for growing up/loss of innocence. I’m not sure how well it will go trying to explore that theme further using the same metaphor.

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          They didn’t even get through an entire movie without ruining that mystique. It wasn’t very “unstoppable and inevitable” when it was just standing on the roof of a house, or when it just grabbed that girl by the hair but failed to do any damage.

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    1 year ago

    Does the story of They Follow follow the story of It Follows? Will I be able to follow They Follow if I haven’t followed It Follows?

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      Would They Follow follow It Follows if It Follows doesn’t follow They Follow? Of course, They Follow follows It Follows as It Follows precedes They Follow.

      Ok, “follow” looks and sounds wrong now. I’ve said it too much.

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      To be fair, I haven’t watched both films yet, due to me still being a bit broke in terms of money. Yet, to jestly answer, Something is indeed following both film’s plots, one by one.

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    1 year ago

    Woot! Looking forward to this. I loved the first one, for the story and for the strangeness of things in it. Remember the clamshell e-book reader? Need more of that tech in real life!

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      That weird e-reader thing is one of the small touches I love about it. Among other things, it really gives the movie this out-of-time feeling. Which I think adds to the uneasiness of it as a whole.

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          Loved it. I think I read that they purposely did it to make it not able to place in any time period. No cell phones. Everyone looks vaguely 80s style. Lots of older cars. But then this weird future e-reader in a seashell? wtf.

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    Slightly off topic, but when I first watched It Follows, I hated it. But when I rewatched it, it became one of my favorite horror movies ever. Do you all have this happen sometimes? Is it just not being in the right mood? Not paying attention? Growing as a person? I think for me I was annoyed with the character’s actions. But I’ve become way more lenient on what I consider “unrealistic” character actions. People in high stress stuations rarely make the best decisions and I accept that more in movies.

    Curious your thoughts.

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    It’s a shame his follow up, Under the Silver Lake didn’t get more traction, I thought it was a really interesting movie.