Comedy from the genre of Horror
The Nun
All that is typical in a horror movie is present in The Nun.
Yet it falls short to entertain, thrill, scare us. The good part is the protagonist’s
good acting Taissa Farmiga who plays the part of Sister Irene who is gifted of
visions providing signs of solutions. She fulfills the part for continuation of storyline for (The Conjuring 2). It is a good watch for some of its
comedy parts because of the predictability of the scary scenes, lacking innovation
or creativity. I had actually gone to watch a scary movie but ended up watching
comedy.
James Wan the Producer and story writer isn’t able to
make the movie shine or stand out. According to me The Conjuring first chapter
was his best work and so far the most entertaining as it was directed by
him. The Nun is directed by Corin Hardy set in a village in Romania, a secluded abby in 1950’s, hence I wonder if all the knee-jurk sequences are old and archaic.
It has all the elements like a powerful demon attempting to emerge out of hell on to the earth and trying to find a human body to infest. With the Vatican Church
sending an exorcist specialist Father to investigate the castle along with a special psychic
to help him. The Father is the weakest character I have ever seen in a horror
movie. He unearths nothing great from his knowledge and doesn’t show any
authentic or otherwise skill of investigation for such phenomenons, hence no intelligent discoveries,
methods are displayed or uncovered. The demon or the Nun isn’t scary, powerful
or effective. Her visual doesn’t do anything to your head or heart.
The development
of the story isn’t exciting or anything new, almost predictable. It only creates
associations for the audience to understand the beginning parts from both
Conjuring movies. Since we do see the demon Valac coming back on earth in the Conjuring 2, I predict
a The Nun 2 ought to be made for the sole purpose of story continuation and fill in the blanks. Hopefully
it will be better in story development. Watch The Nun once only for the story
continuation and if you are a fan like me of the typical horror movies that has
a demon, a church and a father as an exorcist. It will still disappoint you,
but the comedy will ensure time spent well.
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