Abscissa – Autism and Techno Blog

Greetings. Something a bit different today. I’m off to the cinema tonight, off to watch Nosferatu.

Stopping out after work. Film’s not on until 7.45 but I’ve had a little bite to eat at the in-cinema cafe. Chilling out for a while so I may as well blog while I’m here.

Yes, it’s a film I’ve had my eye on for a while. The 4th film by Robert Eggers. The VVitch was fantastic and The Lighthouse was one of my all time faves, cementing the man’s legacy as a genius.

The Northman was OK but didn’t quite live up to the lofty expectations. It may be the case that I’ve been slowly moving away from a particular brand of horror. A number of actors and actresses who seem to be ubiquitous when it comes to this sort of thing.

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t concerned about something lying beyond the familiar attraction to horror. Feeling more and more like it’s there to create a schism away from human decency.

A famous director who passed away very recently, I’ve read a good deal of criticism of the man’s politics. A good old long association with some of the more nefarious aspects of society.

And you know, my FB feed has been well and truly flooded with various tributes and eulogies that, quite frankly, make me feel ill.

This is not a man who’s life and works should be celebrated. Even without the darker associations, what is the real function of his movies?

I digress a little, but what’s significant is how I’m beginning to see this dark side of myself as something uneasy and uncomfortable. Perhaps now, even cringeworthy.

So I truly wonder now, if this is something that has totally changed how I will respond to this film. Perhaps it will be a mild distraction but ultimately forgettable.

I think I still love the striking visuals though, and the Eggers makes every frame dripping with deeper meaning.

Got here nice and early so just a bit more blogging while I wait.

It’s been an ambition to go the cinema after work. The main reason being that I work so close to it, it’s often where I park when the work car park is unavailable.

And to just not have to go straight home of an evening. Though truth be told, there’s less and less I actually feel like watching. Much trash being fed through the movie-making machine.

But getting out is something I should keep doing, even if on my own. Preparing myself for reconnecting, it would be nice to have friends again.

And we’ll here we are. Really enjoyed it actually.  A deep vein of psychological horror full of subtext. Thought provoking stuff, at least for me anyway as it kind of hits in all the places I’ve been these last 3 and half years.

In fact, there’s a long old blog post or 3 in it. So expect me talk a bit more about soon.

In light of that, I would provisionally give it a 9/10. Not quite a 10 as I would have liked it to be even crazier and uniquely original than it already is.

It is a remake after all.