June 5, 2007
1408 - The movie
Do you believe in the supernatural? Do you think that belief is necessary in order to see the supernatural? In other words, if there were ghosts or demons all around you, would you see them if you didn’t believe they existed? I’m mostly ambivalent about such matters. Mostly skeptical, sometimes curious, sometimes almost convinced that there are things out there that defy logic and science. At the very least, I believe there are mysteries we can’t explain. Does anyone doubt that there is something in Loch Ness? Assuming that as a fact, how much of a stretch is it to believe that there are other things, just out of sight, just slightly outside the bounds of our understanding, but nonetheless real? And if those things are real, it’s no real stretch to believe that some people are more senetive to their existence than others, is it? I think most of us can be made to believe, even if only briefly and only in certain circumstances. Why else would horror stories like the 1408 Movie, coming this month from Stephen King, terrify us and make us sleep with the lights on? It’s because he makes us believe, if only for a while, that there are terrible things that are very real, very inexplicable and very intent on doing us harm. The clash where skepticism meets belief is the premise for the movie.
I’ve had anxiety attacks while reading Stephen King’s books and watching his movies. I’m not talking about being scared and nervous. I’m talking about full-blown, I-can’t-breath, my-heart-is-going-to-explode anxiety attacks. The tense atmosphere created by the trailer for the 1408 Movie is almost enough to set me off again. I’m not fond of that feeling, but I know that many people enjoy being scared nearly to death. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Watch the tralier and see what you think.
I like John Cusack. I’ve admired his acting in every role I’ve ever seen him play. Besides, he’s cute and doesn’t seem to have aged at all during his entire career. (How does he do that? Maybe that’s supernatural?) Likewise Samuel L. Jackson. I think he’s one of the finest actors alive today. Both are so good at their craft that they compel the suspension of belief as we watch them become the role they are portraying. Based just on that, I’d love to go see 1408. But then again, based on just that, I think that I dare not go. They’re capable of making me believe. Do I really want that?
[tags]1408 movie, entertainment, fear, horror movies[/tags]
Posted by skeet @ 6:43 pm • Video, Entertainment
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June 6th, 2007 at 11:18 am, Emsxiety Says:
No question about it, Im going to see this movie.
June 6th, 2007 at 6:36 pm, Whim Says:
I didn’t know about this. Thanks for the heads up!
June 7th, 2007 at 8:11 pm, skeet Says:
You can report back to me after you see the movie, Em. I think the only way I could watch it would be in broad daylight with lots of people around and the ability to hit the kill switch instantly if it gets too instense (which Stephen King’s movies always do.)
June 7th, 2007 at 8:12 pm, skeet Says:
You and I can find something lighthearted and amusing to do while everyone else is scaring themselves silly with the movie, Whim.
June 11th, 2007 at 2:46 am, Dubai news Says:
I just watched “The Number 23″ lat night and cannot wait for this one. I like the new thriller type movie much better than the straight scary movie.