El Bosque Maldito
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El Bosque Maldito es un thriller psicológico de terror dirigido por Mikael Håfström y escrito por Stephen Susco. La película tiene lugar en Nueva Inglaterra en 1965, donde una adolescente con problemas llamada Heather Donahue (interpretada por Patricia Belcher) es enviada a una aislada escuela de chicas rodeada de densos bosques. Los padres de Heather están distanciados, y ella ha estado luchando contra sus propios demonios personales. A medida que se instala en su nuevo entorno, comienza a experimentar eventos extraños e inexplicables en los bosques que separan la escuela del mundo exterior. Sus amigas en la escuela parecen estar ocultando sus propios secretos, y Heather comienza a sentir que está perdiendo el control de la realidad. A medida que pasan los días, Heather se obsesiona cada vez más con descubrir la verdad detrás de los misteriosos sucesos en el bosque. Comienza a investigar, siguiendo pistas y juntando fragmentos de información que sugieren que una fuerza siniestra puede estar actuando. La tensión de la película se construye lenta pero seguramente, a medida que Heather profundiza en el misterio y su propio pasado oscuro comienza a aflorar. El público se queda adivinando hasta el final, cuando todo se revela en un giro impactante e inesperado. A lo largo de la película, El Bosque Maldito utiliza su entorno aislado para crear una atmósfera de inquietud y presentimiento. Los propios bosques se convierten en un personaje, acechando ominosamente en el fondo mientras Heather navega por el traicionero terreno. El uso de tomas largas y primeros planos en la película se suma a la sensación de claustrofobia y vulnerabilidad, atrayendo al público a la desesperada búsqueda de respuestas de Heather. En última instancia, El Bosque Maldito es un viaje de suspense e inquietante que mantendrá a los espectadores al borde de sus asientos hasta el final. Con su tensión de combustión lenta y giros impactantes, no es de extrañar que esta película haya ganado un culto de seguidores entre los fanáticos del terror.
Reseñas
Amara
With post-punk on the soundtrack, it just ends up feeling this clunky.
Raelynn
Saw it at an early screening a week ago and kept muttering "wow, wow" throughout the whole thing. My Xiao Si (nickname for the actor) finally played a handsome guy! Sure, he's all gothic, but that body is just *chef's kiss*. You can tell he really put in the work to get into shape. It's the kind of physique I love – not overly bulky, but with really beautiful definition. My favorite scene was definitely the opera house massacre, absolutely wickedly cult! And that raven makeup? Dare I say it's sexier than him without makeup? I'm not usually into gothic, but Xiao Si's refined face + that devilish vibe is just *perfect* for it. I heard some people say it doesn't live up to the original, but I haven't seen the original and don't plan to. Personally...
Christian
Truly befitting its status as one of the year's worst films, barely scraping $20 million at the box office. The added backstory in the first 40 minutes serves absolutely no discernible purpose. Eric and Sydney's background feels indistinguishable from a generic, cliché-ridden romance, and to make matters worse, the two leads share absolutely no chemistry. It was enough to put me to sleep. The movie is mostly self-indulgent drivel, with only two somewhat watchable不死杀 (undying?) action sequences. It culminates in a standard, tiresome "talking-down-the-boss" ending. The supposed gothic elements are absent; there's neither atmosphere nor substance. They only exist as Bill Skarsgård's tattoos, almost as if the film is self-consciously acknowledging its own superficiality. And Danny Huston's portrayal of a generic old white male villain is just... predictable and uninspired.
Mira
It's not a complete disaster, but the action sequences are definitely underwhelming. The final opera house set piece isn't anything to write home about either. This type of action setup has become quite commonplace, and the back-and-forth between the opera performance and the action actually prevents the audience from fully enjoying either. It's basically just some blood and gore thrown in for good measure.
Ana
I strongly urge everyone to check out the 1994 film version, the original comic book (both the 1989 and 1999 editions), and the 1998 television series. Eric and Shelly are a couple I deeply cherish, and I often revisit their story. However, this adaptation is a blatant insult to them both. I don't understand the need to shoehorn in a rehab meeting or Shelly's involvement with the final boss - these are completely unnecessary alterations. In other adaptations and the original source material, they weren't even acquainted with these characters before the tragic events. Furthermore, this version lacks the gothic atmosphere and feel entirely, ultimately, it's just a failed re-imagining.
Scarlett
"In the eerie atmosphere of 1960s New England, 'The Woods' weaves a mysterious tale that entwines a troubled girl's dark past with the sinister forces lurking in the woods. The isolated girls school, meant to be a haven, instead becomes a site of supernatural occurrences that blur the lines between reality and fantasy, making for a chilling exploration of adolescent angst and the unexplained."
