The phrase horror hangout movie gives me pause.
In subgenre terms, its a rambling road-tripper likeJeremy GardnersThe BatteryorFabrice CanepaandJean-Baptiste AndreasDead End.
What Is ‘It Ends’ About?
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Tyler says he didnt miss a turn or take one, which seems impossible.
Then, out of nowhere, Tyler almost crashes into what is acting like a forest barrier.
as they beat against the vehicles exterior.
It Ends follows four friends whose post-college plans unravel after a wrong turn traps them on an endless backroad.
The succession of events that escalate and deescalate duringIt Endsarent wholly explained because thats not reality.
Fears of the unknown are most prevalent, fueling the storys narrative.
The quartet of young performers is the anchor ofIt Endsbecause their dialogue is the focal driver.
Personalities clash as wheels forever rotate, leading to breaking points, but their chumminess provides levity.
CinematographersEvan DraperandJazleana Jonesexploit the claustrophobia of a four-wheel setting while capturing the vast nothingness of the surrounding forests.
Ultimately,It Endsis a winning experiment that treads lightly regarding horror influences.
Ulloms head-on collision between hope and fate is a calamitous display, running on the pains of existence.
Instead,It Endstakes viewers for a terrifying ride in unexpected ways.
Who needs monsters or slasher villains when lifes impermanence is scary enough?
