![]() ![]() It reminded me of the Devil's face in the original Exorcist movie. It was the lack of screentime and the darkness surrounding this character that made her so extremely scary and interesting in those movies. The amount of times we see a close up of the face of the nun is insane, and takes away the fear that this character had left us in during the Conjuring movies. And while I love a tip of the hat to a more old school type of horror (more gore and monstrous feelings), I do not like how The Nun delivers it. As we, in almost all scenes, see what it is that should terrify us, in great and gory detail. The Nun fails to deliver this horror of the unknown. The horror of things happening, but not knowing what it is or where it is. This is what drives a good horror movie, it is why the first Paranormal Activity was such a success for example. ![]() As human being, we find darkness scary, we hate it because we cannot see properly and thus find ourselves in the unknown. You'll feel hopeless, just as the characters at that time, but unfortunately these moments are scarce. As there are a few moments where The Nun is portrayed in such a way that you do feel how great and powerful it is, and the music during these scenes (trust me, you will recognise them when you see them) is incredible. Let's begin with saying that the movie is definitely still worth the time to see. ![]()
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