In the beginning of the descent, sarah shauna macdonald is an athletic, goodnatured wife, mom, and best friend to whitewater rafting buddies juno natalie mendoza and beth alex reid. Watch as each movie scene for the void is dissected and broken down into digestible chunks. Within minutes, however, that life is over, as a car accident leaves sarah alone and traumatized. The twist ending to netflixs the platform, explained. A sense of an ending in the descent stephen graham jones. Triangle movie beginning explained ending explained. Monos movie of the year 2019 explained taylor holmes inc.
I thought the movie was great, i was very glad to see a refreshing take on a cliche scenario. And when i had it on good authority that monos was going to sweep this awards season for colombia, if not for everyone else, i went into this movie completely, and totally blind. This ending was considered too dark for us audiences. Another that follows a similar plottheme is as above, so below 2014 edit. Apr 30, 2010 i saw the descent in theaters back in 2006, and i remember liking it quite a bit. She cleans paint off the floor, messes her dress up. This british horrorthriller recalls grueling, adrenalinepumping classics like deliverance, jaws, alien and dead calm. The descent s scares come by means of creatures referred to as crawlers. The filmmakers of the descent decided to release their film before the cave, so they fasttracked production to be completed by the end of february 2005. The descent offers little explanation for the creatures, but an origin for the species has since surfaced online since the films 2005 release.
It was directed by jon harris from a screenplay by james mccarthy, j blakeson, and james watkins. Ok, this isnt a neat, tidy little answer, but the best i came up with is that the old man is just plain crazy. So, by using fantasy to make the movie finally less fantastic, it amps the scarelevel up makes it more real. Aug 12, 2014 the descent part 2 is the rare one that surpassed my expectations on my first viewing its not a mustsee or anything, but if you give it a chance you might be surprised how enjoyable it is. The predator 2018 movie trailer reveal breakdown, predator 4 movie trailer, toronto, canada, vlog, alien covenant, xenomorph, reaction, shane black, predator 2. Just finished the descent and wondering if anyone could.
I dont remember any noise about the film in 2009 when it released. The descent is a brief lyric of fortyfour lines, most of which contain five or six syllables. I dont get itsarathe blonde onescreams so the police woman can get alive from this hell but after that,the farmer hits the police women and get her next to the cave so the creatures can eat her. They are stealth and ruthless hunters who torment a group of women for the majority of the film. The two films in the series have shown their culture in a lot of detail, with many caverns and chambers having a specific purpose, such as feeding, drinking and defecating.
The platform movie ending explained 2019 netflix film. It effectively demonstrates mayas emotional descent and transformation after her rape. The cabin in the woods 2011, while enjoyable, is vastly overrated, and despite my willingness to defend the purge 20 as a fun time at the movies, i dont think it is the next horror masterpiece. I saw the descent in theaters back in 2006, and i remember liking it quite a bit. Plot summary for the descent 2005, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Part 2, but ill allow that passion rules me in that regard. The descent was a smash both stateside and in its native uk, but viewers in those two places actually experienced the film differently, at least in theaters. The descents multiple endings explained screen rant. The film was produced by christian colson and ivana mackinnon.
The film has well executed timeloops and solid reasoning behind the nature of the loops. The descent was an excellent horrorsuspense movie and if this sequel is anything to go by, it needs to be left alone. Director neil marshalls 2006 survival horror hit the descent wowed. The last descent tells the story of medical student john jones and the final 28 hours of his life spent in utahs nutty putty cave the story opens with john and his family flying to utah to spend thanksgiving with his family. It is east to get caught up in the conclusion and miss the bigger picture. Had it been better that no sequel to the descent was ever made. Picturestrailer image via youtube the depiction of a mans descent into insanity is alone worth the price of admission w hen i saw that the new york. Part 2, directed by the first films editor jon harris, was released in 2009. As any good horror movie would do, this is hinted at in the dialogue. A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators. The triangle movie opens with jess comforting her autistic son tommy whos suffering from a nightmare. His first kill came on the subway in gotham when three wayne enterprises. Not meaning to say the descent has a gimmickending or anything.
Horror seems to exist today as little more than a reverse action movie, where you cheer for the bad guy instead of the good guy, often because the socalled victims are really a bunch of assholes who deserve whats coming to them. It is noteworthy, in part, because it is william carlos williamss first use of the forms. I always hear that this movie is quite scary, but im kind of in the mood for a good horror movie. This isnt fully explained in the film, but it seems that the mothers repeated descent on the platform wasnt an attempt to find her daughter, but to bring food to the bottom floor and. The movie ending of the void along with various parts of the film needed a little explaining. There are very few contemporary horror films worth watching.
The ending changes depending on which cut you watch, but the result is. After being met at the airport by his younger brother josh, the two decide to explore the recently reopened nutty putty cave. The dark descent there are three different endings and each one is triggered by a specific course of action while being in the orb chamber. Just finished the descent and wondering if anyone could help. Still, though, even though i almost always go for the haute tension kind of twists at the ends of things, i think the uk cut of the descent is the weaker of the two versions here. After the date, jared takes maya back to his apartment. Triangle is one of those movies that went without notice. Director neil marshall described them as cavemen that never left the caves. Just finished the descent and wondering if anyone could help me understand the ending i thought the movie was great, i was very glad to see a refreshing take on a cliche scenario. Another explanation is that is that the filmmakers realised that this was an almost duplicate version of the first movie which added absolutely nothing to its far superior predecessor. I had actually no idea what monos was, less than a week or two ago. The ground begins to shake and the shadow creeps under alexander, who scream from pain, curl into the fetal position, and dissolves into a blue mist. All three movies have similar plots and are shot in a manner provoking the greatest amount of claustrophobia.
Male and females have been shown as well, with females having. Neil marshall, the writer and director of the original, was an executive producer. Then, during a caving expedition, they were trapped, she slowly went insane, and savagely murdered everyone in the group. The british release has one final scene that was snipped for american audiences, though i really dont know why. I think it adds another note of ambiguity and mystery that. The descent, written and directed by neil marshall and released in 2005, is widely considered one of the best horror movies of the 21 st century. The descent is a 2005 british adventure horror film written and directed by neil marshall. Jul 28, 2017 the predator 2018 movie trailer reveal breakdown, predator 4 movie trailer, toronto, canada, vlog, alien covenant, xenomorph, reaction, shane black, predator 2. While we may never see a 3rd chapter, theres no denying that the films, and the creepy creatures that inhabit them, have had a huge impact on our genre. Aug 21, 2006 so, by using fantasy to make the movie finally less fantastic, it amps the scarelevel up makes it more real. Let the right one in 2008 is a beautiful love story with a. The film follows six women who, having entered an unmapped cave system, become trapped and are hunted by troglofaunal flesheating humanoids. While we may never see a 3 rd chapter, theres no denying that the films, and the creepy creatures that inhabit them, have had a huge impact on our genre. Exterior scenes were filmed at ashridge park, hertfordshire and in scotland.
May 18, 2010 no, the descent deserves better than that. Blood baths, crawlers, and the dual meaning behind the descent. Finally, a scary movie with teeth, not just blood and entrails a savage and gripping piece of work that jangles your nerves without leaving your brain hanging. After a tragic accident, sarah travels to north carolina to spend time exploring. A group of close female friends on a yearly adventure vacation find themselves trapped and hunted in a series of caves by an unknown force that lurks in the shadows in the descent, the second horror feature from dog soldiers writerdirector neil marshall. As earth literally begins falling to pieces, its up to a team of crack scientists to dive deep into the mantle and patch up the planet in this scifiadventure starring star trek. I liked it because it did exactly what a horror movie is supposed to do. Any recommendations for other movies like the descent. He obviously knew about the creatures and i suspect he was the one who killed the deer and left it outside the hole too. So they tagged on an inept ooooh, thisll make you think ending just to make it seem a little different.
Im assuming you saw the american version where at the end she sees whats her name in the car. I believe that sarah did leave the hospital room and, a year later, she was reunited with her friends. The descent is most often compared to two other movieswithin 2005 aka the cavern 2005 and the cave 2005 2005. As you may know, the descent which opened in us theaters this weekend was released last year in great britain, where it is now available on region 2 pal dvd. The descents scares come by means of creatures referred to as crawlers. For this ending, daniel must topple all the pillars in order to ruin alexanders ritual. So, by using fantasy to make the movie finally less fantastic, it amps. The descent turns survival horror into a savage battle for the ages, and the. And so, for a change, you emerge feeling energized. The descent is most often compared to two other movies within 2005 aka the cavern 2005 and the cave 2005 2005. Well, the movie is called the descent because the girl has finally reached the bottom in the descent of her mind and has gone crazy, even though she has escaped.
The platform movie cast includes ivan massague, antonia san juan, zorion eguileor, emilio buale coka, and alexandra masangkay in the leading roles. The descent, while it never got ridiculous, i dont think, still, it took apart the scare some when we started knowing that there was a thick enough population of these crawlers that there definitely was going to be one around the next corner, and the next, and hanging from the ceiling, etc. With shauna macdonald, natalie mendoza, alex reid, saskia mulder. But instead of being the best movie of 2019, it could be the best movie of the last 50 years.
The descents multiple endings explained the descent part 2 sends a rattled sarah and a rescue team back into these evil caves to find out if any of sarahs group are still alive down there. Dec 31, 2019 monos movie of the year 2019 explainedbut what is it. If you want a good horror movie, name a few that you really likethat always helps to get better recommendations. Neil marshall, the writer and director of the original, was an executive. Part 2 picks up just hours after the first movie following the unrated uk version. Mar, 2019 the descent is a 2005 british horror film written and directed by the talented neil marshall who brought us dog soldiers and doomsday. Watch the connection between adrian and maya which merges them into opposite sides of the. The descent is already unusual for being a horror movie with an allfemale cast, but its even more unique for being the kind of movie that explores the damage caused by a friends betrayal. This movie literally had the potential to be listed as one of the greatest films of all time. On their way back from whitewater rafting with her friends juno and beth. Mar 22, 2020 this isnt fully explained in the film, but it seems that the mothers repeated descent on the platform wasnt an attempt to find her daughter, but to bring food to the bottom floor and.
Crawlers are a human subspecies that adapted perfectly to their cave environment. Its a fairly average horror concept but the movie itself rises above being average. What did the car accident at the beginning have to do with the rest of the movie. The descent part 2 is a 2009 british adventure horror film and sequel to the 2005 horror film the descent. The movie did a good job of not only chronicling the last hours of john jones life, but also the stress, anxiety and efforts of the rescue crew as well. The descent, written and directed by neil marshall and released in 2005, is widely considered one of the best horror movies of the 21st century. Just finished the descent and wondering if anyone could help me understand the ending. The descent part 2 is a very thrilling followup to the phenomenal horror film, but this sequel is full of curveballs and a conclusion that raises many questions the first the descent movie throws a team of female friends into a spelunking expedition that turns into a fight for survival after a species of subterranean monsters are discovered in the caves. The film follows six women who, having entered a cave system, struggle to survive against the humanoid creatures inside filming took place in the united kingdom. The descent is a 2005 british horror film written and directed by neil marshall. Dealing with the topic of loss and grief as witnessed through. The descent is a 2005 british horror film written and directed by the talented neil marshall who brought us dog soldiers and doomsday. After sarah crawls out of a hole in the cave ceiling after climbing up a pile of bones, she makes it back to where she and her spelunking friends parked their cars and drives away, only to awaken in the cave to find that her escape was merely a dream.
The last descent is available on both bluray and dvd. In the alternate version of the movie, sarah escapes the cave and runs to her car. The descents followup, the descent part 2, takes place immediately after the events of the first movie. The descent part 2 is the rare one that surpassed my expectations on my first viewing its not a mustsee or anything, but if you give it a chance you might be surprised how enjoyable it is. For the most part, its a perfect adequate serving of horror movie junk food. The descent was released in north america with approximately one minute cut from the end. The descent has two endings, one of which accompanied the us release, while the uk release had a different conclusion. I watched this film and had many questions, so this video came in handy. As i explained in my piece on the films underappreciated sequel, they kind of went with both endings for the followup sarah got out, but is completely. Mar 10, 2015 as i explained in my piece on the films underappreciated sequel, they kind of went with both endings for the followup sarah got out, but is completely nuts. Because the filmmakers considered it too dangerous and time. In the american cut, sarah escapes from the cave and sees juno, but the film does not cut.
The platform movie ending explained 2019 netflix film the platform, a. Descent 2007 maya rosario dawson is a friendly college senior who accepts an invitation to dinner from fellow student jared chad faust. The most debated element of the shining s ending is the revelation in the final shot that jack is present in a photo of the overlooks fourth of july party in 1921. Ending spoiler for the descent 2005, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more.
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