Adrenaline highs are an incredible feeling. Let's face it, that's part of the reason why human beings like myself love scary movies, for the suspense they create in your body. This is true despite they fact that they may keep you from your precious sleep and run your electricity bills high from keeping all the lights on many nights in a row (at least this is my personal case). Paranormal Activity, a low budget film currently showing in a limited amount of theaters, does just that, keeps you from feeling safe closing your eyes at night.
The plot is simple, and follows a young couple whom buys a house together and is troubled by a possible demonic presence. Unlike most films involving possible demonic possession by a human, the entire film is based around a home camera the couple installs in their bedroom in hopes of catching footage of the demon that's haunting one of the main characters, Katie, in her sleep.
Overall, the effects were played off successfully considering the amount of money spent on making the film as a whole (less than $11,000). The entire film was suspenseful, however slow until the last thirty minutes the the demon's vengeance is taken out in full. The movie gets it's points in character development, and it's ability to let you feel connected to the characters...Katie in specific, until she spirals down into demonic quality and murders her love companion, Micha, right in front of the camera's lens.
In the end, the movie makes you question your capability to be possessed by a deamon...and just what happens to your body when you sleep....a true horror staple in my opinion.
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