So I both read and watched the new movie as well as got through the book. And let me just start by saying there was quite a bit left out of the book from the movie but nothing I felt truly took away from the book. The book is gruesome. Like no joke it is one of those things that is just brutally gory which I think the second movie compared to the first acknowledged. I also think that we just saw into the characters more so than we ever had. Obviously, movies can only cover so much. But the book just made me feel closer to these kids who in the end are just children and we see that with how they interact with one another and each other. You can even bring up the group sex scene that ends up happening in it (weird part) can be equated to a coming of age portion in the book and binding all of these kids together.
So this cinema also known as "Pulse" I have actually sent he american version first. Let me start by saying that the American version has alot more jump scare tactics rather than the feeling with dread that the Japanese version does. With that of the way I would say that I greatly prefer the Japanese version because I think it touches and addresses alot of the social issues that comes with suicide within the culture. I do have to say though the moment I was like are you fucking kidding me was when Ryosuke went into the red taped door. Like it was one of those moments that you just find yourself commenting on how dumb this choice could possibly be for EVERYONE involved. Probably the most frustrating thing about it in all honesty. Looking back I love the way they just portray ghosts in jhorror. In this movie they especially use it as the slow moving ghost which also begs the question as to why not most of them run? I think it truly encompasses fear and what it means t...
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