Diary entries for47 Meters Down
47 Meters Down
When she dropped that camera and the shark ate it i would’ve asked to be brought back up immediately
47 Meters Down
As we all know, I'm petrified of sharks. Yet, for some odd and unknown reason to me, I like watching movies about them. I got to see The Shallows in the theater, which was interesting, while I got to watch this in the comfort of my home. There usually would be a difference in where I watch shark movies, but both places equally terrify me. In the Deep petrified me. There were many times that I had to pause the movie, just so I wouldn't have a panic attack while watching it. That's a luxury that I didn't have with The Shallows, and I wish I could have had that luxury. This movie genuinely frightened me. And I don't think that it was just because I'm afraid of sharks. The films is extremely claustrophobic. Instead of having the film be set in the shallow part of the water, we are taken deep into the ocean, where it's dark and dreary. Instead of bright lit scenes, darkness overwhelms the movie. It feels really isolated, since they really only have one spot that they can be without being in danger. The mix of isolation and darkness creates an amazing atmosphere for a movie. I think that's where this film exceeds The Shallows, since that movie was only scary because of the shark. This film makes you feel like you're truly trapped and desperate to get out. That's the making of a good horror movie. The actors were much more likable as well. They had a relationship that seemed natural, where it doesn't feel forced or synthetic. Blake Lively was good in The Shallows, but these girls were so much better. I think that the girls in this film were also more likable because they just seemed real. In the other film, the reasoning behind her being there just seemed a little too far fetched. In this film, it was much more realistic. They simply just wanted to go in the cage. They didn't have much reasoning behind it, like it was a spur of the moment decision, which adds more dimension to those characters. The sharks were terrifying. It's plain and simple. They did a fantastic job creating realistic sharks. I didn't feel like the shark in The Shallows seemed proportionate, since they made it seem much larger than it was supposed to be. The sharks here really were much more realistic looking and seemed to be more organic. If you want to have a great shark movie, you have to have good looking sharks. Or else you'll go down in infamy with your CGI sharks. (I'm talking to you Deep Blue Sea) To top it off, the film had a fantastic score. tomandandy have been doing some fantastic work with scores, creating some of the most haunting scores that I've heard (Sinister). It creates the tension needed when the sharks were around, and even when they weren't around. Pair the great score with the dreary dark setting, and you have a well put together film. I'm not sure this film would have been as tense if they didn't have such a good score. In the Deep is the best shark movie since Jaws. I think that the tension and uneasiness that this movie puts out makes it really stand out. There aren't any scenes that you would think couldn't happen. It was an extremely realistic film, at least from someone who doesn't know much about the ocean or diving or sharks. It scared me, and it's not only because of the sharks. I can't believe that the same guy who directed this directed the trainwreck of The Other Side of the Door. If you want to watch something new from this director, choose this. You won't be let down.
47 Meters Down
I watched the trailer for 47 Meters Down: Uncaged before watching this again, preparing myself for the new film next month. Needless to say, 47 Meters Down isn’t as memorable as I recall it being. We got a decent backstory for the characters, but nothing really made me feel for them, especially as the film entered it’s final act. The effects are good, but it’s not as tense as I originally remember it being, which terrified me on my first watch. Shark films always seem to scare me, but 47 Meters Down didn’t to much on the scare factor on my second watch. I’m still interested to see what they do with the sequel, but 47 Meters Down definitley isn’t the same film I remember it being after my first watch.
47 Meters Down
E agora? O filme está ruim p/ caramba ou é o conceito? Ou eu sou muito burra e não entendi o conceito dessa bomba, ou o filme é uma bomba mesmo e não tem conceito..
47 Meters Down
The Year is 2017: Ranked and Reviewed (https://boxd.it/1aqJG) "I'm scared. What if the sharks come?" A sensationally dumb thriller set below water and in the murks of isolation and automated anxiety—each ticking second falling to the bottomless ocean pit. 47 Meters Down is in ways better than what to expect, and in other ways it's worse. The set-up engages audiences with less than unique protagonists as they soak up the shimmering Mexico coast—spilling wine in the pool and dancing the night away with the locals. Here, nearly everything is the same tiresome shlock—and it's almost the same when our heroines hit the water. 47 Meters Down's lingering shots float like the film's weary protagonists, alluding to a plain and simple form of dread and no escape—and even if its 85 minute run-time drags at points, the film calculates its fear and terror quite appropriately, leaving viewers quite tense at moments. Of course, it manages to throw in a few jumpscares as well, but nevertheless, the film is somewhat of an achievement considering its devoted time spent filming underwater. Another surprising entry into 2017, at least for me. 2.8/5
