The Signal
We enjoyed watching The Signal last night. It's divided into three parts, which they call transmissions, and I thought that form worked well with the movie's content. The second segment definitely stood out as the most distinct -- it used a level of humor that was entirely missing from the other two, and which really appealed to my sense of good horror.
The opening scene looked almost like it was straight out of Wolf Creek or something, but ended up being just a movie-within-a-movie thing (meta!), which wasn't my cup of tea in this case.
I also appreciated that The Signal went pretty easy on the social commentary. I'm sure the filmmakers were tempted to drive home some high-level social message (hang up the cell phone! your tv is turning you into a monster! etc...) but that theme was mercifully not beaten to death. The music and a number of scene settings reminded me VERY much of 28 Weeks Later. I'd say, if you liked that one, you're quite likely to enjoy The Signal, too.
The opening scene looked almost like it was straight out of Wolf Creek or something, but ended up being just a movie-within-a-movie thing (meta!), which wasn't my cup of tea in this case.
I also appreciated that The Signal went pretty easy on the social commentary. I'm sure the filmmakers were tempted to drive home some high-level social message (hang up the cell phone! your tv is turning you into a monster! etc...) but that theme was mercifully not beaten to death. The music and a number of scene settings reminded me VERY much of 28 Weeks Later. I'd say, if you liked that one, you're quite likely to enjoy The Signal, too.
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