“Don’t judge a book by
its cover.” We are all aware of this quote. But I want to make my own version,
and thus let me say “don’t judge a movie by its trailer.” I don’t care if
somebody have already said that or if I’m the first, but this is the lesson
that I’ll stick to by now. I was a victim of movies with awesome trailers but
disappointing full-length film. And that is the same case that happens with
Oculus.
My friend shares the
trailer to me. She knows that I love horror movies and is very excited when she
told this about me. She said that the trailer is awesome and I should watch the
film. So, I watch the trailer and it is pretty convincing. But when I watch the
movie, it was so ridiculous. I am very disappointed.
The story is quite
unique. A man was convicted of murder. When he was released, her sister tries
to prove that he is innocent. She conducts experiments to prove that the
tragedy that strikes their family is caused by the supernatural entity that
resides in the antique mirror that their mother bought. Sounds interesting
right? But it is better to be read like that than to watch the whole movie.
The movie is mind-boggling
in a negative way. It gives me headache and makes me sleepy. Honestly, I didn’t
watch the movie from the beginning until the end. I stopped watching it after
an hour I guess. Before I stop watching, the movie seems to present that the
supernatural entity were just in the imagination of the woman. I don’t know if
that is the point that they try to suggest until the end.
I’m not curious to
know what happens then. I don’t care about the movie anymore. I was never
disappointed like this in my entire life. So, lesson learned. Don’t judge a
movie by its trailer. Be reminded of that, guys! ;)
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