March 16, 2005
Creepy Inspiration
So, for awhile I've wanted to write short stories. Yet, up until now it's been all talk and very little action. However, on Friday things will change. I have an idea for a macabre story about zombies, 3 paragraphs of which I will post here in 2 days. I've said it, so I can't punk out.
Today I watched two creepy movies to sort of inspire my morbid little tale. First, I watched Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead, one of my all time favorite zombie movies. Visually, Snyder did an absolutely incredible job. I really don't think people give enough credit to how well the film was shot. The outdoor scenes are so frenetically edgy and brutal that I can't help but be impressed every single time I toss in the DVD. The last 30 minutes alone are worth the entire film. There's one point that actually made me say, "whoa", out loud the first time I saw it in the theater. Anyone who's seen the film will know what I mean.
I also watched The Ring, not only for inspiration, but because I'm positively giddy that The Ring 2 comes out on Friday. I really hope The Ring 2 lives up to its predecessor, as the original is one of the most unsettling films I've ever seen. Not only is it well-acted and well-conceived, the cinematography is also stunning. For those unaware, the story involves watching a videotape on which there is a disturbingly morose barrage of imagery. Then, after viewing said tape the phone rings and a voice whispers, "seven days". Finally, without fail, the viewer dies on the seventh day. There's one image on the tape of a woman in a flowing black dress who calmly, with arms outstretched like the wings of an angle, plunges herself off a cliff. It's one of the most hauntingly beautiful things I've ever seen. I can't wait to see what's ahead in The Ring 2...
Before you die, you see the ring...
Posted by Mike at March 16, 2005 11:49 PM