Even after third time watching it ... Still a classic!

Rating: 10/10 (10 April 2020)

It is my third time watching the horror experienced by Rosemary who undergone a haunting route during her pregnancy. And each time, Mia Farrow's acting always shakes my nerves. Among supernatural-occult-satanism horror genre, despite of our encounter with many recent ones, this film's position as one of my favorite horror film of all time.
Recounting my experience, I think what makes this film separates itself from the rest is the drastic appearances and acts of the titular character throughout the story. Starts from an optimistic, full of life Rosemary, turns to a paranoid-hysteric woman that brings the most of the horror given by the concept. Fully using suspense elements, Rosemary's Baby doesn't have time to collect audiences' attention by scary images. It used Mia Farrow's expression to channel the fear of being fear of your own spouse, being scared of your neighborhood, and being lonely because you miss your friends. Even though the film not said it, the character, suffered and vulnerable, manages to keep the tension and mystery float to make us wonder and empathize on her fate.
What also makes the film different than the others is the nuance of the scenes, always give a sense of homey, safe, environment, while the psychological side of the character(s) is worsening. The opposite sides make the unnerving, paranoid, and unsafe feelings are able to resonated to us. Polanski had Repulsion and The Tenant which share Rosemary's similar theme, but this film manages to top them both with stronger and deeper lead to convince us to join the macabre tour.
Closing this review, Rosemary's Baby is deserved to be picked as one of the best horror film of all time, a classic that still able to shake our nerves even after 50 years passed. Not because it has scary images or gore, but because the film can capture the development of Rosemary's character well, through the setting and the plot, makes us understand what's the best of a horror film: The uneasy feelings that keep linger even after the credits roll.