The Conjuring Review

Rating: 8/10 (17 October 2018)

The Conjuring is an intensely scary movie. A combination of story, visuals, music and acting all brilliantly tied together by the creativity of director James Wan all contribute to the horror and overall fear infliction of the movie. The Conjuring was truly a revelation in the genre of horror because it stayed true to the source material throughout the whole movie. The Conjuring left me feeling satisfied while also leaving me yearning for more. The movie is based on a true story and has many detailed scenes and story which make the movie all the more horrifying. The main protagonists of the movie are Ed, Patrick Wilson, and Lorraine Warren, Vera Farmiga. Loraine, who is a clairvoyant, can see the spirits that inhabit the house. They are demonologist, who study demons for a living, and help many people who feel they are having paranormal trouble. After the Perron family move into their new house in Rhode Island, they soon realize that something is horribly wrong. They ask for the Warren's aid who soon figure out that there are many spirits haunting the house and have jostled their way into the mother. Ed and Lorraine now must help the Perrons to the best of their ability.
James Wan almost perfectly recreates the Perron house, up to the pictures on the wall, and the closets in the rooms. He also keeps a classic spooky setting. The house is mainly isolated from the rest of the town and has many well-designed hidden areas and compartments. Joe Dzuban, director of sound, makes a great job of creating every creak of the door to the footsteps on the floor as suspenseful as possible. Joe Dzuban also creates a discordant sound that suits the sounds of the demon's voice. Even though the visuals of the demons felt mildly basic, they were still able to add to the aesthetics of the movie. The acting of the movie felt genuine and realistic. Actress Vera Farmiga was outstanding in her role as Loraine Warren. This was especially shown when she is seeing her visions and demons. The demons are mainly showed through the perspective of the Warrens but through scene transitions, camera angles and the action, the perspective of the Perrons is also briefly shown. The theme of the conjuring is a more formulaic but Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes, writers, make it fit almost effortlessly to the story and premise. The theme focused on the power of family and love. In the end of the movie Bathsheba, the evil spirit, Joseph Bishara, is taking revenge on anyone who tries to take her land. After being accused of witchcraft during her lifetime and sacrificing her child to the devil, she has been haunting everyone that had lived on her land and sacrificing them to satin. Now she is trying to do the same to Claire Perron. Ed warren is forced to complete the exorcism because the church is too far from the house. During the exorcism, the mother begins to hover above the ground as Bathsheba continued to resist. Now only the mother can fight back against Bathsheba by remembering about her beloved family and the love between them. As she realizes that she is stronger than the spirit, she successfully defeats Bathsheba and the rest of the evil spirits. As Bathsheba and the rest of the evil spirits are sent back to the underworld, Claire begins to revert back to her normal self.