An authentic review

Rating: 9/10 (17 September 2014)

The Conjuring is an enthralling, beautifully filmed horror movie that stays with someone long after they've finished watching it. It depicts the true story of real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren and the most malevolent case they've ever encountered. The film immediately grabs the viewer in its opening commencement, and doesn't let go until the climax's reached and resolution is affirmed. The screenplay and honest, authentic portrayal given by all the actors brings the film to life and makes the audience solely focused on the characters and not the scary, traumatic events constantly occurring. The pace of horror movies seems like such a patent thing to get correct and yet so often is overlooked and results in discontent for many viewers. Another rare feat of this riveting, complex film is it exclusively scares its audience without gore or excessive violence. The direction of James Wan is also incredibly invaluable. These focal points are some of the prominent reasons why critics are calling The Conjuring "The most effective haunt of this generation!" The dialogue between the characters gives the audience a genuine feel of whom each character really is without taking time away from the central plot. This presents the audience with a unique opportunity to sympathize with everything the characters are being put through. It is utterly unconventional for an audience to feel (or want to feel) any kind of emotion or anxiety for people in horror movies. The audience ultimately wants the characters to overcome the insidious obstacles the haunted home of the Perrons has in waiting for them. The film's success is related predominantly to one individual: James Wan. James Wan is the director of The Conjuring and consistently becoming more and more well known and respected in the horror movie genre due to this recent masterpiece. Wan takes common themes and aspects from modern horror films while being able to incorporate tricks from Old Hollywood and still make it all compatible with each other. Wan himself stated himself that the MPAA could not take anything out because the entire thing was just too frightening. The pace of any movie is so imperative to the viewers engaging and staying interested in the film. The Conjuring is interesting from the very beginning to the very end because of its impeccable pace. The film starts off by introducing the Warrens and how they go about handling their paranormal investigations. The tone in the very beginning is eerie and makes the audience feel somewhat unnerved because of the few, subtle inklings given. The ambiance of the film intricately takes on a creepier tone when the Perron family is introduced. The Perrons' home is brimming with infinite entities that are the stuff of the most disturbing nightmares. These incredibly unsettling, early incidents include helpful sleepwalking, the death of their pet dog, inanimate objects being thrown, etc. These supernatural happenings occur much more frequently when the Warrens get involved and start investigating the Perrons' home; the disturbances then take on a whole other terrifying level. The scares of this movie aren't rushed, but yet the audience doesn't feel like they're waiting an eternity for them either. The scares that many label as "jumpy scares" don't just momentarily frighten you; they genuinely startle you and make you more discomposed and anxious than ever before. The pace of the film is executed to perfection. The Conjuring is rated R for one distinct reason. The film itself has no nudity or sexual conduct, no foul language, or any extreme blood and violence. Why then, one may ponder, is the film rated R? Well, it is in fact rated R because of how terrifying it is. The movie leans on anticipation scares throughout the duration of the film. The scares are so accurately placed that throughout the entire movie, even when insidious events aren't temporarily occurring, there's still a creepy sentiment behind it all. The aurora of the film is constantly a ghastly reminder that more sinister things are still yet to come. The story/plot is just incredibly spooky. When ghostly figures, inanimate objects, and precarious scenarios are consistently unfolding it takes every bit of willpower a person has to not look away from the screen. The Conjuring is an original, awesome, paralyzing horror movie with substance unseen in numerous other horror films.