Fear Changes Everything

Rating: 7/10 (18 June 2008)

After a violent storm attacks a town in Maine, an approaching cloud of mist appears the next morning. As the mist quickly envelops the area, a group of people get trapped in a local grocery store-among them, artist David Drayton and his five-year-old son. The people soon discover that within the mist lives numerous species of horrific, unworldly creatures that entered through an inter-dimensional rift, which may or may not have been caused by a nearby military base. As the world around them manifests into a literal hell-on-earth, the horrified citizens try desperately to survive this apocalyptic disaster.
"The Mist" is one of those movies people won't ever want to watch a second time. No, it's not the reason that the movie is bad. It's the fact that this film may take a toll on you. It did to me. I'm pretty sure I'm so emotionally drained from this movie, that I wish I would've never seen this film. "1408," another Stephen King adaptation does the same thing, but not in the same level as this film.
With that as a huge warning before seeing the film, I liked the film a lot. You might've heard things before seeing the movie, like the horrible ending people are keep talking about. Well, the ending could be the most worst thing to have ever happened on screen or the most realistic. I choose realistic. Most would pick the other and I really don't blame them.
One can see a similarity between this film and "Lord of the Flies." In fact, I think Stephen King wrote "The Mist" inspired by "Lord of the Flies." It wouldn't surprise me. Horror movies these days don't include scenes that happen in "The Mist." The characters in here are all great, each played well by each cast member. The movie focuses away on the "things" outside the mist and focuses more on the "breaking apart" of a once civilized population, just like "Lord of the Flies."
The violence and gore are still there. There are enough to make a horror fan happy. The special effects are great, in my opinion. Frank Darabont, once again, does not disappoint with a brilliant film. I found the cinematography strange and unique. You'll see why once you see the film. But to anyone who wants to see this film, I am warning you that it's a dark piece of film which portrays everything, in my opinion, realistically, and will emotionally drain you to death.