All about the human

Rating: 9/10 (20 September 2008)

----------------SPOILERS probably-------------- The Mist. I'm shocked at how good it is. The dialogue is quality, the acting is mostly superb and the characters are realistic. The monsters- well its not really about the monsters. They're good enough. The Mist is not a roller coaster ride nor is it torture porn. Its bleaker. This film makes you ask what would you have done. What emotions would you go through. What would you do if you had a child to protect. How would fear affect people in a survival situation. How long would you have faith in hope. This is all about the human. But then thats what monsters are anyway-expressions of our fears. Of our dark side. The ending. They got the ending just right. Right down to the soundtrack after the music has finnished. Its not spoon fed to you. All those who don't get it need to imagine themselves right there- in the mist and ask themselves would they still have hope. what would they do if they felt that they had no more options....