Evil Dead is a 2013 horror based film written and directed by Uruguay man Fede Alvarez, focusing mostly on the theme of friendship and survival. Alvarez choose the correct actors to play the role of these life changing characters as you begin to feel sorrow for their outcomes. Main star Mia, played by the amazing Jane Levy, really wows the audience with her unusual role of the Possessed sister/friend. The overall Narrative of this film really intrigued me as it was different to any other possession film Ive seen, this is because we learn from the introduction of the film that Mia has a drug problem which then fools the friends to believe her possession is just a break down from lack of drugs.
Like all horror films they are completely filled with loud music and flashy scenes, with Evil Dead i think Fede Alvarez too the sound and lighting to a new level as constantly throughout they increased. The Mise En Scene was well thought out as they had many props(shotgun, scalpel, toilet seat ect) and their body language constantly changed depending on their current situation. The best use for Mise En Scene has to be with main character Jane Levy, as she had a variety of costumes(depending what character she was playing), amazing facial affects and cleverly acted injurgy scenes.
The whole movie was based in the siblings family home, surrounded by a dark and gloomy woods. You'd think the main protagonist would be Mia as she needed to become 'un'possessed however I personally think the protagonist was Mias brother David(Shiloh Fernandez), I think this because throughout the whole 91 minute he was constantly changing his goals. He began by trying to win to love and respect of his sister and friends, however towards the end he focused more or saving Mias life and sacrificing his own. This part of the film was very touching as it showed how much he loves and regretted not being there for her.
This film was recently made meaning the CGI and Special Affect were expected to be up to date and at the best of there ability. Personally I think Alvarez did a great job with the layout and overall outcome of this production, however the only negative opinion I have is that the ending draged on as just when you thought the screening was about to end the action started up again again a further 15 minutes. Saying that some people would disagree as they think the longer ending gave them their money worth and kept them intrigued for longer
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