It Follows

"It Follows" is a film that just recently came out that I saw in theaters this weekend. It was a film advertised, and would have been thought to have been a mainstream media movie. Much to my surprise the film had a very indie feel to it. All the actors were fresh faces, and the music was all produced by one artist "Disasterpeace". What was most appealing to me about the movie is that almost every shot had some type of movement to it. And every shot was planned to be cinematically appealing. The content was interesting, but the execution of the shots was beautiful. This was great to me because I feel as though movies in theaters have lost their movement. Most shots are just still and you're just enjoying the content within the film. Whereas this was more about how the shots were taken than anything to do with content. It had a specific shot where the characters are sitting poolside and it's panning across them as they're posed. To many people it would appear irrelevant and strange, but to someone who enjoys movies for their cinematic quality I loved it. The lighting was blue and dark, and it was beautiful to look at. A lot of the shots were rigged to vehicles and even a wheel chair in one scene to create a raw movement. It felt as though it was a movie I myself could have directed and filmed. I think that a lot of movies have lost their cinematic value and are all about keeping people entertained. Which is fair, but CGI and still shots become lackluster to someone interested in film (for the lost part). Each shot was planned to give moods with lighting, movement, and sound. Love was put into the movie and you could see it. Most of the movie was also done in very little shots since there was so much movement. It was more about camera work and scenes rather than editing and that also made it more interesting to watch. The film also had a montage feel where a lot of the shots were scenery or just face shots spliced, and that made it seem even more raw. All in all this filmwas excellent in terms of camera shots and production.