“It Follows” Embodies STDs Into a Smart Horrendous Monster

            “Now that we’re old enough, where the hell do we even go?” A young girl discovers that the last guy she had sex with passed on a demon to her, and has to pass it on to somebody else by sleeping with another person. This is a horror film, so our heroine’s not about to take the easy way out, she confronts the thing that follows. The story contains likable characters, making it harder for us to accept their possible faith. The film embodies fatal STDs into a monster that takes on different bodies, which tend to be dead relatives. “Sometimes I think it takes on the form of loved ones just to hurt you even more.”

            It’s not absurd to believe that this film correlates how STDs affect not just the victim, but their loved ones as well. 

             As we witness our heroine being followed by creepy people, we’re introduced to her younger sister and her sister’s friends. Together they help our protagonist find where this thing came from, and how to stop it. This movie makes a strong impression on how people fall as collateral damage when helping others. The entire production team did an amazing job at bringing this story to life in a certain mood. The framing was impeccable; one is able to grasp the severity of the situation through the lighting. Congratulations to the director for the believable and likable portrayals the actors delivered. 

            This indie film is worthy of praise; it’s able to provide sufficient jump scares and eerie moments without costly special effects. The makeup artist did an incredible task at making certain characters look menacing, yet not lose that human look, adding eeriness to their character. 

           “It follows” makes a remarkable comment on how sex driven young people are, failing to take any consequences into consideration. This horror films does a great job at exploring farfetched, yet scary, consequences. “It Follows” is definitely worth a watch, and even a buy, ‘tis the season! ;) 

"Dear White People" Calls out Modern Black-Face Parties Thrown by White College Students

            "Dear White People" breaks away from the negative Black youth stereotype cultivated by Hollywood over the years. Every individual storyline is incredibly well crafted. The three dimensionality of each character leaps off screen. The exchange of dialogue expressing heavily opposing viewpoints is delivered, written, and portrayed on screen eloquently. The social commentary is worthy of being praised. This film is a powerful contemporary satire, and if it spurred outrage in people because of the title, or the portrayal of white people inflicting daily micro-aggressions on minorities, well, maybe that was the point? Do yourself a favor and watch this modern classic!    

            This successful independent film, that happened to be funded entirely by fans, delivered strong performances, criticizing modern “black faces.” This story narrates the racial tension building up between Black and White students in a predominantly white Ivy League University. Each character has an interesting backstory, one self-deprecating, another of a mixed race questioning her race identity, or a young writer who doesn’t fit any of the stereotypes his counterparts expect of him. “Dear White People” questions why every character in a Tyler Perry movie that’s college-educated is inherently evil, or consists of black women suffering the entire time.   

            The micro-aggressions depicted in the film like, confusing two people just because they’re of the same race, or asking someone who looks ethnically ambiguous what they are, are such an eye opener. 

            Here we are, in 2017, and people are still throwing parties with racist themes like, University Of Florida’s 2012 Blackface party, or Arizona State University’s 2013 MLK Black Party. “Those invitations, whoever sent them, should have been met with derision and outrage, instead, a hundred people- your students arrived with posters, decorations, and costumes they had prepared for such event… showing us exactly where we’re at.” I’ve seen this movie so many times, yet I’m always finding new underlined meaning behind each dialogue exchange. If this comedy makes you feel anything, speak up! In order for us to grow and move on from such an antiquated mentality, we have to take different people’s perspective into count. So, please watch this movie, you won’t be sorry!