Deadgirl: confirmation adolescent boys are inherently evil.
Posted by Ms Harker | Filed under Horror Films
If I took away one thing from viewing the film ‘Deadgirl‘ it’s that adolescent boys are sex crazed, morally bankrupt and inherently evil! A little while ago I posted about my anticipation for this morbid teenage indie corpse ride… Praying to the dark gods that this would be the film that would deliver our decaying minds, our rotting intelligence from the ever pervasive Twilight twaddle; and low and behold this film has game!
Decrepit, skin crawling sexually depraved game, but game none the less. The Indie pop soundtrack very reminiscent of that used by Sofia Copola in ‘The Virgin Suicides‘ or ‘Lost in Translation‘ is hypnotic and lulls the viewer almost into a trance like state as the horror of the acts before you start to unfold. I found the soundtrack almost desensitized me at times from the heinous decisions made by the twisted adolescent beasts, until towards the end when our apparent heroe steps up to the plate.
“Daringly original and genre-busting, Deadgirl is an odyssey into the soul of our alienated youth that takes the conventions of the horror and coming-of-age movies and turns them on their heads.
When high school misfits Rickie and JT decide to ditch school and find themselves lost in the crumbling facility of a nearby abandoned hospital, they come face-to-face with a gruesome discovery: a body of a woman stripped naked, chained to a table and covered in plastic and soon realize she is anything but dead. Quickly the boys find themselves embarking on a twisted yet poignant journey testing the limits of their friendship, and forces both to decide just how far they’re willing to stretch their understanding of right and wrong.” (Amazon.com, Product Description)
The film starts off slow, takes place in a steamy summer, featuring a couple of adolescent males without much else to do but drink beer and graffiti abandoned mental asylums. However once our Deadgirl enters the picture the film begins to expose the adolescent pain of exclusion and isolation, first love and of finding one’s place even if it is inside the corpse of an undead naked chick. The film escalates to a satisfying vicious ending for those characters that you want to cop a chomp from the very beginning, however provides the viewer with an unexpected twist; all to the soothing tunes of indie pop in the summer sun!
Deadgirl is out on DVD and showing at selected film festivals, well worth a view, and a chilling reminder as to why I never became a high-school teacher!
Ms Harker
Tags: Horror, Horror Films, Zombies
5 Responses to “Deadgirl: confirmation adolescent boys are inherently evil.”
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Friday 5 – Top 5 Blog Posts Of The Week Ending On 09/25/09 | Civin.org Says:
September 26th, 2009 at 3:08 am[...] Deadgirl: confirmation adolescent boys are inherently evil. by: Ms. Harker. Can’t I just say to read the title of the article? Doesn’t that do it [...]
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Jeanette Says:
September 26th, 2009 at 4:47 amTell me about it!! This is why want to teach college…
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Planet of Terror Says:
September 26th, 2009 at 5:14 amAnother on the hot movie list that I want to see badly. I believe today’s teenage boys will bring down the fall of civilization as we know it (and I’m a dude). Singlehandedly responsible for such concoctions as the swoop haircut, emo-core and all of its bastard variations and the creation of this band: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8F5YSA1Oz0&feature=channel
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Ms Harker Says:
September 26th, 2009 at 10:48 amPlanet of Terror you are wicked! I lasted all of 25 seconds watching that clip, I think my ears are bleeding and I’m feeling homicidal!
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Ms Harker Says:
September 26th, 2009 at 10:49 amJeanette I have always said your a woman with an intellect of massive proportions!
