It Follows

It Follows

Genre: Horror

Directed By: David Robert Mitchell

Stars: Maika Monroe from (the Guest) , Keir Gilchrist, Jake Weary, Olivia Luccardi, Lili Sepe, Daniel Zovatto

Not your typical horror movie. The only familiar aspect of this movie is the screaming and running teen-aged girl. The plot goes above and beyond in that nothing about it is clichéd or expected. It is not sadistic or gross and just meant to be terrifying for the sake of a cheap thrill.The directing is frightening and the cuts are so cleverly done.

Jay (Maika Monroe) goes on a date to the movies with Jeff (Jake Weary) where suddenly he sees a girl he knows, acts weird wants to leave they drive around and finally have sex in the car. As Jay tell Jeff that she always dreamed of this moment he pulls a handkerchief to her face. As she wakes up in a dodgy garage all tied up he tells her, he is cursed and things take on shape and form of loved ones, friends, family pass it on or they will come after you and you will die and look he pointed to a naked woman coming towards them. He runs and takes her to his car and as he’s driving fast he answers how he got it from a girl at a bar he barely remembers.

He kicks her out of the car, friends take her to the hospital and next day he disappears and that he did not even give her his real name and the house he was staying at does not have the same name. This perhaps the emotional kick and lies that happen for guys to get sex sometimes and some girls too because it all goes down to urges. So it is a wakeup call for all.

So after trying not to want to pass it on yet again Jay gives in to her urges and keeps passing it on yet these things follow her repeatedly. Not to spoil the rest of this amazing movie. This is clearly a curse of an STD just represented as harmful creatures that kill. Sex opens up a vicious cycle that would have not started had Jay remained innocent. That’s a major lesson for teenagers to learn about safe sex in a direct overt way to know it should not be taken lightly. ‘Reality Bites’ briefly presents this issue but not like this movie that makes it even more crystal clear that is not to be messed with it is not cool to have this issue.

Throughout the movie Jay’s sister Kelly ( Lili Sepe), her friend Yara (Olivia Luccardi),  Paul (Keir Gilchrist) and Greg (Daniel Zovatto) try to help as best they could but nothing is ever good enough or even permanent it seems. Suffice to say that’s an opened can of worms that cannot be closed; the damage is done and it’s not cool or fun.

This movie is very educational and takes a darker look at the consequences of sex for youth. These consequences of wanting to have sex and lose one’s virginity then what happens after? There is so much guilt and fear involved and that is frightening enough. This movie simply and beautifully portrays that harsh reality. STD aside the concept of sex and everyone trying to be grown up while they are not and not getting adults involved like in the movie makes sense but it really shouldn’t because issue become scary and this movie has issues that sort of escalate and get out of hand. Yet teenagers can be independent and mature no doubt about that.