For example, windows appearing in offices where there couldnt have been a window, Jack Torrance inexplicably reading an issue of Playgirl magazine before his job interview it goes on. Similarly, It Follows is a film that extols the virtues of kindness. Upon realizing that the entity has a physical body and is not just a. Unlike many horror film protagonists, Jay and her friends are also unusually empathetic and supportive of one another in an uncaring world. Sure, we've just spent a long time explaining as much about this film as we could, but there are some questions that are better left unanswered. It's simply unfortunate that Greg was cornered when The Follower was in the guise of his mother. Why does this prove he killed himself? So what's up? Once cursed, they are doomed to forever live in fear of being killed by It. After a night of terror Jay, her sister, her neighbor Greg, and their friends all head off to the beach to put some distance between themselves - which if someone had enough resources, could be an easy way to defeat It Follows' curse - and the slow-moving entity. Even from a far-off distance, the wide angles elicit an exposed vulnerability that builds dread. Annie drives a 2012 Nissan Versa, much of the fashion seems fairly modern, and Yara reads her Dostoyevsky on some sort of miniature computer or e-reader that looks like a seashell. She's not shown close or long enough to make a positive identification, but the best guess based on characters seen in the film is Hugh's mom. The movie was a great commercial and critical hit. Later, when explaining Jays attack to Gregs mom, shes seen pouring liquor into her coffee. [8], Mitchell started writing the film in 2011 while working on a separate film he intended to be his second feature film; however, Mitchell struggled with this would-be second feature and made It Follows as his next film instead. When Jay gets cursed after a sexual encounter, she finds herself being stalked and tries to grapple with the sinister entity that keeps changing its appearance and showing up unexpectedly. Also from the Detroit area and It made the movie that much creepier. [21] On Rotten Tomatoes' aggregation, it was ranked as the sixth most-praised film of the year, and the ninth most-praised horror film of the 2010s. Worried that she's suffering a mental breakdown, Jay's sister Kelly (Lili Sepe), friends Yara (Olivia Luccardi) and Paul (Keir Gilchrist), and neighbor Greg (Daniel Zovatto) rally around her. . That ends when It Follows' residentstalkerwalks up behind Jay on the beach, disguised as her friend Yara. Not a single cordless phone in sight. The monster seemingly defeated, Jay and Paul go home and have sex. It Follows Spoiler Bomb: The Director Explains All Those Twists and Shocks By Kyle Buchanan Photo: RADiUS/TWC It Follows has quickly become the horror hit of the year, expanding into over 1,200. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. Maika Monroe stars as Jay Height, a carefree teen whose life is upended thanks to a bizarre sexual encounter with her new boyfriend Hugh (Jake Weary). Instead, Mitchell uses it to sneak in another unexpected scare. She then spends three days not being chased but scared, nonetheless, of the entity killing Greg, which eventually happens. Instead of entering the pool, it throws the devices at her. Hugh/Jeff's mom was the naked woman in the abandoned building. There's also decent evidence that Jay herself passed the curse along. If the entity from It Follows starts chasing you, it's probably not going to catch you today. Whatever I was going through at that time, my parents divorced when I was around that age, so I imagine it was something to do with that. However, she continues to cross the street, then loops back around to her house. uses wide angles and a disorienting setting to unsettle before delivering a one-two punch scare for the ages. The next time you watch the movie, whenever there's a scene in Jay's house, check out the pictures on her walls. In an interview with Digital Spy, Mitchell says, "I'm not personally that interested in where 'it' comes from. The ball is covered by her hair up until the very moment he dies. Unsubscribe at any time. When Jay gets cursed after a sexual encounter, she finds herself being stalked and tries to grapple with the sinister entity that keeps changing its appearance and showing up unexpectedly. He then drives them away from the area, dropping a shaken and exposed Jay off in front of her house before fleeing. The kitchen in Jays house is straight out of the 1970s, down to the ugly orange-and-avocado-colored appliances. WHY?). The only things seemingly known for certain about It Follows'entityis that its curse is passed on through sex, and when it eventually kills its latest target, it heads back to get the previous one and so on. Instead, it marks an important repetition we see throughout the movie:in every case, the final Follower each character sees is of their parent, walking towards them. Perhaps their dad was an abusive jerk, and that's why it's so painful to see him again. He then drives them away from the area, dropping a shaken and exposed Jay off in front of her house before fleeing. Youre trying to figure out what the time period is and there simply isnt one. Alone, Jay cautiously makes her way to the kitchen to see the damage for herself. There are a few different theories at play here allow me to explain. It's likely that Annie, the girl killed at the beginning of the film, was a former lover of his that he sacrificed to the creature. It certainly makes it more horrifying for me. The title refers to the idea that people view Myshkin as "an idiot" because of his kindness, but the book argues that he's far wiser than the people around him. Jeff initially explains to Jay that It often appears as loved ones in order to catch its victims unaware. He also loves both Marvel and DC movies, and wishes every superhero fan could just get along. 'It Follows' is a 2014 psychological supernatural horror film that centers on a mysterious entity that relentlessly follows its victims. Director David Robert Mitchell Writer David Robert Mitchell Stars Maika Monroe Keir Gilchrist Olivia Luccardi [10] Mitchell used wide-angle lenses when filming to give the film an expansive look,[10] and cited the works of George Romero and John Carpenter as influences on the film's compositions and visual aesthetic. If Greg did, it was probably on accident. But is that all? Paul and Kelly immediately drop their guard, and the ominous score stops for a fleeting instant. Its all on purpose, though. Assume Annie, the first victim (Bailey Spry), does drive far enough away, but it still kills her. No way, I dont think so. After Jay has slept with Greg, a ball is seen bouncing from the direction of Jay's house towards Greg's house. Assume our heroes are smart. The Follower is a punishment for that fabled, suburban image of sex, and that fear that, after sex, there's nothing left but death at your heels. So, this implies a few things about The Follower: It's motivation isn't always to immediately kill you. Paul and Kelly arrive, confused as they insist no one else is in the house. Evidence also points to this form being Jay's grandfather, who's seen in a family photo earlier in the movie. There are other clues given to us purely through storytelling and small details rather than having the characters get right up in your face and shout what youre supposed to know. Even though Pauls crush on Jay is evident from the start, the latter is clearly not interested in dating her childhood friend, who is a far cry from the hunky boys she seemingly goes out with. The entity busts open a hole in the door, then comes after them as a creepy young boy. Is the monster the IT the scariest part of the movie? The police can find no trace of the naked woman or Hugh, as they discover it was a fake identity. [14] The digital version of the album went on sale March 10. It's the precise type of scene that would otherwise allow the viewer a moment to soothe their rapid pulse. IT cant walk through walls! but isnt it more interesting to learn this the same way Jay does by pure investigation? Here's a guide toIt Follows entity's every form it takes in the movie. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Where did the entity come from, and is it gone forever? Jay, Paul, Kelly, and Yara then come up with a plan to try and stop the entity and head to the community pool. I had to watch it three times before realizing Hey, wasnt she just swimming? Another idea explored throughout The Idiotis death, and how proximity to and awareness of death changes people. It looks like a vintage makeup compact but seems to act like a smartphone-combo-e-reader Yara even uses it later as a light source, the way you would a phone. Read this review to discover some frightening missing pieces. The entity is a slow moving, unstoppable monster that is always walking towards you, and if it catches you, you die. It works to set the mood for the film's biggest scare, a terrifying scene that delivers not one but two potent scares without a second to spare for the audience to catch their breath. But when it finally has you cornered, it takes on its final form. A demon, perhaps, but it doesn't take a film student at Tisch to see that The Follower (as I'll call it) is a metaphor for something. Shortly after he gets the curse, there's a scene when Greg is hanging out and flirting with a group of girls. Even more impressive is the way Mitchell layers in visual complexity that offers multiple reads upon repeat viewings. "[7] The role that sexual transmission plays came later, from Mitchell's desire for something that could transfer between people. Seeing as how Jay and Paul are seen walking down the street holding hands in the films closing scene, it looks like the two end up together. )Writer/Director David Robert Mitchell knows how to build a chilling atmosphere. ", Now for the biggest question of all, what is It? What answer makes the most sense, given what the film is actually about and what the monster represents? As Jay tries to get out of the pool, it pulls her underwater by the ankle. Greg Hannigan is a Recurring Character in The Film It Follows, He is a 19 Year Old College Student. It was the so-upset-I-feel-sick kind of . It kicks in again as an almost unnaturally tall figure emerges from the dark behind Yara. It was released theatrically in France on February 4, 2015 and in the United Kingdom on February 27. "[26] Ignatiy Vishnevetsky of The A.V. Hence, the film ends with Jeff alive but, like everyone else who is cursed, living in constant fear of being attacked by It. Well, Yara mentions earlier in the film that she's reading The Idiotby Fyodor Dostoevsky, and this passage is indeed from that book. Featured as forms of the entity are Ingrid Mortimer, Alexyss Spradlin, Mike Lanier, and Don Hails. On her date with Hugh/Jeff, before the two have had sex, he sees a girl in a yellow dress behind them at the movie theater. It kicks in again as an almost unnaturally tall figure emerges from the dark behind Yara. Sometimes, it seems like its only motivation is to get closer to you. Height's fate isn't explained in It Follows but he's clearly not in the picture anymore. His identity is also confirmed by a family photo. She takes her parents' car and drives to the beach, where she tearfully tells her father over the phone that she loves him. The movie wanted us to make that connection. At the beginning of the film, we meet Yara, hanging out on the couch with Paul and Kelly as they watch a movie (which Ill address in a moment.) This synopsis of It Follows covers all the scary moments fans didnt catch. Given that It Follows was both a critical and commercial success, should we be expecting an endless array of sequels and spinoffs, in the vein of A Nightmare on Elm Street? Categories. Theyre meant to alert him in case anything enters. After "Yara" arrives and proceeds to attack Jay, she and her gang run for refuge inside a hut. However, with It Follows, you have to get a little more creative if you want to know more. I don't, however, believe that The Follower's form when it killed Greg was simply out of convenience. A teenage boy is murdered by the central antagonist, while it takes the form of his mother. To prove his point, he shows her a naked woman that has mysteriously appeared in the distance and keeps walking towards them relentlessly. It's about a girl who, through absolutely no fault of her own,. It jumped on him, killed him by some method we don't see, and then just kind of dry humped him. In a way, the It of It Follows ends up being the scariest monster in horror film history, because from a certain point of view, it's real, and one day, it really will get you. Why cant I have? Without this foreknowledge, it wouldn't have the ability to know when to appear in what form. [20] On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 95% approval rating and a rating average score of 8.10/10, based on 270 reviews. The only evidence we have of Paul transmitting the curse comes in the closing minutes of the film, when he slowly drives past a pair of sex workers, showing that Paul is at least considering the possibility, whether or not he actually follows through. Then, in the final scene of the film, we see the two of them walking down the road together. To me, it's dream logic in the sense that they're in a nightmare, and when you're in a nightmare there's no solving the nightmare. Is that the entity, or just another person walking? The first formIt Follows' entity takes after Hugh has passed the curse on to Jay Height (Maika Monroe) is of a naked middle-aged woman. Therefore, the major reason the two are together is most likely so they dont have to deal with the entity alone. Then again, it's tough to argue with the facts. It Follows - whichconnects back to the original Evil Dead in a subtle way - ends on an ambiguous note, as it's unclear if Jay managed to truly defeat the entity. Hugh explains that he has passed an entity on to her through intercourse. In the films many tense moments, a lot of clues are sprinkled into the background that help make sense of the ominous ending. Menu. It then falls into the water, but as Jay tries to swim out of the pool, the creature grabs her and holds her underwater. https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/deadmeatDnDnD (D\u0026D podcast James and Chelsea are in) https://open.spotify.com/show/3fonY7n07M7eCfTGukfw0a?si=5EHRJwKoTBq92NorQ4Eyyw\u0026dl_branch=1Dead Meat on Social Media:Twitter https://twitter.com/deadmeatjamesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/deadmeatjames/Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@deadmeatjamesFacebook https://www.facebook.com/deadmeatjamesReddit https://www.reddit.com/r/deadmeatjames/James A. Janisse on Social Media:Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesAJanisseInstagram https://www.instagram.com/jamesajanisse/Practical Folks (James's other channel):https://www.youtube.com/practicalfolksMUSIC! So what's this quote from? Is it a demon? "[24], David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter said, "Creepy, suspenseful and sustained, this skillfully made lo-fi horror movie plays knowingly with genre tropes and yet never winks at the audience, giving it a refreshing face-value earnestness that makes it all the more gripping. Assume that Hugh is always tracking the monster's location, but it still almost gets him in the movie theater. At dawn, it is revealed that she has been brutally murdered. This is first hinted at when the group discovers empty soda cans hanging on the windows of Hughs abandoned house. There are 2010-era modern cars but there are vintage cars as well in perfect condition. What's missing, however, is the discussion about the parents. Maybe he left? Also, Jeffs hideout is outfitted with beer bottles, cans, etc. The abruptness of its appearance delivers another potent scare, clocking in just two minutes after the previous encounter. The film never lays down definitive rules for how the creature works, so if you want to poke holes, it's defenseless. The camera slows down, and all music fades, save for the drumming beat, as Jay walks into the kitchen. Ruby Harris also portrays the entity while it is in the form of Greg's mother and Ele Bardha portrays it in the form of Jay's father. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Height, Jaime and Kelly's mother, Ruby Harris as Mrs. Redmond, Jeff's mother, This page was last edited on 30 January 2023, at 00:15. ), Writer/Director David Robert Mitchell knows how to build a chilling atmosphere. They rob you of your sleep. Sure, its a very cool way to set up a new universe, but its also extremely off-putting whether you realize it or not. Like a person hiding an STD from their romantic partner, Hugh lies to Jay about the potential repercussions of sleeping with him, and afterwards, he abandons her. But did they? Finally, she convinces her sister Kelly and their friends of the danger, and they take shelter in her neighbor Gregs lakeside hideout. It's easy to remember [EXTREME SPOILER ALERT] that Greg is basically fucked to death by his mom, but again, the mom detail can easily be ignored if we remember one simple rule: The Follower takes whatever form is most useful to it. There is a ton of crappy horror movies out there and this isn't one of them. Many signs point to it being a period piece. The critical consensus states: "Smart, original and, above all, terrifying, It Follows is the rare modern horror film that works on multiple levels and leaves a lingering sting. Family Guy (1999) - S20E03 Must Love Dogs 2.5s - Oh, and cousin Greg! She turns and is faced with a disheveled woman her age, her clothes torn and missing teeth. It Follows premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2014. [3], It Follows received critical acclaim. Hugh drives Jay home and flees. It's Yara, half-asleep and perplexed by the uproar. If they tell you what that is all a story is about, they are very definitely wrong." - Cousin Greg! She runs into the house and finds the entity in the form of Greg's half-naked mother knocking on his door. If you aren't vigilant, if you can't keep swimming you end up like a bad game of twister. They make you glance back over your shoulder as you walk down the street. To me, it's dream logic in the sense that they're in a nightmare, and when you're in a nightmare, there's no solving the nightmare. Whatever the reason the It Follows monster chooses a particular form to take, the result always has one thing in common; being terrifying. In an interviewwith Yahoo, Mitchell says, "People ask me where the shell phone is, or if they can get one, more than almost anything. Not a day older. Jeff's mother answers the door and Jay realizes that the naked woman she had seen coming for her in the Packard Plant was in the form of Mrs. Redmond. The plot of the film revolves around a teenage girl named Jay who is pursued by a supernatural entity after her sexual encounter. Screaming, Jay fumbles her way upstairs and locks herself in her room. Some even start to collide with her, disorienting her and drawing blood. Jay's friends ward it off by breaking a chair over its body and Jay shoots it several times until it falls over, but it recovers unharmed and attacks Jay again, this time taking the form of a boy who lives next door to Jay. The entity didn't just enter her home to claim her, but it exploited her trauma, too.It's the disheveled woman's visual that makes this scare so powerful, as Mitchell employs conventional tactics to induce goosebumps between the ominous music stings and slowed down focus on the intended victim. Inside the house, Jay sees a disheveled, urinating, half-naked woman walking toward her and runs upstairs to the others, who cannot see the entity. Paul shoots it again in the head and it sinks to the bottom, allowing Jay to escape. Perhaps the most striking of the entity's disguises in It Follows, the tall man - not to be confused with The Tall Man villain from Phantasm - is a towering figure that terrifies Jay by appearing behind her friend Yara as she walks into Jay's bedroom. After turning into Greg, the entity then transformsinto his mother, who's naked under an open robe. [12][13] It was released on February 2, 2015, via Editions Milan Music with a digital booklet. We just made it up. This scene is very intense and is built up over the course of a few minutes as the protagonist desperately tries to prevent it. Even more impressive is the way Mitchell layers in visual complexity that offers multiple reads upon repeat viewings. We then meet Jay and her sister Kelly, who are childhood friends with Paul. The Entity, or It, is the name given to the otherwise unnamed main antagonist in the 2014 horror film, It Follows. The murderous, seemingly unstoppable entity, simply called It, remains as mysterious as ever, and its origin is never revealed. From the moment Jay's neighbor Greg began offering her help, it was clear he was attracted to her. Put these elements together and youve got all the makings for a film thats not just scary but extremely unsettling. But behind them, it looks nothing like fall or even winter. The protagonist, Prince Myshkin, is an extremely kind person trying to make his way in an unkind world. The next morning, she is found brutally murdered, with her leg twisted and snapped at an unnatural angle. It's precisely because Jay doesn't see her that Hugh knows he's in serious trouble. Since he also doesn't believe her about the It Follows entity's curse, he's happy to make the "chivalrous" offer to sleep with her and take the curse off her hands. The actual death is very brief and is only onscreen . You can't kill it, you can't reason with it, and you can run for a little while, but you can't run from it forever. "It wasn't a fun kind of scare. She flees in Greg's car, crashes into a cornfield and wakes up in a hospital with a broken arm. SPOILERS AHEAD. Paul reports a smashed window in the kitchen, then heads upstairs to wake Jay's sister. This scene is one of the most horrifying of the movie, so visceral, so brutal, so disturbed and so difficult to mention that after my boyfriend and I walked out of the movie for the first time, we didn't even talk about it for most of our conversation. Jay's still reeling from her own assault. It received acclaim from critics; praise was directed at the films originality and Monroes performance. The group plans to kill the entity by luring it into a swimming pool and dropping electrical appliances into the water. Hugh points out a young girl in the back of the theater. This scene marks the first time the eponymous "it" invades Jay's home and personal space. At the beginning of the film, a young woman runs out of her house wearing a pair of heels, short-shorts, and a tank top. It Follows (2014) 3 Rated-ARRR 8 yr. ago It was a really good movie. Greg wants to see Jay but is told that she is in her room with the door locked. And then, once death has you, you're forced to meet your maker. A common criticism of It Follows is that the monster isn't particularly threatening, relative to other horror movie baddies. This hints that Jay and Kellys father, who remains unseen throughout the film, likely died (or disappeared) many years ago, which is why the entity takes on the appearance of what he looked like when the girls were still children. After a successful limited release beginning on March 13, 2015, the film had a wide release on March 27, 2015. So the answer that makes the most sense, thematically, is "yes." Ele Bardha . The following week, the film dropped two spots to #10 with a weekend gross of $346,005 (229,927) from 240 screens. Viewers continue to debate the answer. Her inciting consensual experience was savagely undone by Hugh's chloroforming and binding of her before she could even dress. There's another way to read It Follows. [4] As Neil Gaiman once said, "If someone tells you what a story is about, they are probably right. Jay and Kelly are much younger, but the man to their mothers left is the EXACT man IT was portraying. In terms of whether or not the creature is truly dead, the film doesn't say. This is probably the most easily recognized clue because of one thing thats blatantly pointed out to us: the infamous clamshell e-reader. the whole internet asks, collectively. One of my pet peeves about horror movie viewers is when they expect all the information to be spelled out explicitly. ", In terms of sequel concepts, Tom Quinn co-president of one of the film's distributors said he'd want to "flip the title" in a sequel. Its meant to show how unprepared she was when confronted with IT. Jay's still reeling from her own assault. While explaining the death curse rules, Hugh points out a naked woman approaching in the distance, at a slow but steady clip. In the distance, a figure slowly approaches from behind. When teens have sex, a monster kills them. The Old Maid cards Paul, Kelly, and Yara play with on the porch look like theyre from the 1940s-1950s. The way he carelessly dumps her on the street only further the assault metaphor. Bizarrely, Jay sees him standing atop the roof, and not actively pursuing her, which is out of character. [18], It Follows earned $163,453 in its opening weekend from four theaters at an average of $40,863 per theater, making it the best limited opening for a film released in the United States and Canada in 2015. All around the pool, they plug in dozens of electric appliances hair dryers, televisions, toaster ovens, and more. The concept of home invasion is inherently petrifying because it removes the one place meant to offer security and comfort, but the entity's appearance heightens that natural fear thanks to the form it chooses; a victim of sexual assault. Based on her delivery, Jay seems deeply shaken by whatever she's looking at. And how is the monster defeated, at least temporarily? For what it's worth, whenever David Robert Mitchell is asked about an anti-sex interpretation of It Followsin interviews, he shoots this reading down pretty definitively, saying specifically that he didn't want to make a "puritanical" film. It stars Maika Monroe as a young woman who is pursued by a supernatural entity after a sexual encounter and must have sex with another individual to avoid it. Therefore, as long as Jay is alive, the entity will not come for him. Did you also notice that again, except for the last shot of her in Jays bedroom, her mother is always day drinking? Jay leaves in abject terror.Up until this point, the entity only appeared from a safe distance. Apart from the literal monster that starts chasing her, what makes Jay's date with Hugh so horrifying isn't the sex, it's the abuse. It's scary because, no matter what you do, eventually, it will catch you. The score was composed by Rich Vreeland, better known as Disasterpeace. Some horror movies are easy to forget. This time the woman is topless but also looks to have been brutally beaten, even to the point of missing teeth and she also urinates on the floor. The set further disorients with decor from various eras- unconventional and made-up technology clashes with retro televisions that play '50s sci-fi features. In a couple of the photographs, you'll see that same bearded man. "[28] Michael Nordine of Vice named It Follows as "the best horror film in years",[29] and critic Mark Frauenfelder called it "the best horror film in over a decade". Jay, therefore, doesnt describe him to Kelly because she likely doesnt want to disturb her sister even more than she already is. Hugh's claims are proven accurate when a naked woman appears and walks straight for Jay. One other aspect of the creature that seems apparent is a sadistic side, given its tendency to take forms sure to emotionally upset its prey. Maybe sometimes it disappears for months, and other times it shows up everywhere you go, appearing suddenly and without warning. (Which I want. It Follows is a 2014 psychological supernatural horror film that centers on a mysterious entity that relentlessly follows its victims. Sure, it was shot in the head, but we don't know whether or not that's enough, and since the director isn't giving us answers, we have to figure this out ourselves by looking at the film's themes. However, this cant all be attributed to romance, and some very sinister factors have pushed them together. We probably don't need to guess what she wanted from the guys on board. It's quiet and unassuming, out there somewhere in the world, slowly walking towards you. Heres why: In the final pool scene, the ending of the movie, Jay spots IT coming towards her. (Welcome toScariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror. 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