The Antichrist (2009) is one of the most controverse and shocking movie I've seen. But the cinematography is amazing and they put a lot of meaning in the shots and actions of the characters. For example there is a lot of nature to see and the main story takes place in a forest. The movie talks about a women that has lost her child. Her child jumped out of an open window while she was doing something else. After this incident she gets mental because it was her fault that her child died. She then turns to a satanist (not on purpose) but we are shown that she thinks and acts like described in satanism. In principal it's about women and satanism. The movie will be misunderstood by a lot of persons, the violence and controversial footage is one of the main problem why most of the people are shocked after seeing that movie.
There is one scene for example that represent the fears of the main character (woman) at 0:46. During this scene she explains what she sees in her dreams and what scares her. Several shots are fully edited and gives the audience a weird feeling and sometimes a sort of miscomprehension.
The different shots of "nature" shows us the connection that nature has with satanism, that's why the shots have been edited a lot to project their meaning. There are animals shown that are actually speaking to the main characters to show several meanings.
The shots are often shown in slow motion and with a lot of sfx to give a very creepy and disturbing ambiance. The movie is like a book with different chapters and titles, where the story and happening of the two main characters is shown.
I really liked the movie because of it's controversity and the shot's that are amazing even if the story is really violent and disturbing.
Written by Henri Yueksel
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