so that weither or not you like them, you somewhat care for their destiny.
Exactly.
What would be the point of killing just random characters you know nothing about?
The first part was longish, but I though it worked decently giving more meaning to the deaths. The characters weren't that memorable, but worked way better than in many other disaster movies.
I liked that the main characters weren't invincible or incredibly lucky and that worked for the film. It quite quickly became apparent though that everyone was going to die, which is kinda boring. They should've made the prisoner not a serial killer and leave the last three alive after hiding the tsunami in some rocky crevaces or something. Or just kill all three at the tsunami.
Eli Roths death was pretty gruesome. After he got stuck under the arc and things started to get even worse I remember thinking "maybe he'll get out somehow, he's kinda the good guy after all." So the character development worked for me, even if it wasn't spectacular.
It was interesting choice for one of the group being super rich and known. I think they could've emphasized even more his way of thinking with money and fame after the quake. Maybe even just before his death begging "do you know who I am" or "I have money".
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therefdotcom
12 years ago
thank you.
and about the character introduction being longish, roth does that every time and i actually like it. hostel, hostel 2, cabin fever, aftershock. first 45 minutes are always character introductions with him. i particularily liked that with hostel 1, because by the time the carnage begins is had already forgotten, that i was watching a horror film. by that time he had me thinking i was watching a romantic comedy with teenagers and then ..... BAM!
yeah, i liked that too, but i liked knowing that they would eventually all die. it made me suspicious as to what the end twist would be and i think they kinda delivered well on that.
also liked that at the end it was just the girl. they played the "the tough honest chick is the only one surviving" and then slammed it with a sledgehammer. also the fetus thing towards the end was brilliant. i had already forgotten about that when the callback came.
"laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone." - Dae-su Oh
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chrisasiama
12 years ago
It's also worth adding that killing off main characters unexpectedly after giving them decent screen time is nothing new. Psycho did this very well and it payed off. I am not saying Aftershock handled it as well as Psycho but the concept is fine.
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