Supernatural-Horror: The Exorcist
When a girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter.
Distributed by Warner Brothers and initially released in 1973 The Exorcist is known to be a classic horror film.
This link will take you to the Directors Cut and a short interview by Matt Ford.
After watching this film last night I am afraid to say I was slightly disappointed. Yes, the idea of the young girl being possessed by the devil is definitely something that I like in a horror, especially supernatural, yet overall I found the pace too slow for my liking. I am inspired by their use of high pitched painful music at times during scenes and also the reverse language the girl speaks when with the Priest. He tapes her and later plays it, realising it is all in reverse, not at all another language as he first expected. Also the scene of 'help me' appearing written on her stomach as a collection of scars is quite interesting and something I haven't seen before. The scene of Regan crawling down the stairs, bent backwards is indeed very powerful and disturbing.
Her face suddenly grows into something quite horrific, covered in scars and throwing up green slime every so often. Her Mother at first seeks Medical advise - 80 Doctors were involved if I remember correctly - yet after numerous tests and examinations of which Regan passes with no sign of illness, her Mother turns to the Church in hope for an Exorcism to save her daughter.
Overall I am glad to have watched it and hope to work on a few ideas of the reverse language especially.
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