Thrilling Escape Scenes in Film

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                   Ready or Not – [FILMGRAB]

    After watching "Get Out" for class, I made an easy comparison with the protagonist of the movie trying to escape the crazy family's house. This aspect of the movie reminded me of other movies I have watched with similar themes. My favorite genre of film is "thriller" so I often see the use of suspense with the audience questioning "will they escape?" I mentioned in my Get Out blog post that I was a little disappointed with how quick the protagonist seemed to escape compared to other escape movies I have seen. I also go on to describe how that could have been a creative choice, which I can also admire. I wanted to create an additional blog post where I talk about 2 separate movies I have seen with cinematically successful thrilling escape scenes, in my opinion ;)

    First up is the movie pictured above titled Ready or Not, directed by Matt Bettinelli and Tyler Gillett. The whole premise of the movie is when a woman marries into a rich family, they tell her about a game that every new family member needs to play due to a long-lasting superstition in the family. The woman agrees, with the thought that rich families are just weird, so she agrees and ends up pulling the card to play "Hide and Seek". Turns out, that is the worst possible game you could be stuck playing because the family has to kill the person hiding in a sacrifice, or else the family will die instead. It's a comedic, ridiculous thriller movie that I wasn't expecting to love as much as I did. Samara Weaving was INCREDIBLE and I became a big fan of hers after seeing her in this movie. With no spoilers, the whole movie is about this female protagonist trying to escape this crazy family with them all trying to kill her. You might be asking, "What about her new husband? Didn't she just get married? Where is he in all of this?" You'll have to watch the movie to find out!

    The next movie I want to talk about is Fresh, directed by Mimi Cave. The film follows a woman, played by Daisy Edgar Jones, who hasn't been very successful in the dating field, especially with online dating. She then meets a man the "old fashioned way" in a grocery store, played by Sebastian Stan. She ends up hanging out with him a little and quickly agrees to go on a mini vacation with him. Long story short, he ends up being a cannibal and locking her in his house so he can make her into meat! So fun, right? I loved this movie so much in a cinematic, analytical way and could go on way longer expressing all the fine details that stuck with me. Daisy Edgar Jones' character works to try and escape the cannibal for the majority of the film which leaves audiences on the edge of their seats. This also leads to the theme that it's not only online dating that's dangerous, but just dating in general. One should be very wary of who they let into their lives and not ignore red flags until it's too late. 

    Both of these movies have such a similar comedic/ thrilling vibe which made me connect the two after I saw them. Music is used strongly to add to the story and the message being conveyed, which I have stated before is my favorite creative element presented in thriller/horror movies. In Ready or Not, the music is most impressive to me out of the two films. The soundtrack was well thought out and adds to the element of surprise. For example, the "Hide and Seek Song", which is included on the soundtrack. This is the creepy, vintage tune that plays while the main character is looking for her hiding spot while the family suits up with weapons to kill her. The song gets revisited in a different context toward the end of the movie which I absolutely loved. The song that plays during the final scene into the closing credits is a rock version of "Love Me Tender" by Elvis Presley. This was a fun take on how the movie started out romantic with newlyweds and ended very differently. Overall, both of these movies sparked in my memory after finishing Get Out and I wanted to share why! 

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