I just saw an amazing film from Spain called "The Orphanage". It is what you wall call a "thriller" but it is not to be confused with the garbage like "The Ring" and "The Mirrors" and all those other American bastardizations. Watching foreign films lately it has really dawned on me that American cinema is very weak compared to the rest of the world right now. Our films are not innovative and are a lot more toned down then are foreign counterparts. These American films are "dumbed" down and made more family friendly. I really think having a Republican as president for 8 years can really attribute to this.
This film plants so many things in the first half that pay off HUGELY in the end. Unlike most American films these plants are not painfully obvious and this film does not feel its audience has the brain the size of a piss ant. I strongly recommend this film to anyone that truly appreciates great art. It is produced by Guillermo and feels a lot like "Pans Labryinth". This is a fairy tale for grown ups. However, I feel this is a much better film than Pan's. I think an American remake is scheduled to be made and it will probably be horrible.
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