Genre Research: Us

Us is a horror movie that is unique in the way it strays off from your typical horror movie trope while staying true to the source material. This movie was more psychological than scary, and that's where the fear for many came from. The fear of the same thing happening, the twist at the end. This movie does have conventions like dark lights, sharp sounds, jumpscares, but a lot more scenes are in the daytime than expected. There's also a lot of typical edits, but mostly cuts come from a movie like this. The angles remain the same too, a lot of close up/ medium close up shots to really drive the point of the movie through. It's a very personal movie, where you manage to get attached to the characters and their situations, though, unlike a lot of movies. I really liked the acting and the setting of the movie. It was a seemingly realistic, but unrealistic play on something people have a genuien fear of, "What if i'm replaced?". It manages to do this well. Some things i didn't like, though, was again, the movie was a little too bright for my liking. I like horror movies that are dark, unpredictable, and personal. I also didn't really like the overall sound of the movie. It didn't really fit that well for something in mind for me.