Original Post Date: 04.09.18
Last year at HHN I was introduced to the horror movie Happy Death Day (2017)and to be honest it did not get my attention enough to go the movies for it, and instead decided to wait for the dvd. Sure, the Blumhouse maze consisting of The Purge/Happy Death Day/Sinister combo was okay (I will soon be sharing the video I recorded inside… jeez, I’ve been saying that since last October! Crap!) Where was I? Oh yeah, the maze. The Happy Death Day section was 100% new to me, and by that I mean I had zero idea of what the movie was about or who the evil character was, and quite frankly the baby mask was super annoying, so yeah, I said to myself let’s wait for the dvd.
Fast forward six months and ta-da! The dvd is now in my hands!
I humbly would like to tell you that I was quick to judge the movie, it was really good and I will explain why, but first, take a look at this:
So now at least you know the story is about a sorority/mean-girl type woman (Tree Gelbman) who keeps waking up on her birthday only to find out she gets killed and ‘brought back’ again and again and again. As you would expect, she gets the handle of things really fast and one by one she keeps crossing off her list of potential killers until she finds who that person is. I am *not* going to spoil it for you as the whole adventure is super engaging and entertaining and, guess what? Just when you thought Tree had finally figured it out, boom! She wakes up on her birthday yet again! This was fantastic as a viewer because I myself was already getting ready to stop the dvd when no no no, the show ain’t over yet!
A few other things I enjoyed from the film: their ability to make you care little by little for the protagonist, their ability to trick you into believing one thing and then proving you wrong, their fresh way of basically doing the same thing (waking up, getting dressed, explaining what’s going, navigating life) over and over without being repetitive or boring, the subtle camera effects used to emphasize certain aspects of Tree’s journey, the good example of a woman who started by running away from her problems (by avoiding them) and then ended by facing them and succeeding after much struggle (by being resilient), and lastly, I obviously enjoyed all the creative ways in which Tree gets killed by our baby-masked friend.
So yeah, if you haven’t watched the movie already and are game go have a look and let me know what you think (shoot me a DM on my IG and let’s discuss all those juicy small details).
“I can’t change what I’ve done, but I can start trying to be a better person today/ It’s been so much worse. All of this running and hiding has made me so miserable and i think i finally figured it out. For me, it took something, like, totally crazy, but… but I’m here and I love you and I’m so, so sorry that i hurt you.” -Tree
- Marath