Cabin in the Woods

The Cabin in the Woods, if I may say, was absolutely horrifying. I thought the concept of the movie was interesting, yet quite sickening. The story of a group of government officials setting up a torture scene for a group of young people is very twisted, and it really plays on the idea of the debate of realities including both humans and monsters. While watching the movie, there were many questions unanswered, and this mystery really helped build up anxiety both in the characters and in the audience. This anxiety is key to horror films such as this one, and is created through multiple cinematic elements. Even though, I, as the third person viewer, knew of the government's control over the cabin in the woods, the story of the young group of people was still horrifying, because I could not establish a connection between the two realities. I am anxious to see how everything comes together.