Solo Trailer Review 2

MAMA

Plot: A couple are faced

to look after their nieces after they have been found alone in a woods. After a while of spooky occurances they begin to wonder.... How alone were they?

What I liked:
I really liked how quick the pacing was from beginning to end, there wasn't a boring moment in the trailer which is something that I feel, from experience, is quite difficult to do. The whole storyline and each shot of the children is really creepy and really conforms to the idea of horrere "to shudder". The trailer is full of low key lighting which really confirms it is a horror film and adds to the eerie, spooky atmosphere. The font on the inter-titles is really effective and portrays the genre of horror which it is creating. The trailer is a highlights trailer, which I find way more interesting and gripping.

What I didn't like:
The trailer gives a lot of the film away, this is probably because they started the film with scary shots and continued throughout. This way, they probably used a lot of their highlights and resulted in them giving a lot of the film away. There are no establishing shots at the beginning which I think is necessary as I had some issues understanding the symbolism. For example, the moths: I didn't know why they were constantly being shown, but after researching it I now know that they are death-head moths and they symbolise the supernatural and death. Now I know that, I think it's a really clever, subtle hint at the plot of the film.

My score:8.5/10