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Some movies don’t just end when the credits roll; they relentlessly invade your psyche and force you to analyze the main character’s life. In other words, you’re processing their journey as the days pass, the good, the bad, and the ugly. It leaves you with a heavy feeling, and you weigh every choice they made against your own. At the end, you begin to wonder if you have what it takes to rise above what wants you to fail. I had that experience after watching the 1990 psychological horror film Jacob’s Ladder. First of all, the movie felt extremely surreal, suffocating, visceral, depressing, and at times it felt as if I was experiencing all the horrific events with Jacob. Moreover, the film has many amazing aspects that cause the viewer to question the mental and emotional state of Jacob and his struggles to accept his losses, grief, fears, and ultimately his mortality, which he’s fighting not to relinquish. Meanwhile, he’s in purgatory, experiencing the torment of the afterlife (purgatory and hell), with glimpses of the light (Heaven) luring him with a love he couldn’t protect.
I’ll do my best to describe something from the film that stuck with me without spoiling it. There was one scene in particular that felt jarring and uncomfortable to watch. So, Jacob attends a party, and he’s immediately trapped in a state of hysteria that causes him to see terrifying, hellish images. To make matters worse, he’s helpless to stop what he believes wants to confuse and harm him. Although he has the power to control the situation by “letting go” (a theme of the film), he doesn’t do so. Needless to say, it was at this point in the film that I knew where the story was going. In conclusion, if you’ve seen the film, then you know exactly the scene I’m describing. Anyway, check this film if you’re into psychological horror and phenomenal acting. 👍🏾👍🏾
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P.S. I found out after watching this film that there’s a 2019 remake that got abysmal reviews. By the way, this film inspired the Silent Hill video game series.
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