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Note from Scared: Hey guys and gals. Scared Sheetless has finally got a brand new Blogger and her name is Cindie! She is a fellow paranormal investigator who got in touch with me a couple days ago saying she is interested in being a part of the twisted world of Scared Sheetless. Welcome her by reading her first review on the horror movie, The Conjuring. You'll be seeing more of Cindie very soon!
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The Conjuring (2013)
Movie Review
Horror Rated R
In 1971, the Perrons, a family with five young daughters,
move into an old Rhode Island farmhouse. They sink their life's savings into
the place. The former owners were generous enough to leave a few antiques
behind: a wardrobe, other pieces of furniture, and a creepy jack-in-the-box in
a boarded-up cellar.
We learn something new about the Perrons and the Warrens in
every other scene because they never stop describing themselves to each other. When
the house is found to have a history of infanticide, the fact that Lorraine and
Carolyn are both mothers gives The Conjuring a whole new level of disturbance
to me as a parent and paranormal investigator. The movie evokes an unsettling
question: how can we protect our
children if we (or our pursuits) might be the biggest threat to their safety?
In the case of the Perrons, the Warrens supposedly discover
that their place is haunted by Bathsheeba Sherman, a mortal turned demon whose
mother was accused of witchcraft in Salem and then sacrificed her son to Satan
shortly after he was born. She then hanged herself and cursed the land. In the
110 years since, a number of mysterious murders and suicides occurred in the
area. Now, Bathsheeba's mission is to possess a mother and force her to kill
her own children.
The Conjuring seems to be an odd combination of religiosity
and mockery as it introduces Ed Warren (Patrick Wilson) and his clairvoyant
wife, Lorraine (Vera Farmiga), who devoted their lives to studying and battling
the forces of evil. The story was inspired by the Connecticut –based
demonologists’ alleged case of demonic possession so horrifying that they kept
it concealed for years.
The Conjuring insists that demons are real and that the only
protection we have from them is God.
This is evidenced throughout the movie. When
the demon knocks on the wall in a pattern of three, Ed says it's mocking the
Trinity. When the Warrens agree to help the Perrons, Ed asks Roger if the kids
have been baptized. "We're not really a churchgoing family," Roger
admits. "You might want to rethink that," Ed says.
There's only a single profanity in the entire film, no real
gore to speak of, and no extreme violence either. There are no beheadings or graphic
deaths. Surprisingly, James Wan shows some restraint here but the film is
certainly not for the faint of heart.
The Conjuring achieves balance between the power of
suggestion and the satisfaction of a good, startling scare. As a parent, I also
find it to be disturbing. We see parents threaten to murder their children in
this movie. This is a difficult idea for me to fathom.
The film's theology is clear as it declares that there are
forces beyond our real understanding and that no matter how frightening those
forces are our faith in God can conquer over all. However, regardless of your
spiritual belief, most viewers will be scared by what they see. This movie is dark.
I would like it to be known that I am not the biggest fan of
haunted house movies. I don't know if it's because of my background in the
paranormal or my early exposure to spiritual warfare that created
desensitization. Horror films rarely incite fear in me like they seem to do
within the general public, but I find “The Conjuring” to be one disturbing
story.
Based on Cindie’s highly scientific CMCFC scale which is the
number of times I Checked My Closets For Creepers after watching a movie, I
would say The Conjuring is an above average thriller flick. It isn't far below
some of the classics of the genre like “The Haunting” (1963 version).
Cindie Harper is a paranormal investigator and Founder of
Femme Force. Cindie has a Master of Social Work degree from West Virginia
University and is also a certified Reiki Master Teacher. Cindie is an intuitive and believes in
embracing the unknown. She is interested in most things paranormal, spiritual,
creepy or spooky.
You can find Cindie on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/femmeforce
Website: WWW.FEMMEFORCE.ORG
Twitter: @thefemmeforce
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