The Descent is a British Horror film in which is focused on 6 everyday women that are keen to experience a caving expedition trip after Juno loses her 'faithful' husband in a car crash. Becoming trapped in the cave the women seek a exit but are discovered by deadly flesh eating monsters (the crawlers) in which will claim anything as their prey.
Contextualising the film:
A the film is set to the present day, this makes the British horror seem more realistic to the audience as they could experience this sort of event therefore making the film more thrilling. Also because a lot of people do attend cave exhibitions, this could be away to target cave explorers as this will be more effective towards them as they have a chance of experiencing the disasters.
Explain how 'The Descent' fits into the horror genre (refer to conventions):
The film includes a final woman which is very common and repetitive in horror films. The descent also uses the typical blood and low key lighting to create a dark and more tense towards the audience as they are not aware of what could be lurking in the shadows. the film also includes a monster which is the crawler and this is also a horror convention.
How was the film received by audiences?
'The Descent' was given a rating of 7.3/10.on the IMDB website, this shows how the film was very successful. With a review like this I once again believe that the film was successful but maybe the slightest improvemnt could o been made such as more jumpy parts.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435625/
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