The Cabin In The Woods

You think you know the story.

A group of people enter a cabin in the woods, but things don't seem to be what they appear to be. Actually, things are going out of hand, as they die off one by one. Just when you thought that this would be the umpteenth same scary story, the movie threw at me the first social commentary I can remember.

Pretty much a commentary onto the majority of the horror genre itself, The Cabin in the Woods with its generic title, early plot and characters overthrows all of that by literally unleashing major horror monsters upon the human characters during the second half, and by delivering a message about what we, as the general horror audience, want.

The general audience is depicted as the Gods of the universe of The Cabin In The Woods. Sigourney Weaver's character explains more about this(or us basically) and the movie's general motive regarding it's plot.

Sci-fi, fantasy and horror elements galore upon us, and it asks us not to go down into the same formula throughout the horror decades, at least the recent ones. The Cabin in the Woods is not only a pretty good horror comedy, it is also celebrating the genre, leaving us with a wishful commentary to see. That of continuing to be creative and original.

And for this "breaking the fourth wall" kind of theme playing, The Cabin In The Woods stands out for being mandatory towards only the most dedicated fans. perhaps it might even inspire a new wave of independent filmmakers out there.

Rating: 7.5