Weekly Film - A cure for wellness





A Cure For Wellness
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This dark and creepy film goes out of its way to mess with even the audiences sense of sanity. Even after re-watching this film I am still unsure as to what genre it fits into. Never before have I been so unsettled by a non-horror film.

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The visuals in this film are astonishing. It carries its theme with such grace. Even though the film is set in the modern day, the entire aesthetic of the film portrays this image of a mid-20th century insane asylum with clean white coats and basic machinery really adding to the disturbing nature of the film.

The whole experience of this film is one that makes the audience work for their answers. The acting of almost all the characters is this emotionless and blank performance that brilliantly conveys the brainwashing and unethical practices happening in the sanitarium.
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The lighting this film is superb. The bright white and seemingly cheery outside is contrasted by the dark and terrifying treatment rooms where no light can enter through windows so only artificial light can show anything to the audience.

This film truly fascinated me and I hope that we see more films like this in the future as it really is an excellent experience.





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