Cloverfield Spoiler Review
I love how they hyped this film up. The previews of Cloverfield kept everybody guessing what the hell the movie was about in the first place. Possible World War III? A meteor strike? Another Godzilla remake? Mysterious, indeed; I don’t think they even published the name of the movie until one of the later trailers.
In Cloverfield, the entire movie was basically through the lens of an amateur video. A video shot by a civilian who experienced the event first hand. Think the original Blair Witch Project. A lot of shakiness and out of focusness (is that even a word). A lot of running with the camera and video feed cutting in and out. Great for believability.
Another factor that helps the viewer believe what they’re actually watching is the fact that the cast is a bunch of unknowns. And don’t get me wrong, the acting was great. It’s just that this movie wouldn’t have been as effective if Mel Gibson and Angelina Jolie played a role.
The mystery of Cloverfield isn’t really answered in the movie. We know that some giant creature that “drops” smaller creatures attacks Manhattan. And, we know that the U.S. military was forced to bomb the shit out of the city in an attempt to kill it. But, that’s about all that we know. Questions such as, ‘Where did the creature come from‘, ‘Were they successful in killing it‘, and ‘Was this an isolated incident in Manhattan‘ are never answered.
Besides the slow and somewhat boring beginning, Cloverfield was packed with a lot of action and suspense. The writers tried to add some romantic back drop to the movie but I thought it was pretty pointless. I expected a lot more in an ending for this movie. But it was a very simple ending.
Posted by Frank N. Stein
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