Iron Lung

mark's directorial debute(i think) and im suprised at how he's able to use the camera even when the shaky cam in the third act becomes kinda unbearable,

its claustrophobic nature adds to how the film builds up suspense. im shocked this film has not typical jumpscare, it rather builds and builds its terrifying nature up. while this is based on a game so mark gets an obvious head start, that still doesn't entirely take away that youtubers to directors like chris stuckmann use typical jumpscares. i thought shelby oak's wasn't horrible but it also was really typical in its scares and horror.
the cinematography in this is genuinely really good.

while its performances can feel hamfisted at times, it doesn't take away that mark and caroline kaplan give decent performances and while im not a big markiplier watcher, i never really thought "hey thats markiplier"
its characters are sometimes maybe to simple and its not able to crack open its mystery that well, its still got me intrigued.
maybe to simple but man i really love how it builds its horror up.
definitely not for everyone but i would take this over something like shelby oaks or talk to me.

(also watch my new 79 min film https://boxd.it/cQ1mBp )

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