Lain 8
I enjoy this atmospheric kind of horror a lot more than jump scare(cause they give me a heart attack tbh)
Some stellar directing in this episode. The camera constantly weaving around and circling Lain, then it immediately jumps in on her and then retreats. It was a great way to convey that paranoia of having "eyes on you". The hallway of flapping mouths was a really disturbing visual too. And fuck that scene with her parents, almost nothing happened and it was still tense and scary as fuck. Just the ambient noise of the fridge ad her parents lifeless gaze, nail biting stuff.
Built off the last episode with rumors and mis-information then just went full on into self-identity crises. Interesting concept of killing your online presence and if that's even possible. Like when you are essentially a faceless anonymous presence online(again that is slightly dated in some ways) what would a manifest version of that side of yourself be like and could you distinguish it from your usual self? Also the show explores a lot more sexual themes than I thought it would.
I enjoy this atmospheric kind of horror a lot more than jump scare(cause they give me a heart attack tbh)
Some stellar directing in this episode. The camera constantly weaving around and circling Lain, then it immediately jumps in on her and then retreats. It was a great way to convey that paranoia of having "eyes on you". The hallway of flapping mouths was a really disturbing visual too. And fuck that scene with her parents, almost nothing happened and it was still tense and scary as fuck. Just the ambient noise of the fridge ad her parents lifeless gaze, nail biting stuff.
Built off the last episode with rumors and mis-information then just went full on into self-identity crises. Interesting concept of killing your online presence and if that's even possible. Like when you are essentially a faceless anonymous presence online(again that is slightly dated in some ways) what would a manifest version of that side of yourself be like and could you distinguish it from your usual self? Also the show explores a lot more sexual themes than I thought it would.