The Mist

As testament to how this mysterious universe works, I 'impulse' watched a movie today. I had a choice between Stephen King's 'The Mist' or the new John Cusack 'The Martian Child'. The mysterious poster sold me the former. (Yes I am a sucker for book covers too)

Why the mystery? Just last night, I posted about Fear vs Joy. Thanks universe, you've got amazing timing. This movie did a fantastic job of highlighting how fear affects people.

*Warning: Spoilers ahead*

As a concept, it is rather B-Grade. In a nutshell, the story is simply about a gateway to a parallel universe (demonic of course) opened up in a little town, and a great mist envelops everything. From the mist comes a slew of pretty nasty, but awfully cool looking creatures. Kudos to the director for maintaining that 'mystery' feel for some of the larger/ interesting buggers. Then on, the story revolves around the people stuck in a grocery store, and what happens to them both psychologically and physically.

You'll find well demonstrated situations of personal sacrifice, regret, religious extremism, small mindedness, simple mindedness, and other aspects of human emotions. A particularly memorable line is when a woman goes "But aren't people inherently good? We're a civilized society!" The reply she gets was "Yeah, as long as the machines are working and you can call 911". I completely agree with that.

Do go and watch it; if anything to see the cool monsters. Bewarned though. The writer is a sadist, cause the ending of the movie seems like a big f*ck you to all those that love happy endings. However, it's a nice touch. There's way too many happy endings anyway. ;)