Day 22 - The Devil's Backbone (El espinazo del diablo)
I love Guillermo del Toro. He may be the most consistently amazing director today. Though his movies are usually based in the supernatural, rarely do they feel the same. This was my first time watching The Devil's Backbone, and it was amazing.
This is what "pants-sh*tting-terror" looks like.
It's a ghost story, plain and simple. I mean, it's far more complicated than that, but still. Ghosts. We haven't done ghosts yet this month, so, you know...win. As with del Toro's later film, Pan's Labyrinth, it takes place during the Spanish Civil War, so that only heightens the fear.
With bombs!
The film doesn't feel like a horror movie, and the supernatural elements just add to the story and heighten the suspense. I highly recommend seeing it if you haven't already. It has subtitles, so be warned, but don't let it turn you off. It doesn't even feel like the mild inconvenience that it is. It's an amazing story with great characters. Del Toro shows off different aspects of each character's personality.
This guy? He is always a dick. Spoiler alert.
Best Part:
The ghosts. They've had a bad wrap for years, but this film views them in a different light. It really is tremendous. I don't want to ruin anything really, so I'll just leave it at that.
Kids in horror movies? Terrifying. Ghost kids? RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!
F'n Santi.
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