Five Nights At Freddy’s It had the ambitious mission of involving the viewer and keeping them tense throughout the performance, since a large part of the audience comes from many of the video game fans.
The addiction to the tension that the video game generated since its creation in 2014 by then Microsoft Windows.
The game consisted of becoming the security guard of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza and manage to survive the attacks of the animatronics during the nights.
The great expectations of Five Nights At Freddy’s
The fandom for the video game grew to reach 40 million online users, which led to its adaptation to various consoles.
Many of the 100 million users had the expectation of living the experience of the constant survival tension of the video game, in a new format, a movie with a creepy atmosphere.
¿Five Nights at Freddy’s Is it as creepy as the video game?
Some critics have praised the film for its creepy atmosphere and fidelity to the video game. Since its creation, the director Emma Temmiperceived the opportunity to expand the audience to which the film was directed and finally, obtained the rated PG-13.
«We had to be very careful with the death scenes«, when asked about the film’s classification in an interview with Inverse.
Five Nights At Freddy’s It was intended from the beginning for an audience suitable for teenagers of 13 years old, so Tammi has shared some details about the audience and the violence in the film. According to Tammi, they tried to take the film as far as possible in terms of horror, while still maintaining the PG-13 rating.
Instead of resorting to gore, they relied on shadows, silhouettes, and sound design to make the audience feel the intensity of the moment.
In addition, the film preserves the original plot of the guard who must survive unforeseen animatronic attacks, only that, unlike the video game, this time they built the character of the guard with so much depth that his daughter became the co-star of Five Nights At Freddy’s.
Did it stop being a horror movie because it was family-friendly?
Although it is true that the director decided to take a more dramatic path by delving into the tragedies she experiences Michael Schmidtplayed by Josh Hutcherson, has many elements that increase suspense and terror, although it is not comparable to the video game.
Although it has certain twists in the story, the film is more focused on the sentimental deepening of the characters. Although, even as a dramatic film it becomes very predictable.
Five Nights at Freddy’s It is a good adaptation of the video game of the same name that manages to keep the viewer tense throughout the entire show thanks to its creepy atmosphere and impressive special effects. Although the plot is predictable, the tension of the chase, which is the essence of the video game, is something that is also experienced in the film.
Susana Guzmán De la O Writing and cinema are my greatest loves. I admire Tarkovsky, but I cry every time I see Up.