In Insidious: The Red Door, horror is an inheritance. Not only as part of the plot — the evil that is passed down from generation to generation — but as an element to the film’s subtext. After all, the production is the conclusion of one of the most singular sagas of the last twenty years. James Wan achieved a recognizable aesthetic and a particular use of horror codes to create a set of stories with a clear identity. What makes the most recent, in a summary and also, a tribute to its predecessors.
Patrick Wilson, protagonist of the previous installments, this time takes a place behind the cameras to explore the well-known universe from another dimension. Especially, when delving into the tragic legacy that goes from one member to another of the well-known Lambert family. The script immediately makes it clear that a sinister doom haunts Josh (Patrick Wilson) and his son dalton (Ty Simpsons). Worse still, it does not depend on the distance, the place where they are or the time elapsed. What gives the film an unquestionably timeless air, which places the scene of the supernatural as an event, rather than a series of situations.
But, the premise raises the problem that is directly indebted to each of the previous feature films. Several of its most important sequences would be incomprehensible without reviewing the entire franchise. For this reason, we leave you with a summary of what you should remember before watching the tape and what you should pay attention to in its history. A way to explore the strange mythology that surrounds his story and how it interconnects with the rest.
The Night of the Demon by James Wan
Although not the first story in chronological order, the film does show what will be the core of future events in the franchise. The tape recounts how the lambert family, begins to suffer what seems the siege of a ghostly presence. Everything, after moving to a new house. Little by little, what begins as small inexplicable events, ends up becoming a major and tragic circumstance. Especially when the eldest son, Dalton, falls into an unexplained coma for which the doctors won’t have a concrete diagnosis.
The plot, with a script by Leigh Whannell, explores the nature of evil. Specifically, when it is obvious that the child is not actually suffering from a medical condition, but is in the middle of a paranormal event. Gradually, it will become clear that Dalton possesses the ability to travel between dimensions, leading to the dangerous the afterlifeto. It is a place in the middle of the world of the living and the dead, where wandering souls are trapped.
Later, it will be revealed that his father Josh (Patrick Wilson), is also carrying a mysterious trauma related to similar supernatural events. As a child, he was besieged by the figure of a woman in a black wedding dress. So he had to be protected to avoid being possessed by the entity and suffer major psychiatric injuries. Something that he came to forget due to his mother’s decision lorraine (Barbara Hershey) to protect him from the horror.
However, once it is revealed that dalton is in danger and trapped in The beyond, Josh You must go in search of it. Thanks to the help of Elise (Lin Shaye), the character manages to find her son and bring him back to reality. But, in the midst of the battle for the little boy’s spirit and conscience, Josh he is possessed by the specter that haunted him as a child.
Once awake, no one immediately notices that something is happening until they Elise takes a picture of him. In the image, it is evident that the woman in black dominates him. So Josh — still under the influence of the evil entity — kills her. A terrifying fact that closes the film and announces the imminent sequel.
Insidious: Chapter 2 by James Wan
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Released in 2013, the film continues the plot of the previous one, almost at the same point where it ended. What ranges from the investigation into the murder of He ise, even the consequences of possession of Josh. A fact that still his wife renai (Rose Byrne) hasn’t figured it out. Which creates the immediate atmosphere of a tragedy to come.
The family Lambertends up moving to the house of lorraine, in an attempt to distance himself from the events narrated in the first film. But really, they only delve into the mystery surrounding Josh and his son Dalton. Something that highlights the central element of the saga: no matter where the characters are, they are linked to evil.
In addition, the tape provides a bit of context regarding the character of Elise. So the argument goes back to 1995, to discover that the medium already knew Josh’s story. Played as a young woman by Lindsay Seim, she was the one responsible for avoiding being possessed earlier. At the same time, the one that made her forget his terrifying experience and also, his clear psychic abilities.
Back in the present, Josh must fight the horrors of The beyond. This time, to fend off the angry specter of the serial killer. Parker Crane. However, the film soon reveals that in addition to the criminal, the ghostly limbo also hosts his mother. An abusive woman who traumatized her son into a monster. With the help of the ghost of Elise, Josh He manages to escape and return to the world of the living. Once there, the memories of him and his son are suppressed through hypnosis by Tucker (Angus Sampson) and specs (Leigh Whannell), Assistants to Elise.
Insidious: Chapter 3 by Leigh Whannell
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It is the first installment of the saga unrelated to the family lambert. In fact, the whole argument centers on Elise, years before his death and the case of a teenager persecuted by a dark entity. Which gives Leigh Whannell’s script the opportunity to delve into the identity of the universe of the saga.
Although the story is, in essence, very similar to that of Josh and daltonit is also analyzed Elise independently. The character explains in detail his confrontation with the spirit that haunted him for a good part of his life. Also, it relates how he came to know specs and Tucker for the first time, which led them to form a society to help victims of psychic attacks.
The tape culminates making it clear that Elise’s confrontation with the demon that later stalks the Lamberts is inevitable. Much more, that the medium was convinced of the possibility of dying in the middle of the confrontation.
Insidious: The Last Key by Adam Robitel
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The feature film is a prequel focused entirely on Elise. What includes, an exploration of her childhood in 1953. The plot twist of Leigh Whannell’s script allows us to show the power of the psychic abilities of the medium. As well as the trauma that she carries on her back.
The result is a journey that explores new points in the franchise. At the same time, it provides answers to several unknowns of previous installments. This includes why Elise helped Josh in the first place, establishes her relationship with Lorraine, and especially the way she analyzes herself. the afterlifeto.
Despite its self-contained character, the plot provides a great deal of new information about the nature of its characters’ psychic gifts. What directly impacts the conformation of the universe that surrounds them. From the fact that clairvoyance abilities are inherited from generation to generation, to delve into evil entities. The increasingly broad context explains not only what happened in the previous films, but also connects the story with each one of them. His greatest strength.