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திரை விமர்சனம்: அதோமுகம்

காதல் மனைவி லீனாவுக்கு (சைதன்யா பிரதாப்) புதுமையான பிறந்த நாள் பரிசு கொடுக்க நினைக்கிறார் கணவர் மார்ட்டின் (எஸ்.பி.சித்தார்த்). அதற்காக மனைவியின் ஸ்மார்ட் ஃபோனில் ‘ ஸ்பை கேமரா ஆப்’ ஒன்றை இன்ஸ்டால் செய்து, மனைவியின் அன்றாட நடவடிக்கைகளை அலுவலகத்திலிருந்து ரகசியமாக நோட்டம் விடுகிறார். ஒரு கட்டத்தில் மனைவியைத் தேடி, மர்ம நபர் வீட்டுக்கு வந்துபோவதைப் பார்த்து அதிர்ச்சி அடைகிறார். அவர் யார், அவருக்கும் மனைவிக்கும் என்ன தொடர்பு என்பதை அறியும் முயற்சியில் மார்ட்டின் எடுத்து வைக்கும் ஒவ்வொரு நகர்வின் முடிவிலும் அதிர்ச்சி காத்திருக்கிறது. தன்னைச் சுற்றியும் மனைவியைச் சுற்றியும் என்ன நடக்கிறது என்பதை அவரால் கண்டுபிடிக்க முடிந்ததா, இல்லையா என்பது கதை.

தேயிலை எஸ்டேட் நிர்வாகியான நாயகனின் தனிப்பட்டப் பிரச்சினைபோல் தொடங்கும் படம், திட்டமிடப்பட்ட ‘சதிக் கோட்பாட்’டின் காவியமாக மெதுவாக நிறம்மாறுகிறது. முதல் திருப்பம் தொடங்கி, அடுத்தடுத்த திருப்பங்கள் வரை, எதுவும்திணிப்பாக இல்லாமல், மையக் கதைக்குள் கச்சிதமாகப் பொருந்துகின்றன. அதேபோல், எந்த திருப்பத்தையும் யூகித்துவிடமுடியாத, நம்பகமான காட்சியமைப்புகள் மூலம் சித்தரித்திருப்பது நிறைவான திரை அனுபவத்தைக் கொடுக்கிறது.

ஒரு சஸ்பென்ஸ் த்ரில்லர் திரைக்கதைக்குக் குளிரும் பசுமையும் போர்த்திக் கிடக்கும் நீலகிரியைக் கதைக்களமாகத் தேர்வு செய்தது, நாயகனுக்கு இணையாக நாயகி கதாபாத்திரத்தை எழுதியது, தேயிலை தொழிலைக் கதைக்கு எவ்வளவு தேவையோ அவ்வளவுக்கு ‘டீடெயில்’ செய்தது, டிஜிட்டல் ஓவியங்கள் மூலம் முன்கதையை ‘லிமிடெட் அனிமேஷன்’ முறையில் விவரித்தது, வரிசை கட்டும் திருப்பங்களைத் திரைக்கதையில் சரியான கால இடைவெளியில் இடம்பெறும்படி படத்தொகுப்பை (விஷ்ணு விஜயன்) கையாண்டது என அறிமுக இயக்குநர் சுனில் தேவ், ஆழ்ந்த ஈடுபாட்டை காட்டியிருக்கிறார்.

தன்னைச் சுற்றி நடக்கும் நிகழ்வுகளின் பின்னணி புரியாமல் குழம்புவது, அதேநேரம் துணிந்து உண்மையைத் தேடிக் களமிறங்குவது, மனைவியை விட்டுக்கொடுக்காமல் முன்னகர்வது, இறுதிக்கட்டத்தில் தன்னிலை உணர்வது எனத் தனது ‘கேரக்டர் ஆர்க்’கை சிறப்பான நடிப்பின் வழி வரைந்து காட்டிவிடுகிறார் நாயகன் எஸ்.பி.சித்தார்த். அவர் மனைவியாக நடித்திருக்கும் சைதன்யா பிரதாப், அவரது கதாபாத்திரம் குறித்து எந்த முடிவுக்கும் வரமுடியாத அப்பாவி மனைவியாக நம்ப வைக்கிறார்.

நீலகிரியின் பசுமைக்குள்ளும் குளிருக்குள்ளும் ஒளிந்து கிடக்கும் தனிமை, மர்மம் ஆகியவற்றை பாலுமகேந்திராவை நினைவூட்டும் வண்ணம் படமாக்கியிருக்கிறார் ஒளிப்பதிவாளர் அருண் விஜயகுமார். கதையோட்டத்துக்கான இரண்டு பாடல்களைக் கேட்கும்விதமாக கொடுத்திருக்கும் மணிகண்டன் முரளியும், பின்னணி இசைக்கோர்பு செய்திருக்கும் சரண் ராகவனும்சிரத்தை மிகுந்த பங்களிப்பைத் தந்திருக்கிறார்கள்.

சஸ்பென்ஸ் த்ரில்லர் திரைப்படம், போதிய தர்க்க நியாயங்களுடன் கூடிய நம்பகமான திருப்பங்களால் கவனத்தைக் கவரவேண்டும் என்று எதிர்பார்ப்பவர் களுக்கு இது சிறந்த திரை அனுபவம்.

அன்பு வாசகர்களே....

இந்த ஊரடங்கு காலத்தில் வீட்டை விட்டு வெளியே வராமல் நமக்கு நாமே சமூக விலகல் ( Social Distancing) செய்து கொள்வோம். செய்தி ஊடகங்களின் வழியே உலகுடன் தொடர்பில் இருப்போம். பொதுவெளியில் இருந்து தனிமைப்படுத்திக் கொண்டு கரோனா பரவலைத் தடுப்பதில் நம் பங்கை முழுமையாக இந்த சமூகத்துக்கு அளிப்போம்.

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" Aftermath ," a new revenge drama starring Arnold Schwarzenegger , is considerably more contemplative and downbeat than the Austrian leading man's fans might expect. Unfortunately, the film's commendably atypical focus on characters, mood, and psychological realism does not make Schwarzenegger's latest necessarily good. We spend much of the film waiting for something to happen after two strangers—a construction foreman (Schwarzenegger) and an air traffic controller ( Scoot McNairy )—have their lives implicitly bound together by the collision of two commercial airliners. "Aftermath" should be refreshing for its atypically slow build-up to these two characters' climactic meeting. But more often than not, it feels lifeless and angsty, mostly because it never has anything substantial to say about the grieving process beyond immersing viewers in trite representations of post-traumatic stress. The film's short-comings are especially upsetting since Schwarzenegger is actually rather good in the film, and proves once again that, despite a severely limited range, he knows how to brood. 

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We spend much of "Aftermath" waiting for these two characters to catch up with each other, which should give you an indication of the emotional pressure that builds throughout this film. Yes, "Aftermath" is inevitably about revenge, but it's also about the emotional stakes that lead characters to want to avenge their loved ones. Still, this movie does not make narrative sense beyond a point since it's essentially a series of scenes that show how consumed by grief these two characters are. That's not always a bad thing. Schwarzenegger carries many of his scenes, like the one where Roman, facing a panel of unfeeling bureaucrats, demands that somebody apologize for the death of his family. The scene in general may be hackneyed—who really needs to see another angry man face an uncaring world ruled by ass-covering company men—but it does have a kernel of raw emotion thanks to Schwarzenegger.

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The answer was within the house all along

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The final scene shows Natalie and Kevin one month later as they finish moving the final things out of their home with the help of their friends. They say their sassy goodbyes to the house and head out the door jovially; this suggests that the movie will end on a happy note. However, the camera keeps panning over to the closet door that they'd left open — only it starts to close on its own, signifying perhaps the terrifying events aren't quite over after all.

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Aftermath – Netflix Review (3/5)

Posted by Karina "ScreamQueen" Adelgaard | Aug 4, 2021 | 4 minutes

AFTERMATH on Netflix is a horror mystery that works surprisingly well. From the mystery of the plot to the moments of brutal horror. It’s a bit too long, but the dialogue is realistic and the story works well. Read our full Aftermath movie review here!

AFTERMATH is a new Netflix horror mystery starring Shawn Ashmore and Ashley Green. I didn’t know what to expect, but from the beginning, the dialogue made the whole story come together. You don’t often notice dialogue unless it’s very bad or really good. In this case, it’s surprisingly good because it feels real and natural.

BASED ON TRUE STORIES Yes,  Aftermath  is actually based on a true story and you can read up on this here *spoilers* >>>

The basic mystery of the haunted house story works well, despite this only being part of the plot of this movie. Also, I never expected that the horror elements of this movie would work so damn well.

Continue reading our  Aftermath movie review below and check it out on Netflix.

Many elements come together nicely

The core element of Aftermath is the married couple played by Shawn Ashmore ( Devil’s Gate ) and Ashley Greene (the Twilight movies). However, the house where a murder-suicide took place also plays a key role. And yet, this isn’t the only element either, but everything works well and comes together very nicely.

Just one element is the fact that the husband (Shawn Ashmore) works cleaning up crime scenes. This results in some nasty scenes featuring various “creative” crime scenes along the way. And then there are the very  creepy moments in the house, which work extremely well in their simplicity.

Sure, you may guess elements of this horror mystery about halfway through, but it doesn’t really take anything away from this film. Basically, it just means that you’ve watched a lot of movies and know what might happen in these kinds of horror mysteries.

The ending of  Aftermath  on Netflix *minor spoilers*

It’s very possible that you’ll guess the ending of Aftermath . Or perhaps just elements of the Aftermath ending. This Netflix movie has several plot twists along the way and there are hints throughout the movie. Just when you think you’ve guessed one thing, another element becomes the key focus.

If you’ve watched movies about hauntings, home invasions, and various “mind games” related plots, then you’ll probably catch on quicker. Even if you guessed one or two of these plot twists, then more are to come. And the final one is definitely the big one!

IS AFTERMATH BASED ON A TRUE STORY? Yes, and we’ve written a spoiler-filled piece on the true stories behind this Netflix movie here >

Also, for anyone who doesn’t feel that the ending of this movie is realistic; You need to look up real stories and true crimes in this area. It is more common than you might think! I loved the ending, but of course, we’ve also covered several movies that feature similar plots ( click here to be taken to the tag for those movies ).

Watch  Aftermath  on Netflix now!

Peter Winther is the director of  Aftermath which he also came up with the story for. This isn’t the first feature film from Peter Winther, but his previous movies have a rather low IMDb rating (under 5). However, he has been a producer on some major movies over the past decades. From The Patriot  (2000) to the vampire movie  Bit  (2019) .

Also, Lars. P. Winther is a producer on this movie and he has worked on some of the biggest movies in recent years. Including the new  The Suicide Squad (2021), The Hunt  (2020) , and  many movies in the Avengers universe. Either as First Assistant Director or Producer. Or both! And yes, Lars and Peter Winther are brothers, in case you were wondering.

YOU MIGHT LIKE Our review of the crazy action thriller The Hunt  here >

The screenplay was written by Dakota Gorman so she’s responsible for the great dialogue in this movie. This is only the second feature film written by Dakota Gorman after her own writer-director debut in 2020 with Natural Disasters . I should mention that it switches it up whenever this movie looks like it’s going down a stereotypical path. I loved that!

At just under two hours, the runtime is a bit long. However, it’s a solid movie in terms of story, acting, and overall entertainment.

Aftermath  is out on Netflix in most countries from August 4, 2021.

Director: Peter Winther Writers: Dakota Gorman, Peter Winther Stars: Ashley Greene, Shawn Ashmore, Britt Baron, Diana Hopper, Sharif Atkins, Alexander Bedria, Jamie Kaler, Travis Coles, Jason Liles, Ross McCall, Susan Walters

Desperate to save their marriage, a young couple takes a deal and moves into their dream home, but disturbing events reveal the house’s troubled history.

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I write reviews and recaps on Heaven of Horror. And yes, it does happen that I find myself screaming, when watching a good horror movie. I love psychological horror, survival horror and kick-ass women. Also, I have a huge soft spot for a good horror-comedy. Oh yeah, and I absolutely HATE when animals are harmed in movies, so I will immediately think less of any movie, where animals are harmed for entertainment (even if the animals are just really good actors). Fortunately, horror doesn't use this nearly as much as comedy. And people assume horror lovers are the messed up ones. Go figure!

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