Originally written 1/1/2016
Pulse is another atmospheric entry in
the J-Horror genre. It has an interesting message of "The internet
isolates us, just like ghosts are isolated from each other". Apparently
ghosts got so lonely the flooded the world in a ghostpocalypse. I would be
interested to see this idea used again in the context social media and its
potentially harmful effects. There is some definitely creepy imagery and scenes
in the film, such as when that guy appears out of a wall stain. The atmosphere
of the film is superb. The scenery is largely comprised of eerie, desolate
industrial locales, and it is very unnerving. There is an odd visual motif of
red tape used throughout the film, although I suspect it might be a cultural
thing that was lost on me as an American viewer. The movie starts to drag
towards the end, and could have benefitted from being slightly shorter.
Otherwise, this is a decent ghost movie with some memorably freaky scenes.
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