The Exorcist (Review)

By Joel Molina

When I was nine years old, I heard there would be a midnight movie on TV, and I silently stayed up
because I was rather curious since I had never seen a horror film before and my parents were
going to be out. Have you ever experienced the thrill of a late night film alone at home?

The Exorcist is a horror film directed by William Fredklin in 1973, and it tells the story of a twelve-
year old girl who is apparently suffering of a mental illness. The film was shot in the Washington
area and it is truly a dark, thrilling and mysterious case that is based on a true story. As the plot
develops you seem to be captured by its provoking stage and scenery, as well as the edgy mood of
the characters.

Concerning its most horrifying moment, when the characters evolve into a sinister and disgusting
sequence of events, Regan; the twelve year old girl is caught into a series of spasms of a rather
brutal nature that I found very senseless, as the girl hurts herself in a very unusual way which is
captured in detail on the screen.

In my opinion, the movie is worth a night-weekend show and it is considered a cult movie,
nonetheless, the subject of dramatic events makes it sufficiently outrageous for the faint of heart.

Film review according to the following plan:

1) Introduction: You can either:

* State in the introduction (in semiformal language) the year of release, movie genre and the means/reasons you got to
see/know about this movie and in ONE word the way you would describe it: shocking, moving, surreal; etcetera.

* Or just your reasons and a rhetorical question like in this sample.

2) Paragraph 1: GENERAL ASPECTS.

Briefly explain the plot, atmosphere, scenery, costumes, music score, acting and/or any other GENERAL aspect. Use
specific adjectives to qualify such aspects. If you didn´t use the genre and year of release, you can use it in here.

3) Paragraph 2: SPECIFIC ASPECTS.

Give specifics on your favorite part of the film without giving away the story. You can use any of those general aspects
you may want to include with more detail.

4) Recommendation
Explain why and what sort of audience you would or would not recommend this film.

A total of 7 to 10 adjectives must be included throughout the review.

Rubric: 5%
5%: Full plan, no grammar and neither vocabulary mistakes and requirements (adjectives).
4%: Full plan with a long plot description and same characteristics as the previous mark.
3%: Full plan with some grammar and vocabulary mistakes and a long plot description.
2%: Full but scrambled plan with plenty grammar and vocabulary mistakes.
1%: A rather incomplete or scrambled assessment and not quite fulfilling requirements.