Rekindling My Love For Horror Movies: A Spooky Experience With ‘Talk To Me’

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I’ve been a big fan of horror movies since I was a kid. Everything about horror movies is spectacular- the suspense, intense music, scares, and complicated and twisted storylines. Horror movies come with a different kind of vibe- you feel scared, yet excited. Like I said above, I’ve been a big fan of horror movies since I was a kid. I really do not know if it is bad to expose kids to horror movies, but in my case, watching horror movies at a tender age did not affect me at all. It only contributed to my imagination- which I think is a pretty good thing.

I remember how my cousin and I used to watch horror movies every night. She was a big fan of horror movies and she had lots of them on her laptop. She was my favorite cousin, and by spending lots of time with her, she introduced me to the game and I fell deeply in love with it. I was in elementary school at that time. The earliest horror movie in my memory is Mama- directed by Andrès Muschiertti and published on January 18, 2013.

Sometimes, school can be demanding. The importance of priorities cannot be overstated. Sometimes, we have to prioritize our time and energy over the things we live. I had to take a break from watching horror movies because school took over my time. However, I always dive back into watching horror movies during my free time. Yesterday, one of my friends told me about a horror movie- Talk To Me. I’ve been seeing updates and reviews about this movie on different social media platforms. While some of my friends say this movie is overhyped, others claim that it is worth the hype. Sometimes, when movies are overhyped, they turn out to not be interesting. Finally, after lots of persuasion from my friend, I decided to watch the movie, Talk To Me.

PLOT SUMMARY

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Talk To Me, a horror movie, revolves around a group of teenagers who discover how to summon souls/spirits with a ceramic hand. The movie’s main character is Mia- Sophie Wilde, who lost her mother to suicide. The movie starts on the day of her mother’s remembrance. To make herself feel better and forget about her mother’s death, she goes to her best friend, Jade. The two friends watch a video of some of their friends online summoning spirits with a ceramic hand. Eager to find out whether it is true or not, Mia, Jade, and Riley (Jade’s brother) go to the party to find out for themselves.

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At first, the party is boring, but things get heated up when the guy in charge of the hand brings it out. Mia offers to be the first person to try it out. They explained the rules of the game: to summon the spirit, say “talk to me,” and to further allow the spirit to take control, say “I let you in.” However, there’s a rule: you must not spend more than 90 seconds, or else, the spirits take control permanently. Also, you must not die, or else, your soul gets trapped forever. Mia tries the “magic” out and confirms that it is indeed real.

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At the second party, the group tries the “magic” in turn. After wearing themselves out, Riley (Jade’s brother) asks for a turn. Jade refuses because he is too young. When his sister leaves, Riley persists on begging Mia for just one round. After minutes of persuasion, Mia finally agrees to allow Riley to take 50 seconds. Things took an interesting turn when Riley let the spirit in. The spirit starts talking like Mia’s mom. After 50 seconds, they try to remove the hand (break the connection with the spirit), but Mia stops them. Mia continues talking to her mother (the spirit in Riley's body) and allows the possession to go longer than 90 seconds (which is against the rule). Suddenly, Riley goes crazy and starts hitting his head on a table. As if that wasn’t enough, he tried to remove his eyeballs, thanks to Mia who stopped him from doing that.

Riley is rushed to the hospital and is in a terrible condition. The spirit still continues to hunt him until Mia ends things by taking her own life.

I love almost everything about this movie. First off, the characters did a great job- they played their roles perfectly. I’m not sure if they are new to the movie industry, but if they are, it wasn’t obvious because they handled their roles well. Also, the plot follows a sequential arrangement. The plot of the movie is catchy and interesting, until the ending. The ending of the movie is confusing. In my opinion, the director should’ve done a better job with the ending. Overall, the movie is quite amazing.

I recommend this movie to all horror movie lovers.

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