![]() ![]() He asks whether love really happens outside fairy-tales. It’s a song about a man feeling jaded about love. Either way, the song has something to teach us about faith. If you’re a bit younger, you’ll be thinking of Smash Mouth’s soundtrack to the first Shrek movie. If you’re older than me, you’ll link those words with a hit by the Monkees in the 1960s. ![]() Perhaps revisiting the list of the best horror movies will strengthen my courage to purchase a ticket by then, or it won't, and I'll never truly know how terrifying this movie is.I’m a believer! I’m a believer! I’m a believer! ![]() The Exorcist: Believer is set to release in theaters on October 13th, 2023. Maybe the right move is for me to just wait and see how the movie is received, so I can better assess if it's worth potentially re-opening the emotional scar I received watching the original Exorcist, assuming it ends up being just as iconic as the original film. ![]() I'm exaggerating, of course, but obviously, we don't know how this movie is going to turn out yet, or how it will be received despite all we know about it so far. For all I know, all of the frightening bits were shoved into this generously long three-minute trailer, and the rest is a lot of calm conversations and religious diagrams and school activities, mixed with a li'l bit of Pazuzu & Friends. Is it possible the hype and quality of The Exorcist: Believer has led me to feel like it's scarier than it is? I'll admit, there's a part of me worried that the trailer was crafted this way to maximize fear for a movie that isn't actually all that freaky, and that I'll look silly for going so hard on the record about how much it scared me.Īfter all, a scary trailer doesn't guarantee an effective movie. I've rewatched the trailer several times since I started writing this, and while I'm not any less frightened, I do now wonder if I'm just too caught up in my own head about it all. (Image credit: Universal) Maybe I'm Just Too In My Head About It Is that the point of horror, or is it more about being entertained? I'm torn between buying a ticket and being afraid I'll waste my money walking out or staying and willfully torturing myself to watch a movie that will mess me up. At the same time, I know that if I wait for streaming and digital release, I'll be more compelled and encouraged to stop watching, knowing I have the power to pause whenever I want. So much so that I can't guarantee I'd sit through an entire screening of the movie to see if I can handle it. You have to be ok with the idea of seeing kids suffer to get through this movie, and that will definitely be a struggle for me. Even if they're not suffering physical trauma, the exorcism process itself is painful and provokes all manner of screaming and groaning. Not only that, there are TWO possessed girls this time around, and they both look to be in a good deal of pain, suffering under the influence of the demons inhabiting their bodies. The Exorcist: Believer did not do that even in just its trailer, and seemed more than happy to linger on such awfulness. I'm sure I'm not alone in this, and that's probably why movies like The Witch and others that delve in such topics only hinted at those moments with quick hits of children suffering before moving the action elsewhere. (Image credit: Universal ) I Struggle With Seeing Children In PainĪnother reason The Exorcist: Believer trailer threw me for a loop is that I often struggle with horror movies that show children in pain. ![]()
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