This image is from 2010 horror film Insidious.
The scene occurs when the paranormal investigator Elise is trying to uncover
the truth about the deadly spirit haunting the house, and she is the only
person that can see it and is therefore having her colleague draw everything
she describes. I really like this scene for many reasons, the first being the
angle and composition of the shot. The high angle clearly asserts the power of
the demonic spirit positioned on the ceiling of the boy’s room, and shows that
it has more knowledge of the situation than Elise does. This simple aspect of
the shot has so much symbolism behind it and shows many ways in which the
spirit has the power. The director of this film James Wan does this again in
the sequel to this film Insidious: Chapter 2 when the mother Renai is
looking up the stairs after hearing a strange noise. Another reason I enjoy
this scene is the eye contact we assume Elise has with the demon, because it
shows her connection to the other world and how she is thoroughly determined to
save the family and discover the secrets. I also really like the lighting in
this scene and how only the two characters are lit with everything around them
blacked out so that the focus is on them.
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