Session 9

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The setting of the film Session 9 specifically takes place in the closed down Danvers State Hospital. It is an abandoned mental hospital that the characters are renovating. They appear to be out in the middle of nowhere which symbolically correlates to the abandonment of the mental hospital. The characters are pretty much alone, as is the hospital. One by one, the characters are each attacked and left alone, just as the mental hospital is left alone and abandoned attacked by natural elements. I would say the theme could be along the lines of life may not always be as it seems. This relates to many aspects in this film. For example, Gordon thought they could finish the job on the asylum in a week, but they don’t make it out alive and therefore the hospital is left unfinished and not as simple of a job as it appeared to be. Also Gordon seemed as though he was mentally stable to everyone, but upon entering the hospital, it appears he immediately became possessed by Simon and began killing everyone off. The mood of this horror film is similar to that of many other horror films. It creates a melancholy, dark, cold mood for the viewer. Between the dim lighting, when it rains, and when they are in complete darkness in the tunnels, it is enough to send chills down your spine. It seems that the format is that of almost a full circle. It begins with Gordon being consumed with deep thought and not being able to shake it, and it ends with Gordan’s thoughts literally being consumed by Simon. Overall I thought it was a good movie. I would give it a 3 out of 5 stars.