directed by James Wong
Are you ready for a ride?! As a fan of “Final Destination” series, I’ve decided to officially dedicate some space on my page and recommend you all those great action films. If you’ve seen them, then I invite you to join me on this nostalgic trip remembering the most spectacular deaths and plot twists. But if you haven’t even tried the series, then I’m more than happy to introduce you to its world. This year we’re given the newest part, about 14 years after the last one, so perhaps young cinephiles might not have heard of the whole series. And I believe that if you see the newest part without knowing previous ones, then it doesn’t give you the same chills anymore. So let’s start from 2000 and the first “Final Destination”. We get to know Alex (Devon Sawa), who’s about to go on a school trip to Paris. Before the departure, he has a premonition in which their plane crashes. The teenager panics so much that he doesn’t want to take the flight. A teacher and some other students stay with him at the airport, while the plane departures and actually… crashes right after. Huge luck? Not really. Because Alex and those several people were supposed to die in that accident, so they tricked death. And death doesn’t like to play games, so things get complicated when they start dying in strange circumstances. Will Alex manage to survive and save his friends? That’s for you to see. And if you’re so sure that Alex stays alive because there are more parts of the series, then you might be quite surprised. What I love about this film (and the whole series) is that you cannot expect anything. We’re taught that the protagonist always succeeds, that good wins evil, that the last plot twist should be close to the end, but still not at the very end etc. Meanwhile in “Final Destination” all those rules are broken way too many times. And perhaps younger readers might not appreciate it that much because current cinema is full of surprises, but in the early 00s it was a big shock. So if you want to find out how we got traumatised at the beginning of this century, join me on the “Final Destination” journey. After the first part you might develop the fear of flying, pay more attention to kitchen cutlery, always check the road while crossing it, take shorter showers and some others… Not enough trauma? See you soon for part two.
My rating: 8/10
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I have nothing to watch 