The “Five Nights At Freddy’s” movie came to theaters on Friday, Oct. 27, and was made for frightful suspense lovers. Starring Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, and Elizabeth Lail, this movie is bound to get very few rotten tomatoes.
From the very beginning, the movie presented its spine-chilling vibes. The introduction includes a frightening and nail-biting scene that leads into the opening credits. Nowadays, credits are mostly seen only at the end, so this movie offers the viewers a look into the past. The opening music is a mixture of almost childlike innocence and eerie, ‘don’t look back’ suspense.
Throughout the movie, the story of the animatronics is told through the lives of siblings Mike Schmidt (Hutcherson) and Abby Schmidt (Rubio). It’s clear to tell that the film has parts from each of the “Five Nights At Freddy’s” games, but it’s mostly based on the third.
Rather than being a movie filled with CGI (computer generated imagery), the animatronics were completely real. Multiples of each animatronic character were created so the crew could easily have them in each scene. In an interview with NBC Insider, director Emma Tammi noted that “the practical effects of puppeteering were apparent and totally worked for the film.”
The movie was created for younger generations rather than older, being less of a horror movie and more of a simple thriller; while there were a handful of parts that included grim violence intended to scare the audience, there was not a lot of gore, thus creating a more child appropriate film.
The movie ended in an intense, all-out battle between the living and the dead. The plot comes to a conclusion with a major twist and the brutal fall of the mysterious villain, bringing the terror of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria to an end. For those who enjoy a good thriller with a twinge of childhood nostalgia, “Five Nights At Freddy’s” is the movie to watch.
