By: Karli Branson
Director Parker Finn, released a new Psychological Horror film titled “Smile”. The movie was released September 30, 2022 and highlights a therapist struggling to recover after witnessing something horrific. She soon realizes she must come to terms with her past before she can navigate through the present.
Redwood Rangers were asked for their opinions on the new movie.
Juliet Prosser ‘24 said that she usually enjoys the horror genre and found that this movie contained plenty of jumpscares. Prosser says, “I definitely thought it would be all scary and have a lot of gore to it, but there is more of a creepy storyline.”
Prosser enjoyed the movie’s outcome and expressed that this is definitely a movie she would recommend to others.
Dominic Garcia ‘23 thoroughly enjoyed watching it and said, “I was very scared going to see the movie after all the trailers I had seen. A lot of people were saying they were so scared watching it and it definitely lived up to that.”
Garcia was excited about the film’s horror aspect and expressed that the walk back to his car was very nerve wracking. He overall was delighted with how the movie turned out.
Another student, Hunter Pruitt ‘24 was happy to share his viewing experience. Pruitt says, “My expectations were pretty high because everyone said it was a really good movie, but it was a decent movie.”
Pruitt liked that, “there were moments in the movie that were really scary but there were also moments that weren’t.” And like this, he enjoyed some parts of the film more than others.
“If you like scary movies, you should go watch it,” says Garcia.
Karli Branson
Karli Branson, '24 is a Feature Editor for the Redwood Gigantea but is always open to explore other sections. Outside of the Gigantea she enjoys the fashion industry! You can reach Karli at karli.br4537@vusd.us.
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