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Unfriended

2014 US HMDB
junio 18, 2014

Mientras están chateando una noche, seis amigos reciben por Skype un mensaje de Laura Barns, una joven estudiante que se había suicidado un año antes tras ser humillada en Internet por un video sexual en el que aparecía borracha una noche. Al principio los amigos piensan que es una broma, pero cuando la persona con la que chatean comienza a revelar sus secretos más íntimos, se dan cuenta de que el asunto es grave.

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Produccion: Timur Bekmambetov (Producer)Jason Blum (Executive Producer)
Guion: Nelson Greaves (Writer)
Fotografia: Adam Sidman (Director of Photography)

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Un grupo de amigos se conecta a Internet para abrir su habitual chat nocturna en la que hablar de cosas tontas y burlarse unos de otros. Sin embargo, el ambiente festivo se ve empañado desde el principio por la aparición en la conversación de un perfil misterioso que luego los contacta fingiendo ser Laura Barns, una amiga suya que se suicidó exactamente un año antes debido a un vídeo difundido en la red que la había humillado. Inicialmente, los protagonistas piensan en una broma de mal gusto, pero luego se darán cuenta de que el pasado ha regresado para cobrarles sus malas acciones hacia una ex amiga. Comienza así un aterrador juego de matanza que se desarrolla entre ventanas de chat, páginas de Google y vídeos de YouTube. Tag, post, link, like y derivados son todos términos que han entrado en el lenguaje común y que forman parte del universo de las redes sociales. Estas últimas han determinado sin duda un cambio en el estilo de vida de cada uno de nosotros, una evolución de las relaciones humanas y han llevado incluso a una revisión de las técnicas y las ideas artísticas. Una revolución de 360 grados a la que el cine de terror, como es su buena tradición, no ha podido permanecer insensible y que, desde hace algunos años, ha mostrado la tendencia a destacar los efectos negativos de esta ola innovadora a través de obras centradas en la idea de la muerte que corre a lo largo de los cables del teléfono primero y de la conexión a Internet luego para difundirse a través de las chats: películas como "The Call", "Pulse" y "Kairo" se han convertido en cultos para todos los amantes de este mini género de estilo tecnológico que podríamos definir casi como "Horror 2.0". Esta vez, sin embargo, se ha querido ir más allá del simple uso de este tema, y el encargado de ello es el director Levan Gabriadze, quien con su nuevo trabajo, titulado "Unfriended", se reengancha al discurso sobre la evolución de las técnicas de hacer arte. Su película, de hecho, más allá de cualquier discurso sobre el valor artístico que desarrollaremos a continuación, está destinada a hacer escuela y a marcar un punto de ruptura con el pasado, ya que está toda filmada en un largo falso plano secuencia hecho de imágenes del mundo de Internet y de las redes sociales en particular. El de Gabriadze es, por lo tanto, un experimento en toda regla que, desde el punto de vista visual, logra la perfección. Numerosas son las ideas dignas de mención, como las músicas insertadas a través de la plataforma Spotify, las conversaciones múltiples entre los protagonistas, los flashbacks narrados a través de la visión de vídeos tomados de la red que permiten reconstruir y explicar los puntos de partida de la historia. Todas técnicas que deberían contribuir a crear un ritmo incalzante y a involucrar cada vez más al espectador y a ponerlo en el centro de la escena casi al lado de los personajes, exaltando así el verdadero objetivo prefijado del género mockumentary. Justo deberían. Lástima, de hecho, que tanta estructura innovadora choque con una historia que rezuma vejez por todos los poros, con sus evidentes referencias al j-horror en el que los protagonistas son fantasmas que regresan del reino de los muertos para vengarse de aquellos que les hicieron daño. Esto es lo que sucede en "Unfriended" y se traduce en una trama predecible y banal que transmite al espectador, incluso al más novato en el terror, la molesta sensación de prever cada evento y giro narrativo y sentirse, por lo tanto, un paso por delante incluso de los propios protagonistas. Lógico, por lo tanto, esperar que con el paso de los minutos la verdadera protagonista se convierta en el aburrimiento, surgido de una serie de diálogos inútiles y poco funcionales para el desarrollo de la trama y del intento desaliñado y confuso de insertar los típicos estilemas del género, como cambios de sonido y un par de secuencias de asesinatos todo menos impactantes en cuanto a suspense. Y poco sirven los giros finales telefónicos y hechos bastante inútiles por una escasa descripción de las relaciones entre los participantes en la chat y una casi inexistente caracterización de los personajes que carecen de una identidad bien definida. En cuanto al reparto, compuesto por los jóvenes y desconocidos Shelley Hennig, Moses Storm, Ranee Ostead, Will Peltz, Jacob Wysocki y Courtney Halverson, el juicio queda en suspenso, ya que las interpretaciones de los actores mencionados no pueden considerarse interpretaciones en el sentido clásico del término, sino simples charlas por chat que poco quitan y poco añaden a una historia plana y sin sobresaltos. "Unfriended", en conclusión, es una obra admirable por la voluntad de experimentar, pero, como todos los experimentos, necesitaba ser perfeccionada y acompañada de un trabajo de guion mejor concebido y menos atento a querer atraer a toda costa a un público adolescente.
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RESEÑAS DE LA COMUNIDAD (6)

Reno

Reno

7 /10

In this viral going social media era, our actions must be very cautious!

A new age cinema. I don't know how it was put under 'found footage' subgenre film, since the webcams involved I think it is very much valid. There are lots of interesting stats for this like it is a $1m film, 80 minutes long, shot within the 16 days, but made to look like a single shot film in real time. This is a story of friends gang whose friend was recently committed suicide. Like usual one day, they are all hanging out on the Skype for a group chat, finds a stranger contact live among them who claims she's their dead friend. So the quest begins to find who really it is and what is the purpose behind such a pose.

This story is very familiar. Like a gang was put together in a room and revealing each others secret to bring total chaos. Take for example 'Cube'. What follows is we all know which is actually a famous cliché in a thriller like this. So I thought similar way for this and it was, but only in a digital format where the current world trend stands. So this film can be enjoyed by youngsters and those who are familiar which internet forums like facebook, skype, google, email et cetera. In the entire film, all you would see is the computer screen. So you have to quick where mousing is moving and text was composed and concentrating the audio comments. Something like sitting next to a friend's computer and looking what he's doing.

I think it was a good film, keeps us guessing till the final minute. I'm watching it a bit late, but very happy I did not miss it after all and there is already a second film getting ready which is due this year's end. But I doubt the film won't get anywhere near to this one. The franchise might end up like 'Paranormal Activity' if sequels keeping coming. The actors were good though. I thought one of them was Jennifer Carpenter where one of the film posters resembles 'Quarantine', but during the watch I realised it was a different actress.

Despite the familiar theme, the setting makes all the difference and pretty entertaining. The end scene was a surprise, because until that point I was not aware of this film genre. Definitely worth a watch for modernising the old storyline with lots of suspense.

7/10

mattwilde123

mattwilde123

6 /10

'Unfriended' is a modern horror film with interesting messages about modern society and our addiction to social networking tools on the Internet. It touches on quite a sensitive subject in cyber bullying from the very disturbing introduction. It tells the story of a teenage girl who was publicly humiliated on the internet and commits suicide due to the heckling and bullying from her peers. A year on and it seems that this group of peers are being stalked online by a vengeful pursuer.

Gabradze's direction is very intriguing. 'Unfriended' (lovingly renamed 'Mad Macs' by me) plays out in very simplistic fashion. The film shows the main character's computer screen throughout it's duration. The audience see every keystroke and mistake made by Blaire Lily (Shelley Hennig). This is a very compelling technique when trying to show the character's panic and fear slowly progressing. Blaire plays around with music software known as 'Spotify' during the film which gives an excuse for there to be non-diegetic music to add to the atmosphere.

As the film is mainly a conference video call on 'Skype', the actors are in separate rooms on individual "webcams" to add to the realism of the story. Although the film didn't require the actors each to connect to the internet, occasional screen buffering and flickering help add to the illusion.

'Unfriended' is a very dialogue-driven film as not a lot of action takes place. Therefore, it is essential to have a good screenplay to keep the story as intriguing as possible. The screenplay is solid and there are genuine moments when the mysterious stalker is very creepy and scary. Due to the nature of the film's themes, there is a lot of slang and computer terms that seasoned users of said social networking tools will appreciate and understand. If you are not very wise to how these programs work it may be hard to keep up with the story.

The actors weren't the best but the film did work. It would seem that their jarring and annoying demeanor added to the theme of the piece however.

Overall, 'Unfriended' is an interesting film. I thought it was a very clever statement on modern life. There were moments that were genuinely scary and creepy but like most modern horror films it relied too much on jump scares. It conjured up good memories of 'The Blair Witch Project' in how it tried to be as realistic as possible whilst also addressing dark themes of today's culture.

★★★

Gimly

Gimly

5 /10

Actually pretty alright, maybe the format has been utilised better elsewhere, but you still have to admire Unfriended's dedication, especially for all the way back in 2014. That dedication does have some drawbacks though, the devotion to the realism unfortunately also means realistically low quality webcam video & audio, as well as the realistic wait times I've using a computer. It felt like for so much of Unfriended I was just sitting there waiting for a page come up, or a file to download, or a response on an IM, and yes of course any computer user will absolutely have to wait for these things, but it's not what you go to the movies to see.

Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.

John Chard

John Chard

7 /10

Online, your memories live forever... but so do your mistakes.

A group of online chat room friends find themselves terrorised by someone or something using the account of their dead friend.

For someone like me who is way out of the age sphere for such things like the social media world featured here, Unfriended is a fascinating and unnerving experience. When your on line experiences are simply message boards and discussion forums etc, where twitter, skype, facebook and their like are alien to them, then one can only praise when an innovative and fresh idea is brought to the horror realm of film making. And lets face it, horror always needs new splinters to off set the ream of numerical sequels and remakes from hell.

Unfriended is not scary on conventional terms, where it's not about to jolt you out of your seat or have you hiding behind the sofa. It is, however, scary how technology has advanced, how the millions of world wide web users so willingly commit to baring their innermost to all and sundry. Then there's the dark half, those who use the platforms for venal and nefarious means, bringing very real terrors into our world.

I can't personally vouch for how genuine the tech aspects are in this film, but Unfriended definitely taps into a frightening realm, and that is to be applauded. Oh I will not be watching it again, I mean what would be the point? But I'm glad I did take the plunge, and simultaneously I'm glad I'm one of those who is happy just texting and using email... 7.5/10

RalphRahal

5 /10

Unfriended is a movie that plays with a bold concept: telling the entire story through a computer screen. It’s an innovative approach that captures the modern digital experience, but it’s also limiting. The first act does a solid job setting up tension and showcasing realistic online interactions, but as the story transitions into supernatural horror, it loses some of its grounding. The ghost revenge angle feels less convincing, leaving the movie somewhere between a chilling cautionary tale and a far-fetched slasher.

The acting works well for what it is, especially if you see it as a revenge prank gone wrong. However, the supernatural elements don’t fully sell the scares. That said, the integration of music, complete with playlist visuals, is a clever and enjoyable touch. While Unfriended deserves credit for trying something different, it’s missing the depth needed to elevate it to a truly great horror film. I didn’t hate it, but it’s not quite there either.

Dr_Nostromo

Dr_Nostromo

7 /10

74/100

As teen friends gather together on Skype, an unknown person appears calling themselves Laura ...a girl that committed suicide a year previously. Being a certified computer tech and an overall nerd, I love this film but ...probably more so than the average viewer. The entire film is seen through one of the participants monitors adding to the realism and spontaneity. Not quite as good as "Unfriended: Dark Web" (probably due to it having a supernatural element whereas DW did not making it more realistic) but still very effective and incredibly tense. -- DrNostromo.com

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