A Dark Song - Movie Review 

That CG thing didn't help

Yes i agree. The ending literally sent shivers down my spine. Its an outstanding and coherent payload to a large build up.

Hey the angel was awesome lol

Yes, after everything she went through shes till made the right choice, forgiveness is good for the soul lol

@Rick Lopez no. It may be pretty but the restraint, with such grounded movie, is unscrupulous.

Her guardian angel finally showed up and helped her escape the evil entities that were torturing her. And we get to see the angel smile realizing that she has spiritually matured into "spending" her favor asking for "the poweer to forgive" instead of her initial desire for revenge.

To get the most out of the ending, think about the whole film from a Christianity perspective. The whole plot and especially the ending hinge on the theme of heartfelt redemption. For the first two cycles, she was not driven toward finding an angel (which is what she implied she desired by saying she wanted to speak to her dead son, and this is what Joseph was trying to help her summon). This is why when there were hints that an angel was watching, she became upset, since she was expecting demons (though she wasn't fully driven for that either until the third cycle). As she began to get her desires, she also started questioning her purpose in seeing that Joseph was literally dying to get her to the goal. She actually started looking for redemption when leaving the house to get help. If not for her turning away from her desire for revenge, the angel would have never shown up in the first place. Remember how Joseph said part of the purity is either forgiveness or blood sacrifice? The demons were not simply torturing her. By cutting off her finger, they took the blood sacrifice and were ready to give her the favor of revenge. At that moment, she knew in her heart that she couldn't do it and fled them and her chance for revenge. When she found the angel, she was saying "I'm sorry," to God. Specifically because she realized she had gone so far away from him (represented by the angel) that it took a great act of intercession to save her. She knew that the 'only' favor to ask for was the power to forgive, since she lived the horror of what blood sacrifice meant. And for those who are disappointed by the demons, they are supposed to be close to human, since human desires like revenge are the rejection of God (as we can see from the conversation with her sister).

Is that the one with slaughterfish from outer space? Loved that one.

No, he hasn't covered that movie. When in doubt, just type "goodbadflicks" and the name of the movie you're wondering about.

ah ok, thank you

The movie would have explored itself further if the lady had been honest from the beginning. When there are two characters stuck with each other in a confined space, in this case a house, naturally there's going to be tension between the two. That's just how the formula works. But having her constantly lie to the occultist makes the tension feel manufactured, because each lie works against her, and each lie works against the audience and we lose out on a deeper meaning that the story is attempting to take us. The movie followers her as the main character and yet we know little to nothing about her true intention, other than to contact an angel. It's as if we're in the head of the occultist instead and we're being led to one forced answer after another as the movie progresses. Then at the end she asks for forgives, then turns around and dumps the occultist's body in the swamp. I guess she didn't want to be bogged down by questions from police. -__-

Actually, she lied to the occultist because there was a real danger of summoning unspeakable things if your reasons were dark, which hers were. She wanted revenge, pure and simple, and was full of hatred and grief.. and you don't summon an angel with dark intent. As the film progressed she learned finally at the end that what she actually wanted more than anything else was peace, the peace that comes with being able to forgive, rather than to be filled with hate and bitterness which would have stayed with her anyway if she had had revenge. So that is what she asked for, and that's what she got; the ability to forgive and and the inner peace that came with it.

Also very curious about Last Shift. Been saving it in my Netflix queue.

Agreed!

Fear Does Not Exist Thanks