Beware: The Wrath Of Alexia
Beware: The Wrath of Alexia
Monica Ring
Trust me when I say that you don’t have to understand Spanish to be frightened by the ghost Alexia.
Alexia, written and directed by Andrés Borghi, is a short horror film about Franco’s ex-girlfriend coming back from the dead to stop him from moving on.
The best way to describe this short film is The Ring meets Unfriended. Although this short film can be viewed as a combination of the two feature length films, it has many elements that contribute to the genre of horror in unique ways. The fact that this is all in Spanish is very creative, since most horror movies nowadays are based on Americans. That was a really nice way to detach from the stereotypical structure of a modern day horror film.
In addition to the diverging language, the short film seems to allow for raw emotion as the topic of suicide comes into play. In most horror films, if there’s a suicide, it’s …show more content…
From my prior knowledge of horror films, the least important characters are the first to be killed.
While I won’t say what happens to Melina, I would definitely like to see a continuation of Alexia. Along with winning many awards, Alexia has gotten selected for more festivals than I can count on my fingers. The story takes its time to develop, and isn’t rushed, which allows me to better enjoy the short film.
Alexia’s cause of death is clarified right from the start, which prevents being overly repetitive and telling too much backstory. Borghi knew exactly how to write and direct the perfect horror short film, as it seems very thorough and each main event linked with something else. The newfound love between Melina and Franco lead to the unleashing of Alexia’s revenge in the end.
All I know is that after watching Alexia, I may need to delete my social media and sleep with all of my lights on for the next month or
Monica Ring
Trust me when I say that you don’t have to understand Spanish to be frightened by the ghost Alexia.
Alexia, written and directed by Andrés Borghi, is a short horror film about Franco’s ex-girlfriend coming back from the dead to stop him from moving on.
The best way to describe this short film is The Ring meets Unfriended. Although this short film can be viewed as a combination of the two feature length films, it has many elements that contribute to the genre of horror in unique ways. The fact that this is all in Spanish is very creative, since most horror movies nowadays are based on Americans. That was a really nice way to detach from the stereotypical structure of a modern day horror film.
In addition to the diverging language, the short film seems to allow for raw emotion as the topic of suicide comes into play. In most horror films, if there’s a suicide, it’s …show more content…
From my prior knowledge of horror films, the least important characters are the first to be killed.
While I won’t say what happens to Melina, I would definitely like to see a continuation of Alexia. Along with winning many awards, Alexia has gotten selected for more festivals than I can count on my fingers. The story takes its time to develop, and isn’t rushed, which allows me to better enjoy the short film.
Alexia’s cause of death is clarified right from the start, which prevents being overly repetitive and telling too much backstory. Borghi knew exactly how to write and direct the perfect horror short film, as it seems very thorough and each main event linked with something else. The newfound love between Melina and Franco lead to the unleashing of Alexia’s revenge in the end.
All I know is that after watching Alexia, I may need to delete my social media and sleep with all of my lights on for the next month or