English Dept.
I think the goal in making a Lovecraftian horror film is a kind of balance. With Lovecraft, if something is hard to think about, then it's hard to put into words. And if it's hard to express verbally, then it's nearly impossible to show. Fabulous creatures tinged with a hint of sci-fi with a story that conjures the internal emotions and abstract themes of like a Bergman film. It's Buñuel with slime from the intersection of time and space.
Every element of The Void has been crafted by its filmmakers with the utmost attention to detail. We have to assume that as with the best films, regardless of genre, every choice is intentional. Nothing in the frame has escaped the eye of the director, the cinematographer, the production designer. But as you're watching, of course, you ask yourself, What is it? Because I don't think we're really sure as the pieces begin to fall into place. I'm not sure we can even really be sure what it is when we get to the conclusion.
