Real Life Horror? Hate and Discrimination

Now normally I post things such as horror reviews, my favorite Halloween events, etc. I'd like to take the time and space on my blog to speak about a truly terrifying thing. The effects of discrimination that this country holds.

Many times a year, we hear about deaths. Deaths of young black men, LGBT individuals who fall from murder or suicide, people all over the world being killed for who they are, or their beliefs. Does this not make anyone else sick?

Just by simply taking a look at the news, we see these horrible tragedies every single day. With an even closer look, you can see just the magnitude in which these incidents occur. Many people close themselves off, and ignore the fact that we live in a society structured around tearing one another down.  It can be so filled with hate. And this is the issue, instead of recognizing the issue, we ignore it. Instead of taking a stand and preventing deaths, we continue to spread hate.

We all hear about Michael Brown and Leelah Alcorn, yet the "n-word" and "faggot" are still echoed through the schools.

Take a stand.

A law in Indiana was just overruled. This law allowed companies to deny service to anyone of the LGBT community. Just like in the time of the Jim Crown laws. We honestly came that close to taking a step back to the 60's.  Yeah it was overruled, but the fact that it was even proposed in the first place is astounding.

This is a major flaw in our world. Where people are killed, bullied, assaulted, and pushed to suicide. Where the hate is so strongly engrained in peoples mentalities, that they see no issue with their actions. We're all humans, and I'm tired of people being treated any other way.

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Insidious

Insidious is a well know horror movie produced by BlumeHouse. As soon as it was released, it instantly became popular. Now a days, the majority of the movies released into theaters are remakes, or the typical cliche films. The first thing that I liked about Insidious was that this was neither of the two.

To many, this could however, be seen as a typical paranormal film. This is untrue. Most people would describe a typical paranormal film as a family who movies into a house, or buys an object, and events slowly unfold to reveal that there is a haunting. The father doesn't believe, until the very worst events happen, and by then it is too late. I bet you've seen dozens of movies like this right? Here is where the Insidious differs.

Yes, when the film, begins it is perceived that it is as a generic movie. But then we realize that it isn't a normal haunting, it is in fact a lot deeper. The movie transforms into an entirely new world or dimension (the further.) A world filled with brilliant characters and environments. This was my favorite part of the whole movie. The scene when the further is first revealed.
Here are some examples.


My next personal favorite element is all of the different characters. Besides the main human characters, there is a wide variety of different villains who really capture the essence of what the movie is all about. In many paranormal films, the "spirit" is not even displayed. This to me is a flaw, because what really signifies a series is a unique and remember-able character. For example, would you remember Halloween, Friday the 13th or Nightmare on Elm Street without the iconic Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, or Freddy Krueger?  Most likely not. So following that, here are many characters that set Insidious apart.

Long Haired Fiend

Lip Stick Demon

Bride In Black

My next favorite aspect of the film is the depth. The first movie alone, does well of this. However, there is a second installment. The second movie, weaves itself into the first film, and answers questions that you didn't even know that you had! On June 5th of this year, a 3rd Insidious will be released. Check out the first two and wait for the third, you won't regret it.

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