The Invisible Man (2020)
Directed by: Leigh Whannell
How can you fight or protect yourself from something you can't see? How can you free yourself from the underlining trauma someone pulls you into. They creep into your life like a virus preying on every aspect of your life. This is reality for "Cee" Cecilia. She is hopelessly caught in an abusive relationship until one day she finally decides to take matters into her hands. She escapes but just barely. She knows her abuser (Adrian Griffin) will not ease his tight grip on her life. That he is just around the corner. Will she ever truly escape from the cruel clutches of Adrian?
Wow. If you have ever been or have ever known someone in an abusive relationship it's this to a tee. It's textbook. The film does an excellent job of shedding light on the true suspense, one feels when they are trapped in a toxic relationship. No matter how far you run or want to walk away the abuser finds a way to really prey on your nerves. This film executed that toxic web perfectly. You felt the suspense and the almost drowning feeling Cee felt trying to get away from Adrian. No matter how hard she wanted to be freed from his grasp he was just in the shadows. Not just figuratively either we learn literally too. The abuser preys on your reality and really makes you cause friction in the world around you. If they can't have you under their thumb and control then you're good as dead to them. It's all about control and Adrian Griffin played the narcissist role well. They come into your life completely simple. They start to tighten their control gradually. First they separate you from your friends and family. Until, they are all you have left. It's a cruel cycle and one many people find themselves in. This film was brilliant. The cinematography, story, characters, and overall vibe was articulate and centrally unnerving. So it should be considering the psychological warfare that abusive narcissists reap on their victims. You feel the anxiety that lingers in the air. You feel the tension Cecilia feels. You feel the never ending and suffocating feeling that mental and psychological abuse plays in the minds of their victims. This film captures it well.
9.8/10
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