Conjuring Movie Review

Cast

• Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren
• Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren
• Lili Taylor as Carolyn Perron
• Ron Livingston as Roger Perron
• Shanley Caswell as Andrea
• Hayley McFarland as Nancy
• Joey King as Christine
• Mackenzie Foy as Cindy
• Kyla Deaver as April
• Shannon Kook as Drew
• John Brotherton as Brad
• Sterling Jerins as Judy Warren
• Marion Guyot as Georgiana
• Morganna May as Debbie
• Amy Tipton as Camilla
• Zach Pappas as Rick
• Joseph Bishara as Bathsheba
• Christof Veillon as Maurice
• Steve Coulter as Father Gordon
• Lorraine Warren as woman in audience

Introduction

The Conjuring is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan and written by Chad Hayes and Kerry W. Hayes. It is the first film in The Conjuring Universe franchise. [4] Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga star as Ed and Lorraine Warren, paranormal investigators and headlining ghost writers. Their alleged true stories inspired the Amityville Horror story and film franchise. [5] The Warrens assist the Perron family as they experience increasingly disturbing events at their newly occupied Rhode Island farm in 1971.

Development on the film began in January 2012, and reports confirmed that Wan was the director of a film called The Warren Files, later renamed The Conjuring, based on the alleged real-life adventures of Ed and Lorraine Warren. paranormal events. , , In his second collaboration with Wan, Patrick Wilson starred alongside Vera Farmiga in the lead roles of Ed and Lorraine. Production began in February 2012 in Wilmington, North Carolina, and scenes were filmed in chronological order.

The Conjuring was released in the United States and Canada on July 19, 2013 by Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances, direction, script, atmosphere, and soundtrack. It grossed over $319 million worldwide against its $20 million budget. A sequel, The Conjuring 2, was released in 2016.

Review

In 1971, Roger and Carolyn Perron moved to a farm in Harrisville, Rhode Island, with their five daughters: Andrea, Nancy, Christine, Cindy and April. Their dog, Sadie, refuses to enter the house and the basement entrance has been sealed. Paranormal events occur in the early nights. At 3:07 a.m., all the clocks in the house stop. Sadie is found dead in the morning and Caroline wakes up with huge bruises. He and Christine encounter an evil spirit.

Caroline contacts demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren, who recently investigated a haunted doll named Annabelle. The Warrens meet with Caroline and agree to conduct a preliminary investigation, during which Lorraine, a psychic, finds that dark forces have taken hold of the Perron family and that leaving the house will not set them free. To gather evidence, they set up cameras and doorbells around the house with the help of their assistant Drew Thomas and police officer Brad Hamilton. Further research reveals that the house once belonged to an accused witch named Bathsheba Sherman (a relative of Marytown Easty), who sacrificed her week-old baby to the devil and committed suicide at 3:07 a.m. in 1863. Dala, who will take everyone away after cursing the country. Him. Several murders and suicides have been reported over the years in homes built on the property.

One morning, Bathsheba appears to Caroline and is completely possessed by her. That night, the group hears a spirit luring Cindy into the wardrobe, where she reveals a secret passageway. Lorraine enters the hallway and falls into the cellar, where she sees the spirit of a woman who possessed Bathsheba long ago and used to kill her son. Bathsheba attacks Nancy; The incident is caught on camera. The Warrens conclude that this is sufficient evidence to obtain permission from the Catholic Church for the exorcism, but Father Gordon explains that the approval would have to come directly from the Vatican because the Perron family are not members of the Catholic Church. 'Church.

The Warrens' daughter, Judy, is attacked by Bathsheba in the Warrens' own home. The Perron family takes refuge in a motel, but Caroline brings Christine and April home to kill them. Ed, Lorraine and Brad find Caroline in the basement trying to stab Christine. Lorraine warns that if they take Caroline out of the house, Bathsheba will kill her. They tie Caroline to a chair and Ed attempts the exorcism himself. Although Caroline escapes and attempts to kill April, Lorraine is able to call her, reminding her of a special memory she shared with her family, allowing Ed to complete the spell, lifting Bathsheba's curse and dooming her. to go back to hell. Back home, Ed adds the haunted music box from the Perrones' house to his chamber of cursed artifacts he's collected from previous cases. When he leaves, the music box automatically starts playing.