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…
presented for a few seconds at most, before moving onto the real plot of the film. However, in this particular narrative, I appreciate the emphasis on how serious suicide is. Franco seemed to think it was his fault that Alexia committed suicide, and at first, I didn’t like Melina’s character.
The acting was wonderful, which is why I didn’t like Melina. She seemed too desperate for Franco’s affection, and completely disregarded Alexia’s death. Though she attempted to come across as sincere by distracting Franco from Alexia’s birthday, it didn’t change the fact that Franco appeared to have Alexia’s blood on his hands. He seemed haunted by the fact that their breakup was most likely the cause of Alexia’s suicide.
After Melina declared that she was going over to see Franco, I immediately got a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach. When Alexia began to haunt and hack Franco’s computer screen, I felt the sudden suspense. I wanted him to run out of the house and get to safety, but then I remembered that in any good horror film, the suspense has to rise. As Alexia became angrier, I feared for Franco’s life.
Borghi’s character development was very thorough, and he seemed as though he had everything figured out. Since I’m an avid horror movie fan, I didn’t think this would creep me out that much, but Borghi certainly proved me wrong. I felt chills running up my spine as Franco zoomed further into the picture of Alexia’s slashed wrists.
During the scene where Franco was washing his face in the bathroom, I expected Alexia to make an appearance in the mirror. I feel as though it’s such a cliche horror movie tactic to use, which is why I was both surprised and highly content that Borghi refrained from doing that. He implemented the element of surprise, which was highly effective and served wonders by leaving a huge cliffhanger.
When Melina got to Franco’s house, she’s only seen for a few seconds, implying that she’s not an extremely important part of the scene.
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
so.
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…
presented for a few seconds at most, before moving onto the real plot of the film. However, in this particular narrative, I appreciate the emphasis on how serious suicide is. Franco seemed to think it was his fault that Alexia committed suicide, and at first, I didn’t like Melina’s character.
The acting was wonderful, which is why I didn’t like Melina. She seemed too desperate for Franco’s affection, and completely disregarded Alexia’s death. Though she attempted to come across as sincere by distracting Franco from Alexia’s birthday, it didn’t change the fact that Franco appeared to have Alexia’s blood on his hands. He seemed haunted by the fact that their breakup was most likely the cause of Alexia’s suicide.
After Melina declared that she was going over to see Franco, I immediately got a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach. When Alexia began to haunt and hack Franco’s computer screen, I felt the sudden suspense. I wanted him to run out of the house and get to safety, but then I remembered that in any good horror film, the suspense has to rise. As Alexia became angrier, I feared for Franco’s life.
Borghi’s character development was very thorough, and he seemed as though he had everything figured out. Since I’m an avid horror movie fan, I didn’t think this would creep me out that much, but Borghi certainly proved me wrong. I felt chills running up my spine as Franco zoomed further into the picture of Alexia’s slashed wrists.
During the scene where Franco was washing his face in the bathroom, I expected Alexia to make an appearance in the mirror. I feel as though it’s such a cliche horror movie tactic to use, which is why I was both surprised and highly content that Borghi refrained from doing that. He implemented the element of surprise, which was highly effective and served wonders by leaving a huge cliffhanger.
When Melina got to Franco’s house, she’s only seen for a few seconds, implying that she’s not an extremely important part of the scene.
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
so.