Synopsis Of The Film Monkey's Paw

A quick synopsis of the film Monkey’s Paw is that the main character, Jake, is presented with a monkey’s paw that that offers him a chance to make three wishes after he loses his job at a warehouse. The main character in the film is Jake Tilton, played by Thomason C. J. Jake is a warehouse employee. Though this is a respectable and good job by any standard, Jake’s job is a bit unsettling in the sense that his boss, Kevin (Andy Favreau) is married to his (Jake’s) former girlfriend Olivia, played by Michelle Pierce. The other characters in the film are Jake’s friends; Gillespie, played by Daniel Hugh Kelly, Tony Cobb, played by Stephen Lang, and Catfish, played by Corbin Bleu. Throughout the film, Bleu’s Cajun character comes out rather strong and in some cases, what he says is not easily understood. These friends of Jake’s play a rather critical role in the film. For instance, although the fact that Jake’s boss is married to Olivia, Jake’s former girlfriend, these friends make life a bit more bearable through companionship.

After Jake is fired from
his warehouse job, his friend Gillespie gives him an object, monkey’s paw, which gives Jake an opportunity for three wishes. Although the object grants these chances for a wish, it is also likely to cause problem if the owner makes the wishes. It appears that Gillespie’s family once used the object to make some wishes and faced some undesirable consequences. Hence, he advises Jake that he may as well opt not to make the whishes since the consequences might not be good. However, as is expected of someone who has just been fired by a boss that is currently married to his ex-girlfriend, Jake did not listen to his friend and went ahead to make his wishes.

The first wish that Jake made was to own a car parked right in front of a bar in the local shopping centre. Magically, Jake finds the car’s key in the ignition. Later as he rides with his friend Cobb in the car, they have an accident in which his friend supposedly dies. Because Jake loved his friend, his second wish was for Cobb to come back to life. Mysteriously, Cobb regains his life. Unfortunately, he is a changed man and is no longer the loving and caring friend that gave Jake hope and happiness when Jake worked under Kevin at the industrial supply warehouse. He does not care about Jake any more. In fact, Cobb now wants Jake to give him the chance to make the third wish to the object. However, Jake informs Cobb that the monkey’s paw was lost during the accident. To coerce Jake to give in to his demand for the third wish, Cobb kills everyone to whom Jake is close or acquainted. These murders just show how serous Cobb is about getting the third wish from the monkey’s paw.

The film is set in New Orleans and has a strong set of characters and a rather encompassing atmosphere in which the universe set in the film rolls out.
The enthusiasm of the youthful cats of the film also gives the film deserved vigor and assurance. Though the movie has a rich, young and energetic enthusiastic cats, it fails to reach the expected heights of horror or creepiness. Instead, every time a viewer expects the scenes to rise to new heights of goriness, a new scene is introduced. The film takes this approach in instance worth mention despite the fact that it occurs in a few cases. The visibility of this trend becomes more pronounced because such tactics or lack thereof, stops the film on its tracks, a practice or feature that does not work well for horror movies. Though quite entertaining, the film is a little bit ordinary and could have been made more interesting through more gruesome and scary scenes and
acts.