I’m Thinking of Ending Things: Is It Scary? | Screen Rant – Screen Rant

Charlie Kaufman's latest psychological horror movie I'm Thinking Of Ending Things takes the viewer on a bizarre journey but is it actually scary?

Charlie Kaufman's psychological horror filmI'm Thinking of Ending Thingsis a bizarre and unrelenting journey through the psyche of a young couple, but is it actually scary? An addition to the 2020Netflix originals lineup, it is adapted from Iain Reid's 2016 novel of the same name, which is notably one of the most intense thrillers on the market. Kaufman's use of the psychological horrorsub-genre is perhaps a bit misleading; it is psychologically intense, but the horrific elements are obscure and inaccessible for a casual viewing. It is only horrifying in the sense that it evokes existential dread while relying entirely on the psyche of the characters and the viewer. Thus,I'm Thinking of Ending Things is not scary in the traditional sense, but it does create a sense of internal fear.

While most psychological horror films feature elements of blatant impending doom, a physical manifestation of what the character is experiencing, and torture, Kaufman's film does not. It is a slow burn from beginning to end.I'm Thinking of Ending Thingsrarely allows the viewer to look away in fear of missing out on a moment of what could happen next. It has the ability to draw in an audience without revealing much of anything. This is what makes it such a great psychological horror film. It is relentless in its existentialism, it makes the audience question what they are seeing, and evokes fears of death, dying alone, and aging.

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I'm Thinking of Ending Thingscan be considered scary in its own right, but it is entirely dependent on how the viewer takes in the contents of the film. If films such asGerald's Game, Mother!,andThe House That Jack Builtare considered the traditional psychological horror movies, then Kaufman's latest film breaks that tradition. Deciphering whether or notI'm Thinking Of Ending Thingsis scary is a difficult task to undertake because it is a highly subjective film.

Rather than refer to Kaufman'sI'm Thinking of Ending Thingsas a psychological horror movie, it's more worthy of the existential horror label and sub-genre. Jake (Jesse Plemons) and the young woman (Jessie Buckley) are the only individuals faced with psychologically horrific events which create existential horror for its audience. Jake experiences a relentless sense of dread and fears dying alone, while the young woman questions her existence, the purpose behind living, and how insignificant everything feels to her. The characters are experience exactly what existential dread is.

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