Recently, a movie based on the popular game franchise “Five Nights at Freddy’s” was announced and released. This movie received a substantial amount of criticism regarding its maturity and faithfulness to the original material. As a result, the movie initially received a shockingly low score of 25% on Rotten Tomatoes upon its release. Contrary to this initial rating, many people eventually came to enjoy and even love the movie. Some content creators associated with the franchise raised interesting points about certain reviews.
These reviews often echoed the sentiment that the “Five Nights at Freddy’s” movie had little to no gore or jump scares, making it more like a thriller than a horror film. Many criticized the movie for not being sufficiently scary, especially considering that the games revolve around trying not to be caught by the Fazbear animatronics. For some, the movie didn’t set the right tone or do justice to the franchise. However, there were also positive reviews that praised the changes to the source material, claiming it enhanced the experience for them.
These are general observations about the movie, but I’d like to share my own opinion on the matter. The movie seemed more akin to the comic book versions of the story rather than the main storyline featured in the games. This left many fans of the games and the main storyline disappointed. Some viewers criticized the movie for being “all over the place” and “inconsistent.” Personally, I wasn’t heavily invested in comic books or anything beyond the games up to “Five Nights at Freddy’s 6.”
Nevertheless, I had a basic understanding of the original story, and the references in the movie excited me, as the story many of us had been following for years finally made its way to the big screen. However, I did have some negative opinions. Despite not being a fan of horror, I found the franchise to be terrifying, but the movie failed to elicit the same fear. Some of the more violent scenes were blurred due to the movie’s PG-13 rating, and while they added a small amount of blood and shadows to combat this, it didn’t help much.
Overall, I thought the characters were great. The child actors did an amazing job of being ominous and mysterious, and the increasingly suspenseful plot of the story made them genuinely frightening whenever they appeared on screen. These moments paired well with interactions between the main characters that initially seemed friendly, but the audience knew these people had the potential to kill at any moment.
The main characters were portrayed perfectly, and I want to avoid spoilers, but the emotions tied to the main character’s backstory, along with the movie’s setting and theme, made it easy to relate to him and his feelings. Throughout the movie, the main character made mistakes that put his life at risk, and he didn’t emerge unscathed, leaving a sense of humanity in the character.
In conclusion, I would rate the movie 7 out of 10. Others may share my opinion, while some may completely disagree. In the end, this movie has generated a wide range of opinions, and I wanted to share mine.
