Review of The Exorcist (1973)

In 1972 the officers of Warner Bros decided to turn to film his book William Peter Blatty "Ôhe Exorcist". Ystera the refusal of Stanley Kubrick and John Boorman, the director takes a young man who finally started to become known after the successful (artistic and commercial) of Ôhe French Connection. O William Friedkin thus having the full support of the same author (who has adapted the script) and a multi-talented cast at the disposal of (Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller, Linda Blair), failed to establish that even now called "The SCARIEST film of all time."

In the first part we have to do more with a psychological thriller, and perhaps most shocking is the process of exorcism that follows the second (which today may seem a little quaint in places because of outdated effects). The Friedkin creates a haunting backdrop reminiscent electrifying atmosphere before the storm. Constantly playing with the nerves of the viewer and the reflexes of (inoculating the film parasyneidisiakes images), manages to cause feelings of withdrawal and redemption. Expertly guides (and the trick mentioned above) all of the actors. Special mention should be natural for Linda Blair (played the possessed Regan), which shows incredible acting (not only) maturity for her age. Finally, the music seems ideal and is likely to haunt the mind for long.

Storyline is enough to qualify from the original: a demon takes out his body and soul a little girl. Juggling the boundaries of the supernatural, the devil is (as always with the script) is an ancient spirit that accidentally released during archaeological excavations. At a symbolic level, the demon he could be "hysterical" (in the Freudian sense) syndrome occupied females just before their entry into the menstrual cycle. The fear of the changes occurring in their body and then up to the psyche and worldview. The legendary masturbation scene with the cross, beyond the obvious purpose (ie to shock), is perhaps the best example of those who basically want tell us director and writer: the Regan has a small "daimonistei" is standard, prohibition, and "must" to impose them on the Catholic church, according to strict principles of which had been raised. So could someone wondered if all that's happening is just a psychosomatic reaction to this oppression.


10/10