All that I can say is'WoW'. The Cinema Graphics were way ahead of it's time in the early 60's. The colors were enriched with intensity of depths and hues. At first it took me awhile to grasp the storyline do to the stupidity of some of the actresses.(Example, the first call girl who asked no questions and just took him to her residence) But later on, we see a mentally torched adult (Mark) who tries hard to function in mainstream society only to get caught up in his late father's research on the definition and true face of fear. 'Do we take the blue or red pill to embark down the Twisted Rabbit's Hole' This era was not big on gore ,so I was amaze at the final climatic moment to see blood spilling out of Mark's mouth as he met his death with fear and acceptance.The movie I believe ,could have had more of a realistic quality if the victims, tried to elude their fates instead of watching it happen to them in slow motion.Outside of that the movie will be rated a B on the Darling Review.
Take a normal young boy, film his every move, record his every word, frighten him on purpose to see his reaction, never give him a moments peace, and PRESTO, a psycho! But love still redeems in the end when he refuses to film the girl he falls in love with and sacrifices himself in the same way he killed his victims. Psycho killer has several heroic actions (not killing the girl or her mother but killing himself). Where does that leave the viewers? Who do we pity? Who do we fear? Who do we trust? Which of these characters triumphed and which lost? I liked the movie. I liked because it left me with all those questions.
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