On Saturday night I sat in a packed theater in Century City and watched Osgood Perkin's terrifying boiler piece Longlegs. The unsettling horror gem seems to be on everyone's minds after the weekend, especially after it made over $20 million in the US. Congrats to Legally Blonde all-star Perkins for writing and directing an original horror movie that's bringing everyone to the movie theater. Today, I wanted to go over the film's controversial ending, talk about its themes, and even touch on the plot.We'll do our best to not make it too cryptic. Beware, spoilers for LONGLEGS below.Sound good? Let's dive in.The Plot of 'Longlegs'Longlegs follows FBI agent Lee Harker, a gifted new recruit assigned to an unsolved cold case involving a serial killer known as "Longlegs." Longlegs targets families with daughters born on the 14th and leaves cryptic, Satanic coded messages at the crime scenes.As Lee delves deeper into the investigation, she uncovers a series of occult clues and disturbing discoveries that suggest a connection between the murders and her own past. Lee is able to decipher the messages, and we learn this may be because Longlegs is connected to her past, when he visited her as a child, but spared her, even though she was born in the 14th.Lee must race against time to decipher the clues and stop Longlegs before he claims the lives of another innocent family. Eventually, she discovers Longlegs has to have an accomplice to these murders. She's able to capture Longlegs with the...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 15 July, 2024