Film Review: Misery

My initial thoughts of the film were good. The two opposing main characters which have different views, personalities and desires keep the story interesting. As the events unfold in the story there is initial foreshadowing within the character of Annie, showing hostility towards Paul. At first these acts are minor, initially starting with the argument ageaist swearing, the leading to the spilling of the soup. The point at which I found the story to get the most interesing and grab my attention was the scene in which Paul asks for different paper.
It is at this point we see that the caring motherly figure of Annie can turn sour, this is represented by the darkening lighting, easy to anger attitude and ever sinister props being used. I feel that this is the point in which the film begins to get ever more interesting, introducing the sheriff to be a more important character in finding Paul.
Violent events within the film become more common and yet more violent. The later scenes becoming very dark with the worst being the leg breaking scene. At this point you feel a true sense of the dark intentions of Annie, her ever growing anger and hostility towards Paul and her mental stability, which changes from being very childish and innocent to dark and violent. I feel this part of the film shows the true 'Misery' that Paul has gone through.
The sense of helplessness at this section of the film leads the viewer to feel all is lost. However, there begins to be hope when the sheriff enters the house, and again when he hears Paul in the basement. This brief gimps of hope is quickly torn away by Annie and we are left with an even deeper pit of dispair for Paul's character. I liked this part the most of the film because it is a true representation of the title that it is given.
At the end of the film when Annie is killed and the events after, I feel took away from the rest of the film. More so in the events with his publisher, I feel that this gave hope and some happiness in the end, which was unfitting compared to the rest of the film as well as the title.

7/10