THE SADNESS (2022)

 

Written & Directed By: Rob Jabbaz  Cinematography: Jib-le bai

Cast: Berant Zhu, Regina Lai, Ying-Ru Chan, Emerson Tsai, Wei-Hua lan 

After a year of combating a pandemic with relatively benign symptoms, a frustrated nation finally lets its guard down. This is when the virus spontaneously mutates, giving rise to a mind-altering plague. The streets erupt into violence and depravity, as those infected are driven to enact the most cruel and ghastly things they can think of. Murder, torture, rape and mutilation are only the beginning. A young couple is pushed to the limits of sanity as they try to reunite amid the chaos. The age of civility and order is no more. There is only "The Sadness".

This movie was a challenge. As it wasn’t the gore that disturbed as this is a zombie movie that was kind of expected. Even as it went far beyond what we might be used to in a zombie film. 

This was a movie that truly lived up to Its title as This was well Made but disturbing at least to me so much I can’t really recommend it. It is generally a disturbing film  As it all had no point 

Not only For the general fire but the film as a whole. 

As if it just wants to be a more realistic and downbeat horror film that is one thing, but it goes above and beyond to be more provocative. Its general disturbance includes sexual assault and other depravities and there are other Films that are worse, but they don’t seem to kind of revel in it so much. Where you wonder ? What is the point? Just to be the worst.

Albeit though this is a zombie film it is more like 28 days later where it is more of a virus that makes everyone violent and can be killed like any other human. There are no special rules. As there is a minor explanation, but mostly seems to take the narrative of Will we see the two leads introduced in the beginning. Finally, make their way back towards one another.

The film is depraved and cynical throughout. It just seems to go above and beyond to shock with the violence and atrocities. Maybe I am getting old and prudish but I need some reasoning if you are going to go that far. I am usually a horror film fan also. 

This is obviously not a film for the lighthearted. If this sounds like your type of film, go for it. Unfortunately for me it is not my cup of tea. 

Again not a badly filmed movie. Just too much for no real reason.