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I attended the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival on Wednesday, April 27 and watched the film “Incidente.” This was my second day attending the festival. The film was about a team of news reporters/ correspondents who were doing a story on an incident that had occurred at an old warehouse several years in the past that was left unresolved. There had been a mass homicide years ago in which was mysteriously unexplained. The film was shot through the viewpoint and camera of the characters in the movie. In the beginning of the film I was spooked and anxious to see how it played out, but by the end, I was shaking my head in disappointment. There were three aspects I contemplated upon after watching the film: decisions, quest for the truth, and possession by spirits.<!--more-->

In this horror film, there was a common theme of bad decision-making. While there is a demonic spirit on the loose possessing fellow news team correspondents, wouldn’t the best action be to escape and flee the building? Running around to hide in random areas of the warehouse not only makes one vulnerable, but also allows for one to become lost or even trapped. As the demon moved from body to body, the survivors never did learn that escaping the building instead of lollygagging around and filming the event was the best decision they should have made. I mentally placed myself in that situation and I would be long gone after the first five minutes of mysterious activity. It made the film seem unrealistic because I don’t think anyone in his or her sane mind would stick around when there is a human-eating demon on the loose in the same warehouse.

The whole reason the news crew invaded that building was because they were on a quest for the truth. Searching for new discoveries or looking for the truth has both a positive and negative side. This movie made me think about how some things may be better off left alone. Yes, finding new answers to questions or researching is good because it leads to improvements and increased knowledge. In this Humanities class, I have gained so much more knowledge on the artifacts I researched on my own. But, in the case of “Incidente,” reopening the past and trying to get to the bottom of what killed those people years ago was a huge mistake. I see that there is caution to be taken when choosing what to research. In this film, everyone, including the SWAT/police team, ends up dead! Prying into controversial or dangerous issues can be risky.

The last aspect I thought about was spirits possessing people. This is one of my biggest fears. The idea of some evil force invading a human’s body to do crazy things freaks me out! Some people do not believe in paranormal activity and thus are not afraid of a possession happening. For me, this is not the case. I do believe in the paranormal and I think that if someone’s spirit has a strong enough cause to make contact with the living world again, they will. I realized that fear originates in one’s mind depending on one’s beliefs and personal experiences.

Overall, this movie made me jump a couple of times, but in the end I was simply laughing at the poor resolution to the plot as well as the quality of acting. It was a worthwhile experience because I did contemplate over a few topics.