Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Movie • 2006 • Horror
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The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo, all the while deconstructing the conventions and archetypes of the horror genre for them.
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Not exactly, the main character does show how he is trying to make a girl paranoid by making her think she sees things though.
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A lot of the movie is about Leslie, Taylor & co stalking Kelly as Leslie plans to murder her. Halloran calls them out on this.
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Teenagers are seen smoking weed out of a bong.
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Character talks about neglecting his two turtles and how they “just wont die”
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One of the victims is 17, often referred to by the adult characters as a 'kid', and yet she is also constantly sexualised by them, called hot by them etc. Definitely pedophilic tones.
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In the barn, one of the characters die from hanging.
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YES, there is a scene where a character is being strangled and audibly struggles to breathe.
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[SPOILERS FOR THE VERY END OF THE MOVIE]: I don't know that this counts, but a man is presumably killed and then the building he's in is set on fire. Later, during the coroner's examination of his charred body, he wakes up and moves.
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Yes, a 17 year old girl and other teenage girls are sexualised by adult men throughout.
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Teenagers are murdered.
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(spoilers!) when leslie murders some of the characters in another room, you can hear sounds of his hand scythe going in and out of bodies, along with lots of squelching sounds.
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No, but a psychiatric doctor briefly discusses one of his previous patients, the killer in the movie, which might be upsetting for some.
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The killer in the movie previously attended therapy and likely had other treatments in place; the doctor he saw shows up in the film and discusses his history.
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The majority of the movie is shot in a documentary style, the camera during all these parts can be shakey.
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There's a sex scene near the end.
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A gun is pulled and fired at one point in the movie, though no one is injured by it. The scene is replayed shortly after on a tape of the event.
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