Spring (Film –
Romantic Horror Hybrid)
Evan flees to Italy
when his life in California falls apart.
In Italy he meets up with other tourists and enjoys his time traveling
from one place to the next, but he decides to stop off in a small town outside
of Naples and help a local farmer on his olive farm in exchange for room and
board. He didn’t choose the town
randomly. He met a beautiful woman at a local
café one night and stays on to pursue the relationship. Unfortunately the girl of his dreams is also
the girl of his nightmares.
This movie is
categorized as horror, and yes, there are some horrific elements – the makeup
and special effects are quite good – but at the core it’s a story about star
crossed lovers and whether love will conquer all.
Interestingly
enough I was talking about this movie with a colleague and we can’t agree on
the ending. He saw a hopeful and
uplifting ending. I thought the world
was ending with the closing credits.
You’ll have to decide what happens the moment after the film ends
yourself.
