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Originally posted by joshaube
Of course the plots for either aren't THAT complex. The Descent does win by a bit by giving us a sense of background on the characters. But both are, underneath, just paths so characters can die.
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I never understand this, what's wrong with well written characters that you actually have a chance to give a damn about.
Hostel for example, couple college guys on vacation in Europe, that's all you know about 'em so to me they're just a couple idiots in the wrong place at the wrong time and I couldn't careless what happens. At that point I'm just waiting to see if they get killed in an interesting way.
On the other hand in The Descent I actually cared what happened which really got me into it when the shit hit the fan, that raised the suspense level and made the whole film better.
Also The Descent was released before The Cave. Obviously I'm not sure of the other film you're referring to but I'm thinking it's Alone in the Dark? which was just being released while The Descent was still being filmed. I'm not saying it was completely original but what is anymore?