The Haunting of Hill House novel was adapted by Netflix this time. Shirley Jackson's this novel is considered one of the most important works of horror literature. We can actually say The Haunting of Hill House it offers a typical haunted house narrative. Series does this with drama and tragedy. The series describes the events that are progressing in two different time periods. That's what I like most about the series. In the first part, we witness the process up to tragic night the family lived. In the second part, we see the events that took place about 20 years later. In the intervening period, the ties of the family members have been weakened and each family member has chosen a different life. I liked this fiction of the series. We begin by being introduced to main characters of the series. A family of seven, five children and two parents. The series starts in 2018 and we are introduced to a grown up version of the family. We instantly make our snap judgements of the characters, usually negative in most cases. And then in the style of Lost, we experience the story of each character (with one episode being allocated to one member) in a double flashback fashion. First, we saw the story of the children whom lived at Hill House many years ago. And then we saw a more recent story of the character that leads them to present day. I want to say that this version of story telling is not unique to "The Haunting of Hill House", however, it might be that it is the best implementation of it I have seen to date. Utterly gripping. I don't know if anyone reads the novel. I have had the opportunity to read years ago. I liked it. The series isn't exactly a novel. There are serious changes. Of course a good change. The series sells us this incredible multifaceted mystery, that intertwines throughout the years, and where none of the family are on the same page. And it does a wonderful job of tying up all those narratives, all those moments that you just let go as a "glitch in the system" but later it would call back to it and you would understand a mystery you didn't even know existed. With that, it is important to recognise the fantastic job the series did of revealing the "How" of the series. How everything tied together. It is a very serious tragedy that reunites the siblings who have moved so severely away from each other- even if they are not very voluntary. The way that these two tragedies connect to each other is The Haunting of Hill House's greatest success in directing. He focuses on the stories of different siblings in different chapters, and he does not hesitate to display the stunning points that individual stories touches. In fact, each time, we see that there are different points of events. We see the same event from other perspectives. Thus, the story of the family takes on a more intense dramatic structure, on the other hand it is becoming more and more complex thanks to the different details revealed. The funeral scene in chapter 6 was a really great filming. It was quite nice that the scene was filming in a single sequence. It is one of the most impressive feats I’ve ever seen on TV. It’s pure theater with very few cuts. So to say, Mike Flanagan is giving lesson on directing. The acting was very nice. Actors had been fully comply to their roles. Part, especially the funeral scene, with one word; Great. Also child players and adults really look like each other. The cast selection of the series is really successful. A fan of black and white horror movies I am well acquainted with Robert Wise's 1963 "The Haunting", which to this day stands out to me as a classic of the haunted house horror genre. Netflix's "The Haunting of Hill House" retains a lot of what makes that movie so great while also branching out on its own and introducing diverse and interesting characters. While there is a definite difference of rating and the series opted to go into the realm of color TV I consider both to be entertaining and chilling in what makes classic horror effective. There's even familiar nods to the movie- the iconic spiral staircase, a scene where two people are scared out of there minds by the walls seemingly coming alive and starting to shake, etc. This series falls more in the suspense than in horror and evidently if you are one of those who thinks that horror means gallons of blood and deaths every 20 minutes, forget it. While the series fulfills the requirements of the horror genre, it does this through a family drama. This was a situation that really affected me. You feel shudder in every minute of the series. Where the Netflix series really stands out to me is by tying all of the horror elements to PTSD, making you question whether these horrors are really just confined to the house, the people who lived in it, or both. The characters are somehow trying to live out their lives to the fullest and keep their sanity after the history and tragic memories of living in a haunted house. Each character believes different things about what happened there, and each is damaged in their own way. It feels somewhat reminiscent to TV series like Lost in a way. This series goes pretty deep into this reality and for some it could possibly hit a little too close to home. A well-designed horror story, colors dominated by constant cold tones, uncanny music, makes the Haunting of Hill House above a certain level in terms of the horror genre. The created atmosphere definitely attracts the viewer. The mystical and gloomy weather at the house gives a frightening look. It would be unfair to evaluate the sequence with pure fear norms. We can accept this series as a creepy family drama.
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