A24's new highly-anticipated summer horror movie is taking a familiar if not worn-out genre trope and breathing new life into the concept.
A24's horror hot streak will continue in summer 2023 with Talk to Me, the highly-anticipated Australian supernatural horror feature that can upend a common trope of the genre. The movie's head-turning debut at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival spurred a bidding war, resulting in A24 acquiring the rights to distribute the film in the United States.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The story centers around the familiar concept of a group of young adults communicating with spirits. On the surface, the movie hits many of the same notes that resonate in the "speaking with the dead" subgenre of horror highlighted recently by the Insidious and The Conjuring franchises. However, one major departure from the typical plot lines of the subgenre is what has critics and audiences buzzing over Talk to Me.
Talk to Me Makes Communicating With the Dead Feel Good While the core concept of Talk to Me isn't all that unique , the fact that it's framed as feeling good to do is a major departure from its contemporaries. Typically communicating with spirits in the afterlife is a traumatic occurrence, loaded with dark warnings, pain, and fear of doing it again. Talk to Me turns it into a party game, with people taking turns grabbing the embalmed hand that allows for communication.
Sophia Wilde's protagonist, Mia, describes the experience as "amazing", which kicks off the plot off as she wants to keep doing it. Mia is further spurred by the fact that she believes she is communicating with her deceased mother, making it an even more positive experience.
There are even substance use metaphors present in Talk to Me to prop up the notion that addiction is the enemy under the surface. The embalmed hand is used at a party and passed around among friends, and people's reactions to using it are filmed and shared in a group chat.
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