This horror movie is based on the English coast during the years of World War II. The characters in the movie were dressed appropriately for the era and Grace, the main character in the movie, explained the reason for not having electricity. The darkness sets the mood for creepiness and the children's condition- a photo sensitivity enhances the mood.
According to http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=similar&id=others.htm, the cost of production was $17 million, the Genre was Period, Horror and the total gross of the movie was $96,522,687. The movie was good, not because of the amazing effects, but because of the mood and religious symbolism of the movie.
The movie is told from the ghosts perspective, as they do not realize they are dead. They audience doesn't realize the main characters are dead either until the final moments of the movie. I felt there was something going on with the servants during the movie and was completely surprised by the ending, not only the realization they all were ghosts but the fact the mother killed her children!
The geographic factors were perfect for this film. The Victorian mansion set off on it's own, a cemetery located out in the yard, the lighting effects, long hallways, fifty rooms and the natural occurrences (the looming fog) kept my attention!
According to The Art of Watching Films, explains rough-grain film stock produces a rough, grainy-textured image with harsh contrasts between blacks and whites and almost no subtle contrasts and smooth-grain film stock produces an image that is extremely smooth, or slick. I felt this movie did have a wide range of difference of light and dark and enabled the director to create shadows and contracts effectively for this horror film.
I did enjoy this film, as I do love horror films. I love the type of movie that doesn't use blood and guts to make it scary, instead the director used intelligence and emotion to get the point across!
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