Skyline

A couple of days ago, myself and Tom went to see Skyline at the cinema. It is a sci-fi thriller, starring Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson, Donald Faison and David Zayas. The plot involves strange lights descending on the city of Los Angeles, and the rest of the world, drawing people outside, where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth. It uses such techniques as the build up of suspence and tension, to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. Most of the film is a fast pace, and the speed of editing encourages the audience to feel the danger that the characters feel. The main colours featured in the film, are blue and silver. The silver is a denotation of the mechanical metallic robot aliens, and the blue represents the sense of sadness that is felt throughout, right up until the end. The end features an unexpected twist, which keeps the reader engaged until the films final moments. This was an enjoyable film, and a good example of a thriller, demonstrating a number of different thriller techniques.