I got the chance to watch another psychological thriller movie from Netflix during my day off last weekend. I usually just type in psychological horror or thriller in the search box and randomly choose the movie to watch.
What caught my eye was a movie entitled, "The Woman in the Window". I used to study nursing in University and one of my favorite subjects was Psychiatric Nursing. It's really interesting to know how the human mind works. It helped me understand people who have mental problems and at least try to understand their way of thinking and their behavior.
This might actually be the reason why I enjoy watching psychological stuff. Now, going back to the movie...
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The main character Anna Fox is agoraphobic. Basically, she has an anxiety disorder than making her leave her "safe place" would lead to her being anxious and have a panic attack. In her case, she has never left her house for quite a while.
Ironically, she's a child psychologist but she's battling with her own mental problems. She's currently having some therapy with her doctor who visits her from time to time and give her some medicine that could somehow help her control her anxiety and mental state.
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People like her may also have suicidal ideation, so in order to somehow train herself to be out in the open, the doctor suggested she start with going outside with an umbrella. Another interesting thing that her doctor told her is that "Curiosity is a good thing.". Somehow, it can deviate her from her negative thoughts... so he often asked her for her observations on her neighbors.
It so happened that a family recently transferred to the building across her street. She somehow befriended the son named "Ethan" who seems to have a problem as well.. basically some family relationship problems like most teenagers have. She opened up to him about being separated from her family and stuff, so the boy could also somehow feel free to let out his thoughts. She's becoming her child psychologist self at that point.
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Her day to day life continued as it is. Regularly speaking with her family, taking the therapy... taking her medication with alcohol (which is really horrible, I believe)... until she witnessed someone being murdered from across the street. Was it truly happening or just her imagination?
Please check out the trailer below...
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What do I think about the movie?
I personally enjoyed it. The setting was so simple especially because the main character is somehow stuck inside her house, but it didn't stop the thrill for each scene. I like how they use simple things like the dripping water from the faucet or things falling down as a thrilling sound effect. It somehow builds up the tension in a different way.
I like the twist and turns of the story. Yes, there were quite a lot in this movie, so I enjoyed it even more. One thing though, it was too fast. xD
Everything happened to fast. I think it would have been better if each character was built up more... like some background or back story of some sort, but there wasn't a lot of that. I guess that's the reason why I felt it was a bit rushed.
Anyway, the main character was really good. I mean, the actress herself. She really portrayed the agoraphobic role pretty well and I love the way she acts. It was so convincing... I don't often comment on the actors, but I really think she deserve much credit. ^^
All in all, it was a winding road of a movie. It could have been better, but it was still worth my time. :) So, if you're curious about it, feel free to watch it on Netflix! ^^