The Dorm - Film (Week 12)

Crew:
Director - Rachel Talalay
Writer - Sean Hood
Producer - Michael Frislev & Chad Oakes
Music - David C. Williams.
Cinematography - Craig Wrobleski

Cast:
Sarah - Cassie Steele
Marcus Harp - Jake Croker
Vivian - Alexis Knapp
Phillip - Max Lloyd-Jones
Heather - Rami Kahlon

Genre:
Horror.

Themes:
Trust, Friendship, Betrayal.

Budget:


Box Office:


Time:
79 minutes.

Year:
2014.

Production Company:
Normadic Pictures.

Narrative:
The Dorm is a psychological horror movie that revolves around an awkward college freshman who struggles with major self-esteem issues but undergoes a transformation into a flawless, seductive beauty at the hands of her new dorm mates. But what she doesn't know is that she is being turned into an ex room mate.

Trust:
Trust is a major theme within the film. It shows you cannot really trust people you do not know. The friends seemed very nice and welcoming at first, but they would do anything to get their own way. They lured her in and she could not escape. 

Friendship:
Friendship is another main theme within the film. The new dorm mates seem to want to be her friend but end up only using her to bring back an old friend.

Betrayal:
Finally, betrayal is another theme within the film as the dorm mates lead the protagonist in to being their friend. They help change her appearance to make her look better, and also make herself feel better. But they en up betraying her and killing her to bring back their old friend from the dead.