Poltergeist - Film (Week 18)

Crew:
Director - Gil Kenan
Writer - David Lindsay-Abaire
Producers - Sam Raimi & Rob Tapert
Music - Marc Streitenfleld
Cinematography - Javier Aguirresarobe

Cast:
Eric Bowen - Sam Rockwell
Amy Bowen - Rosemarie DeWitt
Kendra Bowen - Saxon Sharbino
Griffin Bowen - Kyle Catlett
Madison Bowen - Kennedi Clements

Genre:
Horror
Thriller

Themes:
Determination
Sacrifice
Fear
Family

Year:
2015

Running Time:
133 minutes

Budget:
$35 million

Box Office:
$95 million

Production Company
Fox 2000 Pictures
Ghost House Pictures

Narrative:

The unemployed Eric Bowen moves with his wife Amy and their children Kendra, Griffin and Madison to a house in the suburb. Strange events happen in the house and when Eric and Amy go to a dinner party, they learn that the house was built on an old cemetery but the bodies were moved to another one. Meanwhile Kendra, Griffin and Madison are haunted by ghosts and the little girl vanishes. Eric and Amy do not go to the police since there is no feasible explanation for what has happened, but Amy goes to the Paranormal Research Department of the university. The team goes to the house and their leader Dr. Brooke Powell summons the specialist Carrigan Burke to help. 

Determination:

Determination is a main theme within the film because the family will not stop until they have their daughter back from the poltergeists.