The well known film maker M. Night Shyamalan who has centered some of his work on supernatural themes and plot twist is soon to release his next project, he has produce and direct many great movies and TV Series, my favorite from him been Servants (2019). This new film, Trap (2024) develops during a pop concert that serve as a Trap to caught a serial killer, this movie will have the sort of tense feeling that people have come to associate with Shyamalan. This movie features Josh Hartnett as Cooper, a father who takes his teenage daughter Riley, played by Ariel Donoghue, to watch a rising pop star Lady Raven played by Saleka Shyamalan. Cooper goes for a casual concert only to realize that the show is actually a trap set by the police to capture a dangerous murderer called The Butcher Cooper is the one whom the police are chasing, as revealed in the trailer, making him the main character a villain. The entire situation becomes a kind of cat and mouse game because I think the police knows The Butcher will be at the concert but they have not properly identify him.
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26753003/
- Platform: Theaters
- Release: August 2, 2024
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Cooper learns that the whole concert is in fact a police trap operation involving capturing of a criminal known as "The Butcher", the concert area is surrounded by the police and all the exits are closed and any person leaving the area will be subjected to some what questioning I guess since they don't exactly know who the guy is. This generates an instant conflict because Cooper is now aware that he is in a dangerous position, to make things worst he went there willingly and is on a though situation with his daugther invovlve.
It is interesting how on this movie the producer expose the killer right away, its not a guessing game of who is the killer anymore rather a type of escape room situation where the villain has to come up with ideas and tricks one after the other, like someone playing a game and going through levels so he can get out of there potentially with his daughter.
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The main plot of father and daughter in the story gives a good opportunity to develop themes such as trust, protection and ethical dilemmas of loyalty to family members, which makes me think Cooper eventually leaves her daughter behind, not that its a fact but its my conscience with a spark of malice. The story will be a challenge to a criminal mind and shows to what extent would a parent defend his or her child, especially when Cooper himself puts her child in danger every day with all the killing he is carrying with him.
Shooting a thriller that took place during the concert had its own difficulties, Shyamalan had to in effect, stage a concert, which was another challenge all together to the whole shooting process, this would make the movie more realistic. Hamilton, Ontario’s FirstOntario Centre was used to shoot the scenes and was painted and renamed as Tanaka Arena for the movie. As mention the songs use on the movie are originally composed by Saleka Shyamalan and the film’s score is performed by Lady Raven and so music is instrumental in setting the mood of the film.
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I would guess the audience is likely to wonder whether there are more plot twists to the movie than mere discovery of Cooper as the murderer. That fact that the film has been rated PG-13 means that Shyamalan wants to have his cake and eat it, to attract a large audience and at the same time thrill them with suspense, something at which he has been proven to be very good at.
With Shyamalan back to the thriller theme, the novelty of a concert screening and the fact that the movie’s twist is exposed from the start, the audience has been titillated and intrigued as usual. 2024 has been a great year for psychological drama, this is setup to be one of them with the hook right from the start just waiting for all the action and suspense to develop. Whether it will live up to the high expectations set by Shyamalan's earlier works remains to be seen, but one thing is certain as we the audience will be able to watch a movie that is different from the usual ones being produced and will leave them puzzled right till the end. Of course everyone will be trying to guess and figure out whats going to happen next based on assumption, I hope the movie is tricky enough that it does not become too predictable.
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