The Breed, by Nick Mastandrea, is an energetic mix of young adults and horrors: five college students and their sad trip to an uninhabited island which becomes their nightmare. While driving around the island and meeting aggressive locals the film describes the conflict between reckless adolescents and sinister inhabitants characteristic for horror stories.
Fiction lends a certain, pleasant sentiment during the movie since it bobs between light and heavy, finally ending in horror because of the strong representation of fellowship among the leads. I expect great things from this cast throughout and overall, they do not disappoint me even though some characters’ growth seemed somewhat lacking. It allows the direction to effectively handle these changes, although the pace of the story does elicit some problems in the sequent episodes.
As for visuals, cinematography and music, they reflect both the beautiful island and the grim atmosphere that goes with it. While there are elements of cliche and even hackneyed plot progression, The Breed is able to engage with primitively intrinsic human nature when frightened, challenging the viewers to think about trust and animalism. Though not as revolutionarily as friend-related or terror-related films, the film makes a powerful statement on the significance of the horrifying presence of people that might be next to us.
