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I also thought that the Smart Glass POV somewhat dehumanized Sarah. The facial recognition feature of the Smart Glasses constantly trying to identify everyone in its path was somewhat creepy, and it was sort of sad to see how dependent Sarah was on the glasses to communicate and interact with the world. The Smart Glasses allowed for some moments of irony but were largely a distraction. Speaking of Smart Glasses, I disliked that most of the film was shot from the from the perspective of Sarah wearing them.
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The Smart Glass visual interface in facial recognition mode in Jeruzalem (2016) For me, the visual interface of her Smart Glasses further added to the fake “gamey” quality of the second half of the movie. Smart Glasses Dumb Down the MovieĪt one point inside the caves, Sarah cries out in despair that “I’m playing a video game!” and bemoans how everything seems like a video game. A quick flash of a zombie in Jeruzalem (2016)Īnd there were other problems that undermined the horror of Jeruzalem’s underworld. The darkness is broken by dim views of the main characters illuminated by the light of hardhat lamps and quick flashes of zombies. Watching the main characters try to escape from Jerusalem through caves underneath the city makes you feel like you are stuck in a boring haunted house attraction or video game. The ideas about Judgment Day and atonement for sins brought up earlier in the movie are abandoned for cheap and ineffective thrills. Unfortunately, when all hell finally breaks loose, so does the quality of the rest of the movie. Kevin in an insane asylum in Jeruzalem (2016) Underwhelmed by Jeruzalem’s Underworld Omar inside the caves of Jeruzalem (2016) The mood of the movie becomes more somber after Kevin is taken away from the hostel and temporarily locked up in an insane asylum. Although the warnings are not particularly convincing because both Kevin and David are dismissed as crazy, they are unsettling. Kevin even shows Sarah the found footage presented earlier in the film. On a positive note, directors Yoav Paz and Doron Paz do a good job of redirecting the movie’s focus back to horror through warnings from Kevin and a strange man named David (played by Itzko Yampolski). Rachel and Sarah (wearing her Smart Glasses) before they go out and party in Jeruzalem (2016) Sarah falls for Kevin (played by Yon Tumarkin), an anthropology student that she and Rachel meet on the plane, while Rachel pairs up with Omar (played by Tom Graziani), a young man who helps to run the hostel where Sarah, Rachel, and Kevin are staying at. Even though apocalyptic doom awaits them, they have time to find new lovers. As the viewers wait for the gate to hell to reopen again, they have to sit through touristy footage of two young American women named Sarah (played by Danielle Jadelyn) and her best friend Rachel (played by Yael Grobglas) as they party and sightsee in Jerusalem. It surprised me that after the suspense created by the found footage, the movie shifted direction and became more like a trendy travel reality show than a horror movie. The zombie woman in the found footage of Jeruzalem (2016) From Hell to Travelogue of Israel. A priest eventually shoots her because they could not save her, and the world becomes quiet once more. As a zombie, she is possessed by evil so strong that a combination of Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim clergy could not exorcise it from her. Jeruzalem opens with intriguing found footage of a woman who supposedly died and then came back to life a few days later during the time that the gate to hell was open. The “gates to hell” scripture presented in Jeruzalem (2016) BackgroundĪccording to a Talmud passage quoted in the movie, the ancient city of Jerusalem is the site of one of three gates to hell. My enthusiasm for the movie turned out to be short-lived. I am fascinated by portals and gateways to other dimensions, so I was looking forward to seeing Jeruzalem. Warning: This review contains one spoiler.