Every business has game changers. These game changers, basically change the way the business works, the way the business is looked at by others, and basically takes the business in an entirely different realm and category that was previously nonexistent. Keeping these things in mind, the Exorcist can be considered to be the biggest game changers for the Horror and Sci Fi industry, because it basically gave birth to the 'possessed child/possessed person' concept to the world of Horror movies.
The Exorcist Synopsis:
The movie begins on a eerie note, giving us a profile of a Virgin Mary photograph, and then the ancient Azaan call of the Moslems, interspersed with the movie credits in red and black.
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| Gentle Beginnings |
The movie then takes us to a excavation site, where something strange is found by the excavators, sending the main archeologists in a tizzy, especially when they find that what they have is a statue of the demon itself.
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| That's the Devil |
Well, the guy has some frights as he goes through his day, and then has the biggest fright, when he finds out that the miniature model of the demon that he found out was just the iceing to this cake:
That's all for the old archaeologist for now, as we are taken to Georgetown, to the peaceful residence of a famous movie actress, Chris MacNeil, who is divorced and stays with her daughter, Regan (Linda Blair) and some househelps.
The guy is a priest who basically loses his faith in God after his mother dies, because of old age, and because the family does not have money to look after her, other than admit her to a government hospital. While all this is going on, some of the most infamous scenes in Horror History go on, like the now infamous defiling of the Virgin Mary scene, which is basically a scene depicting the Virgin graphically defiled, like this:
Thinks are a ok until Regan falls a bit sick all of a sudden, and the doctors cannot actually place a finger on what's happened to her, other than that she has become temperamental and has knowledge of words that a typical 12 year old wouldn't have (specifically, the c- word).
Things take a serious turn during a party hosted by Chris, where Regan comes into the hall and pisses on the carpet, and speaks to the guests in a male voice, effectively saying something like,"You are gonna die'
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| I promised myself no carpet cleaning jokes |
When nothing comes out of it, the doctors suggest an exorcism for Regan, which is not exactly shot down by the mother, but she has no idea whom to turn to. Finally she turns to another integral character of the movie, who had another storyline going on. This guy:
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| Supposed to be the titular character |
The guy is a priest who basically loses his faith in God after his mother dies, because of old age, and because the family does not have money to look after her, other than admit her to a government hospital. While all this is going on, some of the most infamous scenes in Horror History go on, like the now infamous defiling of the Virgin Mary scene, which is basically a scene depicting the Virgin graphically defiled, like this:
Meanwhile, Reagan becomes more violent as the days pass, with her one day stabbing herself furiously, uttering 'Let Jesus Fuck You' and then turning on her mother, slapping her and saying 'Lick me, Lick me!'. This also has the famous sequence where her neck turns a full 180 degrees.
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| Look Ma, No CGI! |
This finally leads to the Priest meeting Regan in her house, and this is where the real meat of the movie begins. Basically, its the interaction between the Priest and the possesses Regan that interests me the most. The taunts, the words, the reflex puking, aah.. just what the doctor ordered!
With the priest finding it difficult to exorcise Regan, the veteran archaeologist cum priest that we first say in the movie is brought in, so that he may help the young priest in the exorcism. It is then the duo who speak to the spirit, and finally win against in exorcising the demon from the little girl's body.
The movie has several sequences like the infamous spider sequence, the levitation sequence, the room thrashing sequence, each of these sequences are something that should be watched to be experienced. Here is the Spider Walk Scene:
