The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
112 min|Horror, Mystery, Thriller|04 Jun 2021
6.3Rating: 6.3 / 10 from 137,599 usersMetascore: 53
Arne Cheyenne Johnson stabs and murders his landlord, claiming to be under demonic possession while Ed and Lorraine Warren investigate the case and try to prove his innocence.

In line with many films released last year, the horror series The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do it finally released this summer. Devil Made Me Do It is the eighth installment in The Conjuring Universe’s horror universe and the third installment in The Conjuring. The film is directed by Michael Chaves, who also directed The Conjuring series, The Curse of La Llorona. Filmmakers and well-known producers James Wan and Peter Safran are still producing this film with two regular main stars, Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga.

Ed and Lorraine now have to face the devil in the body of a little boy named David. In a big supernatural fight, the demon possessed the body of Arne, Debbie’s boyfriend, who is also David’s older sister. Arne, who has no control over the demon, is forced to commit a sadistic murder. Ed and Lorraine have to fight the devil against a standard legal system with a supernatural realm and present valid evidence.

Honestly, compared to the previous two series, or even the entire series, Devil Made Me Do, it has a different story approach. The first is a detective-style investigation which is quite fun to follow. The film’s plot is like a detective film looking for a serial killer acted by Ed and Lorraine. The collaboration with police detectives also adds an exciting twist to the story. In this film, too, we can get to know more deeply; Lorraine’s supernatural skills can explore the metaphysical dimension through its visual presentation. The second is the side of the biography which now feels closer, although there are certainly still many things to be dramatized to meet the demands of the plot. The press spotlight on this case makes the story more real so that our two main characters look more humanistic, far from being the heroes they were before.

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One more thing that is interesting to discuss is the filmmaker. I was impressed by how the filmmaker making The Curse of Llorona, which was able to play around with a simple horror gimmick, but the effect of tension was maximum for the audience. I still remember how the audience screamed hysterically when a character was about to take a doll that crossed the line of “devil” or in a horror segment in a car playing with a door latch. Our hope to see a horror trick like this turned out to be just a dream. The filmmaker uses conventional horror tricks that are too familiar for the genre and series. I thought this creative skill was why the filmmaker was recruited by the producer (Wan), but I was wrong.

Using an investigative approach, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It has a stronger biographical side than the previous series. The horror side is relatively typical for the series and its genre. For fans of the horror series, you might find something new here, but it feels like there’s not much to explore for fans of the series, especially aesthetically. For me, apart from the authenticity of the story, this film doesn’t offer much, either from a technical point of view or just for entertainment. Hopefully, the next series will be better.

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His hobby has been watching films since childhood, and he studied film theory and history autodidactically after graduating from architectural studies. He started writing articles and reviewing films in 2006. Due to his experience, the author was drawn to become a teaching staff at the private Television and Film Academy in Yogyakarta, where he taught Film History, Introduction to Film Art, and Film Theory from 2003 to 2019. His debut film book, "Understanding Film," was published in 2008, which divides film art into narrative and cinematic elements. The second edition of the book, "Understanding Film," was published in 2018. This book has become a favorite reference for film and communication academics throughout Indonesia. He was also involved in writing the Montase Film Bulletin Compilation Book Vol. 1-3 and "30 Best Selling Indonesian Films 2012-2018." Additionally, he authored the "Horror Film Book: From Caligari to Hereditary" (2023) and "Indonesian Horror Film: Rising from the Grave" (2023). Until now, he continues to write reviews of the latest films at montasefilm.com and is actively involved in all film productions at the Montase Film Community. His short films have received high appreciation at many festivals, both local and international. Recently, his writing was included in the shortlist (top 15) of Best Film Criticism at the 2022 Indonesian Film Festival. From 2022 until now, he has also been a practitioner-lecturer for the Film Criticism and Film Theory courses at the Yogyakarta Indonesian Institute of the Arts in the Independent Practitioner Program.

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