Horns

I’ve always hated to see an actor locked in one role. So much so that whenever I describe this movie, I tend to start it off with “ya know, the guy that plays Harry Potter.” and the poor guy has had to deal with that his whole life. Proudly, Daniel Radcliffe has been working hard to break out of his young role with parts on Broadway and movies like “Swiss Army Man” which I’m sure I’ll write about. This is one of the movies he made which was a tad odd in reviews and seen as unnatural and weird.

Personally I loved it. I loved the odd niche and the new storyline. So much so, that I won’t explain the plot so you have to watch it. I’ll just talk about general things about it with a basic plot.

Daniel plays a young man framed for murder in a small town. The woman murdered was the girl he loved more than anyone else. The town has messed up his head so badly that he is convinced that he murdered her and grows so much pain in himself he believes he is no better than the devil himself. The whole town calls him a demon and he actually starts to transform into a demon in mirror of his pain and regret. He tries to figure out what happened and how to fix his pain and appearance.

Just a small description of a great long movie. This movie pulls in aspects of hell and the underworld, human nature, public vision and self conquest. He has to figure out what happened, it is so unclear in this movie whether everything that happened was in his head or real. He develops a power that causes everyone to tell him their deepest desires and it tends to be people who have something to hide. Anyone who is immune to him actually directs him to the right direction. Behind all this base murder mystery, they show scenes of the incredible romance Daniel had with his love, so pure and amazing that it nearly overshadowed the main story of the mystery. Makes you think about what people really think about in their own minds. Everyone has their demons, and some people deal with them more publicly than others. When Daniel dealt with his demons in the public, he became what he feared he was and he faced it head on. It was only when someone truly accepts their fate that they take that step closer.