Some here seem to be confused about the story. It is fairly simple, if not spoon fed to us. There is a website that is run by a figure called The Master who invites whomever is willing to do the most evil thing they can imagine, video tape it, and upload it to his site called "Evil Things". Whomever gets the most thumbs up becomes a contestant in his ultimate contest. Four winners are chosen and that is when the story essentially begins. The background is told in somewhat consuming flashbacks so perhaps that is the confusing part to some.
The film is well shot, well acted (especially the lead Ariel), and indeed keeps us guessing just what exactly the motivation is besides banal internet fame and some fortune. Not even the four contestants know what "the prize" is for whomever wins this ultimate contest. There is obviously a sinister aspect but it's true nature is not revealed until the end.
I do not recommend this for people who like easy to follow horror stories about slashers in masks or haunted houses. There is a heavy undercurrent of mental illness, a past that cannot be escaped, and the question of just what would a person do to be a part of such a game.
Also the at home viewers are depicted to give us a window to ourselves as internet voyeurs and how, from a distance, we can cheer on the most gruesome of actions assured that they are "not real" and just "a game".
Not an easy film to sit through but a worthwhile one if you can lend yourself to the film makers choppy\edgy style.
The film is well shot, well acted (especially the lead Ariel), and indeed keeps us guessing just what exactly the motivation is besides banal internet fame and some fortune. Not even the four contestants know what "the prize" is for whomever wins this ultimate contest. There is obviously a sinister aspect but it's true nature is not revealed until the end.
I do not recommend this for people who like easy to follow horror stories about slashers in masks or haunted houses. There is a heavy undercurrent of mental illness, a past that cannot be escaped, and the question of just what would a person do to be a part of such a game.
Also the at home viewers are depicted to give us a window to ourselves as internet voyeurs and how, from a distance, we can cheer on the most gruesome of actions assured that they are "not real" and just "a game".
Not an easy film to sit through but a worthwhile one if you can lend yourself to the film makers choppy\edgy style.