(TV Viewing)
In a world in which more and more titles are released on demand, either alongside a theatrical release or without one, I find films like The Boy to be excellent examples of how some films are better off being VOD. If only because it is the type of film which requires patience, and isn't necessarily something which you may be able to, or want to, watch in one sitting. For with it handling its subject matter in a way which isn't sensationalized, like The Omen or films of that nature, it forces you to watch this film as a character study. For Ted is not someone killing just because he can, but because it may be the only way out of a situation he doesn't like. Hence the TV Viewing label for this film isn't at all about the shock of a child killer, but more so how a child slowly reaches the point of becoming capable of killing anything from an animal to a human being. A process which isn't at all quick, but ultimately is, for a lack of a better word, satisfying.
In a world in which more and more titles are released on demand, either alongside a theatrical release or without one, I find films like The Boy to be excellent examples of how some films are better off being VOD. If only because it is the type of film which requires patience, and isn't necessarily something which you may be able to, or want to, watch in one sitting. For with it handling its subject matter in a way which isn't sensationalized, like The Omen or films of that nature, it forces you to watch this film as a character study. For Ted is not someone killing just because he can, but because it may be the only way out of a situation he doesn't like. Hence the TV Viewing label for this film isn't at all about the shock of a child killer, but more so how a child slowly reaches the point of becoming capable of killing anything from an animal to a human being. A process which isn't at all quick, but ultimately is, for a lack of a better word, satisfying.