Buried is about a man who is, literally, buried in a coffin somewhere in Afghanistan.He's just a truck driver who contracted to drive a just truck. He has a cell phone to contact the outside world, and the entire movie is set inside the coffin!
So I was interested in this movie after seeing the teaser trailer. I mean, the whole film is set in a coffin. How do you make a movie that's set only in a box. The movie uses several unique angles and unusual light sources to accomplish this. It also helps to keep you from losing interest. The movie is very fast past and emotion runs high with each piece of new information given. So this falls in line with The Lady Vanishes for unity of place. A movie set in a single location.
The opening credits are also pretty great. They rise from bottom to top to give the illusion of sinking into the ground. In the special features on the disc they make the comment that if Alfred Hitchcock had been given this script he would made it. And I'm inclined to agree. I think he would have definitely jumped at the chance to make this movie.
If you are claustrophobic or have a fear of being buried alive, this may not be the film for you to see.
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