{"id":167,"date":"2021-01-22T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leoloves.quirki.co.uk\/?p=167"},"modified":"2021-01-29T16:36:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T16:36:14","slug":"the-birth-of-ouija","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leoloves.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/01\/22\/the-birth-of-ouija\/","title":{"rendered":"The Birth of Ouija"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WARNING:<\/span> <\/strong>This Review May Contain Spoilers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m sure it\u2019s pretty obvious that Ouija: Origin of Evil <\/em>is the prequel to the 2014 film Ouija <\/em>just from its title but are these films connected in any other way? Let\u2019s see\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just a Silly Game<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                I guess this is where all these kinds of stories start, thinking something that turns out to be serious was just a silly game in the beginning. More so when you have grown up believing that s\u00e9ances and Ouija boards are fake and a scam. When the scam becomes real in Los Angeles 1967, things begin to take a turn for the worst when the youngest daughter Doris becomes possessed by a spirit conjured from the Ouija board \u2013 the game stops being so much fun. It seems however, people don\u2019t learn from history and we all know when that happens we are doomed to repeat it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something funny I learnt while writing this review however, is that Ouija <\/em>is actually a brand name given to these boards by Hasbro – you know the board game company. I just want to say that if it actually is possible, contacting the other side is not a game, I repeat IT IS NOT A GAME! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The House<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s the way round I watched the films but I really didn\u2019t need it explained to me that the house in Ouija, <\/em>that Debbie lives and dies in is the same house as that of Doris and Lina who we meet in the prequel. I think if you look at the obvious, like the layout of the house and when we see the basement. Obviously, Ouija <\/em>was made before the prequel so that\u2019s possibly why it needs to be explained \u2013 so it makes me wonder if the prequel was part of the original plan?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Making of the Film<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                I just want to take an aside for a minute, to say how much I love the way Ouija: Origin of Evil <\/em>is filmed. It actually feels like a film from the 1960s even though it was made in the 2010s. Even down to the little film flicker in the top corner which I think was caused by a change in film reels back in the day, but don\u2019t hold me to that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Board<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                This is something that actually isn\u2019t explained clearly in Ouija <\/em>other than by Laine and Sarah\u2019s Nona (that\u2019s Italian for Grandmother) when she tells them that the spirits would be strong enough to bring the board back after being destroyed. This makes complete sense as at the beginning of the film we see Debbie throw the board into the fire. Now, keeping this in mind \u2013 does this mean that the original board that we see in Ouija: Origin of Evil <\/em>is the same board that Debbie burns? Because it must be possible that if it comes back in Ouija <\/em>it could easily have come back before this for Debbie to find it in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Changes to the Story<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                This seems to be a symptom of prequels that are made after the first film of a franchise. The history told in Ouija <\/em>is actually slightly different to that in Ouija: Origin of Evil <\/em>and I have to admit that I prefer the tale told in the prequel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                It is explained to us that it is Lina who stitches Doris\u2019 mouth shut not their mother, and that she does this in order to save her sister from the demons that are trying to take over but it doesn\u2019t exactly have a happy outcome. The one thing that does stay the same however is that she also kills their mother but they talk about it in Ouija <\/em>like it was not an accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Also, and I\u2019m sure this is going to sound really obscure and be something others may not have noticed but I want to talk about the doll. In Ouija: Origin of Evil, <\/em>Lina has a go at her sister for stitching the mouth closed on a doll their father had given her before he died (foreshadowing much?) however, Doris claims it wasn\u2019t her. Now, we see the same doll in Debbie\u2019s attic in Ouija, <\/em>if you look at the hair you can tell, but her mouth is no longer stitched closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Conclusion<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                When you really get down to the nitty gritty of these films, it\u2019s basically Jumanji <\/em>meets The Exorcist. <\/em>I like the concept, don\u2019t get me wrong but it is just a possession film and doesn\u2019t match up to some of the others around. I will admit however, that I do prefer Ouija: Origin of Evil <\/em>to the 2014 film, probably because with a smaller cast it is a much simpler film and I just enjoy the way it is filmed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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