Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Background of The Descent

The Descent is a British Horror/ Slasher film Written and directed by Neil Marshall, and was released on the 8th July 2005.

Due to its commertial and critical sucess in the UK with box office reciepts totaling to £2.6 million it was also released in Ireland, Fance, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Chilie, Canada and the United states. Thus resulting to box office reciepts, world wide of £13 million.

The descent was released in North America with a minuit short ending, where the film did not flash back to the caves leaving the audience the impression of the final girl being left there to die, however Neil Marshall had a few endings in mind and made changes so that it differs and emphasises its originality. He compairs it to the ending of The Texas chainsaw masicure "Just because she gets away does that make it a happy ending?"(Neil Marshall-wikopedia) and chose to put the fashback to the cave to differentiate his film's ending.


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