When Steven Spielberg was still trying to find his position as a director, he spilled everything in the low budget films in the early 1970s. Most of these projects were television, which they used to experiment with techniques and improve while focusing on the debut of features. This dream came true in 1971 with the cult classic "Duel"The frenetic story of a travel salesman and a diabic truck covers Spielberg's cruel talent as a storyteller. He put the success of the" duel "on the map, but it was not enough to finance the things he wanted to work. Although Spielberg wanted to gradually move away from the Teleers and television films, he had no choice but to advocate to advocate for limited art. From the crazy attempts, they mark this period, including the 1973 "savage", with which the director has not glorified at all, but the circumstances have forced him to get involved in any case.

That said, not all Spielberg TVs were made with such an unusual disinterested. His second made for a television movie, "Something Evil", is a horror story that really liked it because of its suffocating, malicious redirects. It was a non-consecutive production, making it a rare blow in something Spielberg wanted to stab. We have to see some interesting directorial qualities here, including the tendency to allow tangible tension to talk about ourselves, along with the impressive camera that highlights evil lurking in the corners of the haunted house. However, it is an extremely disadvantage, carrying all the markers on the television film that was made between several unusual workplaces at Universal (which Spielberg struggled at once). If you are arguing strongly, you will find some thematic seeds that bloom nicely along the "Poltergeonist" line of Tobe Hawper, which is based on a story written by Spielberg himself.

Now, it is no surprise that "something evil" does not hold a candle to the stunning body of Spielberg's work (or even his debut of characteristics, which is more representative of his artistic pages of this 1972 horror). Is Spielberg's worst film? It's hard to say, how "1941" exists (alternatively, it can also be interpreted as a masterAlong with "BFG", it feels uncharacteristically conceived and wooden for the fantasy for Spielbergi children. But we had to ask the good people in Letterboxd, "Something Evil" is the lowest ranked function of the website director, Sports Finely 2.5 out of 5 Despite some positive reviews.

If you look at the cursive view of what "something evil" implies, it immediately becomes clear that this is a standard haunted home (and there is nothing wrong with it). The newly married couple Paul (Darren McGavin) and Marjori (Sandy Dennis), along with their two children, move to an idyllic ranch in the rural Pennsylvania, where persecution begins as soon as they stepped into the premises. The nature of persecution is quite flawless, filled with supernatural gusts of wind and rapid deterioration of interpersonal relationships, where the already-flagile marjori is imposed on its boundaries. Demonic possession and satanic paintings made their appearance because the occult was raging in disturbing films at the time, especially after the widespread success of the "Rosemary Baby". As Marjori is becoming more and more preoccupied with Sigil seemingly engraved to avoid evil, the true nature of the ranch is revealed, which seems to be hiding ... something evil (sorry).

There is clumsy to tell stories that Spielberg will end up expert honor in just a few years, but "something evil" is undoubtedly an artistic sandstone where most of his basic ideas appear as unnoticeable. Also, it is quite dated in its approach to genres trophies, which should be expected from a television film made with a narrow budget, offering Spielberg limited freedom to accomplish his vision. Although the film is not as tense as it should have, there is something really out of mileage about the descent of Marjori in madness, which Spielberg catches with evocal images and an impressive camera. At one point, we see a red pulp table in a jar, in order to represent the shaking fetus left on its own devices. Such filthy images cover mostly predictable film, thanks to Spielberg's news to convey feelings of fear by stunning visual mastery (instinct that culminates nicely in the "jaws").

While "something evil" is not a good horror, it is still important a piece of movies, however, as it allows us to display the track directly to Spielberg's most famous films that include horror along with family drama elements. There are some really cool discoveries that need to be done if you look closer, such as its handling of the demonic presence only through a clever proposal, or the fast Spielberg Camoo (! So if you are fondiers of Spielberg's film ethos and want to see some of his earliest ideas in action, "something evil" deserves a one -time watch.