“The Vanishing” What is the true fear and anxiety left to the audience?

*Information at the time of article publication in April 2019.

"The Vanishing -Disappearance-" Synopsis

In July, Rex and Saskia went on a short road trip from the Netherlands to France. When they stop by a drive-in, Saskia suddenly disappears. Although he desperately searched for her, he could not find any clues, and three years had passed. As Rex continues his search, he begins to receive letters from people who appear to be the culprit.

Index

• Psycho-suspense film highly praised by Kubrick
• “Another” creepy protagonist
• Suspense production used by director Hitchcock
• What is the difference between abnormal and normal?

Psycho-suspense film highly praised by Kubrick

There is a genre commonly called ``psycho suspense'' that depicts the deviant acts of human beings. However, there are rare movies where not only the characters, but the work itself feels insane. This work, ``The Vanishing'', shows an extremely strong degree of this.

This film was highly praised by director Stanley Kubrick as ``the scariest movie of all the movies I've ever seen,'' and was directed by George Schluitzer himself, starring Jeff Bridges, Kiefer, etc. Although the work attracted worldwide attention, including being remade in Hollywood starring Sutherland and Sandra Bullock, it was never released theatrically in Japan, and as of this writing, sales of the software have ended. This made it one of the most difficult works to appreciate. Now, after more than 30 years, it will finally be released in Japanese theaters. The fact that this work can now be seen on screen is a blessing for movie fans.

“The Vanishing -Disappearance-” preview

Here, I would like to think as deeply as possible about what makes this abnormal movie so crazy, and what the ``true horror'' it represents is.

“Another” creepy protagonist