Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein, Directors.
Starring: Eric Ericson, Eva Rose and Jonas Karlsson
Billed in the United States as a horror flick, Storm is much closer to a postmodern morality tale -- a bit of the Odyssey meets the Glass Menagerie. Despite not really understanding the United States’ marketing of this film, I found it well worth watching. It has brief moments of social commentary -- such as when DD (Donny Davidsson) comments that marriage is just about joints -- joint bank accounts, joint tax returns and joint custody.
The strength of the film, and spoiler alert -- the point is that the movie reflects the internal struggle of a young man, who due to a childhood trauma, failed to deal with the basic questions and issues one faces as a young person growing up and assuming his or her place in society. In fact, tormented and pursued by angels and demons, DD seems to have the fate of the entire human race in his hands -- though possibly it is only his own sanity at stake. Regardless, Storm presents an exciting and “action packed” tale of one young man’s journey into self acceptance and adult hood.
Noting that Storm is often compared to the Matrix -- I found the connection to be less direct, and felt that Storm is much more enjoyable with more focus on production talent and less emphasis on special effects. I submit the scene where DD crashed the café frequented by the cab drivers.
P.S. The sequel promises to be just as good -- DD has or has not come to grips with himself and his inner demons -- will DD also come to terms with society and deal with the fact that the police are still after him?
originally published on Prairie Swede 15 June, 2010
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