![]() ![]() She has the same set up with the plastic on the table.” He joked, “It looks just like my tia’s apartment here in L.A. Jorge Diaz, who plays Jesse’s best friend Hector, agrees. The cross that hangs on the wall of the living room and the large picture of la Virgen cement that you are observing a real Latino household. The furniture in the apartment where teenaged Jesse (Andrew Jacobs) lives with his abuelita is perfectly mismatched. Writer-director Christopher Landon did his research, visiting botanicas in Los Angeles, and hiring language and Latino cultural consultants to ensure he got it right. The audience must believe that a regular person picked up a camera and started shooting at their house, not a fake movie set. It realistically mixes the supernatural elements of the original films with a SoCal brand of Catholic-tinged Mexican-American mysticism.Ī found footage movie lives and dies by its authenticity it has to look real. It turns out, The Marked Ones is a pleasant surprise. An industry that has historically portrayed Latinos as maids, gardeners, and gangsters who barely speak English is not to be trusted. Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones features an all-Latino cast and is set in a working class neighborhood (emphasis on hood) in Oxnard, California.Ī few months back, when we here at Remezcla heard that Paramount, a big Hollywood studio, was making a “Latino-themed” horror flick we were skeptical, naturally. The newest film in the multimillion dollar franchise is a little bit different. They capture demonic noises, swaying chandeliers, and unexplained bite marks. A young, white family in an affluent suburb picks up a camera and starts filming the weird, spooky stuff that starts happening to them. All shot using the found footage style, it’s at this point a familiar story. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.You’ve probably seen at least one of the Paranormal Activity movies. ![]() Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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