Open Water

Country: United States

The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

People are left stranded alone in the open ocean. They struggle to survive against the elements and dangers around them.

tenseclaustrophobicfrighteningminimalistsuspensefulbleakunsettling

What happens

Open Water is a survival horror film series, inspired by the real-life disappearance of Tom and Eileen Lonergan. The overall plot centers around individuals who are stranded in the ocean and must fight to survive the hours alone. Initially developed as minimalist oceanic survival films, Lionsgate expanded upon the individual scripts to create the series of films. The first film was a massive financial and critical success, with film critics praising its minimalistic filmmaking. Though developed as a drama which fictionalized adaptation of the disappearance of the Lonergans, the studio marketed the movie with horror genre tactics; something that modern analysis attributes to some of its success, with some calling Open Water "the most terrifying shark movie ever made", and "the scariest horror movie based on a true story". The sequels were met with mixed-at-best and poor respective critical reception, while both fared well overall financially. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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