Movie

The Initiation

1984 · 93 min

A moody, shadowy stalk through an empty department store, full of dread, dream logic and sudden violence.

Tagline: Be young, stay young ... and die young.
Overview: An amnesiac sorority member who has been plagued by a recurring nightmare is stalked alongside other coeds by a killer in a deserted department store where they are completing a hazing ritual.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, dark and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, memory, madness, family
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
memory
madness
family
death
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild