“Did you see the crazy shit those gymnasts do? I'm surprised it doesn’t happen more often.” Olivia, on Candice’s death.
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| Some people are surprised this doesn't happen more often |
Considering Final Destination 5 exposes us to so many ridiculous and random deaths, I wouldn’t be surprised if there were more people were like Olivia.
Like its predecessors, Final Destination 5 is based upon the rather unhopeful premise of not dying when you’re supposed to: a young man receives a premonition allowing him and his friends to narrowly avoid a gory death. Hence they are deemed to have cheated death and they have to die.
Irony aside, surely you must admit Final Destination’s plot isn’t its selling point. What is its selling point, however, is its melodramatic farce. The blatant overuse of conspicuous clues, over-emphasising cinematography, unnatural acting, and a random (though gory!) death contribute to its unique feel of an “un-horrific dramedy”, which, surprisingly, works very well.
Nothing beats the five-minute sequence of Candice narrowly avoiding stepping on a protruding screw, avoiding electrocution, managing to stay on a loose bar, only to reach an underwhelming death when her hand slipped.
Apparently, people do die from swinging on bars in a safe, padded, nowhere-near-the-beach school gymnasium. They die because sand got into their eyes.
What do you think was the quirkiest death in the movie? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!
