In this film particularly, I look at the character of Uri (Dimitri Diatchenko). Anyone who’s ever feared for their life legitimately in any way, shape, or form knows that rationality is not always within arm’s reach. That’s part of FEAR and DREAD and BEING SCARED. This is what so many people forget, often those who aren’t hardcore horror fanatics – characters aren’t always meant to act rationally in horror films or television shows. Don’t tell me that after seeing all the creepiness build and build that you’d be in your total right working mind. So what’s the long-winded mean? It means that, in a film such as this where realism is not an element required in order to give anything to the plot, Chernobyl Diaries isn’t one where you can likewise realistically claim “Oh this is how I’d react” because THAT MAKES NO FUCKING SENSE. There’s nobody left living in Chernobyl, not people nor mutated humanoids. In opposition, the plot itself is a horror/sci-fi hybrid. It indeed uses the true history of Chernobyl and the nuclear catastrophe the location experienced. Chernobyl Diaries is not meant to be a realistic horror. Now, if you’re dealing with a horror that’s either based on true events or one that’s aiming for realism, you definitely have a point. Not called for and will only result in non-enjoyment. First of all, if you’re even trying to come near a horror film that’s totally fictional, then get lost. Something I hate about reactions to horror movies in general is the “They should have/I would have” arguments.
I’ll say this, though: doesn’t help when people assume your film is found footage solely based on shoddy camera work. The actors generally help sell this story, but the unique location (filmed in Hungary and Serbia though retains that abandoned and derelict setting required for Chernobyl) and the sense of uneasy dread that’s built up following the first half hour are what makes this enough to enjoy. Although as a whole I’m inclined to believe this is also an underrated, unfairly criticised bit of horror that uses urban exploration as a way into something eerie and sinister. There are some flaws, which isn’t surprising. However, Chernobyl Diaries is one that’s pretty fun.
Unfortunately I’ve not come across many that are worth the watch, other than a couple such as The Tunnel and the criminally underrated As Above So Below. So naturally, there have been a few films as of late to use the hobby for a premise. Specifically, Bell himself has seen some interesting places, as well as encountered a few terrifying moments within the abandoned buildings he explores. Guys like Dan Bell and many more are making quality little urban exploration videos that can often be chilling. I’ve become enamoured with some of the creepier videos in the depths of YouTube. Recently, as I reviewed the fairly abysmal Urban Explorer, I’d been thinking about urban exploration as a whole. Oren Peli & Brian Witten Pictures/Alcon Entertainment/FilmNation Entertainment. Starring Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Dimitri Diatchenko, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Devin Kelley, Jesse McCartney, Nathan Phillips, Jonathan Sadowski, Milos Timotijevic, Alex Feldman, Kristof Konrad, & Pasha D. Screenplay by Carey & Shane Van Dyke, & Oren Peli.
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