Lights Out (2016) Horror Movie Explained in English

Lights Out (2016) Horror Movie

Directed by James Wan and Lawrence Grey, Lights Out is a horror movie from America. A terrifying event at a textile warehouse marks the beginning of the film where an employee called Esther is killed in a brutal manner by a shady figure that only appears in the darkness. Diana, this entity, is later revealed to be a malevolent spirit who has something to do with Rebecca’s estranged mom Sophie.

Backstory and Introduction

Rebecca is now an independent young woman who has distanced herself from her dysfunctional family. During her early years, she lived with her unpredictable mother and was haunted by Diana, an enigmatic figure that terrorized them whenever it grew dark. Martin, Rebecca’s step brother still lives with their mother Sophie and has begun experiencing similar haunting encounters.

Diana’s

As the story continues part of its exposition comes out as the origin of Diana gets discovered by Rebecca. They were best friends when they were still kids back in mental asylum and their names are Sophie and Diana respectively. The girl had very unusual skin condition which made her highly sensitive to sunlight due to some complications during childhood. Dark-hearted and scheming nature wise; she died under mysterious circumstances through tests done with bright light on her body as it happened after being put under such lights for experiments but nobody knows whether she committed suicide or not. However, this spirit remained connected to Sophie who also suffered from mental illness

The three main characters, Rebecca, Martin and Bret are left to mourn their sister Sophie but at the same time relieved from their mother’s control. They turn on the lights, leave home into the sunny day outside and the movie closes with a mixed feeling of relief and uncertainty. The story that is told here makes audiences think about fear itself, it also reminds them about how fear can affect people’s lives and lastly, it shows how strong family ties normally bond people.