Camera Angles in 'The Thing' (1982)

One of the most haunting films in the 1982 horror film "The Thing" is the scene that can only be described as the defibrillator scene. A truly disturbing experience for a first viewing, and makes you very cautious and paranoid about peoples stomachs. The camera angles used in this film do not hide the horror, they seek it and force you to watch it, and this scene is no exception with its use of practical effects that are chilling. The first shot is a mid shot which shows the characters over the man's body who needs medical attention. The shot then changes to close up on the man's stomach and the doctor's hands, holding defibrillators. The "dead man"'s stomach then opens up, and he has teeth in his stomach, which swallows the doctor's arms, tearing them off and swallowing the defibrillators. The way the shot stays focused on the abyss inside his stomach, and the horrific mouth with sharp teeth that bite off the doctor's hands is truly horrifying, and it does not care to show the reactions of the other characters. It wants the viewers to be disgusted and truly horrified, like they were there just as the other characters were, but you get closer, seeing his arms ripped through the socket and the bones tear off with blood flooding out. It also uses examples of panning, from where it shows the true monster's neck, waggling, and pans up to show its horrific face and arachnid like arms, with many close ups of the monster to truly scare the audience.