Horror, relevant today "The Thing"... The name itself is wildly frightening. I'm not sure, but it seems that when the word "something" is used, for me it is always associated with this horror film directed by John Carpenter. Cold, ice, and burning bodies immediately pop up in the brain. I saw the film when I was still in elementary school. He is deeply embedded in my memory with vivid negative images, terrifying shots, violent fights. And to this day, the film is remembered with a kind of chill on my back. I recently found out that "The Thing" took John Campbell's story "Who Goes" as the primary source. A worthy source of inspiration, which was masterfully revealed in an independent work with the help of the brilliant play of the actors and the work of the screenwriters and director. The atmosphere of the film is quite gloomy: snow, night, the station, enclosed spaces and a killer among them. A great tie that makes you pay attention to the screen to find out what happens next. You can see from the first frames that the stakes are very high. Something from another world is able to imitate other beings, it is much stronger than humans, its goal is obviously to take over our world. And a handful of polar explorers are trying to take control of the situation. It's interesting to watch these people. How do they build relationships, who takes the initiative into their own hands, for whom decision-making is unbearable, and who is ready to take such responsibility for themselves. Carpenter perfectly shows the relationship of people caught in a deadly situation. Who will be able to show themselves as a leader? Kurt Russell's hero, of course. He is remembered better than the others. Especially with a flamethrower at the ready. The theme of the alien invasion of Earth seems to be always popular. This film perfectly reveals the negative-terrifying possibility of such colonization of the planet. No matter how much humanity would like new discoveries and contacts with unknown civilizations, it is worth remembering (this film is an example of that) that guests can be very dangerous. I think that this theme runs through the whole narrative like a red thread. The technical component looks pretty cool to this day. Even if computer technologies were not developed at that time, which abound in many films today. The monsters that appear in the frame turned out to be very convincing. They are creepy, nasty and disgusting. They frighten, make you nervous and worry. Isn't that the main purpose of a horror movie? I think it is. The film "The Thing" smartly conveys the oppressive atmosphere, the intensity between people who found themselves one-on-one with the horror of the unknown, questions of trust, if you don't already know whether a friend is in front of you or a monster. The film today will make you afraid, will be remembered, will cause emotions of fear, which it is designed to extract from the depths of the soul. 9 out of 10