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People have different attitudes toward horror films with subtexts about real phenomena, but we can agree that in any case, the film should capture the viewer's attention and engage them emotionally. In my opinion, The Abyss did this very well.

The main character is Max, a lost young man who paints dark graffiti saying “Our future is burning” and longs for his deceased brother from their shared foster family. As an unprecedented storm approaches the city, he goes to a nursing home for community service to avoid prison.

The director skillfully contrasts the shabby surroundings of the home with the cheerfulness of its residents. Against the backdrop of a television broadcast warning of a hurricane, the elderly residents energetically engage in games, painting, and theatrical performances. They happily examine the young employee, and the elderly doctor immediately assesses Max with the words, “You have beautiful eyes, so big.” “Fucking boomers,” the hero mutters, and this is the most straightforward statement about the whole idea of the film.

Max is the most charismatic and at the same time subtly written character, reflecting the image of the modern generation of the depressed hinterland. Despite his state of hopelessness and melancholy, he nevertheless tries to help the elderly, realizing that something sinister is happening in the house. While they watch a talk show where an elderly man in an expensive suit tells a young woman that global warming is a myth, Max tries to find out the truth about the forbidden fourth floor, the frightening woman in a doll mask, and the strange marks on the bodies of his charges. He tries to save the elderly, even though they are happy with their situation, despite the gathering darkness.

The frightening element is done very competently. There is not too much dialogue in the film, and the picture is generally made a little muted in order to create a sense of reality.

The bloody massacre in the finale, set against the backdrop of a hurricane that literally tears the roof off, is a powerful warning from the director to the aging generation trying to cling to this life by sucking the strength out of the young. Through the sad slacker Max, he shows that the willingness of young people to submit may one day come to an end.

An excellent reference to progressive ideas is Max's tattoo, made in honor of his brother, “Stronger than Blood.” What is this if not an international call to unite?