Complete and utter isolation can break the strongest of human minds, especially when coupled with the feeling of being boxed in without the choice to freely leave.
One does not have to be secluded on their own to experience debilitating cabin fever, as the presence of others can breed feelings of paranoia and distrust, making the phenomenon highly contagious.
At first, this appears to be the crux of “The Lodge,” in which Grace (Riley Keough) and two children find themselves trapped in a wintry cabin in the middle of nowhere, with every basic necessity inexplicably vanishing into thin air.
As they experience strange and unsettling events over time, psychosis sets in, intensifying the sense of derealization that permeates throughout the film.
Just when things teeter over the edge, unsavory revelations undercut the very sense of reality (or unreality) that the film builds itself on.In simple terms, the events of…
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