The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, the third installment of the critically acclaimed 'The Conjuring series and the eighth film in The Conjuring Universe Horror Franchise, was set to be released in September 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic delayed it until June 2021, when it was simultaneously released in the United States and on HBO Max. Unfortunately, due to the epidemic, it was not able to be re-released in Indian theatres. Since the HBO Max show's run was so short, Indian fans of the franchise have been wondering where they can watch the film, given how enthralled and intrigued they were by the haunted-house stories of The Conjuring (2013) and The Conjuring-2 (2016), starring the adored real-life paranormal investigators Ed Warren and Lorraine Warren, played brilliantly by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga in all three films of the trilogy and in one of the Conjuring Universe's films. Finally. Since the 15th of December 2021, Amazon Prime Video has been streaming this film, and the horror 'fun' has returned to India.
As a common practice, the plot of this film is based on true events from 1981, in which the murder suspect, Arne Johnson, pleaded not guilty under the guise of 'The Devil Made Him Do It,' claiming he was demonically possessed while committing the crime; this type of defense plea is unprecedented in US legal history. Ed and Lorraine Warren testified on Arne's behalf because they were persuaded of the demonic possession and provided all of their evidence in the form of camera photographs and recordings. Owing to his exceptional behavior and the fact that he married his girlfriend while still in jail, the accused was convicted and sentenced to 15-20 years in prison; however, he was released after five years due to his exemplary behavior and the fact that he married his girlfriend while still in jail. The case was based on a fascinating storyline and script because dry court proceedings are never an appropriate subject for a suspense-horror film.
The film begins with the scariest scene in the entire film and maybe one of the scariest scenes in horror film history. The scene depicts the exorcism of a little kid named David Glatzel, who is probably around 10 years old, in the presence of the afflicted family, Ed, and Lorraine, as well as the exorcist. The chaotically horrifying events that ensue should be witnessed rather than explained, with the result that Ed is injured and suffers a heart attack, while Arne Johnson (played by Ruairi O'Connor), the boyfriend of David's elder sister Debbie Glatzel (played by Sarah Catherine), looks into the eyes of the violent David and invites the demon to leave David and possess him, which, amazingly enough, takes place. This is a unique twist in horror films that raises some questions: it appears to cast doubt on the role of exorcists, and a demon or a ghost reportedly occupies someone with a specific purpose, so why should it abandon its favored victim? In any case, it was required as a prelude to the real-life Arne Johnson murdering someone and facing trial.
In comparison to the first two films in the trilogy, which were both completely engrossing and suspenseful, the third one suffers from a lack of storytelling flow, which is hampered by flashbacks, jerk-cuts, and scenes that are left half-finished, jumping to other scenes and then returning to the first. This may be interpreted as the director's stylistic treatment, but it doesn't help the tale when the audience is still involved. For example, after suffering a heart attack, Ed Warren presumably rested for approximately a month (not specified), during which time the devil in Arne preferred not to do anything heinous. However, as soon as Ed wakes up, he speaks with Lorraine to tell the police about an imminent disaster at Arne's employer and landlord's house. And, inevitably, Arne murders the landlord in a jealous rage and is apprehended by the cops.
Now comes the story's true turning point: Lorraine, using her highly intuitive and psychic abilities, recognizes a dark connection between Arne's conduct and the recent murder and suicide of two young girls. The body of a second girl, who allegedly killed her friend in a fit of demonic possession and then committed suicide, has yet to be discovered by the authorities. So, for the first time in the trilogy's history, the police join the investigations with Ed and Lorraine's ghostly assistance, eventually discovering the second girl's buried body as Lorraine takes them through a beautifully constructed light-and-shadow scene that is well worth watching.
Lorraine and Ed return to David's house once the 'connection' is proven, and Lorraine discovers a witch's totem in the property's underground chambers, which are packed with rats. Lorraine, convinced that the connection works both ways and that the source of the evil is in the process of completing a curse implying more murders, begins her search for the source of the evil-whether it was an evil spirit or a devilish human being with supernatural powers should be avoided here, lest it becomes a spoiler. While the first half of the film is engrossing and suspenseful, the second half becomes predictable. Unfortunately, the climax fails to shock and awe the audience.
However, the film is well worth watching because of the couple's intense performances, as usual, as well as the jump-scares that come when not expected and do not come when expected, keeping the viewers guessing, particularly a frighteningly delightful scene in which David jumps on a bubbling mattress as if filled with water and then something unexpected happens to him. The sequel, which differs from the previous two, reminds us of the outstanding South Korean horror-mystery-suspense film 'The Wailing,' about which we recently reported.
'The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is not directed by James Wan, who formed the Conjuring Universe horror franchise with his Atomic Monster Productions and Warner Bros. Entertainment's New Line Cinema, completing Tony DeRosa-Grund and his team's 20-year effort to make a series of films based on Ed and Lorraine Warren's supernatural case files, and directing the first film in the franchise, 'The Conjuring,' in 2013. The first film's enormous commercial success prompted the production of supernatural horror sequels and prequels one after the other: Annabelle in 2014, The Conjuring-2 in 2016, Annabelle Creation in 2017, The Nun in 2018, The Curse of La Llorona in 2019, Annabelle Comes Home in 2019 and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It in 2021; the latter is directed by Michael Chaves, who made his directorial debut with a franchise film, 'The Curse The Conjuring Universe has become Hollywood's second highest-grossing horror franchise, as well as one of its most critically praised. Almost all of the eight films have been massive commercial successes around the world, garnering positive to mixed reviews. The franchise is currently working on two more horror films, the first of which is titled 'The Crooked Man,' and the title of the second, which is said to be a sequel to 'The Nun,' is yet to be disclosed.
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