[Rec] (2007, R)

Live action camera style allows the viewer to be immersed in the storyline and characters. A journalistic character as the protagonist distributes a sense of reality.

The pace is set completely from the(camera man) directors stance and allows the viewer to be included in the gruesome happenings in the film,with the basic footage of a hand held camera to allows them to take control of editing and with it the pace of blood saturated scenes without any warning .

The characters in the film are introduced as mere pawns for the events but are lacking in empathy or relativity.This was the only downside of the film. Aspects of this film which could be seen as appropriated from other media texts could be- Rubber Johnny- Aphex twin (near the end of the film) The descent using darkness as a fear tactic, 28 weeks later with the virus's astonishing similarity with 28 days later .

The film has already captured Hollywood with the release of 'Vaccination' which borrows a majority of the ideas and script to display a American film replica of REC.
Impressive direction Balaguero & Plaza to be a little if not immensely worried with the issue of trust of our government, scientists and our neighbors. I enjoyed the film because of the attention to viewers greatest fears, especially the climax of the film which allowed a somewhat realistic measures taken when dealing with a contagious viral infection and the government's action/inaction to to help citizens.