As I write this post, our county has announced that we will be on lockdown for fourteen days due to the coronavirus pandemic. We are restricted to home monitoring sessions and will focus on outbreak films this week.
Quarantine (2008) is a remake of the 2007 Spanish found footage film REC (2007). Before you read our analysis, check out the heart racing results from REC here. How will our subject physically react to the confined location of the movie as she deals with the reality of her own quarantine?
SYNOPSIS:
A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC, after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.
Test Subject: Leah
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Fears: Isolation
Resting HR: 62-65bpm
Walking HR: 80-85bpm
ANALYSIS:
The film started abruptly with no opening title slide and little character development. In less than twenty minutes, the first emergency had our subject’s heart racing to her 80bpm walking pace. As the plot unfolded her breath began to quicken. Shocks and gore assaulted our subject at every dark turn. The constant sense of urgency kept her pulse hovering around 80bpm throughout the middle of the film. In comparing Quarantine (2008) and REC (2007) it’s interesting to note that our subject recorded the exact same peak heart rate, 91bpm, at the exact same scene.
CONCLUSION:
Quarantine (2008) is packed with jumpscares and excessive gore. Even though our subject lacked empathy for the main characters, the jolts maintained a moderately high heart rate. The film is a shot for shot remake of the original but still possessed the visceral reactions we’ve recorded from found footage in the past. So while the world waits to see how our own quarantines play out, be safe, stay inside, and watch horror movies to burn calories.
Quarantine: Burns an average of 192 Calories
How many Fear Calories did you burn watching Quarantine? Let us know in the comments below or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook