The blog of Logan Tyler Smith

My name is Logan Tyler Smith, and in this series of LoganLand Prime I will analyze movies that are newer or more contemporary in the public consciousness. Welcome to the New Releases series. In “The Invisible Man”, an young woman suffers through her abusive, technologically proficient boyfriend’s supposed suicide. Things take a dark turn, however, when she learns that her boyfriend might not just be alive, but also invisible through the use of his technology.  The film is layered and metatextual - an abuse survivor who goes through hell and back just to escape her boyfriend’s shadow (only kind of literal) that continues to dominate her. She is instantly relatable to survivors of abuse, and fights back in a way the viewers only dream they could (spoilers, they probably can).  Now I should mention that the film is also a technical masterclass - it is made with astonishing precision in terms of it’s invisible antagonist. Also, the performance by actress Elizabeth Mos...