The Sand (2015)

The Sand Poster

After an all-night graduation beach party, a group of hung-over students wakes up under the blazing sun to find their numbers somewhat depleted. An enormous alien creature has burrowed down deep and anyone foolish enough to make contact with the sand finds themselves at the mercy of a sea of flesh-eating tentacles. Will they ever be able to escape its carnivorous clutches?

Title: The Sand

Plot:
Released in 2015, "The Sand" is an American sci-fi scary movie directed by Isaac Gabaeff. The film includes a group of buddies who get up to a terrible reality after a night of commemorating graduation on a secluded beach.

The movie starts with the group commemorating their graduation on a beach over night. The celebrations revolve around an enormous alien-like egg that they found along the shore. Occasions take a stunning turn when the party-goers inexplicably disappear by the following early morning, leaving only the primary characters stuck in the location.

Dispute:
The staying group, Kaylee, Jonah, Marsha, Vance, Gilbert and Mitch are stranded in the beach location due to an unseen entity under the sand that devours anything that touches it. The entity seems to feed off the pressure or movement supplied by stepping on the sand. The characters realize the threat when any effort to walk on the sand leads to them being gruesomely devoured and sucked under, leaving absolutely nothing but bloody discolorations.

Survival:
The survivors become innovative in navigating around the beach to avoid the creature underneath the sand. Using beach furniture and surf boards, they attempt to reach their belonging and find something that might help them escape. Throughout this treacherous situation, Vance falls off a surf board and ends up being the animal's victim. Gilbert is also attacked after recovering his phone on a table a few feet away from the lifeguard post and can not make it back in time.

Climax:
In an effort to get away, Kaylee and Jonah discover that the creature is an alien life kind that was inside the egg they found rate at the start of the motion picture. The animal had increased after getting in contact with water, taking control of the whole beach and its residents.

Resolution:
The group lastly manages to eliminate the alien animal using a makeshift Molotov mixed drink, igniting the creature by throwing it into the animal's gaping maw. They handle to get in touch with the cops and as they are getting saved, they find out another shocking news - the uncommon creature that had actually intimidated them has likewise made its way to Miami.

Last Thoughts:
"The Sand" checks out the themes of survival, relationship, and worry versus an alien entity that catches everyone by surprise. The minimal setting enhances the tension, escalating the sensation of claustrophobia, making every relocation a possible risk. The horrific circumstance in which the characters find themselves not only threatens their lives, but tests their bonding, tactical thinking, and courage, revealing just how far people would go to make it through.

While the movie's facility is interesting and filled with capacity for thriller, "The Sand" teeters between the genres of cheesy B-movies and major horror films, providing gory moments, reliable suspense, and a healthy dosage of hilarity. Regardless, this low-budget horror movie stands apart for its initial idea and its ability to draw out a sense of worry and claustrophobia in spite of its open setting.

Top Cast

  • Brooke Butler (small)
    Brooke Butler
    Kaylee
  • Cleo Berry (small)
    Cleo Berry
    Gilbert
  • Cynthia Murell (small)
    Cynthia Murell
    Ronnie
  • Dean Geyer (small)
    Dean Geyer
    Jonah
  • Meagan Holder (small)
    Meagan Holder
    Chanda
  • Mitchel Musso (small)
    Mitchel Musso
    Mitch
  • Nikki Leigh (small)
    Nikki Leigh
    Marsha
  • Hector David Jr. (small)
    Hector David Jr.
    Vance
  • Jamie Kennedy (small)
    Jamie Kennedy
    Beach Patrol Alex
  • Bryan Boone
    Julian
  • Etalvia Cashin (small)
    Etalvia Cashin
    Heather