The Descent - Revision history

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writing credits & country; beginning of summary

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	[[Image:Descent Photograph.JPG\|right\|thumb\|Cast (l-r): Noone, Buring, Mulder, Mendoza, Macdonald, Reid]]'''The Descent''' is a ~~2005~~ horror film directed by Neil Marshall. The 2006 North American release ~~changed~~ the ending.		[[Image:Descent Photograph.JPG\|right\|thumb\|Cast (l-r): Noone, Buring, Mulder, Mendoza, Macdonald, Reid]]'''The Descent''' ([[2005]]) is a British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall. (The 2006 North American release abbreviated the ending.)

			It is notable for its central cast of six female characters.

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
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			One year after a car accident killed her husband and young daughter, extreme-sport enthusiast Sarah joins her friends for a caving expedition in the Appalachian Mountains. The expedition, lead by Juno, quickly runs into trouble after a cave-in traps them underground, and they realise that Juno lied to them and led them into an unexplored cave system, which she intended for them to discover.

			As they attempt to find another exit to the caves, the group finds traces of human life (cave paintings, an ancient metal anchor stuck in the rock), and Sarah first glimpses creatures in the tunnels. However, Sarah's mental state is still precarious, because of her grief over her daughter's death.

			Then the expedition finds a cave filled with bones, and are attacked by the creatures living in the caves. The wounded Holly dies first, and the rest of the expedition is separated as they fight for survival.

			After killing one of the "crawlers", Juno accidentally stabs Beth through the neck with her pick, and leaves her to die.



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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	* [http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0435625/ IMDb listing for The Descent]		* [http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0435625/ IMDb listing for The Descent]
			* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Descent Wikipedia entry for The Descent]

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	[[Image:Descent_Dimorphism.JPG‎\|right\|thumb\|Behind-the-scenes image of the monster make-up]]		[[Image:Descent_Dimorphism.JPG‎\|right\|thumb\|Behind-the-scenes image of the monster make-up]]
	The ~~monsters in~~ ''The Descent'' ~~exhibit sexual dimorphism: for some unexplained reason, the males all became bald, while the females kept long hair on their heads. The movie's makers, however,~~ constantly refer to the monsters as "hairless", ~~indicating~~ that ~~they~~ view the male form as the norm for these monsters. The [[marked]] female form is probably for the audience's benefit, to make it clear during one particular confrontation that the character of Sarah is fighting a ''female'' monster.		The makers of ''The Descent'' constantly refer to the monsters as "hairless", citing this characteristic as an evolutionary trait in keeping with their blindess, as a result of living underground. This indicates that the filmmakers view the male form as the norm for these monsters, because although the majority of the monsters that appear onscreen are male and bald, the make-up designer gave the rarer female monsters long hair on their heads, resulting in a rather gratuitous instance of [[sexual dimorphism]] contrary to the story's world-building logic. The [[marked]] female form is probably for the audience's benefit, to make it clear during one particular confrontation that the character of Sarah is fighting a ''female'' monster.

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
			* [http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0435625/ IMDb listing for The Descent]

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
			[[Image:Descent_Dimorphism.JPG‎\|right\|thumb\|Behind-the-scenes image of the monster make-up]]
			The monsters in ''The Descent'' exhibit sexual dimorphism: for some unexplained reason, the males all became bald, while the females kept long hair on their heads. The movie's makers, however, constantly refer to the monsters as "hairless", indicating that they view the male form as the norm for these monsters. The [[marked]] female form is probably for the audience's benefit, to make it clear during one particular confrontation that the character of Sarah is fighting a ''female'' monster.

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

Ide Cyan: Added cast photo; divided page into sections

2007-03-10T22:17:45Z

Added cast photo; divided page into sections

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	'''The Descent''' is a 2005 horror film directed by Neil Marshall. The 2006 North American release changed the ending.		[[Image:Descent Photograph.JPG\|right\|thumb\|Cast (l-r): Noone, Buring, Mulder, Mendoza, Macdonald, Reid]]'''The Descent''' is a 2005 horror film directed by Neil Marshall. The 2006 North American release changed the ending.

			== Cast ==
			*Shauna Macdonald as Sarah
			*Natalie Mendoza as Juno
			*Alex Reid as Beth
			*Saskia Mulder as Rebecca
			*MyAnna Buring as Sam
			*Nora-Jane Noone as Holly



			== Summary ==
			{{spoiler}}


			== Notes ==


			== External Links ==

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'''The Descent''' is a 2005 horror film directed by Neil Marshall. The 2006 North American release changed the ending.

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