1 comment . Firstly, what is with the fucking hair on the females. Written and directed by Neil Marshall, whose Dog Soldiers revolted many in 2002, The Descent provides B-worthy fun along with EEEEEE!! B) As slimy ass cave critters, why would they even have hair? But, I feel like it takes away from the horror slightly. Off this tangent (and less importantly), if they don't use movement only sound (like bats), wouldn't they need to use an echolocation type system to track and identify pray? A jump scare scene from The Descent (2005)Check out our movie jump scare database at http://wheresthejump.com Morlocks fit that, might not be the right CR but their description is almost exactly the same, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Now I was pretty hyped to see this movie (which honestly may add to why I feel this way about this movie) so I put it on and began watching it. As you point out, the females also feature prominent breasts. I know the director was thinking "cavemen who never left the cave" but I like the idea that they mutated rather than evolved. comment . I made it about 20 minutes in before having my fill of girl-drama and shutting it off. http://bit.ly/1dI8VBH Ever wonder if something scary could be living right under your feet? The humanoid creatures, referred to as "Crawlers" in the credits, are, according to Neil Marshall, director of The Descent, "cave men that never left the cave; they evolved over thousands of years, living down there in families. Released to British audiences in 2005, and a year later to the American public, The Descent is a psychological horror film that features a surprise and memorable race of horror movie creatures towards the end of its second act. /r/DMAcademy is a subreddit for Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Masters to ask questions - new and experienced, all are welcome. save. I know it is a horror movie and doesn't need to be realistic, but just hear me out. share. I just watched the horror movie Descent and was wondering if humans can really evolve into them creatures in the caves? I feel like they would have a high mortality rate, as just relying on hearing movement would be difficult it a take down of a large animal. If a filmmaker wanted it to be about the creatures being real, they wouldn't include elements of vivid hallucinations, her family being killed, and her need for mood/mental stabilizing pills those would be all unrelated information that wouldn't need to be relayed to us in the first 20 minutes, but it's all to establish Sarah's perspective. A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators. Subscribe to never miss a Theory! The only mammal to be completely blind is species of mole, who have replaced eyesight with sensing movement (the star nose mole's nose is fucking crazy). As for my take on the rest of THE DESCENT, it pretty much rocked. 5. The Descent is a 2005 British adventure horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall. Maybe one of you has a bio background (I do not) and can give some directions. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Posted by 1 year ago. I always thought they were actual people at some point and kinda just mutated into those creatures. So I have pretty nasty case of the flu, so after the oscars last night I decided to watch the Descent on Netflix. Either go more mammalian or preferably more cave salamander direction. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. The Descent Creatures. This ending was considered "too dark" for US audiences. 100% Upvoted. Edit Like with an elk, they would not be able to hear/see audibly a hoof coming for its head. Cookies help us deliver our Services. B. Lovecraft stories The Rats in the Walls and The Lurking Fear. They have salamander like skin, like?? 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