Hands down the best FNaF Film to date... From the visuals, to the artwork, to the story and especially the directing, this piece of media is a true masterpiece. A movie that stays true to the key aspects of the series' lore but one that expands upon it and adds its own twist to the tragic but beloved story. An experience that invokes countless feelings and emotions throughout its duration - feelings of sadness, horror and nostalgia.
A prime example that captures that would be the Golden Freddy scene. Afton looks above and finds a horrifying fleshy version of Golden Freddy staring at him, only to then infiltrate the intercom and growl with anger at the killer - a throwback to the FNaF 1 Golden Freddy phone call.
Of course, the animation and even the fighting scenes in the movie are fascinating, with their own unique style that goes back on the series' most iconic moments... the bite of '83, the sister location elevator and of course the scooping room. The style of animation is dream-like, taking place in surreal settings with distorted characters and faces, perfectly encapsulating Afton's point of view, after being left to rot in the FNaF 3 backroom for 30 years. ("Maybe it's just your dying imagination as you keep rotting inside that room, consumed by your own mind.")
However, what this film excels at the most is undeniably the characters and the relationships building up between them:
The man behind the slaughter - a failure of a father consumed by evil and hatred
A broken family forced to endure the pain and suffering their parent - and supposed protector - has caused
A crying child who met a tragic fate at a young age, left behind unaware of anything that has happened
A vengeful spirit that seeks revenge but ultimately wants to be set free
A betrayed co-worker who makes sure to lure all the spirits in one place so that they can finally rest
The Overseer, fascinated by the evil that one of his "creations" possesses
The title is the most accurately ironic anyone could ever come up with - Family for William Afton never came first, for it was only he that was the center of his interest, pushing everyone else off to the side. The title also comes into play at the end of the film, because the other family members are the ones to depart first from this cruel world... True tragic irony.
Finally, the ending is the absolute PEAK of the movie. Afton finally opening his eyes to all the horror, pain and suffering he has caused to so many innocent souls. Gaining an ability to see what he couldn't see ever before due to ignorance and evil. ("I didn't really care, I don't really care")
The applause at the end of the film is a true directing masterpiece. It is coming from a theater with no crowd, further solidifying the fact that Afton is a being with no heart. He is not a personality - he is a character, an empty shell of a being, devoid of any emotion. A spirit which rightfully so is destined to rot in the fiery pits forever and ever and ever, as the song at the end genially suggests. I couldn't imagine a more fitting ending to the tragic story of FNaF. And unlike Afton, I'm able to appreciate art the way I should... and this is a true work of art.



















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