[Thor Joachim Haga]

THE THING is a film I return to quite often, but never for the story. Only for the mood, which I can stay in forever. I love those ‘snowed in’ dramas. In fact, I watched it so much for a period there, I had to take a long break from it.

That’s also one of the reasons for why I return to a film over and over again. It’s often to do with the mood more than the story. I especially love first acts. This is why I return to certain films over and over again, even if they aren’t necessarily masterpieces. THE MARTIAN, Emmerich films, for example. And obviously, the mood aspect applies to some of my favourite ‘masterpiece’ movies too, like ALIEN, ALIENS, JURASSIC PARK. For JURASSIC PARK, I often put it on and watch until the T-Rex first puts its claws on the fence. Then I turn off. Because after that, the movie takes a tighter narrative turn. But before that, it’s all about being absorbed, and about expectations.