The Killing of a Sacred Deer is a thriller that centers around a cardiac surgeon named Steven Murphy (Colin Farrell) and his family. Very early on, we are introduced to a young boy named Martin (Barry Keoghan) who Steven has taken under his wing. Martin is very strange in some way, but Steven's life seems to be going well as a surgeon, and also as a family man. He is happily married to an Ophthalmologist named Anna (Nicole Kidman) and has a 15 year old daughter and a 12(?) year old son. Life seems well here, on paper, but from the very beginning something is not right about anything. This film does an amazing job of creating a sense of unease throughout, which builds the suspense. There is a large amount of silence surrounding the scenes, as if we are to look at whats not being said more so than what is. The music is discordant and eerie, and the shots leave so many questions for an astute audience member. There are a few shots in particular where the center of the
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