diff --git a/src/js/Flashlight.js b/src/js/Flashlight.js
index c3fd401..763dc87 100644
--- a/src/js/Flashlight.js
+++ b/src/js/Flashlight.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-let darkness;
-let flashlightRotation;
-//revert
+const ROTATION_SPEED = 0.1;
+let darkness
+let currentRotation = 0, targetRotation = 0;
+
 function darknessSetup() {
       darkness = new Sprite(width/2, height/2, 1920, 1080); // creates a sprite that is the size of the canvas and at the center of the canvas
       darkness.img = "assets/darknessEyesight.svg"
@@ -11,9 +12,20 @@ function darknessSetup() {
 function darknessDraw(playerX, playerY, playerVelocityX, playerVelocityY, hasFlashlight) {     
       darkness.y = playerY;
       darkness.x = playerX;
-      if(playerVelocityX != 0 || playerVelocityY != 0) { // if player is moving
-            darkness.rotation = atan2(playerVelocityX, -playerVelocityY); // calculates the angle formed between two points
+  
+      if(playerVelocityX !== 0 || playerVelocityY !== 0) { // if player is moving
+          targetRotation = (Math.atan2(playerVelocityX, -playerVelocityY) * 180 / Math.PI + 360) % 360; // calculates the angle formed between two points, converts to degrees, range of 0-359
+  
+          // calculate the shortest rotation direction
+          let diff = (targetRotation - currentRotation + 540) % 360 - 180; // finds difference between angles, add 540 to ensure positive before modulo, range of -180-179
+  
+          // adjust targetRotation to rotate in the shortest direction
+          targetRotation = currentRotation + diff;
       }
+  
+      currentRotation = lerp(currentRotation, targetRotation, ROTATION_SPEED); // currentRotation gets ROTATION_SPEED times closer to the target
+  
+      darkness.rotation = currentRotation;
 
       if(hasFlashlight){
             darkness.img = "assets/darknessFlashlight.svg"
@@ -21,4 +33,4 @@ function darknessDraw(playerX, playerY, playerVelocityX, playerVelocityY, hasFla
       else{
             darkness.img = "assets/darknessEyesight.svg"
       }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}