Shameful? Embarrassing? Offensive? ***SPOILER***

Again: BE WARNED - SPOILER

This film is a wonderful surprise; a true horror gem. Many objective arguments can be made as to the why, but the main reason which firmly sealed it as such is wholly personal... or maybe not?

It was my reaction, at the very end, when Rachel said, "Yes."
I spontaneously cheered. Out loud. Gave a "yeah" and even clapped my hands. Victory. Not only did this surprise me, it was immediately followed with an internalized version of "OMG! What am I saying? Is that appropriate? Should I be ashamed?", then a rather acute, personal reevaluation of some moral precepts given the implications drawn from the film.

Am I the only one to have had such a reaction?
I've no doubt that the director intentionally, and adroitly, allowed for so much ambiguity to arise re Six, and this has much to do with the film's charm, and why I felt such ambivalence at the end.
Part of that may also be linked to the fact that--and here I blame Hollywood--for a split second I expected her to knee Six in the nuts shouting, "Go to hell!", or something similarly lame, and I may have just been overly happy it didn't go that route.
Nonetheless, the consequence was a reexamination of any and all clues meant to establish Six's character, as this, whether he's good or evil, lord or minion, should entail different reactions. My initial enjoyment wasn't lessened through the process, a are thing, especially for horror.
I've my own conclusions, and part of that is: It's not important, nor should it be explicitly stated.

However, for all the "He's Lucifer" zealots: One overlooked aspect obfuscates this. It's the fact that, when Rachel was young, held prisoner and raped, it is Six who rings the doorbell, thus allowing her to escape. We know this because at some point Rachel tells Six, "Enough with the act. Just tell me who you are.", he replies with, "You know who I am. You just neglected to stay in touch." Flashback, and it is revealed that it was Six who had rung the doorbell. Later, Rachel says to Six, "I never asked you for anything." Six replies, "Oh, I think you did. I think you begged." Flashback.
People in bad, life-threatening situations invariably do what? Pray/appeal to a higher deity, god, not Lucifer, being the usual go to guy. Hence the "begging". Usual promise made whilst praying under such circumstances? Faith and greater religious involvement, which usually takes the wayside once out of trouble, hence why she "neglected to stay in touch."
Yet other bits tell us Six is not god. Draw your own conclusions. ;)





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