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“By proving she’s useless, she helps a system she rejects.”
Most recently, Beau Is Afraid.
Joe Versus The Volcano
Palindromes
Under the Silver Lake
How about when he covers his eyes at the office after DeDe asks him “What is wrong with you?”
The next scene at the Dr. Ellison’s office starts with him still covering his eyes the same way the previous scene ended, suggesting an instantaneous shift to his inner fantasy or daydream, where he has the courage he lacks in his real life.
Although, it is interesting the parallel between his job as a firefighter and jumping into a fiery volcano at the end. What if he died going back for that third child and the movie was a death dream or purgatory afterward.
The movie seems to contain a pastiche of other movies - Metropolis, Brazil, The Poseidon Adventure ? A podcast I listened to mentioned a connection between the island’s infatuation with soda and the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy.
He was reminding me of Dennis Hopper at times with his appearance and how he was using his eyes.
I was thinking Barry Pepper
I just listened to the commentary track on the dvd and the director was cagey about whether the ghost was killed in the end. There is a shot of Dau after fading out on May dead against the holy tree before the credits start.
Director Paul Spurrier: “People often ask me what did happen to the ghost? Was it killed with May as she makes her suicidal leap, or does that shot there at the end imply that in fact the ghost lived? Well don’t ask me I’m only the writer. Maybe you’ll have to wait for a sequel.”
Vera Farmiga eyes
It was a horse and a mule at the end of the movie. Pete rides off on the mule and leaves the horse for Mike.
I wish this fucking night were over.
A couple minor moments that stuck out to me on this rewatch.
One is the shot at about 1:25 when Billy runs down the stairs and grabs Jess by the hair. The camera tracks Jess moving to the left as Billy’s hand reaches in the frame then abruptly whips back to the right following Jess getting slammed into the bannister. Very cool kinetic Raimi-ish shot.
Also, the last time we see Phyl alive when she goes to check on Barb and the door closes behind her sealing her fate was chilling and made me think of the ending to The Snowtown Murders.
‘Purple’, not ‘crippled’ per captioning. It is kind of hard to make out, though.
The Seasoning House
Stalag 17
Nice observation
The Wolf House (2018)
I thought the billiards room was the most suspenseful.
When Virginia has Peter tied up in the chair:
Peter - “What’s the spider do now?”
Virginia - “Now the spider does a little dance for the bug. She has to tease him, torment him, and make him wiggle, so that his juice will taste better.”
Peter - “Virginia, I think we better play another game.”