I have to admit, as a teen, this dumb crap is exactly something my friends and I would have done. As an adult, however, that fact alone scares me to death.
@sceanlyonz4571
Жыл бұрын
Im sure you still do dumb rap!!lol
@hotarubinariko
Жыл бұрын
I totally relate to that. I said the same thing to my partner when I left the theater. Ouja boards and ghost stuff was very popular in my friend group. I loved the thrilled and the escape from reality. I don't believe in it now, but I think that's part of why I had such a visceral reaction when the shit hit the fan. That and who the victim was shook me.
@murph7141
Жыл бұрын
@@hotarubinariko 💯💕
@dorianleventon3841
Жыл бұрын
my thoughts exactly while watching
@devinbarnes7891
11 ай бұрын
Yes agree
@elheber
Жыл бұрын
By the end we see how isolating and lonely it is to be a spirit in the darkness. So much that they yearn for contact, not unlike Mia's touch starvation; and when they finally get a taste of the world again after what must feel like an eternity in emptiness, they feel euphoric. A glass of water after walking in the desert. It's that high, I believe, that the kids must be feeling.
@Debra-wf1rh
11 ай бұрын
Thank you, you explained this so well. I really enjoyed the montage where all the teens kept taking turns and the music in the background. Really showed the euphoria they were experiencing.
@NullPointerException7
11 ай бұрын
Literally just saw this and thought the same thing. The kids are feeling what the spirits feel, which is why they like it so much
@CyrusP.
10 ай бұрын
Which is probably why the spirits wanted Riley. Because he's a good companion, as he was the only one being present and mindful with Mia's grief and loneliness.
@RizztrainingOrder
Жыл бұрын
The blame on the father who is also seeking connection in his grief is misplaced. He told the truth in what she wanted to know and was likely right in assuming she couldn’t handle the truth in the note in a healthy way. He was reaching out to Mia out of love, while Mia was reaching out for connection with the person that decided to abandon her and ignored the one that was still here…..
@moxiemaxie3543
Жыл бұрын
Who put fault in the father? What are you talking about?
@BLOXKAFELLARECORDS
Жыл бұрын
This movie 🎦 is 🔥
@saadbunni
Жыл бұрын
@@moxiemaxie3543did you even watch the first half of the video or no
@fightfear3979
Жыл бұрын
Her mom didn’t decide to just abandon her. The mother was most likely dealing with deep rooted depression which is a form of mental illness. Also, no one blamed the father. She just desperately wanted her mother back.
@RizztrainingOrder
Жыл бұрын
@@fightfear3979 abandon: cease to support or look after (someone); desert. "her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age" No matter the fictional reason, it’s not an assumption, it’s what happened…….Most are faulting the father for his act, but excuse her mothers actions which is the root of Mia’s pain…..
@firerainchild
Жыл бұрын
I love how quick the action starts. Pulls no punches. Mia also talks about how addictive and "amazing" it feels. So you get the feel of a drug along with the need for connection.
@OneTakeVids
Жыл бұрын
Agreed, the opening few minutes are intense and end with a great “!!!???-moment. Knew the movie would be great after that
@Dante-ob5mh
11 ай бұрын
Additionally, I like the way it used startling and suddenness without it ever being a cheesy 'jump scare'. The first 'oof' moment I had was very early on and the scare is extremely mild, it's just a guy who actually seemed like the most pleasant ghost of the whole bunch throughout the movie. And yet it got a jump out of me because it was really well crafted! That was the moment it captured me.
@RyeLeeBread
10 ай бұрын
I absolutely think Riley was the only actual good person in this, but Jade absolutely was a bad friend first and foremost.
@ashleybrown2842
Жыл бұрын
I saw that it was the first ghost she connected with the woman who was beaten and wet. Every time that her “mom” appears she’s more and more wet. Also the gurgling or drowning sounds that appeared with the first ghost appear when her mom shows.
@tbjorn7374
Жыл бұрын
It was said that the spirits know everything about you because they get inside. Which makes sense that any spirit that entered her knew all she wanted was her mom back.
@melthework4511
Жыл бұрын
I personally think Mia threw herself into traffic. It mirrors the kangaroo scene at the beginning of the movie where Mia just couldn’t find it in her to put the animal out of its misery, similarly too Riley.
@chasehansen6470
Жыл бұрын
I thought she jumped into traffic because her mom said that if she pushed him she’d take care of him forever and she wanted to be with her
@mothridgespam
Жыл бұрын
It felt like Mia began to think of herself as the kangaroo that needed to be put out of its misery. Her friends, and family began to make her feel isolated after the incident with Riley. Her friends made messed up comments about 'forcing yourself into my family' and her dad hid the note from her. It felt like the spirits real target was Mia. They betrayed her, made her choose selfish things, made her hallucinate, isolated her from her loved ones, then brought her to a point where she would finally put something out of its misery, herself.
@RedVelvetUnderground333
Жыл бұрын
When her mom says we, prolly gave her lucidity that she was being played and killed herself. But it only sealed her fate to be trapped, tho she was already doomed she didn’t want the living
@MadailinBurnhope
Жыл бұрын
the spirit stayed with Mia the whole time (it was explained that it would want to stay if someone was under longer than 90 seconds, and she was the first one this happens to) and Mia saw unaliving as the only solution for everyone else
@brycepeddicord6763
Жыл бұрын
@@chasehansen6470oh that's really good. I'm not sure if that's right but I like the idea a lot
@kitxnx
Жыл бұрын
Theory: The first spirit lady they contacted never left Mia. I think she knew Mia was the most vulnerable which is why she attached to her. There was like a gurgling sound that happened when she first appeared and it continued throughout the movie around Mia. When we see Riley in the hospital bed, his injuries look so similar to the first spirit's appearance which makes me think it was her all along tricking Mia and pulling her deeper into isolation. We know the spirits had the ability of creating a false reality when Mia was getting a mouthful of toes and didn't realize it so she could've been in Mia the entire time waiting.
@pearson5899
9 ай бұрын
Well we know that the spirit did in fact never leave Mia because they went over the 90 second mark. At the start of the film Hayley says how if you go over 90 seconds the spirit will stay inside of yoi
@willowloe6917
7 ай бұрын
Yes!
@majinxace6897
2 ай бұрын
Not a theory it’s a fact. They went over 90 seconds and she stayed. That’s why the hand touched Riley when Riley asked to sleep with Mia. The spirit heard the thing about the mom, saw her pictures, and even heard the reflection thing so it was an easy imitation process.
@silviatozzi
Жыл бұрын
duckett is talking to his dead "pop" as mia is talking to her dead "mum". The mum is telling mia that her dad is not real and that is going to hurt her; "pop" is telling duckett that his brother is not real and is going to hurt a lot of people and has to stab him. the spirt is not her mum's because the spirits you meet via the hand are those of the people who died while possessed and mia's mother wasnt possessed.
@jamesblack4411
11 ай бұрын
At some point one of the flashbacks shows hee moms face when she killed herself and it looked possessed
@jcaashby3
11 ай бұрын
This reminded me somewhat of SMILE how the girl in the beginning was tripping out but the main woman ended up in the same situation by the end.
@lisaphillips6765
10 ай бұрын
Yea, it makes sense that the ghosts people see when they say talk to me are the spirits of those who were possessed from using the hand. In the ending, Mia was brought back in a game. I also think that demons imitate the dead in order to fool those who are grieving. .
@Karin_Allen
5 ай бұрын
*And* Mia's father broke down the door to her bedroom to get to her just like Cole broke down the door to get to Duckett. *And* the spirit told Mia that her father wasn't really her father just like Duckett told Cole, "You're not him." *And* the result was Mia stabbing her father just like Duckett stabbed Cole.
@Luchiville
5 ай бұрын
@jamesblack4411 Mia's mum wasn't possessed in that flash back. In that scene, we see Mia's Dad pull her mum out of the bathroom and he then tries to perform CPR on her. The camera then cuts to Mia's face, and when it cuts back to her mum and dad, we see her dad sat up against the wall and her mum laying on the floor, however, if you look closely its not actually her mum anymore....its Mia. She is looking at herself, possessed laying on the floor.
@yusefendure
Жыл бұрын
The genesis of this story was the real-life filming of a kid suffering from a bad trip on drugs. Addiction is a huge part of the multilayered plot of this film. Grief? Mia never finished the process. She was afflicted by the fear that her mom committed suicide. When her father fessed up to her mom's suicide note, Mia rejected it. That's not just grief. It's also unresolved trauma.
@moxiemaxie3543
Жыл бұрын
Multiple things can be factual , not just 1. He did his research and you didn't watch the video if you made this comments. He didn't say it wasn't a metaphor for drugs but the bigger picture of WHY a person does drugs. Why did Mia do the drug? Her grief , yes, but throughout the movie she's desperate for a connection. To lessen the loneliness
@yusefendure
Жыл бұрын
@@moxiemaxie3543 No one said 'it wasn't a metaphor for drugs.' As I stated, addiction is a huge part of the multilayered plot of the film.
@SMcGowan287
Жыл бұрын
Considering denial is one of the stages of grief, how can you say it wasn't grief and was only unresolved trauma? It can be more than one thing at a time.
@yusefendure
Жыл бұрын
@@SMcGowan287Mia went through all the stages of grief minus the last. Because she couldn't complete the process, she couldn't heal. Instead, she became stuck reliving the trauma of losing her mom to suicide. The grieving process is painful yet healthy, if it's completed, but reliving the loss of a loved one is as traumatizing as it is torturous.
@yusefendure
Жыл бұрын
@@SMcGowan287 You're right about the overlapping, contradictory complexities of grief. Obviously, denial is one of the stages of grief. My point is that Mia was also reliving the loss of her mother...the suicide. The result was her failed grieving process. Now that Mia's dead, she'll never have the chance to heal
@SVLTAN99
Жыл бұрын
Instant classic for the genre. Peak
@OneTakeVids
Жыл бұрын
So good
@brentenhargrove4320
Жыл бұрын
Easily the best film of the year
@floatinrocktubetalk3768
Жыл бұрын
Man the bar is low. Smh
@thedarkroom6416
Жыл бұрын
@@floatinrocktubetalk3768Lol what is your fav horror movie then??
@floatinrocktubetalk3768
Жыл бұрын
@@thedarkroom6416 That’s a bad question. Here’s a better one. Horror fan to horror fan, could you genuinely say this is better than the babadook ? It follows ? Midsommer ? Hereditary ? Seriously. Y’all are over gassing mid •.
@guyinc0gnito
Жыл бұрын
hella good movie-incredible execution of an overdone premise
@OneTakeVids
Жыл бұрын
Agreed 👍 also good to see you!
@Spliffcraniums
Жыл бұрын
As someone who abuses marijuana to mask the pain of losing my mother young, I definitely felt the movie
@Freepackzz
Жыл бұрын
Ganjah is a gift from God never be ashamed of that
@leelooperz
Жыл бұрын
Not when u abuse it, I've been there
@MSinger4472
11 ай бұрын
I lost my dad when I was little and I completely understood why she kept going back. It's so painful. It makes sense for someone to miss them. That's why I felt this movie was so scary.
@thetonymasters
11 ай бұрын
Sorry to hear that bro. Just know that you’re incredibly strong and better days ARE ahead. 🙌🏾💕
@youngxo98
11 ай бұрын
@@Freepackzz I think the way Mia “abuses” the hand compared to her peers who don’t have that kind of trauma is exactly like drugs, weed is not to be compared with other drugs because it does really have positive aspects, the problem is when you start abusing it and you also have predisposition to mental illnesses and/or have some really bad trauma, people who don’t have these kinds of problems don’t understand that abusing weed is not the answer for those kind of people, you can smoke occasionally and have creative and social benefits from it but if you have deep problems and use it daily it’s not a “God sent gift” it’s just adding to your problems imo
@hobisoon
Жыл бұрын
A missed aspect is how these kids are also exploiting the dead for their own shallow reasons and entertainment. These evil spirits are 'evil' because they probably died in horrible and unfair ways with unfinished business, the only thing that they can possibly do is rest, but they can't even do that cause each time people do the ritual, disturb them, and constantly relive the pain of what happened to them for only 90 seconds, giving them false hope at life again just to shut it off... just for these kids entertainment. This is evident in how the bloated lady looks, and Mia still having all of her scars/injuries from her death, they just constantly have to be reminded of their tragedies. We say rest in peace for a reason, and to not disturb the dead constantly. So really both parties just use each other, to always catch that high that lasts 90 seconds, an eye for an eye.
@EliSephiroth
Жыл бұрын
I clapped for this comment lol. Fully agree and thanks for a different angle cause I appreciate this comment a lot.
@hobisoon
Жыл бұрын
@@EliSephiroth Aw, thank you so much for this comment! Another thing I wanted to add that I just thought of yesterday is that when the spirits are first summoned in the ritual, they actually look so frightened and pitiful. This is further catapulted by how Mia in the end is summoned and looks equally as frightened. When Mia was alive, she said the experience felt amazing, but how do the spirits feel on the other end? When ghost Mia was 'let in' at the end, she looked like she was bracing for impact.
@Respect2theFallen
6 ай бұрын
@hobisoon ya makes you wonder if the spirits are melancholic most of the time and when they exchange hands all their emotions,past trauma, and pain flood into eachother but in a different sense, living vs dead. I wonder who feels it more intensely
@sweetbabyboo5
5 ай бұрын
Came here to say this thank you. Edit: this movie also makes me reflect on are they “evil” or just disturbed (both definitions of the word).
@comealongwithme1984
Жыл бұрын
Y’all peep that Mia is the only character wearing yellow? (The significance of the color yellow is that it could portray innocence or deception) Mia, to an extent, is innocent. She’s grieving, she wants to find her place and essentially connect with others. The deception comes into place when that unclean spirit comes in the form of her mom and causes her to believe in lies instead of truth and reality… thought that was an interesting note.
@moxiemaxie3543
Жыл бұрын
Yellow isn't innocence. Its warmth clarity and joy but also caution (used in traffic), betrayal and self absorbed. She's self absorbed which makes her self isolate and feel betrayed. She is always looking for warmth , clarity and happiness through connection but can't because of her egotism
@comealongwithme1984
Жыл бұрын
@@moxiemaxie3543 💯 You’re right! Thank you for correcting and informing me 😅
@dotus9959
Жыл бұрын
That’s a good take I honestly thought it was to help Mia stand out in darker scenes kinda like what they did back in old classic horror films since the lighting tech and stuff wasn’t as good
@ivicationn
Жыл бұрын
Yellow also symbolizes anxiety and stress :D
@cheycheyfriend247
Жыл бұрын
ehhh i don't think thats a fair or accurate assessment of her@@moxiemaxie3543
@gabewolfmusic
Жыл бұрын
One thing about the fathers deception: it wasn’t just that he kept the note from Mia, it was that he told her that her mothers suicide was an accident. Mia didn’t believe her mother intentionally took her own life, and we don’t know which version is true until the father confirms it was a suicide by reading the note. So the fathers deception is much deeper than just keeping the note from Mia; he changed the entire story, to protect her. That’s why Mia wants to believe the demonic spirit so badly when it says that the mothers death was an accident-Mia’s already been told that version of the events, and it’s easier for her to accept than the truth
@audradaniels4161
Жыл бұрын
I love this analysis. I just saw this movie last night and was blown away by it. Having lost a fiancé the same way Mia lost her mom, I so identified with her desperation to believe her mom was still there, trying to connect. It’s the first movie in at least a decade which made me cry. Even without social media and being an adult, grief is unspeakably lonely. I could even identify with the end and her state of limbo and watching everyone’s lives go on without her. This is a powerful and brilliant film
@eee_ssa
Жыл бұрын
bro i was bawling when she was talking to her "mom" through riley
@coltonsteck9154
Жыл бұрын
i’m so sorry about losing your fiancé.. 🥺 i’m engaged right now & i couldn’t even begin to fathom that type of pain & loss. sending love & good vibes your way 💛
@audradaniels4161
Жыл бұрын
@@eee_ssa we should’ve gone together 😉. Thanks for commiserating
@audradaniels4161
Жыл бұрын
@@coltonsteck9154 thank you so much, that means a lot. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. It’s been over 4 years and I’m still a traumatized mess, tbh. But I’m truly so happy for you and hope you and your fiancé have a beautiful life together 🤍
@eee_ssa
Жыл бұрын
@@audradaniels4161 wish u the best btw !!
@almasakic1148
10 ай бұрын
Watched this movie last night and it completely shredded my nerves and left me feeling a wave of terror and heartbreak that took me a whole day to shake. I've seen a lot of horror movies and this one completely destroyed my nerves and some part of my soul. Love this genre but this one is not for the faint of heart.
@OmarFL305
Жыл бұрын
The hand is also a left one, left has traditionally been associated with clumsiness, misunderstandings, and sinister. The hand being left amplified it's preternatural abilities no doubt
@hackskrap
Жыл бұрын
Also, Satanism. The left hand path.
@chickenskin.mp4
11 ай бұрын
This is ABSOLUTELY the analysis I’ve been looking for for this movie. All the other analyses I’ve seen were lackluster and barely scratched the surface. Superb job.
@OneTakeVids
11 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@TheTruthRabb
11 ай бұрын
The first thing I thought when Riley grabbed the hand and seen the person on the other side. Is that if it was Mia’s mom. He would of recognized her.
@Respect2theFallen
6 ай бұрын
Damn thats a good point he was like "wtf who is that"
@SelfRealization5297
5 ай бұрын
He said "what the fuck" under his breath and then looked at Mia as if he was hesitant because of who he saw. Thats when she reassured him to say "I let you in."
@johnjoseph6874
5 ай бұрын
Why do you think he had that look when he said “talk to me” for the first time. He didn’t get scared or scream like the others. He looked abit sad and taken aback. Thats because he clearly did recognize her
@CaulkMongler
Жыл бұрын
I’d been waiting for people to talk about this and was surprised some of my other favorite film reviewers didn’t bring up. Drug addiction was always a topic that came up, but nobody mentioned how people stood by entirely complicit on something rather insidious but was seen as just “plain fun”. But we as the viewer can see how you can commodify anything if you can separate yourself from it with a screen. You commodify friends, you commodify their trauma - because this is what the most extreme reactions exemplify, a trauma reaction.
@PreppyHorror
Жыл бұрын
This is exactly what I got from the movie, this made me open up to my parents because I felt I had been closing myself off to them too much. I’m glad I’m not the only one.
@jopabr24
11 ай бұрын
I think you nailed it when you said "The urge to capture can sometimes outweigh the urge to help." When those kids throw up their phones and start recording, that sends a clear message that I think reverberates through the entire film. That phone becomes not just a recording device, but a barrier that separates Mia from her "audience," the other participants in the room. Which kind of reinforces Mia's feelings that she's alone in this.
@sheezy2526
Жыл бұрын
A comment somewhere said it is an analogy for drug use, the strap around the person like the one drug addicts use to pop their veins, kids first using something extremely dangerous recreationally very well knowing the risks, and some going past the point of no return and end up hurting themselves, their loved ones and others.
@apnroxi000
11 ай бұрын
This movie hit me hard as I watched it not too far after my own mom's death anniversary. Mia and her dad needed therapy and community so badly. To take the notion of lack of connection a step further, Mia is the only black girl we see which could aid in her feeling isolated. I wish I could hug her and her dad. :(
@paidendenae
10 ай бұрын
omg that's so true! I didn't even think about that
@dennismidolo3372
Жыл бұрын
This reminds me the mid 2000s when kids would smoke Salvia and people would record their trips for entertainment now there minds are mush
@SlyC
Жыл бұрын
Exactly
@BelledelaGroove
11 ай бұрын
Was I the only one that noticed the baby in the hospital scene, truly terrifying! Was it purgatory we were seeing? Or...was it Hell?
@lt0518
9 ай бұрын
Yes! I saw that in another video and had to slow it down to see it
@TheDaxter999
Жыл бұрын
The mother literally turns back into the drowned lady in the end.
@RedVelvetUnderground333
Жыл бұрын
Being a parent is the true horror
@adamgenis1244
Жыл бұрын
I love this film I saw it three times in theaters and have scoured KZitem watching many videos about it. This was the best by far.
@barry4649
Жыл бұрын
This movie deserves way more talk about it. One of the best horror films I’ve ever seen and the best film of the year after Oppenheimer for me and for this to be from RackaRacka who I kind of forgot about after watching them when I was younger is just crazy and now they’re some of the biggest up and coming directors in Hollywood with this film
@ismayonnaiseaninstrument3911
Жыл бұрын
Much better than Nopenheimer
@oliverislost
Жыл бұрын
@@ismayonnaiseaninstrument3911agree
@starg47
Жыл бұрын
Jade did actually push Mia onto the street, if you watch it in slow motion, you can see the three of them from the view inside the car, you see Jade running right up to Mia from behind.
@morganleanderblake678
Жыл бұрын
I would definitely never go to a house again if someone just started recording me. Creepy.
@rameshdevasi6720
10 ай бұрын
the etymology of kangaroo is "“I don’t know”, and the mother death/suicide is also not known, other things: Mia means "Ocean Goddess" , rhea means "flow" jade means (green stone: "it a protector of generations, living and dead"), riley means "courageous", daniel ""God is my judge".
@anthonymusacchio5461
Жыл бұрын
Only two other horror movies have made me feel this uneasy the next day 1408 and the Poughkeepsie tapes. They all hit me differently but very real tones and themes.
@BaronOfHell666
Жыл бұрын
I think the father you are blaming is the ghost pretending to be the father. The real father never hid the suicide note because there never was one. If you think about this way. The first father was the ghost. That is the one that read the note. That is the one that was choking her. The second father is the real dad. He broke down the door to get to his daughter.
@megami7373
11 ай бұрын
yup
@connorisawsome8440
Жыл бұрын
I remember back in high school I did Salvia and my friends filmed it. It was a deeply profound and personal experience, and my friends were just pointing and laughing at me, treating it like it was a joke. This movie reminded me a lot of those Salvia videos on youtube and my own experience as well. That drug was unbelievably powerful and I feel lucky I didn't go insane. When we're teenagers we just have no idea what we're messing with when we mess with something that is far beyond our understanding. As an adult, I can safely say I have way too much respect for those substances and will never touch them again. Show this movie to your kids and tell them the hand is a metaphor for drugs, that'll teach em 😂
@jamisoncrawford9868
9 ай бұрын
Salvia is exactly what I thought of. I don't think there's any other substance that is so similar in terms of the effects, the duration, and the social ceremony involved (one person tripping, everyone else watching and sometimes recording). This is it.
@yogisie
Жыл бұрын
I loved this movie. Best horror movie of the year, along with Evil Dead Rise
@joshuagallant13
Жыл бұрын
The candle is still lit on the table after Riley is possessed. You can just see it when Mia walks out. 🕯️❤️🔥
@Cjiscj777
11 ай бұрын
Oddly enough, this movie made me feel even more alone. I am currently grieving, and I have been since I was 9. With big black eyes like that, no, you will not bait me. I know it isn't my loved one. I'm not easily tempted no matter how hard I hurt. But I understood the social commentary of the movie which is scary af on its own. Social media is a soul sucking void...or it CAN be. I have a cat and a dog next to me...yet I sit here typing and watching random stuff on the internet. Why am I not petting them? Welp...time to go and live a little and make their lives a little less boring...goodnight.
@sweetbabyboo5
5 ай бұрын
I completely understand as I am grieving as well. I understood her wanting to believe her mother didn’t kill herself but why would your mom tell you to kill Riley. But that’s what also makes the movie realistic. Her grief made her drown in hope for relief. Even if it’s not her own.
@johnjoseph6874
5 ай бұрын
@@sweetbabyboo5The same reason Mia should’ve killed the kangaroo, to put it out of its misery and end the pain. The spirit was good at manipulating her that it made it seem like killing Riley would free him from the pain he was suffering at the hands of the evil spirits, like they would be doing Riley a favor. Its the classic “If you love someone, let them go” but a more twisted version of it lol
@drizzo4669
11 ай бұрын
90 seconds is very arbitrary. Why not 5 seconds, 90 minutes, 2 minutes? I wondered why they chose 90 seconds 🤔
@kitakhat
Жыл бұрын
I don't like how my thumbs up was 666 😒 Anyways 😆 This movie is brilliant. It disturbed me. I got the similarities between drugs and clout and how both are addictive and ultimately dangerous. With writing an essay, that was my first correlation. Clout is the new drug. These young people didn't do this once but several times. They want to be a part of this thing. Like sex, drugs, and peer pressure are all present in the story, but the way they spun it up was sooo good. There were some holes, but that's where the art is opened for interpretation.
@joannesuzieburlison7128
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I had just gone for the addiction motif but yours is better, loss of connection and grief, its certainly in the title. I don't think ppl are more lonely than they were before social media, I think we just know about it more and they feel worse because they think they are the only ones not included in the party, the party that probably isn't real.
@megami7373
11 ай бұрын
i always figured it was drug addiction DUE to the loss of connection and grief
@jcaashby3
11 ай бұрын
Just watched this movie...what made me like it was two things....the ending was solid! And also (spoiler) I was expecting each of the characters to get killed off one by one. So when it did not happen I was pleasantly surprised. I just assumed it would follow the trope of everyone or most of everyone gets killed.
@Vhlathanosh
Жыл бұрын
"... he's confronted by a crowd of bystanders phones in hand each one eager to capture a moment that might garner views clicks likes upvotes or whatever" Same thing Jordan Peele's Nope was critiquing. Think it's why I liked this movie, the social commentary.
@Respect2theFallen
6 ай бұрын
"Demonic form of catfishing" got damn lol that's unsettling yet kinda funny the way you worded it
@Abcdee8
11 ай бұрын
Boredom mostly; a pretty poor ending and so many plot holes to the film; was expecting something scary and interesting
@PURPMINDED
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic breakdown 👏
@OneTakeVids
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Purp!
@waterbearer4627
Жыл бұрын
It's about teenagers and experimentation of what is 'cool' or 'thrilling' right now in their world. Being 'cool' or a 'thrill' as in experimentation of drugs, the hand symbolises the most dangerous high that is available but it comes at a cost like altering the mind or taking too much (holding the hand too much) can lead to death. You can die from the drug/hand. The scene I like the most was when the mother was asking if there is a party and all her children lied to her face. This shows how teenagers will lie and can't be trusted, they will sneak around to party and potentially get high by touching the 'hand' aka 'drugs'. Drugs take you out reality that is what was happening with Mia, she was losing connections with everybody and developing a type of schizophrenia which is linked to long term use of drugs. The message is....just because you 'can' doesn't mean you 'should'.
@Papajohnstuffedcrust
Жыл бұрын
Drugs are absolutely the main theme of the story
@adamioppolo1884
11 ай бұрын
Whole movie gave me PTSD of a bad shrooms trip I had. Terrifying
@mrsharp2982
Жыл бұрын
I definitely called this a Gen Z horror movie and honestly they definitely captured everything it takes to pull in the teens today
@cheycheyfriend247
Жыл бұрын
ehhh i don't think its necessarily more gen z than other generations.
@mrsharp2982
Жыл бұрын
@@cheycheyfriend247 I've watched horror movies for 30 years, it's the most Gen Z horror movie I've ever seen.. IDK if you're feeling attacked or something, but check out the history of horror/ghost movies. From the streaming of the hand to the type of peer pressure used in the movie. Everything was fresh and new and literally made for Gen Z.
@oliverislost
Жыл бұрын
@cheycheyfriend247 yeah its just based in modern times
@mrsharp2982
Жыл бұрын
@@oliverislost well duh! What are you guys even trying to say here???
@cheycheyfriend247
Жыл бұрын
don't be a dick.@@mrsharp2982
@PhillipTopical
Жыл бұрын
This was excellent. Thank you for this break down.
@zionmeier2531
Жыл бұрын
great analysis, this film felt gripping and visceral and you explained exactly why
@ltpvs
11 ай бұрын
I know one of the art dept leads; the whole thing is a metaphor for drug use due to peer pressure and mainly loneliness. Not much else. Of course everyone looks into it waaaay too much.
@ZeroSum23
Жыл бұрын
Youre wrong about the significance of the note. Until he reveals it, there is still the unspoken hope/belief that her moms death was an accident. The reading of the note is when that hope is shattered
@johnmorgan4405
Жыл бұрын
Dude, you are dissing Halloween, but this movie wouldn't exist if Halloween didn't pave the way for modern horror movies. That said, Talk to Me was good, entertaining, and had some genuine unique and novel ideas. A lot of parallels are also being made between this and Hereditary. IMHO, Hereditary is in another class, but this movie is also good.
@OneTakeVids
Жыл бұрын
Dissing Halloween? I love Halloween. I have a whole four hour video dedicated to it lol
@asan1050
Жыл бұрын
ThanksMuch! yeah
@OneTakeVids
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@mickdipiano8768
Жыл бұрын
Best horror movie of the year.
@itsnicole11
10 ай бұрын
I actually really liked this movie. Usually horror movies aren’t that interesting but I love that you felt like you were there, at the party etc
@JohnCamacho
Жыл бұрын
There are so many ideas for a second and third movie....The second movie can feature the second hand and someone can try using both hands at once. Also what if the medium who owned those hands, is still alive?
@cheekster777
Жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend.
@OneTakeVids
Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome 🙏
@cheekster777
Жыл бұрын
@@OneTakeVids 👊🏻
@jillianheisler4091
11 ай бұрын
I really liked this movie, I am just curious at this point if ever single spirit they connect to died because of the hand, and how that will play out in the sequel, I do not believe Mia was talking to her mom but a malevolent spirit taking advantage of her so they could have Riley's soul. I can't wait for a sequel to this!
@yeontop
Жыл бұрын
only went to see it because i loved rackaracka but it was so good, cant wait for the sequel
@barry4649
Жыл бұрын
Mad to think Danny wrote one of the best horror films of recent times whilst staying in Logan Paul’s house in 2017 or something
@MatthewLangdeau-iw8xx
11 ай бұрын
It’s about how trusting the wrong person can lead to horrible things, it’s also about drug addiction and sexual depravity. Think of the monsters, they’re often an exaggerated sexual act. And even about how family can corrupt you. I could go a lot deeper about all of this but I won’t
@ameliadunn3161
Жыл бұрын
Take a shot everytime he says grief, isolation, connection and loneliness/lonely :)
@Tompsf1
Жыл бұрын
well done on a great video, well written and strong points!
@stickywilliams2820
Жыл бұрын
It feels like myself in my younger years dealing with the confusing and rooted emotion of my mother’s suicide attempt and the drug abuse that ensued for me when I got a little older trying to cope with untapped trauma.
@bc3329
Жыл бұрын
Now let's talk about adults who do the same thing due to peer pressure, entitlement, boredom or whatever
@MENACE-km6bd
Жыл бұрын
Whataboutism at it's finest.
@nathanslay6342
3 ай бұрын
Talk to me is a very impressive original horror film from last year that really really worked. Great script, great acting, great story, and great cinematography! My goodness, I love how this film was made by KZitemrs!!
@1KvloneEj
Жыл бұрын
Why couldn’t see we who everyone else was connecting to
@Karin_Allen
5 ай бұрын
I've figured out part of what happened at the end when Mia died. I've just watched the movie frame by frame, and here's a combination of what I saw and what I figured out through logic. Jade came straight down the steep hill toward Mia and Riley. Since Riley was at the very edge of the highway, Jade logically wouldn't risk barrelling into them because it might knock her brother into traffic. But Mia had already taken her hands off the wheelchair handles by then, and watching frame-by-frame shows that Jade ran up *beside* her and got in between her and the wheelchair. Then she wrestled Mia further away from Riley. Unfortunately, that's when the car which hits Mia blocked the kids, so I couldn't tell for sure whether Jade threw Mia into the road or whether Mia threw herself. But I'm tempted to say Mia did it because the car was just a little too far along for Jade to throw her into its windshield; the angle is wrong. Plus, I just don't think Jade would do that. She's pretty levelheaded, as she proved by approaching Mia from the side so as not to endanger Riley, and I don't think she'd kill her best friend no matter how scared or angry she was. But Mia took her hands off the wheelchair when she realized the spirit was deceiving her, and she was already in a state of profound grief and confusion. It's easy to imagine her jumping into the road to end her suffering and to save her friends from any further harm caused by the spirits.
@patrickcummins79
7 ай бұрын
This reminded me of the foolish millennial kids smoking salvia irresponsibly in 2007-2010
@Respect2theFallen
6 ай бұрын
Jade pushing her seems odd i believe the jump theory because Mia lets go of the wheel chair right before we see the collision. The position of holding the wheelchair wouldn't allow Jade to push her without Riley be taken with her or knocked over into the traffic so the thought that she jumped makes more sense. I wish she didnt but i saw it as Mia sacrificing herself once and for all.
@lynnsundrop
3 ай бұрын
When Mia was talking to the ghost of her "mom," you can hear her make the gurgling sound like the ghost who drowned did. I felt like that was the 1st sign it wasn't really her mom she was talking to
@NEOGENUNIT
5 ай бұрын
Fire ass movie s/o to rackaracka been a fan since I was in middle school 25 now glad to see them up🫡☝️
@blub_655
10 ай бұрын
Just crazy this film was made by the dudes that made me terrified of ronald mcdonald 🤙
@nihftyy
11 ай бұрын
Mia's mom is the spirit that she connects with at the start of the film when she goes over the 90 second rule. You can see her appearance gradually start to change into the drowned woman as the film progresses which would make sense in the context of the spirits losing power the longer they're inhabiting someone.
@veronikav5037
Жыл бұрын
You made some very insightful points in your analysis🎉
@mackieswobs5913
6 ай бұрын
I think it was a very good metaphor for drug abuse in youths
@kcmet79
Жыл бұрын
Great analysis. Subscribed!
@wgerardi
11 ай бұрын
Yeah I really loved the super realistic lesbian bully 😂
@StinkySocks49
Жыл бұрын
Great movie, great video. Thanks Gil!
@eduardocastaneda1105
Жыл бұрын
Can you please do a video on SKINAMARINK? ❤
@OneTakeVids
Жыл бұрын
I did! :) Check my horror playlist
@skye3799
2 ай бұрын
I love how Mia wears yellow and everyone else wears blue
@fluffcake
Жыл бұрын
What an excellent analysis, I can’t wait to see it at home soon
@My-YT-profile
5 ай бұрын
I thought it was really over rated lol
@msme9790
4 ай бұрын
This was a really good movie.
@Kat-ij2oo
Жыл бұрын
What makes you think Mia changed her mind at the end if Jade did push her? I assumed Jade arrived just in time to shove Mia before Mia could kill her brother, but I'm curious about the take that she saw reason and was choosing not to kill him when Jade shoved her.
@OneTakeVids
Жыл бұрын
Because there’s a specific shot before Jade gets there where you see Mia take her hands off the wheel chair, right after her “mom” says “we’ll have him forever”
@entertainmentjunkie
Жыл бұрын
She didn’t push her Mia jumped out into traffic
@Contessa_Savannah
Жыл бұрын
Just saw the movie. FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC. Mia. Her home was always shot was blue, cold and empty. Her father was always masked in shadow. Personally I felt like he represented the dark truth that she wasnt ready to walk into. Same about her feeling for her ex. She had a problem with honestly owning her feeling and used the escapism of the hand to feel like she was "glowing" a light out the darkness. The possession was a great symbol for addiction. Anyone who has seen the grasp of addiction take over someone it is like theyre possessed. I feel like this was also a story of family pathology. Mia was depressed and sought comfort in her addiction like her mother. Perhaps her hugest denial. And she ended uo the same way. Havent seen a brilliant depiction of fear of family pathology like this since Hereditary. Also anyone else feel the scene of her crying was a nod to 'Get Out?'
@retiredemokid1862
7 ай бұрын
Imo Mia realized she was being played when fake ghost-mom said ‘we’. So she jumped into traffic in an attempt to save Riley by sacrificing herself and maybe fight off the bad spirits hurting him from the other side. But Riley didn’t need her, because the spirits possessing him became weaker over time. Since Riley wasn’t using the hand as much as Mia did, he was able to sort of detox in the hospital far away from it. Which kinda sucks because Mia pretty much deleted herself for nothing
@cmdrjanjalani
11 ай бұрын
Given the reviews of the new Exorcist movie, it's embarassing that a couple of KZitemrs had a better grasp on why the original movie was so good than a corporation with more than 400M to buy the franchise.
@WrvrUgoThrUR
11 ай бұрын
EXACTLY my thoughts!!!!! ‘The Exorcist’ is ultimately a serious drama with a horror arc.
@michelegraham1181
6 ай бұрын
Really great analysis! It was a lot of fun to watch this video. Very insightful. I would have really liked to know why the spirits wanted Riley so much.
@entertainmentjunkie
Жыл бұрын
Why would jade push her though? Makes sense what you said, but Mia definitely jumped
@Thecurlynative
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I don’t think jade pushed her either bc physically, Mia was pushing riley so riley was infront of Mia. So if jade pushed her riley wouldn’t been pushed too. And also in the beginning Mia couldn’t bring herself to put the baby kangaroo on the road out of its misery. Essentially she was trying to put riley out of his misery via the road and I think she couldn’t either then. I think the kangaroo scene was a foreshadow.
@fogsmart
9 ай бұрын
No Joeys were harmed in the making of this movie. Though, next time a friend tells me to talk to the hand, I might punch them…
@myragroenewegen5426
11 ай бұрын
There are parallels here between the hand as an ambiguously useful technology for human connection and the phones. Sure, something meaningfully connective COULD come from them, but very often people reach for it without much care or consideration of how it stack up against the more mundane connections they might be avoiding. Of course holding hands (of people arround a table) is part of Ouija boards and older spirit commune rituals too, so this is really understanding how old metaphors can help us make sense of modern things.
@Lbamfoe
11 ай бұрын
Do not blame the dad for Mia's mistakes. People need to take responsibility for their own actions. She is in charge of her own life. She makes those choices. And others suffer the consequences of her actions alongside her, including her dad.
@calebpiepho6404
11 ай бұрын
It doesnt feel real when the "cool" group of teens are all weird and lam asf. I hate how unrealistic people act in horror movies. No one woulda wanna hang w that group
@vikanaduva6834
11 ай бұрын
3:55 completely unrelated and totally irrelevant but that car just climbed the curb
@DeidresStuff
Жыл бұрын
The beginning of The Exorcist is what happens before anyone gets permission to actually perform an exorcism. There can't be a reasonable explanation for what's happening.
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