Been watching a bunch of movies during this quarantine and holy hell, this was such a fantastic film. Dafoe of course is just incredible. I'm still confused but I loved it.
I think my favorite scene is everyone's favorite. Don't like his cooking? Get a curse cast on ye.
They're both crazy right? I see it as Winzslow is slowly losing it the entire time Thomas is basically messing with him. Tommy is getting fed up with being stuck here, missing his relief, missing a woman's company, hating the food, and still plunging further into the mystery of that light of the lighthouse. The final scene is just incredible. I'm still not even sure if what we see is actually happening, in their head, or the small little island/rock is just some cosmic horror portal.
This is my favorite shot in the whole movie. Half way through the movie, Winszlow is just losing it. Seeing the mermaid, wanting to sleep with her and trying to masturbate but seeing that gross sea imagery, thinking of killing Thomas, stuck a the lighthouse for week and then the ledger. Makes me think Thomas has done this before, drive people to insanity while pocketing their earnings but his insanity is kept in check by his station. It's not until Winzslow challenges his authority that hell breaks loose. I'm still not even sure why Winzslow screams at the end. Was it really salvation? Was he the fallen angel when he sleeps off the ladder? Or was he just angry that the light is just that? Did he look into the light and see nothing or did he see some lovecraftian horror or tentacle like when he spied on Thomas?
That's it for my rambling. I'd love to read some opinions/explanations from others on Era.
I think my favorite scene is everyone's favorite. Don't like his cooking? Get a curse cast on ye.
They're both crazy right? I see it as Winzslow is slowly losing it the entire time Thomas is basically messing with him. Tommy is getting fed up with being stuck here, missing his relief, missing a woman's company, hating the food, and still plunging further into the mystery of that light of the lighthouse. The final scene is just incredible. I'm still not even sure if what we see is actually happening, in their head, or the small little island/rock is just some cosmic horror portal.
This is my favorite shot in the whole movie. Half way through the movie, Winszlow is just losing it. Seeing the mermaid, wanting to sleep with her and trying to masturbate but seeing that gross sea imagery, thinking of killing Thomas, stuck a the lighthouse for week and then the ledger. Makes me think Thomas has done this before, drive people to insanity while pocketing their earnings but his insanity is kept in check by his station. It's not until Winzslow challenges his authority that hell breaks loose. I'm still not even sure why Winzslow screams at the end. Was it really salvation? Was he the fallen angel when he sleeps off the ladder? Or was he just angry that the light is just that? Did he look into the light and see nothing or did he see some lovecraftian horror or tentacle like when he spied on Thomas?
That's it for my rambling. I'd love to read some opinions/explanations from others on Era.
