FIRST TIME WATCHING * The Others (2001) * MOVIE REACTION!!
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- The TWIST in this movie had us going MAD!! This movie really hooks you and terrifies you without a single gore…such an underrated movie. Hope you guys enjoy Our Movie Reaction to The Others!!
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Directed by : Alejandro Amenábar
Stars : Nicole Kidman , Christopher Eccleston , Fionnula Flanagan
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So many symbolisms in this movie.
Nicole Kidman‘s character needing medication “for her migraines” is a reference to her shooting herself in the head… symbolisms!
The children breathing heavily is the
reference to them being suffocated to death. … symbolisms.
The curtains along with the fog is only lifted once they see the “light” … symbolisms!
So many symbolisms
Wow I never notice that symbolism.
And Ash missed them all! :oO
This is my top favorites i was about 6 when came out . I thought about that night a lot growing up . I think maybe because nicolas is next to door and ann is close to the window . Grace got nicolas first and ann woke up and saw it. Why she is hostle to grace though the film , and if nickolas woked he would not see who it was why he was still very close to grace
Nicole's character is crazy, and Ash says crazy shit, symbolism!
And the dad saying he had to leave bc their souls are connected to the place of their death so he had to go back to where he died.....symbolism!
Nicole Kidman’s performance was great, she stole every scene she was in and that twist at the end is still one of the best twists ever.
Seriously!! It’s one of those twists that improves the movie on a second watch, too, because it explains everything so succinctly even though it’s wild lol
It’s unfortunate this movie released shortly after the 6th sense.
It’s the only reason it’s not as popular, and it deserves to be. The ghost theme twist was executed soooo much better than the 6th sense
@@resin807 It may not be popular in mainstream America (and as a default, it may not be popular with UA-cam reactors), but was a HUGE success when it came out. I believe it was made for a budget of less than $20 million and went on to earn ten times that amount. Also, if I’m not mistaken, it won a lot of Goya awards, and Nicole Kidman was nominated for an award herself.
It’s a great gem of a movie. It reminds me of “Turn of the Screw” 😊
This is great example of how atmosphere is everything. You don't need even need a ghost to make a ghost story chilling.
@@aychelleff And the very first scene suddenly makes sense!
When she screamed at the beginning of the movie, that was immediately after she shot herself. It was like a stream of consciousness that carried over. Such an underrated and incredible movie!
The Village imo even better reveal.
And look to her when she charges the riffle at the end of the movie.
For a second she stops and seems to remember something but she don't know what...
This movie is not underrated. It was very successful when it hit theaters. It's a truely classic by now.
@@LucianoHilton I think folks call it "underrated" because it's not often discussed in spaces where it gets credit for how intricate and well-crafted it is. (I agree with you that it's a classic, btw.)
@@4thlinemaniac356 why are you spamming under people's comments about the village? they're not even similar movies, other than having a "twist". a twist I didn't even realize was a twist the first time I watched the village bc I assumed they were living in modern day lol I just didn't know what the monsters were...which doesn't hold up on rewatch cuz there's no way people were faking being monsters
Goosebumps when you reasile why the dad was so upset, because he knew he was dead and seeing his wife and kids he knew they were dead too 😢
I DON'T' THINK SO. i think he was a lost soul. confused by the war. he don't even realized he's dead too. if it was real or not
Actually he can probably be hurt from the war and was in a coma, and recovered and was going back again to the war, back to life... symbolism! xD but actually it might be that, I never thought about it before.
@@MultiFERGUSSON You must have missed the part where he said that he knew what she had done...
One of the scariest things in this movie is the idea that your trauma can follow you to the afterlife. She wonders out into the fog and finds her lost husband. She pulls his spirit home with her and with his kids, but he's trapped in the mind that he died in.
Also, making a movie with a massive twist ending is a huge risk because so often the twist just ends up falling flat, but this is one of those movies where it actually works so well.
I don't think her husband knew he was dead, judging by his remark that "sometimes I bleed". It's possible that once he, too, makes the journey to understanding that he's died already (and the war is over), he might be able to come visit again in a clearer state of mind.
His visit was likely fueled by a strong desire to say goodbye to his family before he died (a thought many soldiers in the trenches must have had, and he says he only came to say goodbye) combined with Grace's strong desire for him to come home. But neither of them had realized yet, so the visit was short and sort of muddled - especially his state of mind.
I like to think he can come see them again, at least. And that the residents can all move around now that the fog has lifted. It'd be depressing af if you were bound to the location you died after death. Imagine those who drowned in the ocean? Or died alone in the wilderness, far from civilization? Plus, Bertha, Mr. Tuttle and Lydia can't have been the only ones to die on the property before Grace and her kids did. So... there ought to have been a few more ghosts around if they couldn't go anywhere.
Anyway, I have a lot of thoughts about this movie as you can see. It's such a good film!
@@its99pmMy thoughts were he knew he was dead and came to the realization that his family were also dead. The "goodbye" part bc he knows he can't stay and his soul is being tugged back to where he died. Though, I much prefer your more happier theory that he will be able to come back at some point
The Village had an even better reveal AND trauma does not follow One into the "inbetween lives" but it affects Your Metempsychosis ie how long until your consciousness returns for your next incursion Transmigration of your soul @An Introduction To Thinking And Destiny by Harold Percival @ The Word Foundation channel.
In other words, Buddhist suicide deterrent 😄 I do think the father moved after he realized what had happened both to him and the family, but Grace couldn't let go in life so she couldn't let go in death either.
This movie holds up pretty damn well even if you know how it ends. Nicole Kidman should have won an Oscar for her outstanding performance in this film
Quite a big change to her prior role in Moulin Rouge.
This one, like many of the other true classic twist movies, is worth numerous watchings to see events in the light of the truth, and little things you may have missed. Its a banger.
Nicole Kidman at its best, in all senses.
@@jspettifer she's a chameleon, genuinely. I know she's top-tier A-list famous, but I still feel like she often doesn't get the credit she deserves for acting because people just think of her as a beautiful woman, you know? She's an absolute powerhouse. Her performance in Big Little Lies is incredible, she absolutely destroyed me there. All bangers, no skips.
@@clarerichardson8770 I was initially unimpressed with her ability until I saw her in To Die For. She then went into a Tom Cruise career coma before breaking back out. I’m not sure she has fully moved past that from a public perception
The ghosts are bound to the location they died in. So the dad is forever in the trenches, and "sometimes he bleeds" like the mother sometimes has nightmares of the killing before she wakes up screaming. The only indicator for a "judging" entity is that the dad was given the grace to come and say goodbye.
Why is everyone saying "the trenches"?, this is happening on the Channel Islands in 1945.
@@scipioafricanus5871 The husband as a member of the British forces probably participating in battle on the west front, which means France, and yes there were trenches. I hope this answers your question.
I love how Ash figured out the twist twice early on and was still surprised by the twist.
Not really. They're both complete frauds. Thought at first they had a sense of humor and irony, but it soon became obvious they both knew exactly what would be happening.
@@diana6840 The problem with the comment section is that you can’t hear tone, see context, or understand the tongue in cheek nature of a person’s speech.
Ash is right, the audience as well as Ash n Hannah were thinking that either the lil girl, the mother or all three of the family were dead. And they expected that reveal, but when it turned out that the servants are dead and then we get the photo and the graves, you take that as the big reveal and you no longer think that the family is dead as well. So, it comes as a second twist, and a bigger one at that, that you really don't expect much. Also, the whole film has an amazing atmosphere, with the fog and the curtains, so simple yet so effective at being creepy.
And the subtle writing when the caretaker says, “we all need to learn to live together, the living and the dead.” It almost solidifies the fake twist because you think she’s referring to Nicole Kidman and her children but she’s actually referring to the family doing the seance as, ‘the living.’ 😂 this movie is really incredible
@@noeezyfluff Yup, another smart move that makes sense in the film's narrative.
It was a red herring to throw us off the scent.
@@WarrChan It was and it wasn't, because they were all dead.
Fun fact: Nicole Kidman gave two incredible performances that year for Moulin Rouge and The Others. But she was nominated for Best Leading Actress for Moulin Rouge. IMO, she should've been nominated for The Others instead. The terror, the pathos all perfectly and devastatingly conveyed through her masterful performance.
She was in her BAG around this time despite going through a divorce with Tom.
@@peacexonextime9425 she was excited about divorcing Tom, haha. There's a picture of her skipping down the street after formalizing the divorce at the courthouse. When a reporter asked her how she was feeling about the split, she quipped, "Well, now I can wear heels." I think her incredible performances are a testament to her throwing off the pressure and shackles of being married to that guy and embracing her talent in a brand-new way. She is not "Tom Cruise's wife"; she is Nicole fucking Kidman and you're gonna know it. You know?
"Alergy to light" is a very real condition. It's called porphyria.
1 of my grandmothers had a mild case of that condition. Her skin would get these little blisters if exposed to direct sunlight. She was ok in the shade & @ dusk/dawn when she would go out to water her plants.
Is it really that bad though or more like they just sunburn easier? If it's really bad then maybe that's where the myth of vampires burning in the sun started
@@MrFredsttit’s not very common but the symptoms can really get that bad sometimes
@@MrFredstt It can be very serious. To the point of killing u. Like I said, my grandmother had a mild case. Just a few minutes in direct sunlight & she'd get those little blisters. That's why she would cover up & stay in the shade if she was going to be outside w/us when the sun was fully out.
A mini-documentary about it
in the collectors edition of the film
refers to it as XP
(Xeroderma Pigmentosum).
This movie legitimately has one of the best plot twists I’ve ever seen in movies. They certainly don’t make movies like this anymore
It's so good. I don't think people realize how hard it is to pull of such an original movie and a twist that really works as well as this one did. Even harder bc the general audience has seen so many movies, always looking with a critical eye, that it can be hard to pull off a twist they haven't seen before
@MrFredstt it's not an original idea. Many years ago I watched a TV drama where a young couple crashed their car into a tree but found themselves uninjured. They found a house nearby but it had a number of ghosts in it. Eventually the young guy went back to the car and found their dead bodies.
they literally made something similar in 2023 a movie called talk to me
there is also a spanish movie called Mirage
Pretty much all story ideas have been used up. What happens when you pump out so much media for over a hundred years, longer if you take books into account. I was thinking visual media mainly (movies and TV).
@@aligmal5031 wtf how is Talk To Me even remotely like this??
I have sympathy for Grace because if you go back through the film, there are a LOT of signs that she was suffering from some form of untreated mental illness - possibly bipolar disorder or borderline personality disorder. Notice her bursts of manic energy (tearing the whole house apart in one long tirade), and her delusional episodes (denying that there are intruders despite having already experienced firsthand evidence), and her bouts of severe depression. It's very likely that she had been hanging on by a thread for a long time while she was alive, but then "went mad" and suffered a full psychotic break after the war ended and her husband never came home. And by her own description, she doesn't even have a clear memory of smothering her children - she only remembers finding the pillow in her hands afterwards.
So despite her horrifying actions, I still feel bad, because she literally wasn't in control of her own mind at the time. She was unmedicated, grief-stricken, and almost completely alone.
I have sympathy for her because she had been un-living in denial for who knows how long before finally coming back to sanity after it's too late.
And her sanity returning after her death is further evidence that her psychosis while living was due to something structural or chemical in the brain, not necessarily emotional in origin. After she died, her thinking cleared since her spirit was no longer processing its thoughts through her flawed brain. She couldn't remember because those actions weren't from 'her', as in her 'software', they came from her broken 'hardware'. She had to die to become sane. Sad.
All of that, plus, if her children really did have the severe light allergy, the isolation and constant darkness would've added to her mental instability.
@@micahmackinnon99 I'd be so pissed if I found out that I was dead & I'd just been living life as normal lol
I have 0 sympathy for people who unalive their children. Nope
“I’m doing the Stevie wonder” had me ROLLLINGGGG 😂
I think he meant ray Charles hahahaha 🤣
Was this his first “Stevie Wonder” appearance? lol that got me too lolol
Took me out 13:17
@@thamomentum Several people watching were added to the ranks of the💀when Ash did the "Stevie Wonder"
Hannah's observation of how the living delt with Victor: we kinda got that when Kidman questioned the daughter about Victor. What scene gets freaky from the other perspective is the paino scene. He's down there playing his pia o in the middle of the night, when footsteps lead down to the room, then he stops playing, the door opens, and to HIM nobody is there. She checkes the creak in the door, but to him the door is moving on its own, so when we assume a spirit has slammed the door and knocked her over, he was just scared shitless and slammed the phantom door.
Great movie. Great reaction. Thanks guys!
I love this movie - it’s so clever in the way its shot from the perspective of the ghost. Some really cool things to pick up the second time watching, after you know the twist;
1. The mother suffers migraines because she shot herself in the head
2. Anne’s hyperventilated breathing is because she was smothered with a pillow. Even the part where the mother says “stop breathing.”
3. I believe the scene where you questioned if Anne was sleeping, she was actually dead and the mother was having a memory of apologising after she killed her children
4. A give away that the servants are dead also, is that they’re not wearing clothes of the era. The movie was set in the 1940’s, but their clothes are from around the late 1800’s
5. The father reacts so strangely, because he knows he is dead from the war - he doesn’t know that his wife shot herself and killed her children while he was away, so he is shocked that he is able to communicate with them/that they’re dead.
6. The fog/haze throughout the movie clears when they realise they’re ghosts
And look to her when she charges the riffle at the end of the movie.
For a second she stops and seems to remember something but she don't know what...
I think the costuming needs a nod here because it's so delicately done. I'm such a freak about period costuming--I love picking up details in period movies and admiring the costumes, but in this film I didn't register the servants' clothes as "period." My brain registered it as an emphasis on class difference. "Oh, they're country folk, not as modern as this moneyed family. Simple clothes, humble, out of style. Got it." It is absolutely there to notice, but I didn't pick up on it, and I think that's down to great costuming.
@@clarerichardson8770 you are spot on. I’m a big lover of period clothing (period movies are my favourite) and while it is subtle, and most people wouldn’t pick up on it, it’s something I noticed straight away. Was a big give away for me.
"What Lies Beneath" would also be a fun watch. Great reaction guys. 👍
Love that one too
Love that movie!!
Oh yea . That’s a good one.
The Village even better and same director.
The Village? Only one I know about was directed by M. Night Shyamalan, What Lies Beneath was directed by Robert Zemeckis
I envision a bright future. A future in which Ash finally grasps the concept and meaning of symbolism. Many are saying he can’t do it, but i BELIEVE.
I almost feel like he's trolling at this point.
Youonlylive "At this point" or from the get go? :))
At this point. I don't feel like he was overdoing it in his earlier videos and it's kinda turned into a thing he's known for doing on his channel, thus making it unique to him.@@mapletree3434
@@YouOnlyIiveTwiceNope Ashkron is young plus stupid reason why he is so funny.
I have no idea wtf you just said@@4thlinemaniac356
A book of the dead was a real thing. Photographs were not so common and easy to come by back then and an expert had to come around with equipment. Most people never got their photograph taken during life, until it was too late and their relative wanted a picture to remember them by. It is somewhat creepy, but also understandable imo.
Also, one had to stay still for so long that it was much easier to get a good, non-blurry photograph of the dead than the living.
That is a common misconception. Photography was available and commonly done since 1839 it was affordable and cheaper than getting a portrait painted.
@@cottonxcandyxjollyxrancher4075 not for most of the common folks, it was not. you had to go into a studio or order a photographer to come to the site with their equipment, which was more expensive. people needed a good reason to have their pictures taken, for celebrations or to have a memento made, and prepare for the occasion. private non-commercial usage of cameras only became a thing when affordable handheld devices were introduced to the public which was not until shortly before WW1. Most of the cameras used before that were owned for professional reasons or by rich people with a hobby.
Absolutely. It's also worth noting that Victorians had incredibly elaborate rituals surrounding mourning and laying the dead to rest. A lot of those customs seem absolutely bonkers and incredibly macabre to modern senses, like predetermined periods of mourning, photographs of the dead, hair jewelry, etc. They were connected with their dead in a way we don't think is appropriate now, in our culture that has become so sanitized and alienated from death. It's all fascinating once you dive in, but it's presented in such a delicate, spooky way here. I love it.
@@clarerichardson8770 Indeed fascinating, thanks for the comment. The hair jewelry topic comes up a lot in Lord of the Rings discussions, because many think it is creepy that Gimli asks for Galadriel's hair. But to Tolkien it must have been a thing of nostalgia dressed in fantasy motifs, hairs and locks were often given as a memento to loved ones when chances were slim that there would be another meeting. Another interesting tradition was the cemetery picnics held in those days, quite popular with the Irish I have heard and rather controversial nowadays.
This is one of my favorite movies. The atmosphere, the acting, the twist. It's so good
It’s one of my families favorite movie too
Top 3 movies for sure
This film is such a throwback to those elegant 1960s classics, "The Haunting", and "The Innocents". It fits right in with the tone and the psychological terror it inflicts on the characters and the viewer. Kidman is extraordinary, the whole cast is pitch-perfect.
The dad died in the war. I think it's a main reason the mother went crazy, or at least pushed her over the edge. He has his own prison in a never ending war. At first I thought his love and desire to see his wife and kids was so strong that he was able to be there for a while to say goodbye, but now I think that her need to see him was so strong that she pulled him from his own afterlife through the fog into hers. That's why he seemed so distant and confused, only being held there for a short while, and the ghost of the housekeeper seemed so surprised to see him. In the movie's reality, I'm guessing most ghosts never get out of their limited afterlife, even for just a little bit, although who knows if eventually they move on or if they trap themselves forever.
I think she trapped her children with her also, not able to let them go. It reminds me of an old twilight zone episode where the dead crew of a crashed spaceship were trapped repeating their last few hours over and over because the captain just couldn't admit to being dead and let go.
I'm dying at Hannah's Victor impersonation
The husband died in World War 1. Sometimes fog reaches right across the English Channel, so his lost soul reached home but then returned to where he fell
It's set in the Island of Jersey during 1945 at the end of WW2 ..she mentions the Germans cutting of power (as the Nazis had occupied the Island during that conflict) 👍
@@derekodriscoll7178 Not so far on a foggy night then. My bad - ww2 - doh
underrated movie LETS GOOO
Definitely underrated
FACTS!!!
@@justtrustash SYMBOLISM
@@justtrustash well done figuring it out man, I had no clue when I first watched it
The girl look like Adele
Ash and Hannah are honestly couple goals. The banter but obvious love is inspiring. I hope I find my Hannah one day
That twist at the end gives me goosebumps every time.
Also, her screaming as she wakes up at the very beginning was the foreshadow of the ending. She had just shot herself after killing the kids😨😨😨
This movie is one of the best "technical" movies out there. The cinematography, the LIGHTING!!!, the sound design such as the heavy breathing, along with the acting. This is a phenomenal movie. The double-twist is pulled off so well. This is a Grade A movie in my books and the 4K transfer for this is breathtaking. I know a lot of people love the Sixth Sense (as do I), but I think this movie is the gold standard when it comes to a ghost story/twist.
Brilliant movie. A haunted house told from the ghosts perspective. The ghosts were being "haunted" by the living.
I loooove watching reactors watch this movie. The plot twist is such an absolute mind-shatter that I can't help but laugh every time someone tries to guess the direction of the story
These photographs of dead people are called "Memento Mori" and it was a thing in Victorian times
I hope everyone watching this reaction has already seen The Sixth Sense and Orphan. 😂
I was thinking the same thing lol
Rewatching this film gives many answers. Then, wait for years and it's all new again. This is a great and rewatchable film.
And nothing outdoes the meat-hook scene out of TEXAS MASSACRE and the slo-mo "Don't touch my elbow!" replay!
The husband was dead. He probably had gone to Heaven or some other nether world. He knew their souls were not ready to join him. They mentioned 6 places after life, like hell, heaven, purgatory etc…
He did say he had to go back to the front. For him the war was still going on.
This is so reminiscent of "Psychic Self Defense" by Dion Fortune, a non fictional book written around early 20th century by an English psychic and her experiences with the paranormal
I love how chaotic your reactions are, and then you still figure everything out. Seriously, well done.
"what kind of budget ghost are you cant go tru the door" lol
lmao
The Stevie Wonder had me rolling all the way in Mexico! I freaking love you two!
We love you more you legend ❤️
I love how Ash just lays it all on the table.
"Hey guys, this is how I blow my nose"
Never change, man
She killed her children and then herself cause she was desperate. In those times it was sometimes impossible for a mother to survive financially or socially if her husband died in the war and many women did that out of despair and hopelesness. Oh and btw, the woman in 39:01 is Caitlyn Stark from Game of Thrones.
I love that you and Hannah didn’t know the twist, but could sense that emptiness in the husband enough to totally nail it. His soul is stuck out of time, come to visit his family one last time before he departs this world
This movie is a masterpiece!
The most incredible aspect about this film:
No flashy CGI effects.
No blood.
No gore.
It was a work of pure psychological thriller mastery. An intriguing set-up, a steady and suspenseful build, and quite possibly one of the best plot twists I've ever seen.
Side Note: The practice of making books of the dead was a real thing, in Victorian times. What seems macabre or taboo to us in modern times, was truly a way for people of that time to try and preserve the memory of those they lost.
btw, the living mother who was upset was young catelyn stark!
Stunning 🤩
OMG - I love you guys so much. Hands down the best reactors on the Tube!!
My brother ❤️
Honestly though, some of the most authentic and genuine seeming people.
I could happily watch a movie with these two talking the whole way through.
They also pay more attention to the movies than any others I've watched.
Man, did I need Ash & Hannah this week. Always make me smile.
Misdirection is one of the best tools in writing. Feed the audience just enough to convince them they've got it worked out, then flip the script :)
Guys, I'm begging you. Please get a pair of earbuds for each of you. You're each missing half the sound mix: The direction of the audio, half the music score, even some bits of dialogue.
Edit: That said, I'm thrilled that you're watching this. It's literally one of my favorite movies of all time. Even knowing how it goes doesn't prevent me from enjoying it. The cinematography, pacing and acting are all immaculate. I love that you loved it.
Lol, them sharing earbuds has bugged me for the longest time but I just never said anything. I'm hoping that they have the sound split evenly (I think it's called stereo mode). It hasn't appeared to affect their ability to understand and enjoy the films at least.
But reactors always have less then favorable viewing conditions, starting with having to watch a film with a bright ring light in their face the whole time. I would hate that for myself, lol. Especially for horror.
Whoops, it's called "mono" not "stereo".
Modern horror movie masterpiece! Gore and blood is not horror, as my dear father used to say, mood and atmosphere really can make it. Never tired to rewatch this gem. Bravo!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
The three housekeepers were the first to die there due to a tuberculosis outbreak; therefore, they can’t leave.
Grace and the children died in a murder-suicide caused by Grace under duress due to her husband’s absence for the war.
Charles, who died in the war, was a restless soul trying to find his way home. Through the fog and with Grace’s connection, he was able to return home to say goodbye as his final resolution. This allowed him to move on from limbo, where Grace, her children, and the servants are stuck.
But Grace and the kids elected to stay. That's why they were chanting 'the house is ours' at the end, so they wouldn't leave.
@@mamaseesa3122 In Dante’s Inferno, there are nine levels of Hell, with Limbo being the first and having the least severe punishment-those condemned to Limbo will forever roam the Earthly plane. Grace committed self-deletion with her children in tow, a form of violence. According to the typical punishments outlined in the poem, she should have been turned into a thorny tree with harpies feeding on her leaves. However, in the film, because of her children, they are considered her ‘saving grace.’ They cannot leave without her because of their love for her, and she cannot leave due to her actions. Consequently, they find themselves stuck in Limbo.
I love this film so much. Not only is it a brilliantly written, atmospheric period piece, it’s nothing but superb performances and the way it’s shot is just exquisite. And it’s also a very factual film. Ghosts? Often very confused. 😂🤣
This movie ranked at #83 in the 100 scariest movie moments on Bravo, cool reaction as always Ash & Hannah, you both take care
I remember watching this movie at a sleepover when I was about 13. It creeped us out so much. But it hasn’t lost its magic. Still so delightfully creepy even now!
Hey Hannah, the lady at the table near the end (with the living people) is Catelyn Stark
I used to have a sun allergy. Over 20 minutes of indirect sunlight, and I would blister. It's called PMLE.
I was excited seeing this as a kid.
33:06 Catelyn Stark from Game of Thrones
Hi Hannah and Ash! Brilliant movie, awesome reaction! I'm relatively new to your channel, but I have watched lots of your reactions already and they are always very entertaining! Keep up the great work! Greetings from Germany!
"Sometimes I bleed" just passes right by people. He flat out says it and it goes unacknowledged.
I think the husband had finally accepted his death after being lost in war for however long. Upon this acceptance, his only unfinished business was wanting to see his family once more. However, when he returned, he knew on some level they, too, were dead. He did not find the joy he had hoped for in seeing them. He decided to move on.
Catechism is definitely some scary stuff.
I saw this movie in the theater three times. It's such a good ghost story.
The condition the children have is called Xeroderma pigmentosum. It is extremely rare, but it does happen.
33:02 I bet she wouldn’t say that if it were Ned Starks ghost 🤣
THIS FILM ! BEST TWIST EVER!
The Mother was completely lost when her Husband never returned home from the war. As a single parent she lost her mind and couldn’t bare for her children to be left alone, so she took them with her.
Incredible movie. Still hasn’t lost its impact all these years later. So glad you enjoyed it.
Selfish, sick woman
Thank you for this reaction! I love watching your videos, you two always make me smile. You're both so much fun!
This movie is just fantastic. Talk about a brilliant atmosphere! One of my favorite little "clues" upon rewatching it is when the mom picks up the shotgun. She has this little pause, like 'huh.' It's like she had this tiny little trace of a memory of shooting herself, but didn't remember it fully.
I think this is one of the best twists ever done.
Yaaaaaaay!! I was so excited to see you guys put up a reaction to this! This movie is one of my favorites to look for first reactions for because of the twist, but since it's lesser-known and not part of a franchise there are fewer reactions to this than to a lot of other films. Thanks for finally doing this one, and your reaction did not disappoint!
16:20 This was actually a relatively normal practice in the early days of photography - taking photos of deceased loved ones to remember them. There's even a genre name for this type of photography: *post-mortem portraiture* . It's kind of like the funeral counterpart to wedding photography. From a technical standpoint, it makes a lot of sense too. During the early days of photography, you had to remain very still for a long time in order to allow adequate exposure time for a good photo. That's one of the reasons why old photos don't feature many smiling people - it's hard to keep a good-looking, natural smile going for the exposure period, so subjects would just keep a neutral facial expression that they can maintain perfectly still for a long period. So you can imagine that the dead were the best photography subjects because they can keep perfectly still for a long period. So there was probably no better human subject for photography than the dead.
Highly underrated movie. I remember the first time I watched this, I knew this was literally the best in terms of logic if there's any in a ghost movie at all lol.
So glad y'all reacted to this one! I've always loved this movie since young. The story, acting and that twist. Sooo good (kudos to Ash for calling it)
- Grace's scream right at the beginning is not an ordinary nightmare. It's the realisation of what she has done to her children and herself.
- Nicole Kidman wanted to quit during rehearsals, as playing Grace gave her nightmares. "At one point I didn't want to make the film because I couldn't even go there emotionally."
- When the wandering Charles arrives home escorted by Grace, he meets Mrs. Mills, later revealed to be another person among the dead. When he approaches Grace in the fog and as he enters the room to greet his children, Charles' footsteps produce a sound not unlike the clanking of chains - which Anne had previously mentioned is a tell-tale trait of ghosts.
- In the scene where Grace is loading the shotgun for the first time, she can be seen pausing in a recollective moment after she slams the breach shut. This is most likely due to her faint realization of deja vu, most likely alluding to her suicide by using the same gun
- When Mrs. Mills and Mr. Tuttle are covering up the three gravestones, a Celtic cross can be seen emerging from one of them. The Celtic cross is a version of the Christian cross that is particularly common in Ireland. Mrs. Mills speaks with an Irish accent. This is a subtle clue that the gravestone is actually hers.
- The extra white makeup of the children's faces is a hint of the movie's twist.
Thought she used a long barreled shotgun or rifle... Right? I don't see how she would do that.. but thinking about how she would do so certainly makes it darker.
As a teen, I knew what was happening as soon as the help arrived.
One of the greatest ghost movies of all time!
you two are so funny, that opening monologue was gold
Basically this movie:
-"Why are you ghost?"
"Who says I am ghost?"
-"You are ghost"
"I am not ghost"
-....
-"...Than who is ghost?"
LOVED this reaction. Such a well done movie with the twist at the end. Glad you guys liked it!
My favorite movie to watch people see for the first time. You guys did well! Probably came the closest to putting the whole thing together before the reveal that I've seen.
Love u ash and Hannah.. love that ur both so genuine. The intensity that went thru y guys at the end even tho iv seen this film so many times..I had goose bumps everywhere watching u. ❤❤❤❤ U guys.. flipping legggenndssss!!!!!!!!
Love this! The skelton key would be a great reaction guys!
You guys should really react to a movie called Barbarian, it would make a great reaction video. The best way to watch it is by doing it completely blind without knowing anything about it. I certainly did and it did not disappoint!
The lines from Mrs Mills and Mr Tuttle when the servants walk up to the manor at the very beginning:
M: Simpson, what a character he was! I wonder whatever became of him...
T: Oh... I imagine he's dead, like all the rest...
😁
It seems she was trapped in that house in life as well as in death. Her kids really were severely allergic so she couldn't really leave that place after her husband died and she was basically isolated esp during the aftermath of the war and her husband's death and everyone else leaving the island. What she did was probably the only "out" she thought they had in their situation, a final act of desperation.
That "I'm doing the Stevie Wonder" bit had me laughing for ages!! Even while I was watching the rest of the video, it would just come back into my head and I'd start just laughing again! Also "It's the Dad", "Oh its Doctor Who" - that was funny too haha. This is one of your best reaction videos!! :)
I loved the twist at the end of this when I saw it in the cinema, was great to see ash enjoying it so much, pretty much my reaction
Do "Tucker and Dale vs Evil" ... and most important: "Galaxy Quest" !!!
R.I.P. English comedy legend Eric Sykes. (Mr. Tuttle).
Nicole Kidman should have got an Oscar for her performance in this film.
I've been looking forward to your reaction to this & you didn't disappoint.
I keep thinking you both live in Dagenham by the way you speak !!! 🤔🌞🤩🙌👍
You guys would love The Orphanage
Was just thinking that after seeing this. That's one of the darkest films I've ever seen.
You two always give me the reactions that I hope for!.😂❤🎉
That is such a great compliment mate, thank you ❤️
As epic as the sixth sense twist...just amazingly unexpected. Loved the reaction guys!❤
The DVD came with some cool information like the sensitivity to light is an actual real life condition. Solar urticaria I think it’s called.
I have to say you two are brilliant I didnt get the end til the end !! WELL DONE! you were right on in determining they were dead but not knowing how was an amazing twist to this movie! you have to watch it at least twice to get all the symbols !
Bro the stevie wonder bit had me absolutely dying with laughter 🤣😂😭
I just came across your channel. I love your reaction. I subscribed!
You would love the Orphanage (Spanish film)
I truly loved your reaction ❤ keep it up guys
This movie is a timeless masterpiece
We need a “daddy chill” counter for the use of that throughout all videos lol
One thing I wish the movie did at 31:38
when she opened that door, the living people should have looked back at the door opinion by itself...
This is one of my favorites
Old and a classic 💜
Thank you for this
Please add The Uninvited to your list if you haven’t already 🥰
Yes, I love the Uninvited
The SUPERNATURAL reference.... I'm DEAD
Nicole is awesome. This movie and Moulin Rouge both came out in 2001. Her range as an actress is amazing.
Loved you reaction to this amazing film. Ash you called the plot really early on and I thought it would spoil the shock for you both at the end but as you said the film is really good and sending you off the sent just towards to end and your responses were just what I hoped lol. Thanks for watching this film
Ash mad props for catching on so fast!!