"If I had a spirit, I felt it fly out of me then. And if Brian had a spirit, it flew hand in hand with mine, lifting above the couch, passing through the roof, hovering in the black and measureless air that blanketed the house where Coach once lived." "It was a light that shone over our faces, our wounds and scars. It was a light so brilliant and white it could have beamed from heaven, and Brian and I could have been angels, basking in it. But it wasn't, and we weren't." (from the novel)
A part of me wishes they'd used this monologue at the end of the film instead, but it also would hurt so much to see Brian and Neil have this one moment of quiet, of solace taken from them how it is in the novel when Neil gives us this monologue.
Wonderful scene, in many ways we don't get the closure we want, they don't get to confront their abuser or bring him to justice, he's long gone. There's no sense that due to this everything will now be alright but they've found one another and now know the truth. There's hope for them both.
I really liked this movie. The other boy who thought he was abducted by aliens but learns the awful truth at the end. There is no happy ending or closure but he did find a kindred spirit in the other boy...such is life :(
+theunraveler That's why I love this ending. There is no happy ending, no real closure. There is nothing they could do, as Neil says. What's done is done. But there is still a glimmer of hope at the end. They both have begun coming to terms with what they went through, even Neil, who spent the entirety of the story believing what he had with Coach to be something good and romantic. Brian finally remembered what he had blacked out for ten years, and Neil finally realized what he had with Coach wasn't beautiful. Things are not good. They are not happy... But there is still a bit of hope left. They will be able to grow past this, likely with help from each other. Such a perfect film. Purely perfect.
one of the most emotionally devastating endings for me but also so cathartic and full of hope, I love what Gregg Araki brings to the table as a filmmaker with depth
man this is the most depressing movie ive ever seen. powerful, i was speechless after the credits ended for a couple minutes. i feel if i ever saw it in theaters id cry my eyes out
There will never, ever be a more perfect use of a Sigur Ros song in a film ever, ever, ever again. Actually. Correction. I don't think there will even be a more perfect use of ANY song in a film ever, ever again.
I recently read the book. In most cases the book is always superior to the movie. In this case, both movie and novel are tragically beautiful and heart wrenching. However, I recommend reading the book for more character depth that doesn't translate to the movie. In the book, both of Neil's friends, Wendy and Eric, have a bigger part with more character depth that didn't make it to the movie.
Eric is an absolutely wonderful character in the book. In the film, we see what a nice guy he is when it comes to his friendship with Neil and Brian, particularly Brian. But book Eric was such a wonderful character. Flawed, but one of the kindest, most genuine friends I've ever seen in a novel.
I love how the camera fades into oblivion. Although the credits could have moved a little slower, they feel rushed. Like, "I am running out of reel" kind of thing.
I’ve seen this movie twice. I don’t know if I could ever see it again. I still swell up with tears thinking about it. I always wonder what happened to them after this scene.
One of the last films i saw at the cinema when i spent a year out in Toronto, this ending deeply moved me and along with the music is one of the most powerful and haunting endings to film .
И пока мы сидели и слушали колядовщиков, мне хотелось сказать Брайану, что теперь все кончено и все будет хорошо. Но это была ложь, к тому же я все равно не мог говорить. Я хочу, чтобы у нас был какой-то способ вернуться назад и исправить прошлое. Но его не было. Мы ничего не могли сделать. Так что я просто молчал и пытался телепатически передать, как я сожалею о том, что произошло. И я подумал обо всем горе, печали и ёбанных страданиях в мире, и мне захотелось сбежать. Я всем сердцем желал, чтобы мы просто оставили этот мир позади. Воспариться , как два ангела в ночи, и волшебным образом... исчезнуть
Beautiful song for a beautiful movie. The first time I saw the ending the music was familiar, cause I knew Sigur ros, but when I read, that it is indeed Sigur ros I was happy, cause they make wonderful music. And to be honest the ending of this movie made me crying like a little girl.
in a different scenario, I too was molested as a kid and raped as an adult. And this film gets to me every time but it's a guilty pleasure of mine to watch it every so often because I could relate.
I read the novel, it ends with Brian snapping out of it as the family discovers them entering the house. At least the ending to the novel was more bitter sweet and suspenseful than this.
I just read the novel. I felt so sad that they felt so exposed when the family entered. Their private grief suddenly exposed as they face what had happened to them. Such a beautifully tragic ending.
I think both endings are brilliant. But I feel this one is superior. The writing in the novel's last moment is impeccable, unforgettable, and brilliant. But I love that this ending in the film allows Brian and Neil to experience the calm after the storm for a short while longer. This moment is a major, traumatic turning point in both of their young lives. Brian finally knows what happened to him, as horrific and terrible as it was, and Neil is finally coming to terms with the fact that what he had with coach wasn't love; it was abuse. I think Araki made a very sensitive decision to allow these characters to sit quietly in the moment a while longer, whereas in the novel, they have that moment ripped from them when the owners of the house come home and catch them.
The new eurovision movie has diluted the pure genius of this piece for people who only heard it during that awful piece of shit...but in the context of this movie it is literally the only song that could of been used..how is there a single thumbs down never mind 4
"If I had a spirit, I felt it fly out of me then. And if Brian had a spirit, it flew hand in hand with mine, lifting above the couch, passing through the roof, hovering in the black and measureless air that blanketed the house where Coach once lived."
"It was a light that shone over our faces, our wounds and scars. It was a light so brilliant and white it could have beamed from heaven, and Brian and I could have been angels, basking in it. But it wasn't, and we weren't."
(from the novel)
A part of me wishes they'd used this monologue at the end of the film instead, but it also would hurt so much to see Brian and Neil have this one moment of quiet, of solace taken from them how it is in the novel when Neil gives us this monologue.
This made me cry
Wow
Like a ufo (:
Wonderful scene, in many ways we don't get the closure we want, they don't get to confront their abuser or bring him to justice, he's long gone. There's no sense that due to this everything will now be alright but they've found one another and now know the truth. There's hope for them both.
Amen to that.
Wow. Just Wow. What an ending to a film that will stay with me forever.
I've watched this movie two times and I've watched this ending like ten times now and I still cry my eyes out.
I really liked this movie. The other boy who thought he was abducted by aliens but learns the awful truth at the end. There is no happy ending or closure but he did find a kindred spirit in the other boy...such is life :(
+theunraveler That's why I love this ending. There is no happy ending, no real closure. There is nothing they could do, as Neil says. What's done is done. But there is still a glimmer of hope at the end. They both have begun coming to terms with what they went through, even Neil, who spent the entirety of the story believing what he had with Coach to be something good and romantic. Brian finally remembered what he had blacked out for ten years, and Neil finally realized what he had with Coach wasn't beautiful. Things are not good. They are not happy... But there is still a bit of hope left. They will be able to grow past this, likely with help from each other.
Such a perfect film. Purely perfect.
+Aaron Lanier This is the best explanation of this movie.
Deep Within Your Soul Thank you. I feel the exact same way about the novel's ending. Both are as close to perfect as can be.
TBH, I think Neil's character is the only one to enjoy it because of his neglected childhood. He was the only one with fond memories of the abuse
one of the most emotionally devastating endings for me but also so cathartic and full of hope, I love what Gregg Araki brings to the table as a filmmaker with depth
The music blends so well with the ending credits that we almost forget the movie's long over before we realise it...
man this is the most depressing movie ive ever seen. powerful, i was speechless after the credits ended for a couple minutes. i feel if i ever saw it in theaters id cry my eyes out
Powerful ending, beautiful music. I teared up the first time I saw this.
you don’t know how many times i’ve asked to disappear, i close my eyes and i see darkness, and i wish it stayed that way forever.
There will never, ever be a more perfect use of a Sigur Ros song in a film ever, ever, ever again.
Actually. Correction. I don't think there will even be a more perfect use of ANY song in a film ever, ever again.
Maybe you should watch Her. Or Sunshine Of A Spotless Mind.
+Sacada Zero Seen both. Both great films. This one still wins.
Aaron Lanier This is perfect. Also loved the Fight Club ending wih The Pixies
The life aquatic did a good job of it though
I will say the use of Staralfur in The Life Aquatic is pretty amazing. Not like this, but still great.
This movie is so UNDERRATED
I recently read the book. In most cases the book is always superior to the movie. In this case, both movie and novel are tragically beautiful and heart wrenching. However, I recommend reading the book for more character depth that doesn't translate to the movie. In the book, both of Neil's friends, Wendy and Eric, have a bigger part with more character depth that didn't make it to the movie.
Eric is an absolutely wonderful character in the book. In the film, we see what a nice guy he is when it comes to his friendship with Neil and Brian, particularly Brian.
But book Eric was such a wonderful character. Flawed, but one of the kindest, most genuine friends I've ever seen in a novel.
*Sigur Ros* one of the most beautiful sounding music bands of all time
one of those scenes that you really carry with you forever.
The acting by this young cast was amazing!
i will never forget this scene and that feeling that i got when i first watched it.
je me lasse pas de regarder cette scène depuis des années, dramatique et beau à la fois...
Absolutely gut-wrenching scene! So beautifully done, I cried..
The last lines are wonderful, and this music makes them more powerful. One of the most moving and meaningful movies I've ever watched. :')
I love how the camera fades into oblivion. Although the credits could have moved a little slower, they feel rushed. Like, "I am running out of reel" kind of thing.
I’ve seen this movie twice. I don’t know if I could ever see it again. I still swell up with tears thinking about it. I always wonder what happened to them after this scene.
They found each other, and hope too I guess
JGL is a phenomenal actor. You can really hear the pain and sadness in his voice. 😢
Wow....just powerful, and yet disturbing. . This movie moved me in so many ways. DAMN.
One of the last films i saw at the cinema when i spent a year out in Toronto, this ending deeply moved me and along with the music is one of the most powerful and haunting endings to film .
Damn this still makes me cry.
И пока мы сидели и слушали колядовщиков, мне хотелось сказать Брайану, что теперь все кончено и все будет хорошо. Но это была ложь, к тому же я все равно не мог говорить. Я хочу, чтобы у нас был какой-то способ вернуться назад и исправить прошлое. Но его не было. Мы ничего не могли сделать. Так что я просто молчал и пытался телепатически передать, как я сожалею о том, что произошло. И я подумал обо всем горе, печали и ёбанных страданиях в мире, и мне захотелось сбежать. Я всем сердцем желал, чтобы мы просто оставили этот мир позади. Воспариться , как два ангела в ночи, и волшебным образом... исчезнуть
thank you so much !!
samskeyti + final scene = pure art
Beautiful song for a beautiful movie. The first time I saw the ending the music was familiar, cause I knew Sigur ros, but when I read, that it is indeed Sigur ros I was happy, cause they make wonderful music. And to be honest the ending of this movie made me crying like a little girl.
T_T
amazing movie, amazing Levitt sequence, amazing music, amazing everything
in a different scenario, I too was molested as a kid and raped as an adult. And this film gets to me every time but it's a guilty pleasure of mine to watch it every so often because I could relate.
+Ana Lee Thank you for sharing your story.
You have nothing to feel guilty about.
As I listen to this several memories feel my head. Crying now as I listen to this
Thank you all for sharing your stories. You're all very brave.
I've never been molested but I cried when I saw this scene. I wish I could comfort every kid who was abused.
It breaks my heart.
God, how I love this movie…
jamais jamais je m 'en remettrais. Jamais.
I read the novel, it ends with Brian snapping out of it as the family discovers them entering the house. At least the ending to the novel was more bitter sweet and suspenseful than this.
I thought the family was going to enter
I just read the novel. I felt so sad that they felt so exposed when the family entered. Their private grief suddenly exposed as they face what had happened to them. Such a beautifully tragic ending.
I think both endings are brilliant. But I feel this one is superior. The writing in the novel's last moment is impeccable, unforgettable, and brilliant.
But I love that this ending in the film allows Brian and Neil to experience the calm after the storm for a short while longer. This moment is a major, traumatic turning point in both of their young lives. Brian finally knows what happened to him, as horrific and terrible as it was, and Neil is finally coming to terms with the fact that what he had with coach wasn't love; it was abuse.
I think Araki made a very sensitive decision to allow these characters to sit quietly in the moment a while longer, whereas in the novel, they have that moment ripped from them when the owners of the house come home and catch them.
Must've watched this film 500 times👍
First time I saw this movie I cried
Beautiful film
Greg's Arakki Masterpiece...
Maybe the best movie ending ever
what a great solliloquy
Thank you for uploading this
it really doesnt help that my favorite sigur ros track played with this powerful tear-jerking ending
💔💔💔💔
Top Movie and Top Ende Soundtrack
Our incense was ruin but we live on, thank God thank God
엔딩 음악때문에 봤지만 영화도 멋진작품이였다. 🤩
They are coming to Detroit excited....
Mysterious Skin (2004) Joseph Gordon Levitt and Brady Corblet.
I relate so fucking hard with this movie
sigur ros FTW
Incredible
Anyone had tabs of the final piano please
Same :')
Idk wats dis movie about but dis ending makes me wanna watch dis movie...wats it called?
Mysterious Skin 2004
aww why you gotta ruin it?
I kno how to play this on the piano tho...
Ite koo, ima watch it..... it seems gud
The new eurovision movie has diluted the pure genius of this piece for people who only heard it during that awful piece of shit...but in the context of this movie it is literally the only song that could of been used..how is there a single thumbs down never mind 4