In the book, what Dorian does to Sibyl is even worse than this. When she falls in love with Dorian, she eventually has a terrible performance at the theater. Dorian is distressed and realizes that his fascination with Sibyl only has to do with her acting. He's been completely corrupted by Lord Henry. Sibyl declares that she doesn't want to act anymore because it doesn't really mean anything to her anymore, she loves Dorian. Dorian suddenly turns cold and basically tells her he doesn't like her anymore and doesn't want to see her again. Sibyl is utterly heartbroken at Dorian's sudden turn. Dorian eventually comes back to his senses and realizes he's made a terrible mistake, but by the time he tries to go and profess his love to Sibyl he founds out she has committed suicide. That's when one of the last bits of good he had left vanishes. Lord Henry finds a great sense of satisfaction in Sibyl's death and equates it to some kind of theatrical performance. The whole thing is very twisted and dark.
@@odinbolt4380 he actually stabs his picture which in fact kills him and when his body is found the picture turned back to the original while his dead body was that of a very old man, with a knufe sticking out from it... In the end he could not live anymore with himself and what he did!
Henry is the real villain of this story. Giving Dorian harmful advices when he was still young and impressionable. Then he had the nerve to call Dorian out on his transgressions lmao
And yet Henry is the one who comes out ahead at the end. He turned Dorian into a monster and never had to be accountable for his actions. I wish he would have burned in that fire.
I've noticed that handsome men are often influenced by horrible people. Handsome men are no different than beautiful women in the sense that they can get away with anything.
The obvious moral of the story is be careful of the company you keep and although one can be beautiful they can still be rotten to the core. I just think it's so crazy that Henry guided Dorian down this debaucherous path and then with the same breath criticizes him for it. He is more than likely jealous but this is why you have to be careful about choosing your friends. Some people don't always have your best interest at heart.
Its more like Henry grew out of that lifestyle, as most humans would, but Dorian had already been stuck on that path since he exchanged his soul for that life.
I recall in the book that Dorian had more self agency when he first arrived he wasn’t a meek and entirely naive boy he was just a good but inexperienced person, and rather bright if I recall.
Yea the brothel scene and first break up were pretty genuine fuck ups that he knew were wrong. The movie makes him seem like a naive kid with so much innocence he lacked a moral compass
I think its because movies have less time to convey things so making him very innocent at the start contrasts how dark he becomes so by the end someone who's only seen the movie can understand his choice and remorse even though they have only viewed a few glimpses into his life. I haven't seen the movie but that would be my guess
@@nolanshriver7673 I mean he doesn't have to live forever if he doesn't want to. He successfully kill himself in the story. And he doesn't have to deal with his body failing as a result of old age.
Once you realise that Sibyl in this novel was probably named after Sibylla from Greek mythology, it becomes very interesting. Sibylla was cursed by Apollo to live for as many years as the number of sand grains in her hand. She did live for several years but her body continued to age to the point where every part of her body rotted. Quite ironic to Dorian's case where his portrait is the one rotting and not his body.
Dorian is an example of what happens when you're influenced by horrible people, he went from innocent to worst than the person who influenced him. Edit: Thanks for 1k likes, first time getting this much likes🤯
I also believe it was the fact that he "never aged" and therefore also did not mature. the other guy giving him all the terrible advice eventually matured, and cared for his wife and daughter and most likely let off the shallow lifestyle he once followed, while dorian stayed the same.
Pretty simple plot. The Picture represents Dorian's soul. When he announced he was willing to give up his soul to the devil in exchange for a never ending youth, the picture captured his soul to serve as a sort of supernatural contract and medium. It serves as a one to one representation of Dorian's character. Character, not body. Though he remains unaging, his actions throughout his life rottened his soul gradually. When he destroyed the painting, his soul returned to his body causing his body to become just as rotten as it should've been with his actions if the deal with devil were never made but his actions stayed the same. It's the consequences of his actions in physical form since he cared so much about his youth. However, the painting returns to being the same before the deal in the end which most likely signifies Dorian accepting the consequences and thus redemption. Though this can also mean that Dorian is still alive. Possibilities could be that destroying the painting freed his soul back into his body and he now lives as his rotten self forever to remember his actions and let the world know allowing the painting to free itself from being used as the medium for soul capture and returning to normal, or more likely that Dorian died in the fire in acceptance of his fate and redeemed his soul with the painting forever capturing that moment of redemption and returning to normal. Imo, the latter is more likely as the painting clearly is supernatural as it was not destroyed in the fire. The painting in the end can also just be representation of the devil having won and serves as its own personal medium hence immunity to flame and such.
@@CJ-77 iirc when the girl killed herself the brother actually killed Dorian (strangled him) But since he couldn't die, his painting became zombified...hence the maggot. At least that was always my take on it.
@@salmaabdullahgb you have a gorgeous name btw. Well, the biggest change was the very intimate relationship between Dorian and the female characters. He did love Sybil passionately for a couple of days, and when Henry and Dorian went to see her perform, he realized how ordinary she was. I will be honest, I read it quite a long time ago, but I remember Basil confessing his love to Dorian as well. He did kill him, but he got rid of the body with a help of his ex friend and they burnt the body in the house. And I do not remember Henry having a daughter nor Dorian being abused at a young age. Maybe I need to refresh my memories, these are the changes that caught my attention in the movie recap. It was an experience to read the book. The visuals of it are beautiful as well.
I always saw Dorian's painting decaying as the results of the plethora of STDs he should have caught from all this debauchery + normal ageing of course.
In 2003, Dorian Gray was a character in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and followed a similar character arc, where his picture was his soul. And once destroyed the physical person ceased to exist.
This whole time I didn't realize that until the video ended 😂😂😂😂 I was like this is Dorian's original origin from League of extraordinary gentlemen 🙆🏿♂️
All the characters in "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" came from famous books. Wilhelmina Harker, Dorian Grey, Tom Sawyer, Jekyll and Hyde, Professor Moriarty, Captain Nemo, Allan Quartermain, etc.
If it was that easy not many would hang around them. The "Henrys" of the world don't advertise. It's a subtle effect and you never realize how much damage has happened until it's too late.
@@EmptyMan000 nah. Dorian had good friends too, like the painter who was warning him. But he didn't listen. Just many people today who only wants friends who agree with them. People like Henry can only influence you, if you're willing to do those work. Having a strong character helps.
@@Souchi-ito Exactly. In the end, Henry did not live according to his own advice. He had a beautiful daughter and accepted life's realities. He had some crazy ideas before he had kids, but after he recognized what really is important in life. His fault is for saying that stupid stuff to Dorian, but Dorian was still in adult in charge of his own life.
It just shows you there are a lot of people that will come into your life under the false guise of being helpful/friend. With the true intention only to be detrimental to your life. Henry was miserable and as the old expression goes "misery loves company".
I've always wondered if the final "end" or death of Dorian Gray was actually just him getting trapped in the portrait forever... Forever young and looking on as everyone else withers away
He died from anything he should have been suffering sooner if it wasnt for his curse and his picture gained back the immortallity of Dorians young image.
“For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?” I always remind myself this quote from the Bible whenever I find myself drifting into hedonism.
Sibyl jumping in the river while she was playing Ophelia in the play was foreshadowing by itself we knew that Dorian/ Henry would be toxic and it was foreshadowing of who he was
I think the Devil really screwed up Dorian here. The bargain was: "I'll sell you my soul in exchange for eternal youth". And the Devil was like: "Okay so I'll store your soul in this portrait and whatever damage befalls you either by age or alcohol or drugs or anything will go to the portrait rather than to your body, you'll stay young forever.... but now it's your immortal eternal God-Given Soul that's gonna decay and get damaged in ways that never should've been possible have fun bye". Devil: "Oh and when you die, your soul is still mine, so you better not destroy this thing".
@@michaelcohen9363 The devil screwed up Dorian, he didn't get himself screwed up. Through this "deal" he managed to taint and tarnish the only part of Dorian that was God-given and immortal, his soul.
Fun Fact: Theres a real historical supposed immortal like dorian grey that was said to never age. He would come to parties decades later and did not age a day. He said he was a master alchemist and achieved the magnum opus of alchemy, the philosophers stone (elixir of life). He was also a master painter, master musician and had absolute top knotch charisma and charm. Even Giacomo Casanova who knew of him was jealous of him. One thing was odd about him though, he did not have relations with women (nikola tesla was the same). He was known as The Comte de Saint Germain or Count of St. Germain. heres a video about him: watch?v=0QvJob0B14U&t=
Celibacy is known to give you "superpowers" like youthful look, charisma, intelligence and vitality. Wasting the semen for a men to often is very harmful. Chinese and vedic science have extensive research on this topic. It's one of the greatest secrects of western society.
"Although the frame has been charred, the image has mysteriously reverted to depict a young and handsome DORIAN GRAY!!" I Love the way you said it. It gets me everytime 🙌🔥
How do you overcome temptations by indulging in it? 😂😂🤣🤣 He is easily pressured. Everyone is consumed by him. They find bodies quickly. Henry is upset that Dorian is sleeping with his daughter. Dorian however influenced, was still an adult to say no.
The original magazine version and novel used to have LGBTQ themes and alluded to it. Basil was originally in love with Dorian and worshiped him as a muse. Wilde had to republish it, and even had the original version used as evidence against him at his trial before he was sentenced guilty for “gross indecency” or pretty much for being gay/bisexual. It was a reflection of his own relationship with Alfred Douglas, whose father called for the trial out of revenge of him being in a relationship with his son.
He considered the characters of Basil, Henry, and Dorian to be different versions of himself (who he is, who he wants to be, and who people see him as) and that been my favorite aspect of the story
I do consider Dorian to be worse than Henry. While Henry is bad for introducing Dorian to his hedonistic lifestyle and ideologies, Dorian quickly embraced them and dismissed all his other friends and their advices for Henry. Dorian also said he would sell his soul without a second thought something that even made Henry a bit concerned. Finally Dorian quickly rushed to murder whenever he faced a problem something that Henry has never done or adviced to do. It's Also worth noting that Henry merely showed Dorian his lifestyle because he probably thought it was a good lifestyle. PS i haven't read the book im only talking about the movie here.
That is a nice interpretation about movie Dorian and movie Henry. Henry may have encouraged Dorian to this life of debauchery but the murder part is all on Dorian. Some toxic friends can give you very bad advices indeed, but in the end you're the only one chosing to follow those advices or not.
@@seabreeze4559 "there's no half sin" that's the religious way to look at it,i wouldn't put a pedophile, a serial killer and a guy that's just into BDSM and hookups into the same category.
You know seeing this origin really explains Dorian Grey’s betrayal in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, I know people don’t like that movie but I greatly enjoy it. Dorian was the only character I didn’t know much about.
yeah Shakespeare's are not more than any drama film, not even indian drama for that matter. mozart too are overrated. classical my ass, daft punk and ironman too would become classical when its gets old.
in a nutshell: henry: "yo dont be compassionate, be ruthless." dorian: "that doesnt sound right. you sure?" *years later* henry: "yo why you ruthless for?" dorian: "bruh..." me: 😑
sad thing is in that theoretical, he sold his soul to the devil already and now he's just given up his mortal life. He's truly lost everything to the devil at that point
Interesting take on the story but I would highly recommend reading the book this movie is based on (the name is: The picture of Dorian Gray) for anyone more interested.
Lord Henry is a villain, but not an excuse for Dorian 's behavior. No one can make you do or think anything, if you don' t allow it in your mind. Dorian and only Dorian is fully responsible for everything he did. If he didn't want to be this way, he could have expressed disagreement with lord Henry's words, or he could have simply not paid attention to them, or he could have stopped communicating with him. There are many options.
The main character is uncannily similar to a villain in a movie I once saw. The villain decomposed rapidly when he saw the painting of him who was dessicated while the painting became seemingly restored becoming young him.
The movie is called the group of extraordinary gentlemen, which is basically the avengers of literary classics, most of the characters are from novels and stuff, and this movie is an adaptation of one of those novels.
It more so represents Dorian's redemption in killing himself for his past sins. The more he did wrong and twisted himself the more twisted the painting became. Once Dorian dies and actually regrets his twisted actions and sins the painting depicts him as handsome and innocent again
@@santiagoatehortua5863 yes, but the timeframe of 20 years seems a bit short for the legend. It would have been better if he had come back 40 years later, and was dealing with the grand daughter instead.
He's dead. By destroying the Portrait he simply concluded his contract with the Devil, got whatever was left of his soul back, died and likely went to Hell to pay his end of the bargain. Notice how despite the other guy setting it on the fire the portrait didn't really get destroyed until Dorian himself broke it.
I don’t know about his youth but Ben Barnes surely managed to keep his beauty.. 😳 Dorian would see what a waste it was to sell his soul if he knew he would age that well !!!!!
What a odd and romantic story. Obviously things got out of control and he turned into a monster, but before that, he was in a loving relationship and everything was good. Even though he did some bad things, he got his humanity back when he met Emily, who gave him a second chance at love. Had he settled down with her, he could have atoned for his previous bad decisions.
@@edhelderman6972 Assume what you would like ... About me not knowing that word. That is to say, that I do not read the Bible or perhaps it isn't my religion where a Bible is the main book etc. That's the reason why it isn't familiar to me. Thank you. That's all.
I'll be honest, i'd love to never age and be immortal, i could learn all the knowledge in the world and surpass einstein in intelligence, to live thousands of years only to feel as if only a day passed.
Have you ever wondered what the soul is? Or why energy cant be created nor destroyed? That energy/soul/consiousnes is ethernal. Why sell the soul when ethernal life is already given through the connection of human Ego to God through Christ?
The brain would become tapped out all memory banks filled unable to process or process new information. Universe ends your still there in vacuum of space or stuck on dead planet whoa atmosphere has finally corroded and gone you float suffering for eternity and after sun goes dark you get sucked in black hole
Who did notice that the portrait's eyes are shining at the end? Dorian's soul is still trapped inside the picture. Dorian Gray is one of the great works of Oscar Wild
This story has always fascinated me. Then again, I always like the immortal who is sad and tired from the Earth's pleasures, unable to find true happiness.
Dorian Gray was a character in Sean Connery's last movie The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen which IMO was actually a pretty awesome movie but sadly got review bombed probably because most audience members just dont tend to like the movies that are actually some of the best.
I don't think it was "review bombed". It just honestly wasn't that good of a movie compared to the source material it was based off of. This was the source of everyone's frustration with it. I was one of the people genuinely excited for that film back when it was originally released, but left feeling incredibly let down. I hope they remake it one day with a better story/plot.
I remember reading a book about this at a school library, the movie and the book had quite a lot in common but parts were missing and some parts were added.
The way his photo aka portrait was decaying shows his spirit becoming unbalanced while his outward appearance stayed the same dying on the inside while alive on the outside all the things done to his body, mind, heart and spirit shows in the painting until he rights his wrongs due bringing back balance again after righting all of his wrongs. When he lost his lost that’s when the curse consumed him until he restored himself and the painting
Watched the League of Extroardinary Gentlemen and wondered what Dorian's backstory was. But to kill Dorian he was too stare at the painting, the painting becomes him all decayed while his youthfulness fused to the painting
I need to re-read my copy of this book. I think one thing anyone can take away from it is to "know yourself and who you came in with" (ya know that song Free Fall about someone talking to the Devil and bringing up the toxicity in their Iives, mostly their relationships with other people). If you're around toxic people like Dorian then you're bound to be drawn into their b.s. and tainted. They're also the first people to turn around and call you out (after they tainted you and twisted you into a monster like them).
Dorian Grey was from a novel by Oscar Wilde. Every character in League of Extraordinary Gentleman is a Character from famous, classic science fiction and phantasy novels. The actor is Prince Caspian from Narnia.
*🤦♀️When you just realize that "Dorian" is actually the "Dark One" who appeared in Shadow Bone 😳😳 *So talented and that hair style is giving me life😳😅
I saw this movie back in 2013, and it shocked me. This is when i decided not to have friends and only have my family around me, because they'd never give me bad advice.
in the original book by Oscar Wilde (Which I highly recommend) he looks at it almost religiously at times but at other times he can't bare to look at it because it's so hideous
I really enjoyed the movie. That portrait Basil drew was truly astonishing for the movie, a perfect depiction. I really wished the movie: League of Extraordinary Gentleman did sequels on building each and every one of those characters. So much potential which wasn't tapped: including the romantic history between Dorian Grey and the female vampire.
In the book, what Dorian does to Sibyl is even worse than this. When she falls in love with Dorian, she eventually has a terrible performance at the theater. Dorian is distressed and realizes that his fascination with Sibyl only has to do with her acting. He's been completely corrupted by Lord Henry. Sibyl declares that she doesn't want to act anymore because it doesn't really mean anything to her anymore, she loves Dorian. Dorian suddenly turns cold and basically tells her he doesn't like her anymore and doesn't want to see her again. Sibyl is utterly heartbroken at Dorian's sudden turn. Dorian eventually comes back to his senses and realizes he's made a terrible mistake, but by the time he tries to go and profess his love to Sibyl he founds out she has committed suicide. That's when one of the last bits of good he had left vanishes. Lord Henry finds a great sense of satisfaction in Sibyl's death and equates it to some kind of theatrical performance. The whole thing is very twisted and dark.
How does the book end? Does he live forever? Like in that one movie with Sean Connery?
@@odinbolt4380 VERY SAD ENDING....
@@d.r.robinson9599 I believe you
@@odinbolt4380 no the ending is pretty much the same as the movie
@@odinbolt4380 he actually stabs his picture which in fact kills him and when his body is found the picture turned back to the original while his dead body was that of a very old man, with a knufe sticking out from it...
In the end he could not live anymore with himself and what he did!
Henry is the real villain of this story. Giving Dorian harmful advices when he was still young and impressionable. Then he had the nerve to call Dorian out on his transgressions lmao
*transgressions
And yet Henry is the one who comes out ahead at the end. He turned Dorian into a monster and never had to be accountable for his actions. I wish he would have burned in that fire.
@@jonathonpolk3592 yeah, he gets off easy for ruining multitudes of people's lives through Dorian
Maybe Henry is the devil. He takes pleasure in seeing him sin and leads him down the wrong path, then claims nothing.
@@ndomakongsuh936 i was thinking the same too
The moral of this story is be very careful choosing your friends, for they will have a great impact on your life choices!
better dont have any friends
Better to have a dog. Dogs never betray you.
Do not be misled. Bad associations spoil useful habits. 1 Corinthians 15:33
I've noticed that handsome men are often influenced by horrible people. Handsome men are no different than beautiful women in the sense that they can get away with anything.
Good thing i don't have friends
*When people ask me how I watch 20 movies in a day*
Clip notes lol
Best thing I've recently discovered. To busy with work n hobby.
Avoids having to sit through 80% fluff and get just the good parts.
I know. Now when I watch most movies, I'm thinking to myself, "Would they just get on with it?"
Thats still a lot considering each one takes about 10 mins and multiply that with 20 and you have spent over 200 minutes.
The obvious moral of the story is be careful of the company you keep and although one can be beautiful they can still be rotten to the core. I just think it's so crazy that Henry guided Dorian down this debaucherous path and then with the same breath criticizes him for it. He is more than likely jealous but this is why you have to be careful about choosing your friends. Some people don't always have your best interest at heart.
Jesus what a smothering rack! All you need is some bbq sauce!
Its more like Henry grew out of that lifestyle, as most humans would, but Dorian had already been stuck on that path since he exchanged his soul for that life.
@@bluewolf7111 Fair assessment I'd agree with that perspective as well!
Doran Gray jokes, they never get old.
Ha😂😂😂😂
Hahahahaha.... very funny
You really need to see the big picture to get them.
Where does Dorian gray go shopping?
Forever 21
Dorian gay
I recall in the book that Dorian had more self agency when he first arrived he wasn’t a meek and entirely naive boy he was just a good but inexperienced person, and rather bright if I recall.
Yea the brothel scene and first break up were pretty genuine fuck ups that he knew were wrong. The movie makes him seem like a naive kid with so much innocence he lacked a moral compass
I think its because movies have less time to convey things so making him very innocent at the start contrasts how dark he becomes so by the end someone who's only seen the movie can understand his choice and remorse even though they have only viewed a few glimpses into his life.
I haven't seen the movie but that would be my guess
The painting being a metaphor for Dorian's soul is AMAZING
Ah, That Dorian, from League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
I know!! it's a such an interesting concept
Not a metaphor. It became a phylactery.
Giving up your soul for beauty and youth is an eternal curse.
Yeah like the Kardashian-Jenners
Well... not really,
I think it gives you the power to control when you die and not have to face all the rigors of old age
@@lilgee9159 what do you mean?
@@lilgee9159 are u there? May I ask what you mean by that yesterday?
@@nolanshriver7673 I mean he doesn't have to live forever if he doesn't want to.
He successfully kill himself in the story.
And he doesn't have to deal with his body failing as a result of old age.
The lesson here is that no amount of horny can surmount to happiness
I volunteer to test that assertion. For science.
He just needed more horny and no kill
@@WiseOwl_1408 oh well, guess I’ll have to learn my lesson the hard way 😏
Challenge accepted
@@cuisonginno lmaoo
Why would he publicly go back home after knowing he hasn't aged in 20 years? He couldn't just pretend to be his own kid?
Because Dorian is a bit of an idiot
I KNOW RIGHT?
It's a movie not real life they did it on purpose
@@rosesweetcharlotte he has become an extreme narcissist at that point.
@@khoneymocha Yeah, hes doesn't give a shit anymore. For him he had youth and beauty, which equates to power.
Ben Barnes was a perfectly cast in this movie. The guy is now 40 but still looks like he's at his 20's.
He's a very handsome man for sure
Make up and Photoshop
Nah definitely not in his 20s, but has that 30s mature look but in reality 40+. I was also quite shocked how old he is in reality.
He’s beautiful 😍
He is peak yeah, looks even better now IMO.
Once you realise that Sibyl in this novel was probably named after Sibylla from Greek mythology, it becomes very interesting.
Sibylla was cursed by Apollo to live for as many years as the number of sand grains in her hand. She did live for several years but her body continued to age to the point where every part of her body rotted.
Quite ironic to Dorian's case where his portrait is the one rotting and not his body.
How is it ironical? It clearly isn’t, given that ironical isn’t actually a word. It’s not ironic either but I gave up my hope for you already.
@@dmmoctober ironical had me screaming 😂
Like on the movie of "The league of extraordinary gentlemen".?
The ironical of dorian Gray
@@mickey2185 🤣🤣
Dorian is an example of what happens when you're influenced by horrible people, he went from innocent to worst than the person who influenced him.
Edit: Thanks for 1k likes, first time getting this much likes🤯
I also believe it was the fact that he "never aged" and therefore also did not mature. the other guy giving him all the terrible advice eventually matured, and cared for his wife and daughter and most likely let off the shallow lifestyle he once followed, while dorian stayed the same.
@@typie34 that prolly played a role as well
A little different in the book. Henry never discovered the truth and also did not mature. He was instead envious of Dorian.
@@drakemerritt3482 that's what I got from watching this recap as well
I think the main, yet subtle lesson here could be, to learn to think for yourself instead of taking advice from other people.
Pretty simple plot. The Picture represents Dorian's soul. When he announced he was willing to give up his soul to the devil in exchange for a never ending youth, the picture captured his soul to serve as a sort of supernatural contract and medium. It serves as a one to one representation of Dorian's character. Character, not body. Though he remains unaging, his actions throughout his life rottened his soul gradually. When he destroyed the painting, his soul returned to his body causing his body to become just as rotten as it should've been with his actions if the deal with devil were never made but his actions stayed the same. It's the consequences of his actions in physical form since he cared so much about his youth. However, the painting returns to being the same before the deal in the end which most likely signifies Dorian accepting the consequences and thus redemption. Though this can also mean that Dorian is still alive. Possibilities could be that destroying the painting freed his soul back into his body and he now lives as his rotten self forever to remember his actions and let the world know allowing the painting to free itself from being used as the medium for soul capture and returning to normal, or more likely that Dorian died in the fire in acceptance of his fate and redeemed his soul with the painting forever capturing that moment of redemption and returning to normal. Imo, the latter is more likely as the painting clearly is supernatural as it was not destroyed in the fire. The painting in the end can also just be representation of the devil having won and serves as its own personal medium hence immunity to flame and such.
I THINK HE GOT HIS SOUL BACK HENCE THE PAINTING WENT BACK TO ITS NORMAL SELF
Pretty sure he got his soul back in the end and so both his body and soul were destroyed...leaving the painting as just that, a painting.
But did the mashed maggot get a second chance or nah?
Bruh thanks for the explanation I was so confused!
@@CJ-77 iirc when the girl killed herself the brother actually killed Dorian (strangled him) But since he couldn't die, his painting became zombified...hence the maggot. At least that was always my take on it.
A lot of the details were changed in the movie, but it's still a nice one. The book is a classic, the adaptation has great visuals.
Whats the book called?
@@simbaj2500 The picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde :)
What we're the biggest changes?
Ah oscar wilde at it again, thank you!
@@salmaabdullahgb you have a gorgeous name btw.
Well, the biggest change was the very intimate relationship between Dorian and the female characters. He did love Sybil passionately for a couple of days, and when Henry and Dorian went to see her perform, he realized how ordinary she was. I will be honest, I read it quite a long time ago, but I remember Basil confessing his love to Dorian as well. He did kill him, but he got rid of the body with a help of his ex friend and they burnt the body in the house. And I do not remember Henry having a daughter nor Dorian being abused at a young age. Maybe I need to refresh my memories, these are the changes that caught my attention in the movie recap.
It was an experience to read the book. The visuals of it are beautiful as well.
This is a really sad story. He could've had an honest loving life
It be like that some people in our life are so twisted, even family, best to stay the hell away from them, carve your own best path
Book was better
I always saw Dorian's painting decaying as the results of the plethora of STDs he should have caught from all this debauchery + normal ageing of course.
Yeah, syphilis was big then
In 2003, Dorian Gray was a character in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and followed a similar character arc, where his picture was his soul. And once destroyed the physical person ceased to exist.
This whole time I didn't realize that until the video ended 😂😂😂😂 I was like this is Dorian's original origin from League of extraordinary gentlemen 🙆🏿♂️
@LawnGuy, this is true but in that movie Dorian was not able to look at the painting lest he would decay and painting would return to normal.
All the characters in "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" came from famous books. Wilhelmina Harker, Dorian Grey, Tom Sawyer, Jekyll and Hyde, Professor Moriarty, Captain Nemo, Allan Quartermain, etc.
I said this as soon as I saw the name 👏🏿👏🏿 also RIP to Sean Connery
yes. But he could not look upon his on painting in that movie, which deviates from the original story, does it not?
This guy to Dorian:
"You haven't changed!"
Well, no lie here
Henry - You haven't changed
20 years later....
Dorian - I'm you dumbass
Henry - I lock you inside, inside a prison
Dorian - In your mind
Moral: There are many guys like Henry in the world, be sure to leave them out of your life.
If it was that easy not many would hang around them. The "Henrys" of the world don't advertise. It's a subtle effect and you never realize how much damage has happened until it's too late.
@@EmptyMan000 nah. Dorian had good friends too, like the painter who was warning him. But he didn't listen. Just many people today who only wants friends who agree with them. People like Henry can only influence you, if you're willing to do those work. Having a strong character helps.
@@Souchi-ito Exactly. In the end, Henry did not live according to his own advice. He had a beautiful daughter and accepted life's realities. He had some crazy ideas before he had kids, but after he recognized what really is important in life. His fault is for saying that stupid stuff to Dorian, but Dorian was still in adult in charge of his own life.
It just shows you there are a lot of people that will come into your life under the false guise of being helpful/friend.
With the true intention only to be detrimental to your life. Henry was miserable and as the old expression goes "misery loves company".
Thanks to Henry he could live forever
@@alfredohumberto2222 not worth it
@@alfredohumberto2222 the same dude who put him in to his demise
“Pleasure is not the same as happiness” fucking wow 😳
I've always wondered if the final "end" or death of Dorian Gray was actually just him getting trapped in the portrait forever... Forever young and looking on as everyone else withers away
nah, probably fire city
He died from anything he should have been suffering sooner if it wasnt for his curse and his picture gained back the immortallity of Dorians young image.
This is one of my favorite movies. This movie explains why the actor who played Dorian changed his accent in the last Chronicles of Narnia film.
It's sad because Dorian shows remorse and humanity from time to time. He wasn't 100% bad which makes his fate rather tragic.
The Picture of Dorian Gray is the greatest novel ever written. Every line is quotable.
“For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?”
I always remind myself this quote from the Bible whenever I find myself drifting into hedonism.
Amen brother
This exact quote was also used on the novel.
Sibyl jumping in the river while she was playing Ophelia in the play was foreshadowing by itself we knew that Dorian/ Henry would be toxic and it was foreshadowing of who he was
I think the Devil really screwed up Dorian here.
The bargain was: "I'll sell you my soul in exchange for eternal youth".
And the Devil was like: "Okay so I'll store your soul in this portrait and whatever damage befalls you either by age or alcohol or drugs or anything will go to the portrait rather than to your body, you'll stay young forever.... but now it's your immortal eternal God-Given Soul that's gonna decay and get damaged in ways that never should've been possible have fun bye".
Devil: "Oh and when you die, your soul is still mine, so you better not destroy this thing".
@@michaelcohen9363 The devil screwed up Dorian, he didn't get himself screwed up.
Through this "deal" he managed to taint and tarnish the only part of Dorian that was God-given and immortal, his soul.
So this is what happens if Prince Caspian leaves Narnia.
Fun Fact: Theres a real historical supposed immortal like dorian grey that was said to never age. He would come to parties decades later and did not age a day. He said he was a master alchemist and achieved the magnum opus of alchemy, the philosophers stone (elixir of life). He was also a master painter, master musician and had absolute top knotch charisma and charm. Even Giacomo Casanova who knew of him was jealous of him. One thing was odd about him though, he did not have relations with women (nikola tesla was the same). He was known as The Comte de Saint Germain or Count of St. Germain.
heres a video about him: watch?v=0QvJob0B14U&t=
Celibacy is known to give you "superpowers" like youthful look, charisma, intelligence and vitality. Wasting the semen for a men to often is very harmful. Chinese and vedic science have extensive research on this topic. It's one of the greatest secrects of western society.
sleeping around weakens and ages men
thanks, you got me going into a rabbit hole
@seabreeze4559 hmmmm that's more myth then fact for the seven retention crowd.
The philosophers stone made gold I thought??
Ben Barnes was perfect for the role. His portrait is marvelous indeed 😁
"Although the frame has been charred, the image has mysteriously reverted to depict a young and handsome DORIAN GRAY!!" I Love the way you said it. It gets me everytime 🙌🔥
Imagine storing your infinite youthfulness in just a locked room inside your own house. Rookie mistake.
Such beauty deserves to stay forever young.
Tbh Ben Barnes hasn't change much
I think you missed the point of the movie
@@lizxu322 Yes, he did..
How do you overcome temptations by indulging in it? 😂😂🤣🤣 He is easily pressured. Everyone is consumed by him. They find bodies quickly. Henry is upset that Dorian is sleeping with his daughter. Dorian however influenced, was still an adult to say no.
Well me fucking some escorts made me experienced enough to not go wild on girls so you earn experience
Same goes with other things
@@jothegreek exactly 💯
The original magazine version and novel used to have LGBTQ themes and alluded to it. Basil was originally in love with Dorian and worshiped him as a muse. Wilde had to republish it, and even had the original version used as evidence against him at his trial before he was sentenced guilty for “gross indecency” or pretty much for being gay/bisexual. It was a reflection of his own relationship with Alfred Douglas, whose father called for the trial out of revenge of him being in a relationship with his son.
He considered the characters of Basil, Henry, and Dorian to be different versions of himself (who he is, who he wants to be, and who people see him as) and that been my favorite aspect of the story
So this man sold his soul to the devil for his handsomeness, no wonder the priest didn't help him.
I do consider Dorian to be worse than Henry. While Henry is bad for introducing Dorian to his hedonistic lifestyle and ideologies, Dorian quickly embraced them and dismissed all his other friends and their advices for Henry. Dorian also said he would sell his soul without a second thought something that even made Henry a bit concerned. Finally Dorian quickly rushed to murder whenever he faced a problem something that Henry has never done or adviced to do. It's Also worth noting that Henry merely showed Dorian his lifestyle because he probably thought it was a good lifestyle.
PS i haven't read the book im only talking about the movie here.
the road to hell
dorian is just like henry only less of a coward about it
there's no half-sin
That is a nice interpretation about movie Dorian and movie Henry.
Henry may have encouraged Dorian to this life of debauchery but the murder part is all on Dorian.
Some toxic friends can give you very bad advices indeed, but in the end you're the only one chosing to follow those advices or not.
@@seabreeze4559 "there's no half sin" that's the religious way to look at it,i wouldn't put a pedophile, a serial killer and a guy that's just into BDSM and hookups into the same category.
@@maellesaliou5871 bingo
You know seeing this origin really explains Dorian Grey’s betrayal in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, I know people don’t like that movie but I greatly enjoy it. Dorian was the only character I didn’t know much about.
i liked this movie too.
Calling a piece of classic literature a "drama, fantasy, mystery film" made a piece of me die instantly.
He's talking about film, not a book
We get it.
You read books. You're smart.
But this is a movie.
Its not that serious mate
yeah Shakespeare's are not more than any drama film, not even indian drama for that matter. mozart too are overrated. classical my ass, daft punk and ironman too would become classical when its gets old.
@@therp7773 so much edge i almost cut myself
in a nutshell:
henry: "yo dont be compassionate, be ruthless."
dorian: "that doesnt sound right. you sure?"
*years later*
henry: "yo why you ruthless for?"
dorian: "bruh..."
me: 😑
Saw this on DVD years ago. Thanks for this upload. Personally, I think Dorian's so-called "friends" were the bad guys for turning him evil.
Except for Basil at least. The guy tried warning him about getting too close to Henry.
sad thing is in that theoretical, he sold his soul to the devil already and now he's just given up his mortal life.
He's truly lost everything to the devil at that point
If only Basil didn't let Dorian in hands of Henry
Yeah, but the guy didn't have to go this deep and crazy
@@rosesweetcharlotte ofc that too
Love your vids mate. These recaps are the best.
Glad you enjoyed!
This movie looks like a real downer. From the thumbnail, it looks like Sibyl is the only thing worth seeing.
Right, we make decisions based on our experiences.
Our experiences stem from the world we interact with.
What we do is what made us do it.
This is why 2 good friends is better than 100 toxic friends
Maaan, Basil and Henry are two sides of the same coin--and I love it.
Interesting take on the story but I would highly recommend reading the book this movie is based on (the name is: The picture of Dorian Gray) for anyone more interested.
Thank you :)
Portrait
@@jothegreek it's picture, at least in the original text.
Lord Henry is a villain, but not an excuse for Dorian 's behavior. No one can make you do or think anything, if you don' t allow it in your mind. Dorian and only Dorian is fully responsible for everything he did. If he didn't want to be this way, he could have expressed disagreement with lord Henry's words, or he could have simply not paid attention to them, or he could have stopped communicating with him. There are many options.
The main character is uncannily similar to a villain in a movie I once saw.
The villain decomposed rapidly when he saw the painting of him who was dessicated while the painting became seemingly restored becoming young him.
The movie is called the group of extraordinary gentlemen, which is basically the avengers of literary classics, most of the characters are from novels and stuff, and this movie is an adaptation of one of those novels.
That’s…LITERALLY the exact same character.
Question, do you think Dorian is still alive based on the ending? I am guessing it's a way the movie is trying tell u that devil doesn't die.
It more so represents Dorian's redemption in killing himself for his past sins. The more he did wrong and twisted himself the more twisted the painting became. Once Dorian dies and actually regrets his twisted actions and sins the painting depicts him as handsome and innocent again
@@santiagoatehortua5863 yes, but the timeframe of 20 years seems a bit short for the legend. It would have been better if he had come back 40 years later, and was dealing with the grand daughter instead.
@@ladymecha8718 but then Henry would be dead and we kinda need Henry to figure out what happened
Read the book, he's dead as a doornail.
He's dead. By destroying the Portrait he simply concluded his contract with the Devil, got whatever was left of his soul back, died and likely went to Hell to pay his end of the bargain.
Notice how despite the other guy setting it on the fire the portrait didn't really get destroyed until Dorian himself broke it.
I don’t know about his youth but Ben Barnes surely managed to keep his beauty.. 😳
Dorian would see what a waste it was to sell his soul if he knew he would age that well
!!!!!
Moral to the story
BEAUTY ISNT EVERYTHING!!!
One of my favorite movies ❤️❤️❤️
The novel is still one of my favorite books of all time.Its brilliant!
What a odd and romantic story. Obviously things got out of control and he turned into a monster, but before that, he was in a loving relationship and everything was good. Even though he did some bad things, he got his humanity back when he met Emily, who gave him a second chance at love. Had he settled down with her, he could have atoned for his previous bad decisions.
Learnt a new word: "comely".
It means attractive or pleasant to look at.
Thank you!
It’s a bible word
@@edhelderman6972 Assume what you would like...
@@saryarohit2925 It’s not an assumption- it’s verifiable. It’s in the King James. Archaic yes. Not often used today, but I sometimes hear it.
@@edhelderman6972 Assume what you would like ... About me not knowing that word. That is to say, that I do not read the Bible or perhaps it isn't my religion where a Bible is the main book etc. That's the reason why it isn't familiar to me. Thank you. That's all.
@@saryarohit2925 You might want to give it a look if you’re searching for truth. You might be surprised at what you will find. : ) All the best.
I'll be honest, i'd love to never age and be immortal, i could learn all the knowledge in the world and surpass einstein in intelligence, to live thousands of years only to feel as if only a day passed.
You can also become equally stupid
Is not funny when everything around you is dying but only you remain and you cannot die.
Have you ever wondered what the soul is?
Or why energy cant be created nor destroyed? That energy/soul/consiousnes is ethernal.
Why sell the soul when ethernal life is already given through the connection of human Ego to God through Christ?
The brain would become tapped out all memory banks filled unable to process or process new information. Universe ends your still there in vacuum of space or stuck on dead planet whoa atmosphere has finally corroded and gone you float suffering for eternity and after sun goes dark you get sucked in black hole
Are you kidding broh?
Here i am just wanting to die...
I thought Henry was the devil for most of this movie
My guess as well
Who did notice that the portrait's eyes are shining at the end? Dorian's soul is still trapped inside the picture.
Dorian Gray is one of the great works of Oscar Wild
This story has always fascinated me. Then again, I always like the immortal who is sad and tired from the Earth's pleasures, unable to find true happiness.
As Dorian is an unsual name, it always feels like its directed at me.
😂
This movie is pretty damn underrated.
Read the book, you'll be blown away. Greatest novel ever written.
this is how zombies from minecraft were created
This is the reason why you should pick the right people to surround you..
Soon as I saw the portrait I was like, "Oh it's that immortal dude from The League of Gentlemen."
Dorian Gray was a character in Sean Connery's last movie The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen which IMO was actually a pretty awesome movie but sadly got review bombed probably because most audience members just dont tend to like the movies that are actually some of the best.
They probably don't even know the characters being referenced.
I don't think it was "review bombed". It just honestly wasn't that good of a movie compared to the source material it was based off of. This was the source of everyone's frustration with it. I was one of the people genuinely excited for that film back when it was originally released, but left feeling incredibly let down. I hope they remake it one day with a better story/plot.
The part where the dude goes down on him...ruined the movie for me.🤮
Deal with it it’s a gay love story
@@ethan123p4 It goes against nature...and the will of GOD.
I remember reading a book about this at a school library, the movie and the book had quite a lot in common but parts were missing and some parts were added.
Movie is based on a novel by Oscar Wilde who took reference from Shakespeare’s Hamlet and some other Greek tragedies.
How did I know the was Dorian from the title alone
The way his photo aka portrait was decaying shows his spirit becoming unbalanced while his outward appearance stayed the same dying on the inside while alive on the outside all the things done to his body, mind, heart and spirit shows in the painting until he rights his wrongs due bringing back balance again after righting all of his wrongs. When he lost his lost that’s when the curse consumed him until he restored himself and the painting
7:43 well.. That was...unexpected..
Watched the League of Extroardinary Gentlemen and wondered what Dorian's backstory was. But to kill Dorian he was too stare at the painting, the painting becomes him all decayed while his youthfulness fused to the painting
Ever since I watched league of extraordinary gentlemen, I've always wondered what Dorian 's story was
In reality Lord Henry would have died of syphilis before his daughter grew up. I bet part of the picture's symbolism was about syphilis.
I need to re-read my copy of this book. I think one thing anyone can take away from it is to "know yourself and who you came in with" (ya know that song Free Fall about someone talking to the Devil and bringing up the toxicity in their Iives, mostly their relationships with other people). If you're around toxic people like Dorian then you're bound to be drawn into their b.s. and tainted. They're also the first people to turn around and call you out (after they tainted you and twisted you into a monster like them).
Isn't he from League of extraordinary gentlemen
Do you mean the main actor or the character Dorian Grey? The latter was in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
@@organicspectroscopy7242 the character. The actor is very familiar I just can't put my finger on exactly where I've seen him before
Dorian Grey was from a novel by Oscar Wilde. Every character in League of Extraordinary Gentleman is a Character from famous, classic science fiction and phantasy novels.
The actor is Prince Caspian from Narnia.
@@depressedbatmann the punisher
@@IreneWY yesss it was Narnia
This is my favorite rendition of this story. Ben Barnes does an amazing job turning such a beautiful face so ugly by the character's behavior.
This was great, then again, anything with Collin Firth is great💕
Ben Barnes is and always will be the best choice for DG. Love his performance😘
*🤦♀️When you just realize that "Dorian" is actually the "Dark One" who appeared in Shadow Bone 😳😳
*So talented and that hair style is giving me life😳😅
She's in some interesting/great films. "Perfume- the story of a murderer" being one of them.
7:40 Well.
Didn't see that one coming.
The moral of the story is to be very careful while disposing dead bodies as they can reveal your secretive deal with devil
And then Dorians concious transferred to Narnia, Where he is born as Prince Caspian the 10th.
I saw this movie back in 2013, and it shocked me. This is when i decided not to have friends and only have my family around me, because they'd never give me bad advice.
Moral of the story put soul in something that can not be burnt or paint thinner poured onto it. Something that lasts forever like an NFT, or Dogecoin
One of my favorite story, ever.
How man y versions of the story are there? I've heard that Dorian isn't allowed to look at his own painting in order for the curse/spell to work....
in the original book by Oscar Wilde (Which I highly recommend) he looks at it almost religiously at times but at other times he can't bare to look at it because it's so hideous
Read the book 10 years ago, still remember the plot. It's a just such a good piece of literature
In the book though Henry had no problem with Dorian even towards the end, he was like you've hit the jackpot!
I remember this character from the movie League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Great movie. Would be a good movie for a recap video!
This is what a narcissist exactly is!!! ☠️☠️☠️ . Narcissist literally do this to their victim's life.
I remember I had to write an essay about Picture of Dorian Gray in grammar school.
Henry is the Devil. I am still missing the part when Dorian trades his soul.
I really enjoyed the movie. That portrait Basil drew was truly astonishing for the movie, a perfect depiction. I really wished the movie: League of Extraordinary Gentleman did sequels on building each and every one of those characters. So much potential which wasn't tapped: including the romantic history between Dorian Grey and the female vampire.
I also came here after watching clips from the league of extraordinary gentlemen
Poor Sibyl that disgusting man broke her heart :(