Nocturnal Animals Ending Explained
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
- A thorough breakdown and explanation of Tom Ford's newest film, NOCTURNAL ANIMALS.
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NOCTURNAL ANIMALS:
An art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a veiled threat and a symbolic revenge tale.
Director: Tom Ford
Writers: Tom Ford (screenplay), Austin Wright (novel)
Stars: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon
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the baby monitor scene scared the crap out of me
me too!!
rocketman4659 I watched this with my mother and after the horrific car scene, she was so edgy that when that came around she actually jumped over to protect me
rocketman4659 I almost hyperventilated and had goosebumps all over me...scariest scene I've seen
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I sort of expected one, but I was literally thinking, "Come on, I can't be paranoid enough to believe they'd-" right as Aaron Taylor-Johnson's face shot out.
The ending - Edward proved to Susan that he is a talented writer. The book is 19 years later which indicates he has been tormented for a long time - Edward is damaged and never remarries. Edward will never forgive Susan for the divorce and the abortion - she is dead to him.
but why did he bother reply her email?
maybe he is a player..
to show her exactly that. i think before the dinner she didnt realise what she was actually going through and why he wrote the book the way he did. but him not showing up is the final act of the book. thats at least what i got from this
I thought it was more to show her that he really is a good writer, and maybe this was him not being weak anymore and standing up to the people who hurt him?
I think the revenge aspect comes from him standing her up and writing her as an evil rapist in the book, who he then kills at the end (while getting hurt/killed in the process). He wrote her as someone who killed his child (abortion in real life, murder in the book), so he was very hurt by what she did. I think over the years, he grew and finally stood up to her (in real life and in the book) or stopped being too weak to fight back.
Jake Gylenhaal is one of the rare actors whom I don't see as Jake Gylenhaal in the movies, but the character he is portraying.
damn so true!!
I just still cannot believe Tom Ford directed this film. A fashion designer created such a cinematic masterpiece.
Seriously. Just watched and wow. He should really keep directing and forget fashion.
@@BrokeTheSeal why? It’s both art.
Add another great film to Michael Shannon's filmography
@@flightofthebumblebee9529 i agree. He's an amazing actor. I loved him in Take Shelter
@@BrokeTheSeal i think hes great at both. I use his cologne lol
"Living well is the best revenge"
FIVEPANCAKES such a true statement
Always!
My enemies all got demolished when I bought marble countertops, high end stainless steel appliances and have the best landscaping in my neighborhood.
Understanding that when you realize that you're not the voice in your head i.e. comprehending that that voice is just a by product of your flickering nervous system ,its not you, removes the ability to justify revenge. It makes you a Buddhist. This is living in creation not reaction or kicking your imposter out of the driver seat!
@@mikeappleget482 that just makes you a middle class pig a shallow materialist they're always unhappy. Satisfaction can only arise from you being or put another way your imposter is in your driver seat. You did see in the film how Amy Adam's Chracter wasn't made happy by her wealth.
One of the visual cues that stood out the most IMO was when the body's are discovered, the way they are laying was the same way that Sarah's real daughter was laying with her lover when Sarah called her...
good observation! It's true
Sarah? You mean Susan?
so many matched cut in this movie too
I noticed that as well and i ended up thinking about that scene again when it's revealed Susan gets an abortion, cause it's like Edward is conveying his feelings of sadness and distraught during that moment in the rain. He's expressing the death of his child within the novel, which is then juxtaposed with the visual of Susan's real daughter on the bed, as Susan's regrets begin to incite a feeling of guilt that she tries to relieve by calling her daughter at that moment.... Such a good film to think about.
Susan have a perfect ass.
Just saying. I mean. My god!
My interpretation of the ending that Edward is dead, the “weak” Edward that Susan fell in love with has died. At the exact moment when Susan left, when she gave up all hope on him, she symbolically killed Edward. At the same time, as Susan symbolically killed off Edward, her spiteful deeds have manifested Edward into a new person. He is no longer a sweet, kind-hearted and romantic fellow that stole her heart. That is why at the very last scene, he did not show up because the Edward that she fell in love with no longer exists. This is further validating by the last scene because if it was really Edward, he would not plot such a petty and cruel revenge like that just to prove her wrong. However, the new Edward has achieved his ultimate revenge, proving her wrong in every aspect, and leaving her alone to rot for the rest of her remaining life. When she broke up with him, we see a green car in the background, in the novel, we also see him driving the green car that inevitably caused his torment. At the end, she was wearing a green dress, signifying that she will live a life of torment just like Edward did when she left him.
Wish I was good at interpreting movies like this. When I watch movies I just see the movies lol
I think you’re completely right on this one. In the emails too I’ve noticed that she writes “love, Susan” while he just writes “Edward”
@@yadana._ for this you need artistic approach
If he really changed after the break up then it proves that Susan was right that he was weak.
The revenge makes sense only when he achieved this without losing himself. Otherwise Susan was right in judging him as weak.
Great going ❤
This is another one of those films whose brilliance I only recognise when I have its meaning explained to me :/
Yes😂😂
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OUADIAA DIB mother!
@OUADIAA DIB Oops sorry, only just seen your post now - 'Enemy' is another good one, also stars Jake Gyllenhaal funnily enough.
In the future, you should take a moment after a film maybe during the credits to have a think on the film while it is still fresh in your mind. I like to watch a movie like this and then go to bed shortly after. I lay there thinking about what I saw as I drift off to sleep.
This movie seriously deserves a lot more attention since it is an absolutely underrated masterpiece.
I found it forgettable. Almost completely forgot I watched it.
Underrated? Yea. Masterpiece? No.
Not a masterpiece. No
I believe as well this movie is a total masterpiece.
Beautiful ending the whore got stood up
Someone else finally said it! Jake Gyllenhaal is so underrated! This was the best performance of his career in my opinion. Some of the best acting I've seen period. His breakdown after Bobby kills Lou, it doesn't get ANY better than that. Not to mention the skill it must take to play two characters, not being able to devote yourself entirely to becoming one person. He and DiCaprio are the two best actors we've seen.
ClerkKent you need to watch southpaw.. its crazy how jake is this street brought up champion boxer.. the body he has the language he picked up of someone coming from the hood.. he's very good in this but southpaw showed him completely different, thst was completely a outside the box role for him n he nailed it
ClerkKent I like his performance in Nightcrawler the most.
I think underappreciated is a better chosen word. And I think his performance as Lou (coincidentally) in Nightcrawler is him at his very best
Jake is my favorite actor and Donnie Darko is my fav movie of all time. Im still bummed that he did not get nominated in Oscars for this film.
He was fantastic in southpaw as well... Don't know if he is underrated, but sure he is a great actor.
This ending messes with your head. Its that feeling you only get once in a blue moon. Its such a real way to end this...no fairy tale Hollywood ending where people are forgiven. It's just spite and revenge...and you watch a broken soul continue to drown in her own broken life
By the way, one more thing that I noticed:
The part when he and the cop (his sub-conscience) encounter the villain, sitting outside his home, naked, laughing while taking a dump, sub-conscience asks the villain to come with them, and the villain says: "Would you mind looking away?" and the sub-conscience says: "As much as I would like to, but I can't". I think here it is referring to the part when he catches his wife and the new boyfriend doing the abortion outside the clinic, not taking his eyes off them even for a moment, and watching every single thing. Both his wife and the boyfriend doing nasty things (abortion vs. taking a dump/wiping it) while being happy (hugging each other vs. laughing on the phone), but he does watch everything, although he would have liked not to.
This comment is underrated
good one
Sorry, but I am the 70th like. Your comment is too good to pass on.
Yeah. That was the first moment he fully saw Ray (Susan) in broad daylight.
Dang mindblown
This movie was awesome, it took me a while to understand that the book he wrote was a metaphor for how their relationship turned out. And in the end he stood her up for sweet sweet revenge. Although i like that he grew balls and proved her wrong by standing her up, i lowkey was hoping she would walk out to the parking lot where he would be waiting and swoop her off her feet, but hey she deserved it anyway, she really did turn out like her mother
Cheddah C bruh the foetus was not even a kid and she left him because he was broke af
Cassius soo?? U get married n stand their and speaking out your vows "..of staying together thro thick n thin till death do us apart" but as soon he's having financial problems u just leave your spouse? That just prooves what kind of person you are.. a materialistic just like her mother. And that abortion she did was without even telling him.. that is wrong.. women when pregnant has responsibility to tell their partner when they are w their child.. and she didnt leave him for being broke.. she didn't see him having any ambitious n future plans of career.. he got comfortable with his day job.. she mentions their differences n her being unhappy
I think it's also an admission that he was weak. He didn't fight for her. He watched another man drive her away after helping her kill their unborn child just like he did in the book. He didn't fight for her. He just stood there and cried. In the book, he was so passive that I half expected the detective and cop to tear into him for not doing anything. He even admits it to the detective when the detective finally did what needed to be done.
A part of me doesn’t want to hate on Susan only because she’s played by Amy Adams 😂
@@cheechee6473 absolutely right, I somehow felt painful when she sat there and waited for him, but hey, let's agree that Susan deserved it!
This scene portrays relationship in these times so well. I love that line Jake Gyllenhal says - dont walk away from what you have, you may never get it again. So true!
Beautiful ending the whore got stood up the guy she cheated with cheated on her and wants to crawl back
@@1MicrosoftCPUwhat an unpleasant way to put it lmao, you're not wrong but it's just funny seeing all the comments being all well written and thought provoking and then there's your comment calling her a whore
Im glad Edward didnt show up to that date. Ive felt the pain.
The idea that the character of Ray in the novel was nothing but a metaphor for the 'changed' version of Susan(from Edward's perspective) became clear to me as soon as the flashback scene where Susan reveals her abortion to Walker came up as this proved Edward and Susan never had a child together. Immediately I understood that Ray's evilness is the artistic equivalent of Susan's affair and infidelity and Ray killing the daughter in the story is the deranged metaphor for the abortion. Ray calling Edward 'weak' only underlined the validity of the theory even further.
I don't buy the suicide theory at all. The film is a revenge flick. He, through his strength in writing, has made her become so emotionally invested in him that to stand her up at the end is really going to hurt her. It is as you said. This is my favourite Amy Adams film to come out this year and I reckon it will be pretty high on my 2016 top 10 list.
Adams is having a spectacular year!
Arrival may edge out just a *bit* for me though.
Arrival is definitely a cracking film, but as clever as it is, I don't feel it holds up to as much scrutiny as Nocturnal Animals. Either way though, awesome year for Adams. And yes, it's about time Gyllenhaal got the recognition he deserves.
Suicide was my first theory after watching the movie today. Although I have to say that the theory in this video really makes sense. The only thing that I wonder about is: how should Edward be able to know, that what he is doing gives him revenge? He hasn't seen her for 19 years and can't possibly know how miserable her life is, or can he?
That's the point though. He knows her better than she knows herself. After making the choice to leave him and follow a more career orientated path there was only one way she could go. Down! He also has absolute confidence in what he has written being a masterpiece, which shows he is far from being the weak willed man she thought him to be.
Have you guys seen the invitation? I think these 2 movie were the best
I loved Laura Linney's portrayal of Susan's mother. She was only onscreen for twenty-minutes but her regal bearing really made an impression on me.
Wasnt she just like 5 minutes onsreen?
Justice J. Srisuk yeah, she plays privileged kinda sad white lady very well. Just like in "The Nanny Diaries."
Well...she was Oscar nominated...
ijeleo92 Seems a bit unnecessary and odd to mention her race.
Meh I mean in one of the flashbacks, Susan mentions that her mother is racist and a bunch of other things to Edward. They basically primed us to think about her race.
What I think is….
1) Tony's wife and daughter have a very strong resemblance to Susan, that means they are parallels.
2) The lost of the girls in the family represent the lost of Susan and his child (by abortion), something very cruel if you ask me. Susan cheated on Edward. Obviously Tony stands for Edward.
3) What does the gang represent? They are shown as ordinary, ignorant and cruel, they mostly represent the hidden relationship between Susan and Hutton. In their several stages... Turk is the set up, Lou is the hidding, Ray is the abortion. One crueler than the other.
4) I'm more curious about Bobby, it's like the part of Edward who wants to discover the whole shit and bring justice, it's the part of Edward that still cares, but it's dying, it's not gonna last too much.
5) Now, the end. Tony faces Ray (Edward faces the fact Susan cheated on him and killed their unborn child) and kill him, but in the way he's changed, he's no longer the man he used to be, he's broken beyond any repair and he ends up dead. That means he got over the whole shit, but he's no longer "The good man" as he's usually pointed along the movie.
6) And the main reason to believe Edward is not a good man anymore is the revenge scheme he's obviously putting on Susan, sending her the novel, be in brief touch with her, and finally not showing up in the very anticipated dinner with her. He cares shit about her and he's no longer a nice guy.
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Did you notice that the parallel character to the aborted child suffered more than the wife did? He was pointing out the suffering that he thought his child went through during the abortion, perhaps. "It might have been hard for you"--he saw her crying in the car--"but it was worse for our child" was what he was saying, maybe.
Manish well what “you think” is explained exactly in the video. There is not one original idea or thought from you. We all watched the explanation in the video.
Not showing up was the nicest thing he could have done
Woah nice explanation
Nice Explain !!
"the book that causes blood the moment she opens it"
The scene at 6:20 in this video literally made me jump out of my seat when I saw it in the theater.
rushguy1 lol me too. I said fuck kinda loudly and some people looked at me
Bo Derek I agree. I love Coen brothers movies and Scorsese and stuff, but this movie was so boring and overdramatic. The whole story with the rappers killers is so over the top, one sided-characters (super badies or super victims). Next you guys will tell me The Walking Dead is as well-written as Breaking Bad?
that says more about your shit taste in films than it does about this film. I watch alot of movies. This was good, it wasnt amazing but it wasnt shit like you say.
Lol someone's triggered
@@hamletfisherman5740 Who was rapping? I didn't hear any rap in this movie at all... Please let me know who the rappers are.
I really liked the movie and your excellent analysis.The movie is full of symbolism. Thank you.
The ending was not open ended at all. It was the perfect conclusion. The look on her face when she realized what has just happened was haunting and perfectly directed.
Beautiful ending the whore got stood up the guy she cheated with cheated on her and wants to crawl back
"The more broken you are the better your creations are" genius words
So true! My best work came from my pain.
epic film. fucking tom ford. i will see this again in the theater.
It deserves more award recognition! Jake Gyllenhaal & Amy Adams deserve more credit. Too underrated.
B/c it's not that good . lol
I wanted to see what ppl were saying about it. That's all. Nice armchair psychology.
dont watch it if you didn't arealdy!
Thank you! Jake Gyllenhaal is a miracle
The fact that he hasn't been recognized by the Adademy for his phenomenal work in movies like Prisoners, End of Watch, Nocturnal Animals, Nightcrawler etc. is a goddamn shame
Jake and Amy deserved a nomination at the Oscars for this film, they went unnoticed/snubbed and I really don't understand WHY!
I agree for jake but for Amy She just looks bland to me. It’s like somethings missing in her eyes
@@yadana._character demands it... she perfectly portrayed the character
The ending was Edward's revenge. He made her feel sorry for herself and for her life that she chose over him. He also made her feel lonely, and how it feels to be abandoned. And the cherry on top is that he wrote a novel about it, a big slap on the face because when they were together, she thought he wasn't creative enough.
I don’t think she didn’t think he was creative enuf. I don’t think she appreciated his creativity and art in general. And that’s hurtful coming from your lover.
actually Michael Shannon is the greatest actor of our generation. He deserves an Oscar for this.
Agreed. Everything he is in is brilliant.
I've loved him since "Bug".
I love Shannon..
So true! Excellent actor!
Johnson also stole it from me, I wanted to punch him for what he did to wife and kids.
Not sure if anyone pointed this out but: Ray is wearing GREEN boots when he awakes in the room before his "show down" with Jake G. Which goes back to the green car and Susan is wearing a GREEN dress at the end.
Troy Smith also the revenge painting . And that baby cam that put her off cause she killed that baby.
Troy Smith g
hahah damn right !
what green boots and dress has anything about? boots and dress are different
YES! Those green boots figure prominently throughout the film!
He told her you may never get to have this again.
I 100% agree that Tom Ford is one of the strongest directors right now. People don't give him nearly enough credit, probably because they don't know how to watch his films to enjoy them. Don't look at them like at stories - look at them like at paintings. They are actually more designed than directed, with lots of symbolism that is relevant not only for a given scene but for the film as a whole.
hm i like that
I absolute recognized Jake as the remarkable artist for ages. He made me believe of every characters he played. In my country, Thailand, there are very limited theatres showed Nocturnal Animals. I drove 100 kms to watch this movie because of Jake! Love the movie!
wow this is so insightful! I saw the film recently and I really liked it but it left me hanging. This summary ties everything together for me
Vanessa T I agree
Exactly. Unfortunately I don't delve into cinema like this guy does. I watch things for face value and that usually leaves you with more questions than answers or thinking something is shit when it's great just below the surface. Fantastic insight!!!!
The fact that I barley caught any of that, even though I agree %100, makes me feel like an idiot. Then again, I like to just let a film wash over me and not over analyze the 1st go round. Great analysis.
The journey for revenge is a symbol for how he had spent his own life
after they split. Angry, bitter and becoming someone he didn't
recognize. Hence, pouring it all into this story he had sent her. He
never remarried, never had children so killing off the character in the
end was symbolic of how he felt in his life after their child was taken
from him and he had lost her. Like he had died himself and knew that
his weaknesses were part of the reason he had lost them both....
And a way of telling her that this was how he had felt over how she had
left him.....he was helpless, lost and weak......
I liked the movie very much, after seeing this video I don't like it anymore, I fucking love it! Brilliant movie, also great video :)
Awesome!
I agree
I was shocked angry and stunned when the movie ended. I was bawling like a baby when this video ended. I need the book immediately.
It also points out the utter realization Susan has when she sits in the restaurant in the last scene. Her realization that she threw away someone and a relationship that she had, based on her false beliefs. Realizing in that moment that she made a huge misake and he is no longer there to return to her. When he tells her you don’t just walk away from love , it’ doesn’t just come back easily- these are the words that end up unfortunaetely being Susan’s reality. It;s akin to the quote sometimes you really don’t know what you have until it’s no longer there…….. Maybe in the end he longer had anything to say to her. It was said in his novel and she had a new husband who would never lover her , the way Edward once had.
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Plus the Police car which went down the Highway while they were stuck with a flat tyre was the reference for their relationship which was falling apart and the police car was some hope which they tried to regain but failed miserably
Truly one of the most striking and horrifying films of the year. Loved your breakdown.
Phenomenal video, thank you for summarizing all of that up.
Glad I could help, Alex!
The end is so satisfying from a standpoint that Susan got what she deserved and got it from Edward. But it is more layered, it is sadder! A wide-eyed, positive and most importantly a good man is robbed of all of his virtues and in order to survive has to become what gave him the pain in the first place. It is life full circle. In real world too, there is little to no place for sensitive people, they are deemed week and often used and taken a shit on, until they turn themselves into the very opposite of their core self. Sad, but so real and heartbreaking.
Totally agree, bravo
For me It's an obvious metaphor about love (quote: When you love someone, you work it out. You don’t just throw it away. You have to be careful with it, you might never get it again.) and how Love can be destroyed by ego, sin, materialism, narcissism and immaturity.
This movie has strange similarities with what I'm passing through, maybe this is why I interpreted this way:
Edward and Susan had a long passion for each other, they finally meet again and quickly started a relationship that ended up in marriage. It is implied that they were Catholic, and for Catholics marriage is sacred and for life. Love in Catholicism (agape) is teached in a very meaningfull way and it's quite beautiful, It's clear that Edward knew the importance and meaning of love, he was egoless, he cared about people around him and he tried to help Susan to understand this, but she didn't care and ultimately labeled him "sensitive". She cared only about her.
So the movie goes on in a full metaphor about how her egocentric behaviour and sinful acts led her to destroy him. She utterly raped and killed Love from him, like the gang did with Tony wife and daughter, and in this process he felt unable to do something, he wanted to react but could't do it, like in real life when people do unexpected things against you and your'e the last to know. With all this torment in his head (Edward) writes Tony trying over the years to catch the gang monsters, and when he does catch the "leader" Ray he ask's "what they felt, what they said, if they knew, if they hurt!". It's like Edward confronting Susan about him, because she never really cared about how Edward felt, what he could said or that he knew (that she was pregnant) or if he was hurt!
Is clear that Susan/Ray still care only about her (egocentric personality) and that she thinks to have the "right" to punish people who "wrong her", in the 'novel' this is in the last scene with Ray and in "reality" is her going to the restaurant.
In the end she was miserable, alone, lost, with a cheating husband who didn't care about her and maybe she realized how evil she was and how she throw away the love she had. Edward couldn't feel love anymore (one of the worst things a human can endure) because of this immense trauma as a young man, so he was no longer "weak".
They both lost.
I am going to re-watch this movie. It was so god damn good.
The ending was pretty simple IMO. He sent her the book to prove to her that he actually was capable of writing a novel, which she never believed. In reading the novel she comes to the realization that she ultimately made the wrong decision to listen to her mother & leave him, that albeit her success she isn't happy with the life she is living and that she still has feelings for him and only pretends to love her current husband. Him standing her up in the end was essentially her finally admitting all this to herself and thinking wanting to make things right but realizing she'll have to sleep in the bed she's made.
This movie was so well written and executed.
Aaron Taylor Johnson was amazing in this film.
Edward didn't stand her up because she never replied to Edwards text in the first place...like in the story everything was seen and done from her perspective...she decided to break out from her normal unhappy routine and liberate herself... hence the removal of her makeup and the way she would have normally worn her hair on a night out in which was also changed...she merely went out to have a drink and reflect on her mistake but from our assumption she is waiting for Edward to come and make a grand entrance...also she is clearly a loner despite the way she has perpetuated to others as being a social butterfly hence the symbolism of her being at that table alone while there were happy couples all around her because she has finally decided to stop lying to herself and is finally willing to allow the world to see her for what she truly is...alone and afraid of taking chances
SimplyKris Luces things are never what they seem to be
Jeffrey Delmoral that's a brilliant way of looking at it and actually makes a lot of sense. I'm not sure if anyone heard it or it was just me but literally the last 2 seconds or so of the movie there is a purring sound like a cat. is it playing with the fact it says animals in the title and she's happy or she's nervous? (I think that's the only times cats purr) also the fact she keeps looking at the door the same way any of us would with things happening around us. we see movement out the corner of our eyes and quickly check it out as humans we like to look at what's going on, who's going where what does the person look like that's just come in? you know?
may not make sense written down but it makes sense to me. all in all I totally agree with your theory about the ending!
Jeffrey Delmoral you could be right, but i feel like the part where a waiter says 'here's your table sir' and her keep glancing at the door implies she's waiting for someone.
Was she really looking at the door? The camera kept focusing on the door but we do not actually see her actively seek him out
That's a respectable theory but the way that the scene is shot just makes me think the complete opposite. A time lapse is used to portray that she is obviously waiting for somebody.
Can I just say, even though it's to be expected, her fukking costumes in this are GORGEOUS. And she's super cute anyway. All of the womens' costumes were great though. When she wore that green fitted dress at the end I literally said YESSSSSS bitch work and shook my finger at the screen lol
jabrown1978 Tom Ford WOULD NOT settle for less.
that green dress as finneeee
tom ford literally did his thing
PC Master Race Network Really? You're such a cliche. Get a fucking life you waste of oxygen.
PC Master Race Network awww did I hit a nerve. Funny coming from an inbred.
When I first saw the movie, I was so confused. I kept thinking about it until I eventually had to look up a meaning for it and I honestly have to say that I am not disappointed.
I am deeply in love with the hints dropped in this movie.
Where is the Oscar???
The opening scene definitely caught me off guard 😭
I absolutely LOVED this movie and I thought the ending was magnificent. Great video.
can you explain the "magnificent" in your understanding, because i dont understand the ending
Is his revenge by leaving her hanging. The ending is also comparable with the book ending because Tony gets revenge from the killer and Edward gets revenge from Susan.
Thank you for this movie explanation. I understood a fair bit of the film but you helped fill in the missing peaces. Well done and perfectly explained.
This film is an artistic masterpiece. We have a brilliant cast, a brilliant director and a perfect story line that many people can relate to. It shows the antithesis of creative and neurotic minds through the portrayal of Amy Adams character, Susan. It really makes you think, and what Amy said that the start about it being a cautionary tale is so true. Susan’s character is a strong character with a good mask that she hides behind. The fact that she gave up her true love for someone that doesn’t love her but has a lot of power and money really shows the human condition. Films like this are priceless, after watching this film it made me think of other brilliant films like ‘We Need To Talk About Kevin’ and ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’. The moment when Susan at the end of the film realises the extent of her cruel decision was the perfect ending, you can see the emotion in her eyes as she is filled with existential dread.
Jake’s character, Edward Sheffield was a brilliant. Two of the best actors of our time. Roberto Andes would’ve been so much better if either Rami Melik or Christian Slater had played it. And Ray Marcus would really suit Jared Letto too.
Toms message of not throwing away people you love is such a strong one that we can all relate to. Truly an admirable director. And the director of photography was perfect for the role. The colour tones in this were perfect, the grain and grit really boosts the overall experience and weight of the film, the colour tones are just as important as the story itself. The way they have used Photography and Cinematography is perfect.
Truly a flawless film, I can’t think of anything that I didn’t like in this. I would love to read this in a book.
Not only photography, but the production design. They were both great.
Tom Ford really is proving himself to be a great filmmaker. Hope to see more films like these that spark conversation among film lovers and exploration of themes such as revenge, regret, choices, etc.
This movie just got released yesterday in Mexico, so I bought a ticket without doubt. it was a gripping and harsh film, very beautiful and great. love it.
but I didn't understand the metaphors, your video just made me love it even more. thanks
Never actually considered suicide as a theory for ending. It seems he just left her hanging. He was "sensitive" as Susan describes him, but he wasn't "fragile". And ones he build the strength in him, he made his revenge. Holy shit I love this movie
Probably the most underrated film of the 2010s
The opening credits and the thought process going into it makes me love the movie even more. Great video!
your videos are actually fairly good
Thanks supoz
this comment is an emotional rollercoaster i love it
you misspelled 'very'
You actually simplified this tough story
I agree, Jake is one of the best actors alive for my money
I love this explanation, it opens doors to many other meaning. For example, ever time a piece of the story affects Susan it envokes a memory in her past relationship with Edward and Ford shows this effortlessly through the editing. This is where the written word has more power than the visual as it allows you to potray,visualise and interpret the text to suit your inner feelings.
Michael Shannon absolutely SLAYS in this film. So does Jake... just an all around great film
Such a great analysis of the movie! Thank you
Thanks for watching!
"...nails the Hammer....."
LOL! I love the way you describe things. Fantastic analysis by the way. I really loved this film, but you made me appreciate it even way more with this video. The whole movie was terrific - it was really dark, clever and deep but never dragging and always engaging. One of the best movies I have seen this year, possibly my third best after La La Land and Hacksaw Ridge.
You know that phrase every single aunt posts on Facebook "Success is the best revenge"?
I think this is it. He became strong, successful and got over her, and now he is better than her.
Not showing up to the dinner was just the cherry on top and she realized it in the final shot of the movie.
Wow! Thank you for explanation! Some of these things I noticed while watching, but lot's of moments I understood only now. Wonderful review.
What is your favorite *movie ending* of 2016?
The AtZ Show Honestly, BatMan V SuperMan no joke.
Arrival and this one :D
tnx for this incredible videos man!!
The AtZ Show ❤❤Fav Ending - WHIPLASH ❤❤
La La Land, Arrival, and The Witch. Also this one.
Arrival, The Witch, Zootopia, The Nice Guys
BRAVISSIMO! Awsome explanation for one of the best and most original and intelligent movies of the last couple of years! Can't wait to own it on Blu-ray Disc and watch it, at least another 10 times, like a real masterpiece deserves!
Thank you for posting!
A Brilliant and much needed explanation of the film. It premiered last night on HBO & I was immediately drawn to this dark haunting tale. However, despite two attempts, I still was uncertain about what I had just watched. So thanks AtZ for breaking it down piece by piece. You pointed out so many things I simply missed. My mind is definitely clearer after watching your tutorial! Thanks again!
With the passage of the movie moments, Susan begins to link the events of the story with the events of reality that Edward wrote about himself to realize that the fictional character is Edward when the character is dead and the pain caused by her.For moments, the sparkle returns to her eyes, as she remembers how she felt when she was between his embrace in bed and preparing to meet him. She touched where the ring was and how her gaze changed to feel disappointed when he did not attend. Here we know the secret of the sadness and misery of her mother and daughter. A choice that cost them happiness and materialism do not always bring happiness.In the end, she lost a good man. His crime was that he had a sensitive heart. In the end, it was his strength to move forward to a brighter future and to remind her of what she lost, revenge no, but pity for her current life.
I stumbled upon the preview of this film recently despite the fact that it came out many years ago. After watching the trailer I pulled it up on Netflix and watched the whole movie.
There was quite a bit of back and forth scenes from the present to the past along with unusual twists and turns. This is not your basic cookie cutter film and I found it to be quite fascinating and gripping.
Jake Gyllenhaal is a very powerful and incredibly talented actor, however, he never seems to pick a good enough characters in films to showcase his hard charging acting skills. It seems all the characters he plays are those whose parts are always held back from from showcasing his full potential. It's my contention that if he had the right part in the right film, he could really knock it out of the park.
All in all I found this to be a great film and I highly suggest it to those who haven't seen it yet! 📽️
How come no one's talking about the music in the last scene. How it is initially hopeful, rising to a crescendo; but as she realizes that he's not coming, the music stops abruptly. That along with her minute expressions really hit home just how hard his revenge hurt her.
The score rules
Thanks for the great video. Such a great explanation. Just what I was looking for!
That’s the only video on UA-cam that explained everything. Thanx a lot
Great video man! Just finished watching this one. Incredible film. Keep up the great work.
- Nick D
The end is pretty clear. As in the book she is dead to him, that´s why he never shows up.
Great vid!
One of my favorite aspects:
The Theme of powerlessness. As you explore ted's mind through his novel, you understand how powerless he felt when Susan aborted their child and left him. He does not know if he could have prevented her from aborting and leaving him. Maybe he was too weak and should not have let her go. In the novel you can see his uncertainty whether or not he could have done something, when Ray shouts "Your wife wants to see you!" and he stays hidden.
Ted clearly felt weak and powerless, when Susan aborted his child. At the end of the novel he seems to find his power. His kills ray on his own. Maybe his finding of power can be seen in Ted, when he finally becomes a successful writer. But his power does not seem to have brought him a lot. In the novel he dies in the desert and for Ted you cannot easily say where he is at, but I have the feeling that he feels that a part of him is dead, and that nothing can change that, so he does not even meet up with Susan.
His name is Edward. Where the hell did you get "Ted"?
@Ivana Richey dawg thats tony
Where the hell did you get ted? Its tony?
Ted is a nickname for Edward
Brilliant video! Thanks for making it!
Thanks for watching!
I honestly did not know that wasn’t Amy Adams playing the wife in the novel story until just now.
This was such a brilliant film!!! Surprised Tom Ford did it all. What a talent! Loved Jake’s performance in this! I have to say it’s one of his best. Amy is great too as always. Loved digging into all the nuances of the film. Love love love 💗
100% I remember in 2007-8 I was convinced that Amy and Isla were the same person and I was like "Damn she's hell-of-an-actress, she has range like no one else."
Amazing explanation!!
Loved this video! Excellent movie too! New subscriber!
WOW! Thank you SO much for making this video. 100% informational and creative. I learned so much about the hidden details of this wonderful, moving movie! Time to write my essay now! You totally saved me!
I am officially Tom Fords Fan!
Jake is indeed an insanely talented actor, couldn't agree more.
This was an awesome video and an awesome movie. I had no idea Tom Ford could direct.
Loved this movie! Great review as always.
Loved your synopsis of this movie- very accurate
Wow, it's crazy how it's taken someone else to explain the film to realise how deep it actually was
I can't believe it didn't get nominated for an Oscar. Very creative and unique. Several possible endings....one he committed suicide....two he finally moved on.....three she purposely went to dinner alone. Tom left it up to you to decide.
This is, hands down, the best explanation of the movie. So insightful.. kudos to you :)
I've watched many explanations of movies. But you Sir did this movie so much justice. I've watched this movie so many times and I will watch it again tomorrow now with the knowledge I learned from you. Thank you and keep up the great work.
Who gets the best supporting actor nod? Aaron Taylor-Johnson or Michael Shannon? goddamn they both showed up
I agree, they were by far the best characters in the film. As much as I love Michael, I would have to give it to Aaron...he really blew me away in this.
Aaron for sure. He fucking killed it in that whole road scene
The last restaurant scene where she is waiting and sees him just interact with his fans says it all
Oh wow. Never thought of the story making those deep links that you explained in the video. It's truly stunning how you interpreted the whole story, you opened my eyes, damn!
I have watched a few endings explained for this movie, and honestly yours is the best!