The Club Dumas & The Ninth Gate
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- Опубліковано 14 чер 2023
- Well, I posted a video earlier with trailers and movie clips and it triggered the censors, so here's my thoughts on The Club Dumas and the movie inspired by it, The Ninth Gate, sans elements the goblins that be deem as copyright infringement. You know, you don't dare use such things for review purposes. We'd hate to drive people to watch a movie from 1999.
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I really enjoyed that movie, but I've never read the book. That scene with the girl floating down by Depp's character was startling. It comes out of nowhere, and nothing is made of it; it just happens and the film moves on, and you're left puzzling over just what is going on. The whole movie is fun (although it did start to lose me toward the end), but a favorite scene involved Depp's character smoking all the time. He's around and handling all these expensive, antique books, puffing away, and I want to scream at the character. Then, that one older lady calls him on it with something like, "you're not going near my books while you're smoking" and I'm there going, "Yes! Finally someone said something!".
Ha. Yeah, Depp's smoking is incessant.
One of my all-time favorite movies. I think I need to read the book! Thanks for the video. 👏🏻👏🏻
It's a different ride but a great read.
Amazing movie! Never get tired of watching over and over again!
My interpretation of the green eyrd girl: she is first introduced when Balkin is talking about familiars which are traditionally thought to take the form of animals but as we see Balkin is missing information and his literal approach to things backfires on him, and much like the book bider brothers are implied to be demons in human from to facilitate " the Game" what if the girl is a would be familiar spirit tasked with protecting the books and the game until someone solves it, but more than that what if she's part of the test? What if we look at the movie from a Left Hand Path perspective where Lucifer is a Promethean Rebel figure?( Which is already implied by the focus on the " Light "aspect, the biok opens with " Thus let the light shine" and one of the main differences between Balkan and Corso's ritual is Balkan does his at the stereotypical " spooky dead of night" while the movie ends with Corso walking into a light) what if Lucifer doesn't want just anyone, not a mindless sicophant like Balkan, he wants someone worthy, so he makes their would-be familiar their last test, in order to put all the prices together , you have to make her like you? That's why the moment she anounts him is when he shows her compassion and loyalty unprompted. After all it was her who told him that the nineth engraving was a forgery. Do it ends up being Corsco who gets the ultimate price because he wasn't blinded by power or simpering devotion, and now he and his assigned familler get to live the high life in each other's compy forever after. Also another peice of supporting evidence , the familiar never does anything unprompted, he has to ask her, and if he says something like " stay here" that's usually when bad stuff happens to him because she was told not to interfere. The same thing happens when he talks her to pick for him. She can't. All she can do until the contract is signed if hint and help him only in ways she's asked to.
Interesting hypothesis. I can see it.
I have a theory about a hidden subplot in the movie.
Baroness Kesler was in the Nazi occult circles; in the book, Balkin gives Corso a picture of her, young next to Himmler.
I think she sold out the Corizo brothers who were able to switch the one panel before they and their now altered copy were taken by the regime.
Kesler was witness to Hitler failing the ritual, somehow resulting in her injuries.
She would have been about 15, possibly seen the devil.
Hitler presumably went out like Balkin as his corpse was allegedly bunt and shot through the head, neatly squaring the story with history.
The ghosts of the brothers guarded the last woodcut until the right person for whatever reason came along and that was Corso.
I like that.
Corso fullfils the Journey in the book plates Balkan does not because he was never chosen by Satan.
Hard to argue with that.
But some are chosen by Satan - but for reasons of fate say no. They know from experience Satan rules and God is dead he died on that cross for his own sins! Man must become God the throne is empty! These are the anomallys of the spiritual realm. In my case renaged on the blood pact with Lilith! Jilted at the altar! Fate sealed. Hell is destiny. A death for told. Hell is ( was God's) mercy. What will be Satan's? The Sigma's of Gnostic Theology or as science says - singularity.
Again 😂 your channel butters my bread. Your on point Bob. This movie along with Angel Heart are my Occult favs. Polanski nailed it. Your review was perfectly accurate. My fav was Baron Kessler & her story of the author studying the black arts in Prauge. Just the writing & acting was so good id enjoy another entire film on the Baron or Balkon for that matter . Can you suggest plz sir any other movies or gems on antiquarian occult booksellers. I find your ch my new fav rabbit hole journey & anything you can assist & suggest id appreciate & devour. Im very fond of old classics b&w concerning the occult & booksellers.
I always perk up when an occult bookstore pops up in a movie, like in The Howling or The Craft. It's an underused trope and one I hope will be rectified. More movies about occult booksellers please.
Did nada for me. Didnt even finish it. Compared to the Irag early scenes in the Exorcist which really got the depth of the genre. These latest Exorcist movies really fall short. Although the acting in the Emily Rose movie they nailed it. And brought into the courtroom was a new twist that worked for me. Originallity
I feel you on that.
Great movie!
Indeed!
Loved the movie 'ninth gate'
Yeah, it's pretty near perfect.
Read the book.
The English language can be tricky sometimes. Are you saying you "read" the book or one should "read" the book? Or perhaps it is both, to which I can attest to both sentiments.
@@occultdetective😂 It's refreshing seeing a real person on the Internet once in a while
Loved the movie. The book? Not so much.
I can understand that.