He's the exact same person. Since this isn't an alternate or sci-fi universe, it is clear that a person cannot be that identical with another, and this is more clearly implied when it is shown they even have the same scars on their body. Moreover, we never see the two characters together in a public place; they opt to meet up in a private places (hotel room, apartment). When his wife says 'are you seeing her again?', she must be referring to the blond girl he has been having sex with. It does get somewhat confusing towards the end as the 'girlfriend' appears shocked to discover 'Anthony', while the 'wife' is actually thankful to discover 'Adam'. The last parts should be taken rather symbolically; obviously, if Adam and Anthony are the same person, then he cannot be in two places at the same time, nor can he have died in the car crash. The car crash probably symbolizes the breaking up with the girlfriend either because he decided to focus on his forthcoming family, or because the girlfriend discovered he was married (hence the ring reference). For a little while, everything seemed to be getting better but then Anthony's/Adam's curiosity brings him back to his old bad habits (he's going to the erotic show, be that real or symbolic).
The line “historical events happen twice, the first a tragedy, the second a farce” always stuck with me. Seems to describe the two aspects of the character.
I think there is something far more sinister implied in the plot, two alters of a mind controlled person. His lecture on fascism and how society is controlled is a clue that can be overlooked.
So funny. I listened to the actor and director try to explain the movie's meaning, and they both sounded like they had no idea! Glad you were able to explain it.
They don’t agree to live each others lives at all. Anthony demands a weekend with Adam’s partner, and so Adam stealths his way into Anthony’s apartment.
They couldn’t. I saw this movie years ago and thought it was fantastic, but I also just thought of it as a surreal movie, and didn’t try to understand the spider motif. This explanation of it doesn’t really help me in any way.
i just took that to mean that the girlfriend was like wtf have you been wearing a wedding ring, i.e. she did not know she was dating a married man. the ''shoe me your hands/scar scene' established there was no difference between them physically.
@@jeebsy718 i've just seen the movie. I think ring marks form after a while, due to suntan etc. So why didn't the gf notice the mark earlier? Moreover, why didn't the wife notice the other does Not have a ring on or a mark? it's a great film but this may be too ambiguous
If you notice... When he went first time for his home... The gatekeeper conversation in the lift is also seem eye catching.... Like conversation inside his mind
Did you watch the movie? The wife preferred Adam, you said she was bored, she clearly is used to his split personality paradox. This movie has to do with a man leaving his side piece for his wife but ultimately gets stuck in the same loop being the duche bag cheater
you are totally wrong my friend The spider represents the patterns that kill society. In the last scene, the giant spider looks afraid for the first time because he starts waking up by deciding to go out with his wife and breaks the pattern
remember thsat at the start of the film you can see "anthony" watching a girl crush a spider on her foot and the wife becomes a spider, the reason she does is because even though anthony supposeldy died, adam start to fall back into that abusive person anthony which is why the wife becomes a spider can gets so scared
man I hate spiders so my view on the movie was like ah yes jake gyllenhaal fantastic but then euw spiders god damn it why. Couldnt see it more then one time of course
i think shes secretly a spider women and she came to get revenge on the actor, but at the end when the good guy decided to go watch spiders get crushed she had enough
The movie is good. Without explanation i don't think most of the people will understand it properly. But here's the thing, in the movies like this one where scenes are shown to be happening inside the brain, the scenes are too slow to be taking place in human's mind. We know scientifically that to do a routine of 24hrs your mind can do it in considerably less amount of time than that. This thing is best shown in the movie Inception. So the point here i want to make is that the movie has shown very intricate very small details of thing happening in Adam's mind like Anthony has boarded a bus looking at Mary's legs etc etc. And i think that's good for a movie to show the things like these to make the movie more appealing and messed up to audience. But again the scenes in the movie are too slow to be taking place in human mind.
I think the movie is about how parters will stay together only if they can both get the benefit of their own satisfaction in relationship otherwise they will transform or cheat.
I saw it as a portrayal of one person's madness,and how it might look inside their head .I did not understand the spider part, other than thinking that might be the descent into total madness by the character.
@@bearsbeatsbattlestargalact4297 ok , so was he teacher and actor at the same time , or he took some time off from acting and became teacher all of a sudden
As a film student I’m going to go waaaay outside of the film motif and express that the main character was and would have been cast as Spider-man lol This was an intriguing spin on the whole plot and story, but hey, that’s just me lol 😊
I was thinking the actor is his older self since the same photo in the actor's place with his wife is torn in half in the professor's place he takes it out of a box to compare with the movies. and the scar is from the car crash and he survived but the woman died. however the woman in the car crash is his girlfriend and the wife is out of the picture somehow, so the wife should have been killed in the crash. so my theory kind of falls apart there. :p but I think I got some things right though. Maybe I need to read the novel. oh, also I almost forgot, in the scene with his mother, she says you have a nice job and forget about being an actor or sth. so there must be a timeline here. one must be from the past and the other in the future. it's confusing. maybe it is supoosed to be confusing, like they did it on purpose.
The spiders represent different Women in his life, the big one is his Mother and the club is a snuff club thats why the guy in begs to join and makes it clear he won't involve law enforcement.
What about the photo anyone noticed how that happened. When Adam discovered his similarities with Anthony he took a half teared photo of himself and looked upon to it. Later in Anthony’s house we can see the same photo as a whole which is framed and Adam was looking into it .
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What's your take on the ending?
I never thought of it as something to puzzle over. I just thought of it as a surreal (although fantastic) movie.
Unnecessary and confusing. That's why I'm here.
@@dbozamYeah agreed. Trying too hard to be deep and ending up “Stephen Kinging” an ending to an otherwise intriguing film.
U are wrong
When i watched it years ago I didn't know it was one of those movie and that spider at the end scared the shenanigans out of me.
What about the part with the giant spider in the city
the 2 blondes are absolute bangers
Fr tho
Wifey's better❤
@@theQuietShow584no way
& mash?
He's the exact same person. Since this isn't an alternate or sci-fi universe, it is clear that a person cannot be that identical with another, and this is more clearly implied when it is shown they even have the same scars on their body. Moreover, we never see the two characters together in a public place; they opt to meet up in a private places (hotel room, apartment). When his wife says 'are you seeing her again?', she must be referring to the blond girl he has been having sex with. It does get somewhat confusing towards the end as the 'girlfriend' appears shocked to discover 'Anthony', while the 'wife' is actually thankful to discover 'Adam'. The last parts should be taken rather symbolically; obviously, if Adam and Anthony are the same person, then he cannot be in two places at the same time, nor can he have died in the car crash. The car crash probably symbolizes the breaking up with the girlfriend either because he decided to focus on his forthcoming family, or because the girlfriend discovered he was married (hence the ring reference). For a little while, everything seemed to be getting better but then Anthony's/Adam's curiosity brings him back to his old bad habits (he's going to the erotic show, be that real or symbolic).
This is a very accurate, realistic interpretation, in my opinion.
This has to be it. This is what I was looking for.
better explanation than the video, thanks
This is good
Or maybe the car crash symbolises that his part of that identity "died". That may be why he was emotional and apologetic towards his partner
The line “historical events happen twice, the first a tragedy, the second a farce” always stuck with me. Seems to describe the two aspects of the character.
Marx hit the nail on the head with that one
I think there is something far more sinister implied in the plot, two alters of a mind controlled person. His lecture on fascism and how society is controlled is a clue that can be overlooked.
It's not fascism, it's authoritarianism...
Could you expand?
Number 1 rule of modern art " if you don't understand what you are creating, no one will ever will"
That’s about 90 minutes of my life I’m never getting back
Try nocturnal animals
Uh weird question guys. Do you think that they made the one woman 6 months pregnant to make her body resemble the abdomen of a spider?
I was thinking the same thing wow, the skinny body and pregnant belly.
That’s is a good question.
They could’ve really made a good shot using this idea
Almost 11 years passed, still remember this film traumatized me. And changed my choice on movies.
Omw lol yes myself and best freind too.
Traumatized 😂
So funny. I listened to the actor and director try to explain the movie's meaning, and they both sounded like they had no idea! Glad you were able to explain it.
They don’t agree to live each others lives at all. Anthony demands a weekend with Adam’s partner, and so Adam stealths his way into Anthony’s apartment.
I heard it was something along the lines of spiders representing “husband” type commitment and he was actively trying to avoid that. More or less
explanations might vary, but no one will ever forget that ending
How would the average movie-goer figure this out?
They couldn’t. I saw this movie years ago and thought it was fantastic, but I also just thought of it as a surreal movie, and didn’t try to understand the spider motif. This explanation of it doesn’t really help me in any way.
@@stevenalexander6975
I don’t think it was a copout; I just think that maybe it wasn’t supposed to be fully clear, and that can be okay.
I think the metaphorical subtext is just there for people willing to make their own interpretation of the plot.
It's the spider in the end that made me question everything i thought i "got" all through the movie
They're 2 different people. She points it out when she notices the imprint of his wedding band. There's a physical difference between the 2 of them.
Someone with a brain that's willing to think 👏👏👏 I appreciate you (I hated this movie)
@@atlasgaming6125but all of that is in his mind
i just took that to mean that the girlfriend was like wtf have you been wearing a wedding ring, i.e. she did not know she was dating a married man. the ''shoe me your hands/scar scene' established there was no difference between them physically.
@@jeebsy718 i've just seen the movie. I think ring marks form after a while, due to suntan etc. So why didn't the gf notice the mark earlier? Moreover, why didn't the wife notice the other does Not have a ring on or a mark? it's a great film but this may be too ambiguous
no she gets mad cause he went back to his wife again. They're the same person. The other bitch even ask how was the school today to him...
If you notice... When he went first time for his home... The gatekeeper conversation in the lift is also seem eye catching.... Like conversation inside his mind
Literally just watched this film!
I watched it today and found this video looking for answers
Did you watch the movie? The wife preferred Adam, you said she was bored, she clearly is used to his split personality paradox. This movie has to do with a man leaving his side piece for his wife but ultimately gets stuck in the same loop being the duche bag cheater
Movie was actually really ridiculous
Yeah lol, thats the real genius in it, it leaves every theory open
Absolutely
The lowcost alternative to fight club
I couldn't tell if that was jake or Alan Wake
you are totally wrong my friend
The spider represents the patterns that kill society. In the last scene, the giant spider looks afraid for the first time because he starts waking up by deciding to go out with his wife and breaks the pattern
i made the mistake of reading the comments on this video. I´ve lost all hope for humanity.
I think i felt the meaning of how everything is happening. It just made me feel weird inside... One of best movie
If they are the same person how did he survive the car crash if he and the girl both died
they are not, that theory is wrong
@@diiibasThey aren't in the movie. This theory is about the concept of the movie, not a literal interpretation.
they crash was symbolic of him maybe breaking up with her or leaving her
remember thsat at the start of the film you can see "anthony" watching a girl crush a spider on her foot and the wife becomes a spider, the reason she does is because even though anthony supposeldy died, adam start to fall back into that abusive person anthony which is why the wife becomes a spider can gets so scared
5 seconds in and they dissin the 6ix 😢
man I hate spiders so my view on the movie was like ah yes jake gyllenhaal fantastic but then euw spiders god damn it why. Couldnt see it more then one time of course
i think shes secretly a spider women and she came to get revenge on the actor, but at the end when the good guy decided to go watch spiders get crushed she had enough
The movie is good. Without explanation i don't think most of the people will understand it properly. But here's the thing, in the movies like this one where scenes are shown to be happening inside the brain, the scenes are too slow to be taking place in human's mind. We know scientifically that to do a routine of 24hrs your mind can do it in considerably less amount of time than that. This thing is best shown in the movie Inception. So the point here i want to make is that the movie has shown very intricate very small details of thing happening in Adam's mind like Anthony has boarded a bus looking at Mary's legs etc etc. And i think that's good for a movie to show the things like these to make the movie more appealing and messed up to audience. But again the scenes in the movie are too slow to be taking place in human mind.
I think the movie is about how parters will stay together only if they can both get the benefit of their own satisfaction in relationship otherwise they will transform or cheat.
I saw it as a portrayal of one person's madness,and how it might look inside their head .I did not understand the spider part, other than thinking that might be the descent into total madness by the character.
simple question - when his wife went to see adam in college and then called anthony at the same time, howd that happen
He picked up the phone just after he disappeared
@@bearsbeatsbattlestargalact4297 ok , so was he teacher and actor at the same time , or he took some time off from acting and became teacher all of a sudden
As a film student I’m going to go waaaay outside of the film motif and express that the main character was and would have been cast as Spider-man lol This was an intriguing spin on the whole plot and story, but hey, that’s just me lol 😊
I was thinking the actor is his older self since the same photo in the actor's place with his wife is torn in half in the professor's place he takes it out of a box to compare with the movies. and the scar is from the car crash and he survived but the woman died. however the woman in the car crash is his girlfriend and the wife is out of the picture somehow, so the wife should have been killed in the crash. so my theory kind of falls apart there. :p but I think I got some things right though. Maybe I need to read the novel. oh, also I almost forgot, in the scene with his mother, she says you have a nice job and forget about being an actor or sth. so there must be a timeline here. one must be from the past and the other in the future. it's confusing. maybe it is supoosed to be confusing, like they did it on purpose.
The spiders represent different Women in his life, the big one is his Mother and the club is a snuff club thats why the guy in begs to join and makes it clear he won't involve law enforcement.
This is fascinating, for a movie I never even heard of, and never have seen. It seems like typical Chris Nolan, but I’m sure it’s not
Dennis Villeneuve movie, amazing director
It's not typical Chris Nolan at all.
I quit watching the movie (after 5 minutes) because of the spiders. And came to this video, and these **** ** ******* had to show the spiders !
Biggest peach of C i evrr watched 😂😂😂😂
Ahhhh big spiders ahhh 😖
Just dont really get why the girlfriend got up and left mid sex, did he say the wrong name or something maybe?
why are you yelling
shoulda watched this instead of the whole film. thx
Movie for sure is a pass
One of my favorite movies
Why?Lol serious question
How mqny movies haveyou watched 1?
Horrible.. just an awful explanation of this films true meaning. 👎
Terrible
In german please 😂
no entendí niuna wea
666th like mine!
that was a bad intepretation of the ending :)
Wish Villeneuve would go back to making a film like this or Prisoners, vs. disappointingly dull affairs like BR-2049.
second
i wish i was first :(
What about the photo anyone noticed how that happened.
When Adam discovered his similarities with Anthony he took a half teared photo of himself and looked upon to it. Later in Anthony’s house we can see the same photo as a whole which is framed and Adam was looking into it .