Bob Arctor - A Scanner, Darkly
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- The pain, so unexpected and undeserved had for some reason cleared away the cobwebs. I realized I didn't hate the cabinet door, I hated my life... My house, my family, my backyard, my power mower. Nothing would ever change; nothing new could ever be expected. It had to end, and it did. now in the dark world where I dwell, ugly things, and surprising things, and sometimes little wondrous things, spill out in me constantly, and I can count on nothing.
There's a story from an interview I saw once about PKD's ex-wife coming down the stairs at night to see him editing and re-editing a part of this novel, finding him bent over the typewriter, crying his eyes out.
Can you link the interview in the comments please?
"Now in the dark world where I dwell, ugly things, and surprising things, and sometimes little wondrous things, spill out in me constantly, and I can count on nothing..."
A very haunting, beautiful sentiment.
Little wondrous things. Such good writing. You can tell this is lifted right from the book. I'm glad they stuck so close to the source material, as it really makes this movie a classic.
This is independent movie, keanu even didn't get big wage. That's why this movie could be that good. I hate what they did with Philip k dicks books in movies like Next, impostor etc.
I think it helps explain why certain people take certain drugs. It give's you something to kill the boredom. Of course, it kills you in the process.
quesondriac nobody should be punished so severely for searching.
But then the question is, is it worth it? Killing yourself to feel something, is the death of the dopamine worth the destruction of your body?
Jesus christ help me, I'm starting to relate more and more to this scene
@CriticalShot1 Jesus doesn’t care. But I do. How’s it going man? If you need to talk to somebody, even a perfect stranger I’m here man. I’m battling my own demons but I’m always down to commiserate with someone.
Take it with a step and step at a time don't count the days it only makes it worse your at day 100 then your at day 0 don't build mountains take it with easy step by easy step
@@nickcolbert9615Hush cuck
Powerful scene it definitely resonated with me
This broke my heart and mr reeves brought this character to life and broke it all over again such delightful depressing story
Even if you've never walked away from it all, I think every intelligent person living an everyday life has had one or two of these "popcorn moments". Powerful scene.
Taking care of a family requires a lot of will power to stand against this bad feelings that haunt us all humans, is easy to pass the blame on your folks and hate them for the responsibility they represent, and some of us may have succumb to an escape or instant pleasures of life, that ultimately leave us trap in that "dark world". These scene makes me cry because I can relate on those moment of weakness. Keanu did a great job in this scene.
Addiction is a terrible disease which can grab anyone by the balls and keep on twisting. Some of the greatest minds have been subject to this torture. It's not weakness, it's nothing to be ashamed of. It can happen to any of us. The great and the small...
I'm off to rehab soon myself and there's no shame in it. Not a drop after the moment I depart. It takes courage to admit...
One of the most memorable scene of this great movie (it's filled with them tho).
So underated movie in general...
I can totally relate to his feelings. The saddest and most terrifying scenes of all time.
Love pkds writing, pretty sure this is straight from the book. God he really had a way with words
Yeah, it is pretty much verbatim.
MY POWER MOWER
Lol, I love how they focus on that specifically and have a special shot of it in the shed. 😂
@@magetaaaaaa what was the joke there? So random. A fuckin power mower.
@@patrickbatman141 I'm not really sure, I think it was just meant to show how completely dead his life was, like... it was so bad that not even something as mundane as the lawn mower was absent from his hatred.
Never knew about this until now. Thanks to Grendel's song "Chemicals and Circuitry"
Thank you for posting this scene; I had been looking for it. It's an amazing scene and it strikes home to many. Everything is perfect in this scene: the music, the narration, etc. I'm glad someone else felt the same, about this scene. Thank you.
This scene is terrifying. The boredom of a steady household with children is always better than what he traded it for. It makes me so happy to have my wife and kids and house and job as monotonous as it can be its so much better than the dark lonely spiral that it could be. When i first saw this scene when i was a teenager i didnt think anything of it but just the part where the daughter is concerned about his well being after he hit his head makes me sad that he gave it away. Theres nothing better than having a family that cares about you. Being 30 now I sometimes think about how brithdays and special occasions and achievements you make at this age now are almost meaningless unless you have a family to share them with. Life almost would be not worth living without it.
What a bullshit. Family, boring life in family is the worst he could choose. Of course drugs wasn't best choice either but family isn't best thing in this world for sure
@@Watcher4111 o really? whats better, a cool car or indoor swimming pool? Material items are garbage. Family is everything.
@@SeasideStrangler lol la familia es todo. Chose people carefully though. You have to set new goals, and broaden your knowledge and skills constantly or you risk boredom and dissatisfaction. Chose the person who seeks adventure, who loves the journey.
good thing I'm not getting married or having kids.
@@SeasideStrangler Nah, it's just the default option for people have no drive for anyone else. Don't know what to do with your life? Have no drive or ambition? No goals? Start a family! It's great! Never feel confused about the direction of your life again! Lose yourself in your family! Sign up now!
Powerful actor. Love this scene
I wonder if humanity has collectively made the same choice, to live in and perpetuate an ugly and uncertain world rather than a safe and predictable one.
yeah it is lol it's a bit different in the book though! They did a great job of translating this from book to movie, but no matter the medium, Arctor's reflection has a powerful impact on its viewers emotionally :) (well at least I thought so)
Beautiful
Keanu wasn't Acting in this it felt like. The guy was born Sad and Kind it felt like. That poor Man has gone through Hell. What he needs is a Hug it feels like. Reading the Book I felt so relatable to Bob Arctor.
I watch this scene and find it as a epitepth of other movies.
1:33 world class ASMR
@MrVincaldo I laughed for so long when i read this! Thank you, kind Sir!! Definitely made my day.
The family is the hardest part to interpret and also the crux of the film in my opinion. Was Arctor a family man who hated the mundane and sought escape through drugs, leading to his spiral? Well that conflicts with him working undercover, did he just happen to sign up with the police department because he yet again hated his new life?
Also, later on in the movie when he talks to his handler, Arctor talks about his "little ones", two girls. To which the handler responds, "You're not supposed too". Which eludes to either the family being a false memory created by drug induced psychosis, or his split brain condition that leads him to confuse a canned speech he gave at a lodge with his own history. Alternatively maybe he didn't give up his family for drugs but for "exciting" police-work due to its inherent dangers. The resulting undercover assignment leading to his addiction and ultimate downfall?
The brilliance is that they are all right at once and it's up to the viewer to figure which one it is. Any viewer who has a history of drug addiction or has been in similar circles will know the answer to Arctor's question because likewise, its theirs.
A pretty brilliant film that hit me to the core at 18 years old and left a mark. Sadly, it was quickly overlooked in its time and didn't receive the attention it deserved.
Well written comment. You helped me ponder on the mystery of his family.
Everyday of my waking life
Bob Arctor
the most deepest movie scene ive ever seen.
To chemicals and circuitry
There can never be a solution for those seeking what's not on the menu, you will forever find yourselves searching for what does not exist, not satisfied you'll strip reality down to darker and darker scans and layers until you're burnt out, looking around not a family home and wondering what happened and how to change, but something like where I sit now, something of a crack den mixed with a social tyranny... A dominance struggle between the understanding and the undeserving. Your lives will end violently, these violent delights and all that.
I watch this scene thinking - hey, he has two friends!
Little Blue Flowers - A Scanner Darkly Theme
the words that come to mind as i slowly become an alcoholic
Me too man
Love you guys.
@@stirfry3069 thanks man
Yeah I feel you man. I hope you find better joy in life. Alcohol is just a "demon in a bottle"
@@ryanlayman316 i'm actually at 42 sober today
Archter's thought here is very selfish of course, but he has a good point. As humans, we not only crave safety and stability, but also novelty...
I've been trying to find this song for some time. Anybody know what it is?
0:51 Band His Head
Anyone want some popcorn?
The Nightmare Yeah
@@joeywildman1100 FUCK!!!
are you okay daddy? what happened?
The best scene in the movie, and it isn't even in the book.
CatConnoisseur actually it is. It’s not as drawn out but it’s there.
"FUCK!" 😂
Grendel brought me here.
So rude that the cops sent him undercover to infiltrate a drug ring and made him use his actual nice house
Unneccessary spoiler.
@@wesleytrout4931 Hardly a spoiler. We find out it's his own house and he's an undercover cop trying to infiltrate a drug ring within like the first 20 minutes of the film and also it's often put in the synopsis online. The only things I'd consider huge spoilers for this movie is who Hank is under the scramble suit and what happens to Arctor at the end. There's nothing else I can think of that someone could say to ruin the film for someone else.
@@wesleytrout4931dude the movie came out almost two decades ago. Once a movie is a decade old spoilers do not apply anymore. If you haven't seen it by then it's on you
better me than 100 other people, amirite?
How did he keep his house without a job?
only people who use usurers lose their property
*bangs head on kitchen cabinet door*
*gets angry*
*does drugs*
Not the best of moves lol
He understood that he lives in a hell of stagnation. Nothing Will ever change, nothing New. This is hell.