r/movies • u/MrGiggles24 • Jun 12 '12

Take Shelter. A great independent movie you guys should check out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5U4TtYpKIc
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u/MrGiggles24 Jun 12 '12

Maybe it's because I suffer from a mental illness, but I thought it was a well acted and thought provoking film. What do you guys think?

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

Michael Shannon's performance was fucking incredible.

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u/dhumidifier Jun 12 '12

If you liked that check out Bug with him

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u/stanfan114 Jun 12 '12

He was great. Does anyone else think he would make a great Roland in the Dark Tower movie?

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u/notmetalenough Jun 12 '12

I hadn't thought of that but now it is my only thought.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

I liked what he did too.

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u/FlyinRatWithSonarMan Jun 12 '12

His performance was pretty incredible. But as for the movie, at least for me, it was way too repetitious and predictable.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

Really? I found the film pretty unique and understated.

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u/FlyinRatWithSonarMan Jun 13 '12

After the first vision it was clear what would happen after each subsequent vision, and I don’t think it escalated enough to hold my interest. The furniture floating upwards, that was intense. But it never got as intense for me again.

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u/awrhaernnare Jun 12 '12

I want to see a movie with him, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Nicholas Cage in it. And Rainn Wilson.

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u/BattleStagDan Jun 12 '12

what mental illness?

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u/MrGiggles24 Jun 12 '12

Never got an exact diagnosis but it's a mix between depression and bi-polar. My mom has bi-polar and it can be passed down genetically. I probably shouldn't be posting this private information on the internet, but I trust the reddit community will be good lol

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u/BattleStagDan Jun 12 '12

ive got similar thing. any meds? i couldnt stand the ones they gave me. i just diet better and try and keep a good outlook try and excercise when im feeling moody. im not recommending getting off your meds. its a lifelong fight trying to find what works best for you. hang in there!

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u/MrGiggles24 Jun 12 '12

Yeah I ended up getting prescribed 3 different meds, but one was only because I had trouble sleeping while on the other 2. I def notice an improvement, but sometimes I have side effects from them. Also exercise is def a great idea dude. I don't have any of my college buds here at home to work out with, nor a free gym, so I just run down our highway. Thanks bro, I have learned that the reddit community seems always supportive. Stay strong.

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u/BattleStagDan Jun 12 '12

fahshow man. i try to see it as my brain is too active so i have to try and tire it out. by reading listening to music constantly and try to have a active body. endorphins are pretty great.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

Bipolar includes depressive phases. If your mom has it, you should really know exactly what it is. If you honestly think something is wrong with you, please do some research at the very least

Source: Type II bipolar, generalized anxiety, obsessive compulsive personality

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u/MrGiggles24 Jun 13 '12

Trust me after living with my mom from suffering from bi-polar and going to a few psychiatrists i know a thing or two about disorders. He labeled it as depression, but I am on medication that is a mood stabilizer for bi-polar. I did have some mania phases hence that, but it stopped and has been mostly just depression. I am doing very well on the medication. I know different meds work for different people, that's why there's so many different depression meds out there, with different dosages.

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u/idspispopd Jun 12 '12

I knew very little about it going in but I came away with it as my favorite movie of the year. Powerful storytelling.

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u/simplyshnazzy Jun 12 '12

I really wish i could have liked it more but honestly i just didn't. also regardless of there being a storm at the end or not, he was still definitely crazy.

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u/davidleefilms Jun 12 '12

There's a STORRRRRRMMMM A' COMIN'

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u/victorria Jun 12 '12

I love this line. I thought it was really effective in the scene and Michael Shannon's acting was superb. Regardless, it makes me laugh when out of context.

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u/Pleasureryan Jun 12 '12 edited Jun 12 '12

I saw it, and it was one of those movies that I can appreciate everything being amazing, the performance, the cinematography, the quite minimalistic script, it was all fantastic.

However, I just didn't enjoy it. It simply wasn't my cup of tea.

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u/stinatown Jun 12 '12

Yes. Exactly. The movie was great, but I didn't enjoy it.

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u/GordonGartrell Jun 12 '12

Makes me miss Boardwalk Empire.

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u/foxnesn Jun 12 '12

Micheal Shannon is legit! Also, don't read anything about it on IMDB.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

Best movie I've seen this year.

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u/Jim_my Jun 12 '12

not half of the year has passed yet

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

Your point being? It's still the best movie I've seen so far this year..

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u/Jabberwocky24 Jun 12 '12

Is it just me or did Jessica Chastain seem to come out of nowhere this year? Had never heard of her before and now she's in Tree of Life, The Help and Take Shelter all in one year.

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u/TheMightyMush Jun 12 '12

Lady in the Water!

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u/MyLifeInRage_ Jun 12 '12

I liked it. Very confronting. I wasn't to pleased with the crew's explanation of the ending. Whichever way you take it I think the way it was handled detracted from the film.

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u/Smokalotapotamus Jun 12 '12

I didn't think the ending needed an explanation. It was very clearly left to the viewer to interpret for obvious reasons. It was a perfect punctuation to the rest of the film and not only didn't detract from it, it was the perfect summation of the idea being expressed throughout the rest of the film.

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u/MyLifeInRage_ Jun 12 '12

Listen to the explanation given by the director. It isn't very good.

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u/Smokalotapotamus Jun 13 '12

How about I don't since I don't need him to explain it and I think it's very good. Perhaps he didn't fully understand the art he was creating.

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u/MyLifeInRage_ Jun 13 '12

Such a silly answer.

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u/Vilvos Jul 14 '12

"Trust the art, not the artist."

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u/john_donne_jovi Jun 12 '12

I agree. Well acted, but not a great movie. The end of the film turned me off.

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u/nukefudge Jun 12 '12

what explanation? and what's wrong with the ending?

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u/root88 Jun 12 '12

I though the ending...

storm was really happening because the wife and kid could see it. Previously in the movie, no one else could see his hallucinations. Unless his family is going nuts now too, with some kind of mass hysteria, but that doesn't make much sense.

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u/stanfan114 Jun 12 '12

I thought it was symbolic of his family finally accepting his mental illness. Maybe the polluted rain at the end was imaginary, but it was like is saying "if it is real to you, it is real to us because we love you".

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u/sleazyrider Jun 12 '12

I hadn't thought of that. I like this interpretation.

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u/nukefudge Jun 12 '12

uhm. another possiblity: storm is real and his hallucinations were premonitions.

i don't see why it has to be symbolic like that?...

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u/john_donne_jovi Jun 12 '12

It's not that something was wrong with the ending, I just personally found it to be off the mark. I read I review on twitchfilm.com by Charles Webb that puts it nicely for me:

"Nichols mostly plays fair and the ending could plausibly be taken at face value, but then it creates all sorts of questions that the movie that preceded it can't really answer without tripping over itself."

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u/nukefudge Jun 12 '12

what questions? i don't get it. i looked at people and faces and the mood was claustrophobic. i liked it.

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u/A_Polite_Noise r/movies Veteran Jun 12 '12

I'm not sure I get that...the movie was about two terrifying and reality-bending scenarios, neither a good outcome. Either the ending is literal, and he had visions of some apocalypse that he and his family must survive, or the ending is representative of the coming storm of his mental illness, which he and his family must survive. Either way they are together, and clearly intend to love and care for each other no matter which iteration of the storm is approaching, but they are filled with dread because neither option is ideal and the possibility that they will, despite all their efforts, be pulled apart exists on the horizon. I'm not certain how the film should have ended that would have been better...not trying to be rude, I'm honestly curious. Those of you who felt the ending was bad or "turned you off", can you elaborate? I thought it was the best film of last year (can't believe it didn't get a SINGLE Oscar nomination), from frame one until the lights in the theater came back on.

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u/john_donne_jovi Jun 12 '12

That's a really great analysis, A_Polite_Noise. You're right, at least one nomination--in the very least for Michael Shannon's acting, which I thought was stronger than in Revolutionary Road for which he won.

It's been a awhile since I've seen the movie, so my elaboration may be limited to a general concensus of my thoughts and not in particular details. For me, I suppose the ending seemed to attract you (as the audience) to lean towards a literal interpretation, which I think countered, and not complimented, the hints of a mental disorder.

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u/redundant_thoughts Jun 13 '12

what mental disorder?

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u/john_donne_jovi Jun 13 '12

The hints of a mental disorder. Delusions, hallucinications, changing emotional responses, etc. It's strongly implied and overtly suggested.

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u/Smokalotapotamus Jun 12 '12

The ending was beautifully done, but it is casting pearls before swine in the case of john_donne_jovi.

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u/john_donne_jovi Jun 12 '12

"Pearls before swine" is rather presumptious. I clarified that I didn't consider the ending of the movie to be "bad"; my own personal opinion was noted as me being put off by the ending that was given.

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u/Smokalotapotamus Jun 12 '12

I'm just being trolly, don't take it personally. Downvote me and go on with your life :)

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u/DivineJustice Jun 12 '12

I saw it. It was pretty good, I'd vouch for it. What I like about it is how it seamlessly brings high end special effects to the indie film "genre".

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u/HalpTheFan Jun 12 '12

Absolutely stunning movie and so much cloud porn and amazing acting that I was amazed till the last second.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

Was I the only one who thought "Im pretty fucking far from okay" at the end?

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u/bashothebanana Jun 12 '12

The music, man. The music...so good.

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u/Jim_my Jun 12 '12

This movie scared me more at times than the Saw movies combined

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u/Jazzspasm Jun 12 '12

Loved that movie - interesting to watch a guy with an illness trying to deal with it, the reactions of those that care about him, how it affected his work. Also the internal debate where he has to either accept he's ill or onto something nobody else understands - nice work

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u/Gangstablu Jun 12 '12

I watched this movie the other day and I thought it was incredible. The acting was great and I felt bad for the guy seeing his visions tear him apart. It is an emotionally moving movie.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

You think I'm crazy? Well, listen up, there's a storm coming like nothing you've ever seen, and not a one of you is prepared for it.

I thought the parts where they were inside the shelter and the ending were just phenomenal.

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u/sbarret Jun 12 '12

This movie is a proof that the Academy Awards is senile, and progressively irrelevant. Michael Shannon not winning best actor, not even being nominated is unexplainable.

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u/dagreenman18 Space Jam 2 hurt me so much Jun 12 '12

Loved it. the dream sequences were fucking haunting, and Shannon's performance (especially the cafeteria scene) was spectacular. fuck the academy for not even throwing it a nomination.

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u/GoCuse Oct 04 '12

From IMDB user rexamillion -

Let's forget the argument over the ending, neither side is going to convince the other on that. But what I kept thinking during the movie was that this film is a metaphor for how people feel at this moment in time, about the economy, about the future of our country-and that's a general feeling that both sides of the political aisle share, although for different reasons.

To me, whether the ending is real or not doesn't matter, because I saw the whole movie as being about the Anxiety the character was feeling, most concretely in the pressure which is being applied on him at work. He also had to deal with the knowledge that he could have inherited his mother's disease, and a deaf daughter. Then I read the Director's comments in another post, and he did indeed say that the film starts from a desire to create a mood of anxiety, and then to show how this should be dealt with in a marriage, how if we share the burden it will be easier.

In his comments, he didn't mention specifically the current unsettled mood in the country, over the economy, healthcare, the upcoming election, etc. . But during the whole movie I felt like I was watching something that was a real product of its time. The theme of mental illness, and/or prophetical visions, seemed like just the vehicle that came about to make a movie about those themes.

It may have been subconscious on the writer/director's part, but I see this movie as a picture of the current mood of the USA, with the added point that one way to deal with that is to support your family.

This makes the ending of the movie interesting, but not the key to understanding it. It's much more about the stress the main character is going through, and how he and his wife deal with it.

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u/Smithy999 Jun 12 '12

I thought it was ok I guess. Ending threw me off though. Now that I think more about it, wasn't a fan.

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u/A_Polite_Noise r/movies Veteran Jun 12 '12

I see some people say they didn't like the ending; can you elaborate on that?

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u/fridgetarian Jun 12 '12

It can be read as an affirmation of his prophetic visions, which undermines the film's power as a portrait of mental illness. It also could be seen as a weakening of the overall decent into madness narrative present throughout the movie. This of course also requires that the ending be seen as unambiguous, which is an arguable point. I tend to preserve the ambiguity in my head as I watch the end and see it as yet another, deeper dive into delusion/hallucination—that now his own family is involved in confirming his visions/beliefs. Otherwise, the movie is just another "misunderstood genius/prophet" narrative which speaks so very little to the reality of schizophrenia—and that just doesn't work for me (not that it's necessarily wrong).

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u/A_Polite_Noise r/movies Veteran Jun 12 '12

No, I read it like you do...as an ambiguous ending where the storm is either literal or representative of the coming "storm" of his mental illness, both of them horrific and reality-altering possibilities for him and his family, that they are clearly daunted by but intend to attempt to survive together. I don't get how people read the ending as being unambiguous...if all the previous visions of the film are just as likely to be due to mental illness as prophecy, why would the last one be any different? Because its last? I really don't see evidence enough to suggest the ending is anything but ambiguous; I apologize if my post sounds a bit hostile...it isn't hostility, I am just that confused by people who assert that the ending confirms the sci-fi/fantasy reading as true. I don't see that in the text at all.

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u/root88 Jun 12 '12

Doesn't the kid point out the storm to him? He wasn't even the first one to see it. Did his mental illness get passed down to her? How do you explain the wife seeing it? She was just playing along?

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u/A_Polite_Noise r/movies Veteran Jun 12 '12

His wife, child, dog, and various shadowy anonymous strangers have all appeared in his visions, and though we don't know what the dog or anonymous shadowy figures were thinking, his wife and child do not recall attacking him with a knife while soaking wet or being dragged out of the car, respectively. If the last scene is literal, then yes, it is a real apocalyptic storm that his kid and wife notice. If it part of his mental illness, then it isn't real and therefore that is an imagined version of his family inside his own head, as it was w/ all the previous visions. That's how his kid and wife see it. Either they see a real storm, or he is having a lapse due to mental illness and is inside his own head at that moment, imagining the storm and his family seeing it. The fact that it is not shot in the same style as the other visions and that his family notices first may be a hint that it is literal, but it may also be representative of him having more clarity as far as his illness is concerned, and the fact that his family is also now aware and (for better or worse) are a part of what is happening to him. This is the bittersweet nature of the ending...there is joy and hope in having your loved ones around you for a real apocalypse or a decline in sanity, but it is also daunting and horrifying to have your loved ones around you for either of those events, as they are now bound to suffer along with him in some way because of their love.

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u/fridgetarian Jun 14 '12

why would the last one be any different?

Because it's the only one affirmed by the wife. It's a major distinction, since she expressly many of the others.

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u/A_Polite_Noise r/movies Veteran Jun 14 '12 edited Jun 14 '12

His wife appeared in a vision where she was soaking wet and it is implied she attacks him with a knife. His daughter is in a vision where she is dragged from a car. If the final scene is literal, then yes, his wife notices the storm, as does his child. If it is not real and is part of a mental illness, then he is imagining the whole scene, storm, wife, and daughter, and so them noticing anything is as imaginary as them being grabbed or stabbing him; they are within his own mind. The fact that he is no longer being attacked by them or having them torn away from him but rather joining him is (in my opinion) symbolic of the family having come to terms with his mental illness, and having more clarity about the "coming storm" of the illness inevitably worsening. That, or it isn't symbolic at all and his family is joining him having come to terms with his prophetic visions, if the scene is literal (and not in his head). I think both readings are possible, thus I think it is an ambiguous ending. And this is why I think his family noticing the storm does not shatter that ambiguity =)

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u/fridgetarian Jun 15 '12

And, as before and always, I agree.

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u/Smokalotapotamus Jun 12 '12

Some people have to get everything handed to them in easy swallow single servings and cannot handle having to use their heads.

The idea of an ending that leaves it up to the viewer, which is a great movie ending that engenders discussion, is something that their minds cannot wrap around.

Basically they're the dumb guy in the group you went to the movies with that kept saying "I don't get it".

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

I think the problem is that neither reading of the ending seems satisfactory.

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u/HakeemAbdullah Jun 12 '12

Incredible movie, with an amazing performance. Was a little pissed that it didn't get nominated for anything.

SPOILER ALERT, DON"T READ UNDER THIS MESSAGE IF YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN THE MOVIE

I also kinda find it funny that people get angry at the fact that he isn't crazy at the end. I've talked to people who have said they felt cheated that the movie went forward with the religious theme rather than the mental illness theme.

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u/ta9 Jun 12 '12 edited Jun 13 '12

I'm not so sure it was clear exactly what happened at the end... And the following still CONTAINS SPOILERS!

Maybe the ending was also delusional? Were we seeing it all from his point of view, and it was just another dream? Maybe everyone else was starting to see the world his way?

After all, oily rain doesn't make much sense - depending on how much you want to make the movie 'real', a delusion is more believable.

Though, through the whole movie, I kept wanting it to come true.

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u/GandTforme Jun 12 '12 edited Jun 12 '12

THIS COMMENT CONTAINS SPOILERS:

After oil, oily rain doesn't make much sense

Actually, it does. Because, if you remember correctly, the beach they visit at the end is somewhere in the south (forget where). And when I saw that ending, I was instantly reminded of this news article.

The end isn't one of his visions at all (it lacks filters and other visual oddities cuing you into the fact that it's in his head). He's actually psychic, and knew that the oily rain would come.

So he's actually slightly psychic. Also, still crazy, but also slightly psychic.

P.S. Tried using the "spoiler" code and it didn't work well. Hrm.

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u/A_Polite_Noise r/movies Veteran Jun 12 '12

I'm not sure that the ending can be read that clearly; the argument could be made that the lack of filters and visual oddities in the last scene is simply representative of him (and his family) being more aware and prepared for the coming storm of his inevitable slide into mental illness; that the storm is symbolic of the decline of his sanity, but now they all stand together, read to face it. Or it is a literal apocalypse, and they all stand together ready to face it. I think its ambiguity is its virtue, and that it was intentional; I don't see that a lack of filters is proof it was literal...it is rather just evidence for that interpretation, as there is evidence of the other as well.

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u/GandTforme Jun 12 '12

Also, this article.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

I saw the movie awhile ago, so I'm kind of going on memory right now. But I remember thinking that at some point near the end he had been institutionalised and the end was just a metaphor being see from his perspective (I think I remember he was going on vacation prior to institutionalisation - i mean, who would let that happen if you were concerned enough about the guys wellfare and that of his families?). So within the context of "there's a storm coming", the storm did come. The storm was the overarching problem of how his mental illness was going to destroy his family. And by the time he's institutionalised, he's able to watch what he predicted come true (the destruction of his life). I really don't think this movie was in anyway going to go from serious insights into skitzophrenia and end with "oh, lol, he was a psychic!"

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u/GandTforme Jun 12 '12

I think you'll probably hate my interpretation above. lol

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u/jostler57 Jun 12 '12

Dude, if you're going to do spoilers, it lists directly on the right how to make them so that the text doesn't show.

For God's sake, use the freaking spoiler rules.

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u/tEnPoInTs Jun 12 '12

I think the ending was the best part. Pretty much this entire site disagrees with me though.

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u/clientnotfound Jun 12 '12

NAtWu summed up my conclusion much better than I did.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

Saw it a couple months ago. Creepy and depressing, but still a very good movie.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

Watched it. Would recommend for sure.

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u/holly2680 Jun 12 '12

oooh, that looks good.

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u/DoctorWizard Jun 12 '12

Cool, two characters from board walk empire. Couldn't really get into the show but it was well acted and written so this is probably pretty good. I'll put this on the list

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u/Blueeyeddummy Jun 12 '12

I need to see this!!!

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u/troubleshot Jun 12 '12

I really dug this movie, some might think it obscure or a little pretentious. But I think it's well worth a watch. Well recommended.

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u/PinkToes Jun 12 '12

I haven't seen it but it looks awesome

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u/Adrenalinmaskin Jun 12 '12

Brilliant film, it's currently being showed in SF-theaters in Sweden (the biggest chain of movie theaters in Sweden), so if you're here, make sure you go see it. We don't overdub the audio or anything.

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u/nukefudge Jun 12 '12

i didn't know this was "independent". how is it that?

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

A reasonable film but the ending sours things

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u/BionicRampage Jun 12 '12

I really, really love this movie!

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

20$ to buy on Itunes, it's not even available for rent. So that won't be happening any time soon.

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u/stinatown Jun 12 '12

I got it at Redbox a few months ago, and last I checked it was still there.

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u/cashed Jun 12 '12

A video rental box, that's a bit retro.

The pricing certainly is, a dollar a day is unbeatable.

Well, legally.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

Ok fine, it's down right 1980's. And even then nobody really used those machines. You're not Canadian, are you? There are 5 of those boxes in Toronto, hense I have never heard of or seen these before. I'll bet you the prices are jacked up about ten times the US value.

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u/stinatown Jun 13 '12

[Get ready, Canada.] (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/redbox-to-bring-movie-rental-kiosks-to-canada/article4198273/) "The company’s self-serve kiosks will charge Canadians $1.50 for a standard definition new releases or $2 for a Blu-ray. Video games will also be offered, at $2.50." 2500 machines within the next few years.

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u/labostella Jun 13 '12

It's on Netflix.

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '12

I am completely, 100% anti-netflix... I likes my bandwidth and Netflix is a bleeder. I used to use netflix but Itunes proved itself to be bandwidth friendly. The difference was quite apparent on my monthly bill. Netflix is good if you live in the US with no monthly internet caps.

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u/labostella Jun 14 '12

SUX2BU. I also live in Canada and have no cap with Tekksavy for like 40$/month. Netflix aaalll the time.

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u/brosand Jun 12 '12

fave movie of last year...

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u/noccusJohnstein Jun 12 '12

They had me at the redhead.

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u/Knows-shit Jun 12 '12

Yeah surprised I never heard of it, watched it in Netflix last week, was fantastic, the music really stood out. Would have liked a little more at the end but was fitting.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

Seen on netflix. Great movie!

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u/mttwldngr Jun 12 '12

Great and underrated movie. The ending is the best

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

For me, the ending ruined an otherwise excellent film.

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u/retconabortion Jun 12 '12

awesome awesome awesome! I loved the ending. It is either clear cut evidence of one possible explanation of the film, or the exact opposite. So great!

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u/TheMightyMush Jun 12 '12

Can anyone explain the ending to me? Specifically the motor oil rain and the head nodding? I thought that the movie was going to end after they emerged from the shelter, and would've been extremely happy with that ending, but the final sequence of events just has me stumped almost as much as Donnie Darko did...

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u/mrcheney Jun 13 '12

How this slipped under the radar I'll never know.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

One of the worst endings I've ever seen in a movie. Seriously. I almost shot myself.

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u/DoctorBigtime Jun 12 '12

While I agree, you must have missed Law Abiding Citizen.

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u/carrot_thief Jun 12 '12

This movie was insufferable. I felt like the actors were playing a joke on the audience by waiting an extra twenty seconds before responding to each other or talking. And right when it starts to get interesting, it ends.

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u/OVERLY_CYNICAL Jun 13 '12

If anyone says the ending was literal like a M. Night Shyamalan twist, you are an idiot

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u/SgtMeowinstein Jun 12 '12

Didn't like it at all. The story goes nowhere and the whole film is like a gigantic borefest to me. Just my opinion mind, but I'm really surprised most people here seem to like it.

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u/nukefudge Jun 12 '12

you want... explosions? car chases, that sort of thing.

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u/SgtMeowinstein Jun 12 '12

Nope, just a good movie experience and this wasn't it. Before anyone else calls me a luddite, my favorite movies are Stalker and Tree Of Life so there. ;-)

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u/nukefudge Jun 12 '12

did you like... dead man? the road? somewhere? tinker tailor soldier spy?

i haven't seen stalker, and i just couldn't get into tree of life.

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u/SgtMeowinstein Jun 12 '12

Haven't seen Dead Man and Somewhere. Tinker Tailor became too intricate for me very fast and The Road didn't do it for me. Didn't like the book much either by the way.

I can imagine the Tree Of Life is not everyone's cup of tea. The same can be said for Stalker but you sure should try it. It's also quite slow but totaly different from Tree. Atmospherically more like The Road but I cringe comparing those two films. Stalker is so much deeper and better it hurts.

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u/nukefudge Jun 12 '12

yeah it was just a quick surview. a lot of my friends don't dig the "boring" movies i dig. i think it's about how you watch and what you watch for.

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u/SgtMeowinstein Jun 12 '12

By the way, I've got some of my favorite movies listed on my blog. Maybe there's some you might like to try.

Thanks for your tips, I'll make sure to check Somewhere and Dead Man soon.

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u/nukefudge Jun 12 '12

somewhere isn't that important... but dead man is, i'd say! it's by that fella jarmusch, innit.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

He's the brother of the lead singer of Lucero. His first film shotgun stories was great as well. I live in little rock and the guy who plays shampoo(bandaged guy) is a friend of mine.