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Top 10 Reasons The Lighthouse Will TERRIFY You
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we're taking a look at why this black
and white horror film is going to blow
audiences out of the water keeping
secrets on you
number 10 you've never seen anything
like it
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distributor a 24 has become something of
a beacon for filmmakers with ambitious
visions and unique stories to tell at
some point you got to decide for
yourself you can't let nobody make that
decision for you we can certainly see
why the studio was drawn to Robert
Eggers latest film which appropriately
sticks out like a lighthouse
the New York Post Sara Stewart wrote in
her review it's a rare pleasure to
encounter a movie so genuinely strange
you're not sure how to define what
you've just seen indeed to describe the
lighthouse as a horror film would hardly
do it justice even if certain motifs and
themes may seem familiar the movie more
or less plunges its audience into
uncharted territory according to Kevin
Marr of The Times UK it has the feel of
a newly discovered artifact from FW
Murnau the legendary German director
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number nine the setting or major Last
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although lighthouses are supposed to
help guide ships to safety the setting
of this film is a beacon of insanity he
believed that there was some enchantment
much like Hill House or the Bates Motel
the titular lighthouse emits such an
eerie sinister presence that it's
practically a character not since
annihilation has one appeared more
alarming or mysterious the production
design is a masterpiece of gothic horror
as varieties owen gleiberman pointed out
in his review the entire structure was
built for the film though you'd swear
it's an actual lighthouse that's been
around for a hundred and fifty years as
if the setting wasn't already
claustrophobic enough the old-school
1.19 to one aspect ratio makes the
audience feel as if they're trapped in a
padded cell with the walls of madness
closing in wind Maddy did Paul tales
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number eight it wears its influences on
its sleeve while the film bears Eggers
distinct signature cinephiles will be
able to pinpoint his creative influences
Eggers makes it no secret that he's a
fan of legendary Swedish filmmaker
Ingmar Bergman a new really gotta fall
termina just our current well demoness
asking for a bit Randy shake got a door
Dean in addition to a voguing his style
the lighthouse touches upon many of the
themes Bergman's films explored
especially loneliness vices River
Donaghey even said the film is like
Ingmar Bergman decided to direct the
world's most messed up adaptation of The
Crucible it's not on a ship want me to
get up a hill but inhale the film also
possesses echoes of David Lynch drawing
comparison to surreal master works like
Eraserhead and Mulholland Drive
discussing the lighthouse hereditary
director Ari asked her favorably
compared it to the works of Harold
Pinter who wrote the play no man's land
and adapted the psychological drama the
servant to the screen number seven it's
surprisingly funny
to strike you dead Winslow's going into
the lighthouse the audience won't
entirely know what to expect
alright have it your way perhaps the
biggest surprise is just how many laughs
the film has between a scene involving a
mermaid and fart jokes galore this may
be the weirdest and funniest arthouse
picture since swiss army men vanyo lands
Nick Johnston went as far as to call the
film a pitch-black and often
uproariously funny comedy adding it
cannot be stressed just how wacky this
incredibly goofy movie is with Pattinson
and Dafoe both playing into the patent
ridiculousness of their characters and
their individual variations on drunken
madness honestly if you substituted mark
Corbin's chilling musical score with The
Odd Couple theme this could pass as the
most deranged sitcom ever produced
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number six the Lovecraftian horror
influence what
Oh mermaids aren't the only mythical
aquatic creatures that pop up in the
lighthouse just as our leads descend
into the abyss of insanity they become
tangled in literal tentacles author HP
Lovecraft seems to be more popular than
ever nowadays and this film is crawling
with his cosmic horror influence
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Syrena Fisher of Bloody Disgusting wrote
the writers drew their inspiration from
the works of Herman Melville and HP
Lovecraft
and this becomes more and more apparent
as the story progresses as is the case
with many of Lovecraft stories the
lighthouse is about the fear of the
unknown will confronting the unknown
swallow the characters hole or allow
them to finally see the light it's an
homage even Lovecraft himself might have
appreciated number five the ending a
very particular language very beautiful
events huge question marks where the
adventure would take you where as so
many other films follow a standard
formula the lighthouse refreshingly
keeps its audience guessing where
exactly this bizarre story is going in
his Chicago sun-times review bryant
Alera co stated it has the feel of
watching someone else's nightmare and
it's not one that's going to end well
while we won't delve into any spoilers
let's just say this twisted tale
climaxes with a shocking finale
that's perfectly in sync with the rest
of the film as the stars Peter Howell
put it the result is a psychological
nightmare that gnaws at the brain long
after the disturbing final image
assaults the retina and we will be out
in the elements and there's the two of
us and some other secrets but mostly us
number four it's genuinely unsettling
beam's while Kyle Anderson of the
Nerdist felt the lighthouse wasn't quite
as scary as Eggers previous film the
witch he did say it works on a much
deeper more psychologically upsetting
level this is one of those movies that
makes the audience part of the
experience as sheer lunacy uses out of
the screen and into the theater just as
Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson x'
characters find themselves losing their
minds film goers will begin to question
their own sanity and just what the heck
they're watching never sure who to fear
most Dafoe Pattinson or another force
that's creeping in it's that unknown
element that makes the lighthouse such a
disturbing yet engaging trip
number three Robert Edgar's direction
what does that want Catherine tell me
and I will give it Lee I want to be home
with his directorial debut the which
Robert Eggers asserted himself as a
filmmaker to watch this chilling folk
tale earned Eggers two Independent
Spirit Awards for Best first screenplay
and Best first feature Edgar's follow-up
film is already bringing him more
accolades including an International
Federation of film critics prize at the
2019 can Film Festival it's not
surprising that Eggers started out as a
production designer every inch of the
lighthouse is a visual tour de force of
course the look of the film is crucial
to the haunting atmosphere and unnerving
narrative Eggers weaves to quote Joseph
Walsh of time out the lighthouse leaves
you dazed terrified and elated and it
signals anchors as one of the most
exciting directors working today people
seem to understand my intentions which
is like more than you could ask for
number two the cinematography visual
language is so precise in the camera is
so precise you always got to keep things
alive
speaking of atmosphere if there's one
category in which the lighthouse is
almost guaranteed to score an Oscar
nomination its Best Cinematography you
only need to look at a few stills from
this movie to know that Eggers and
cinematographer Yaron Blaschka have
crafted an indisputable work of art
there's a lot of challenges for me
because like I bit off more than I could
chew on purpose the filmmakers made the
brilliant decision to film the picture
in black and white
creating a grim otherworldly locale
where even the slightest glimmer of
light is hard to come by doing this
meticulously crafted camerawork with
cranes and dollies like on a bit of rock
with demanding scenes it's it's just
it's just it's a lot
Michael leader of little white lies
praise to the camerawork and lighting
stating Yaron Blaschka lights interiors
sparingly leaving whole scenes in the
island's dingy cabin to play out in
near darkness all the better to
accentuate the life-saving life-giving
glow that periodically illuminates the
oppressive gloom the result is stunning
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performances
Willem Dafoe is a legend who only seems
to grow better with age and the
impressive Robert Pattinson continues to
evolve as an actor with every daring new
role he takes on I think there's
something about the script is very few
scripts you come across which allow for
such basically kind of limitless degree
of intensity in the performance the
lighthouse is essentially a two-man show
with both of these actors turning in
arresting distressing and at times even
hysterical performances both are
fantastic individually with Dafoe
inhabiting the persona of a salty sea
dog with Pattinson earning comparison to
Daniel day-lewis oscar-winning work in
there will be blood my school reaches
and starts to G I drink your milkshake
together these two make for 29 teams
most fascinating on-screen duo
knocking drinks back one minute and
nearly knocking each other out the next
Eric Kohn of indieWIRE couldn't have
said it better quote it's the best movie
about bad roommates ever made nothing
good can happen when two men are trapped
alone in a giant phallus we really want
to make that clear
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