NEVER LET GO Ending Explained & Movie Review

[@BrainPilot]

What did you think of Never Let Go? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!

[@Steve-mp7by]

Another letdown like Bird Box. We're still in the era of lazy writing

[@KingOfWinter]

I thought the movie was really good. I loved what happened to “momma”. I loved the hiker and his daughter scene running from Sam scene but then the movie just went right downhill about the time Sam started the fire. All the pre established rules were ignored and the kids plan to defeat the evil made zero sense in the context of the movie. They might could’ve salvaged it with 1-2 more scenes in the “real world” leaning more toward generational trauma put on the kids than mystical evil in the woods but it’s like the movie wanted it to be both and it just made the whole thing feel dumb and cheap. Like I was cheated out of an ending for this movie or something.

[@q-kumber]

All i got from it is black people see white people as evil

[@chriscunningham8703]

I thought it was pretty good, “Daddy’s Head” is really good too!

[@danielramos6325]

Yeah

[@saigelovesart]

When Noland gave his speech about the dog.. his going to be a brilliant actor!

[@johanna__483]

Real !

[@danielramos6325]

Yeah

[@jayday1503]

Yes! Helluva scene! He definitely has the chops to be a star!

[@St.OlGa.]

These kids are fantastic actors, I don’t normally like children in films but these two are making me change my mind

[@caseyspaos448]

Except Silvia (the hiker's daughter). Horrible acting.

[@christian11111]

I believe this is a story of schizophrenia. Not only do schizophrenics experience the world as we do but their hallucinations seem to them as entirely real. When their hallucinations are present there are no indications that it is a hallucination. Additionally, schizophrenia is a mental illness that can be generically passed on, and childhood trauma can induce schizophrenia. The level of trauma also correlates to the level of schizophrenia. Schizophrenics are naturally paranoid, accustomed to uncontrollable outbursts of emotion and anger, and when hallucinating cannot tell what is real and what is not. If you watch the movie with this lens I believe it is a story if a woman who is schizophrenic, and experienced childhood trauma which only heightened it. She also passed it to her two sons, however their schizophrenia really doesn't manifest until the traumatic experience of their mothers death. Things spiral out of control at that point, and the brother who is more inclined to his mothers paranoid beliefs is the first to succumb to it. The ending symbolizes Nolan overcoming his schizophrenia, accepting it as real (not a good thing) but ultimately embracing it rather than running from it. Sam instead is consumed by it, he doesn't try to face it but runs from it, so when he is captured by it the hallucinations and evil thoughts take him over. The picture shows the evil hand of schizophrenia on the boy, and the survival of Nolan from the fire with his demon snake mom consumed by the fire, shows his facing of his paranoid schizophrenia and no longer fearing it. Even the last line from Sam shows us that he all along was beginning to experience the paranoia that comes along with schizophrenia, suggesting he did say "she loves me more" at the beginning of the movie. Which led to Sam and Nolan experiencing their first bout of trauma, starting the consumption by the paranoid schizophrenia.

[@pajeetsingh]

There was a snake hand on the picture. This movie isn't about schizophrenia.

[@elvinv1110]

@pajeetsingh I don't think you understood what he was trying to say. The movie is left open for interpretation by the audience. There are two outcomes of the movie. 1) The entire movie was based on schizophrenia. Sam is consumed by it. That's what the picture in the end displays. The hand on his shoulder is a metaphor for the audience to interpret that he is finally consumed by it. Once he moves to the city, he's going to grow up and experience the same things as his mother. He probably would kill people thinking that they are evil and that they are trying to attack him. Probably will end up in jail. 2) This interpretation is that there was indeed evil and sam is possessed by it. Once he moves to the city, he will spread it in others and everyone will be consumed by it as well. In both scenarios, evil works like a disease in this movie. Hence, the first scenario makes more sense. It was all in their head.

[@pajeetsingh]

@@elvinv1110 You write a lot. Just explain the photo.

[@elvinv1110]

​@@pajeetsingh No wonder you didn't understand what the initial comment meant. You're just too lazy to read. I ain't here to spoon feed you. Figure it yourself. 🥱

[@christian11111]

@@pajeetsingh don't worry I write more ;) lol. To reiterate, the photo has two interpretations. Either it's evidence of a real evil force, or it's a symbol that Sam is consumed by the same mental illness his mother experienced (schizophrenia). Does that help?

[@JulioGomezNYC]

Sam just showed signs of the same type of Schizophrenia as his mother. Nolan was the sane one.

[@dariush3587]

Not exactly. He just didn't succumb to it as fully as his mother and brother.

[@thelovelyone7737]

Mental illness can be environmental, it was passed on through conditioning and genetics. Sam was already mentally ill before he fell and broke his ankle proof, when Nolan heard him say “she loves me more than you” Sam really did say that it was an attempt to scare Nolan into believing, this is revealed towards the end when we hear him repeat those words in the helicopter. Also when Nolan is being punished for stepping on the rope Sam watches on in the background without looking away as if he's entertained. And lastly Sam offers to kill the dog for her even tho she didn't even suggest it and its clear she's taken aback by his offer but brushes it off. So is he insane yes of course but he was driven insane, schizophrenia symptoms dont pop up till age 20-30.

[@MurvenJG]

@@thelovelyone7737also the way he just stepped on that squirrel he hunted with so much unnecessary anger was a big red flag at the very start.

[@phoenixburn108]

Then why is there a hand on the photo at the end I think it is real

[@thelovelyone7737]

@ its a symbolization of the familial trauma being passed down the hand was hers.

[@exit8ext]

real or not, dog lived

[@thoughtstorn854]

😂

[@bluewolf860]

Yes!!!!

[@MurvenJG]

Honestly Bongo was all I could think about 🥹

[@Acme633]

Glad that the dog lived, but I don't like that son that shot that Tom Cruise guy getting away with it at the end.

[@zccreations5761]

I literally said out loud that if she killed the dog, I was going to turn the movie off right then!!! So pointless to kill animals in movies!!!!

[@firename1231]

I think that this is a movie about trauma and letting go and forgiving yourself for that trauma. The mom as a teenage girl, poisoned her mom in the cabin, killed her husband, and abandoned a little girl till she rotted away. She could not forgive herself which is why the evil gave hallucinations of those people only to her and not her boys. Nolan didn’t believe his mom and because of this he locked his mom inside of that greenery inadvertently killing his mom, which put a lot of guilts within him, so the evil latched onto to that and only gave hallucinations of only his mom. Sam always believing his mom believed that the hiker was part of the evil which obviously wasn’t when he looked into the hikers bag to eat food and gain that flashlight. his guilt came from seeing the hikers little girl confirming that his suspicions were incorrect leading to his guilt. Which is why he only seen hallucinations of that little girl. Nolan at the end, faced his mom and forgave himself for killing her By locking himself inside of that seller basement door. The evil faded away from him, not being latched by the torment of Nolan‘s heart. However, at the end in the helicopter, Samuel could not forgive his brother, and so held onto that guilt of him killing his mom and killing that hiker which the evil fed off of. I believe that this movie was meant for us to learn to forgive our past traumas in our past mistakes of things that happened to us that we should let go and to move forward, not having the past cling to our hearts. I found this movie being quite enjoyable actually it’s very hard to figure out at first, but it provides a lot of mystery to you .this is the ending that I found out for myself that made the most sense to me.

[@ashley.taylor174]

I thought it was a genius look at mental illness if this a metaphorical story.

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah I feel like it's the same! That's how I interpreted it too

[@MyaVilla88]

I feel the same ♥️

[@amirreza6088]

I think it was more about a toxic mom passing down her generational terumas

[@raphaelcalado4335]

Genius is a bit of a stretch, but it was a take on the matter. Although the contrived end with the hand in the picture was a mistake and undermined the mental illness aspect.

[@ashley.taylor174]

@ I thought it was genius

[@bgtechno93]

All three characters went through the tale of the evil that have been told to them and the bad they did manifested through the story as the evil but only Nolan was able to "let go" and free himself and his brother. Hence the title of the movie "Never let go" when in reality they need to let go! A bit of a stretch but the mom grew up in the house and most likely her parents were sick in the mind and tormented her as a kid both physically and mentally through the tales she has been told about the outside world being evil and to stay home (a place for safety for us not stuck in this world, but in her world is not safe but pretends that its safe in form of a trauma). We were never told about her husband but most likely he tried to free there kids but she was too far gone with the tale and trauma and she killed her husband (like what Sam was trying to do with Nolan but in opposite ways). She was trying to protect her kids not knowing her husband was actually the one he wanted to save them. The rope signifies the chain that is still holding on to her with the trauma and she thinks its keeping herself and her kids safe. She tried to escape the torment by taking the lives of her parents and most likely her husband as well because she was tormented by the guilt and she "never let go" of the fear and guilt. Nolan found out nothing Momma has been telling is real even when he saw Momma take her own life , he was scared but the guilt tried to consumed him and it was manifested as her being the evil and a snake being (due to her tattoo) in the final scene but he "Let her Go" because he loved her and he loves his brother. So in other words he Let go the stupid tale that the Evil is real. Sam was too far gone with the tale and when he killed the father (who was real), his guilty came out the moment his tale came true in his mind. He has always followed what Momma has told him so he believed it all and did not realize what he was doing to his brother was actually evil. He also "Never let go" plus if he is evil the moment he touched the people who rescuded them both then they would have been evil as well, but they aren't in the final scene In the end only Nolan was able to "Let Go" the opposite of what was required to do and not only saved himself but probably his own brother as well. Its all a stretch but there was no evil in the sense of supernatural only what a tale and how believe in fear can alter a behavior that ultimately lead to a bad outcome. Only if you let go the fear will you be able to be free.

[@BrandonThe1nr]

THIS is exactly what I think was the meaning and overall happening during and behind the story. A prequel exploring the mom's past and upbringing as you explained, will most likely be the synopsis what you considered a "stretch" 😂 Brilliant analysis!

[@kristagrym]

Ok but the Polaroid at the end with the hand?

[@damnjae2256]

Including me, there were only 3 people in the theater when I saw this! Your review actually gave me a new appreciation for the movie. I wouldn’t mind watching it again when it’s streaming.

[@sandywater5749]

Yes myself and another person who left halfway thorugh

[@MrColdworld99]

Wow was only three peoples was here tonight when I went and see it

[@Davegotwriz]

Well I went to watch it yesterday along with my mom.We where only me and her in the theater.

[@TommyDay-kq1jj]

I'm shocked this isn't really viral, imo this is really good and the only good movie that lionsgate released this year lol

[@danielramos6325]

Yeah

[@sayedjaffer]

The evil was real because sam takes a selfie, in the final shot they show the polaroid. You can see the evil hand on sams shoulder.

[@venticrownguard2814]

the evil really is real, my theory is that the evil only attacks people who are cowards and are easily to be manipulated, nolan arguing with his family gave us a hint that he is gonna be the savior, probably because hes the only one strong enough to face the evil outside without any rope, and i also think that the evil punished the mother for abusing her sons, while the evil punished sam for killing a person. the evil manipulates their head, and it did tried to attack nolan but it just cannot get through his head probably bcs his mind was too strong.

[@Mariesrares]

@venticrownguard2814it attacks people who are scared and show it.

[@tj5087]

I liked the movie. I loved the metaphors about mental illnesses and generational trauma. I also enjoyed the ambiguous ending.

[@jessn7034]

This is what happens when a mental illness like schizophrenia goes so long untreated. It will manifest into something awful and evil, and before you know it the line between reality and what’s not real is blurred out and you’re living in a long psychotic nightmare. This was terrifying and sad.

[@litgaming8220]

I thought it wasn’t real until I saw the picture at the end with the evils hand on the kid

[@sunheru]

Facts maybe mental illness mixed with the shit actually being real lol

[@nawfraa]

no, it's just we're also starting to experience schizophrenic

[@Justin-r6k2d]

If someone can't prove what they saw or heard it's Schizophrenia but when the kid took that photo at end showed us there was real evidence of the super natural stuff that they was going through. 👻

[@kaheaisaac1]

Me too​@@sunheru

[@micah3134]

Evils best trick is to get people to believe that it doesn't exist to begin with

[@seedking40]

Well in this case they needed to get out of that forrest. So whether the evil was real or not doesn't matter when you know starvation is 100% real. I also don't see a rope stopping any evil physical threat. That wasn't a life worth living. All they are doing is living in fear and foraging for scraps day to day. I'd rather die a swift death by the evil than a slow burn like starvation. Those boys can't have families of their own, forced to eat their dog, fighting over who gets more from their mother, and probably be attracted to their mother with no other female around. The mother was the true villain with no quality of life for those boys.😊

[@micah3134]

@@seedking40 I think you missed the point. Your right the quality of life physically was not good there, but any that is not good for you tends to be easy to access

[@raphaelcalado4335]

The only evil in the movie was their mama character. You missed the point. The mama was batshit crazy and this make the life of both boys a living hell. How much worse could be the supposed evil when compared to a life of fear, starvation, no real meaning in life, nothing to accomplish besides try to survive and avoid “a” hypothetical evil? To me this is more a cautionary tale about the way beliefs can be used to control people and slave them to miserable lifes, like many religions operate. The mental illness aspect can also be factored into Mama’s tendency to literally see things that were suggested to her by her mom, as the movie tells us that happened. Her mom appeared to be some religious fanatic that imbued these ideas on Halle Berry’s character and she being a latent schizophrenic eventually started to suffer with paranoia that lead to her coming back to her mons house and eventually killing her parents. The little girl incident just serves the purpose to show the audience how she was too far gone and that she was definitely crazy.

[@micah3134]

@ @ actually most of the world has declined in any form of belief if you look at the number and I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the world we live in today reflect that. There isn’t a sane person on planet earth who honestly believes that the decline in “GOD” or whatever you want to call him has resulted in an increase in any morality or ethical reasoning in humans in todays world. I never stated what the point of the movie was, my statement was meant for people like yourself who put aside the metaphysical world around us just because you don’t have the eyes to see it. It’s very easy to write something off as mental health when there is probably something deeper at play. It’s amazing how the smartest people ever have a belief in a higher being and spiritual reality beyond the one we currently reside it but us common folk seem to lack that knowledge, either we are fanatics of religion and put “GOD” in a box or we reject it and remain stupid and vulnerable to different advances.

[@seedking40]

@@raphaelcalado4335 Yeah I get the will survive for the mother because she has lived most of her life or at least a good portion and the kids fill the void. But the boys are literally in prison. There are no other kids to play with. They can never leave the 200-400ft general area that the rope allows. Having a future worth living is thrown out the window because there are no other contemporary females around and they would distrust any outsider anyway. I don't get why she would want them to live so bad basically living in solitary confinement.

[@myplane150]

Mama ran from the city after psychotically killing her family (she was nuts) and took her very young boys with her to the cabin. There she raised them and brainwashed them so that they believed (in Sam's case) the Evil was real whereas Nolan had some doubt all along. Mama was plainly disturbed and hallucinated regularly until it inevitably killed her. The boys continued to exist as normal until Sam fell under the same insanity curse that mama had. Nolan was the sane one and his time in the hole (at the end of the movie) when the creature died was him letting go of the psychological hold his mom had on him the whole time. The end... 5 out of 10☺

[@staceyt6466]

It’s so frustrating to have to come to KZbin after watching a movie just to understand it. Seems like all the new movies are doing these type of endings

[@jackb.207]

In today cinema you have to do three things in the ending Explain noting leaving the ending ambiguous, Leave space for a sequel, Contradict the message of the rest of the movie just not to be called out for the message being dumb,

[@SayyidYasin2252]

The boy said she loves me more in the end not I love you more.

[@nyomicasey]

Right and he said that in the begining before Nolan stepped on his rope and made him trip

[@samueluka7140]

​@@nyomicaseyno he didn't say that in the forest

[@nyomicasey]

@@samueluka7140 yes he did, or something did right before Nolan stepped on the rope and tripped him

[@samueluka7140]

@@nyomicasey @nyomicasey yes something else (the evil) said it to make Nolan hate his brother not him. You could tell he was being honest in that moment and he always cared for his brother. Even after their mother died, he was still the big brother till he got possessed

[@wioi]

​@samueluka7140 uuuuh yes he did say that in the forest that's literally why he said it in the end as well

[@moviereviews4747]

Comment contains SPOiLERS: Just after returning from seeing this movie, I thought it was really good & one of the most intriguing movies of the year. I thought it was brilliant the way they set up the whole remote universe of the wooden cabin with evil spirits outside & then external forces like the guy in the red coat & then his daughter later on in the dark questioning us the viewers questioning what was real or not. I really thought this movie was one of the better horrors to be honest & the close net of Hallie Berry & the two boys was just amazingly set up. I thought Hallie Berry did an incredible job convincing us what her character believed was for real like the lengths she went to putting bells on the boy who sleepwalked & so incredibly passionate about protecting her son's from evil spirits was just amazing. I think as she extended the rope to go further out into the woods for food, she could see regular appearances from the evil spirits.When the boy took a picture of him with the house burning in the background, I couldn't quite make out the picture afterwards, what did the picture show? I was really on the edge of my seat & begged this movie wouldn't go M Night Shyamalan shitty on me which it didn't. But when the boys were on the plane & the boy said to the other She loves me more, was he an evil spirit bringing the evil virus to the populated town? And the snake that came out of Hallie Berry ..what was that about? Against your opinion I would highly recommend this to movie goers..

[@migueldehoyos6943]

The evil was real, how else was it captured on camera

[@filukkasunivers2389]

yeah right.....Im thinking that too.

[@thangtuang260]

Maybe if another person in the movie like a emt or a military personnel or a nurse or someone saw it in a scene then yeah it’s concrete that the evil was real but the only people that see the picture is the audience which basically mind fucks you back to questioning if the evil is real or is it just a mental illness

[@nawfraa]

I just think that we as audience also starting to get schizophrenic

[@venielbretana8240]

yes the evil part is real but the the whole word ending was not. i think the evil was after the mom and her family thats why they went to a secluded location . but now the evil is now inside sam. and he can spread it to the world now

[@nyomicasey]

How. ​@@nawfraa

[@4E-P]

The demon hand in the Polaroid sealed it, there was evil and an entity or entities influencing their family and trying to possess them. The evil succeeded at possessing the older twin and the younger was able to successfully expel the demon from possessing him while in the basement. And at the end in the helicopter it was clear one of the boys was possessed and the other was not. It is set up well for a sequel because the big question is, is the evil only affecting their family or does it affect everyone. So it could be just the boy becoming evil, or it could be evil affecting the boy and everyone else, or it could even be that the mother had trapped evil in the forest and now the boys had freed evil and brought it to the rest of the world where it will now roam free and destroy the world. It would be interesting to watch it again and really pay attention to what the mother says and how she says it to see if she never actually lies but phrases things she says to make us believe the world was destroyed as opposed to the world would be destroyed.

[@andrebennett1227]

You make way more sense l agree with you all the way.

[@johanna__483]

Thank you ! Someone gets it !

[@jorelb.acosta2121]

@@4E-P i completely agree with you I do have a question do you think the dog was possessed as well?? I feel like the evil was using the dog to bring division in the family remember how the younger brother woke up outside and then the dog comes out the forest and just stares at him I feel like the dog was possessed tbh

[@dkhang7274]

I agree with your review I think the evil was real!

[@MiLES2iNFINiTYBIZ]

Thank you. Everyone else saying it’s just schizophrenia lack media literacy. The Polaroid was the twist to show evidence that it wasn’t just her and the boys experiencing hereditary illness, and there was in fact, an evil entity trying to possess them.

[@gaganizharadze5671]

I think the mother knew exactly what she was dealing with - something dark and dangerous that had haunted her family for generations. She wasn’t crazy; she was just trying to protect everyone the only way she knew how. I believe there was a curse hanging over them, and by keeping her kids tied to certain places with those ropes, she was containing that curse, trying to keep it from spreading. The first time the child says, “She loves me more,” is also when the rope is cut, and it’s as if breaking that tie was the key to setting the curse free, letting it roam beyond her control. By the end of the movie, when they’re no longer bound by any ropes, it feels like they’re fully unleashed, no longer held back by her attempts to keep them - and whatever haunted them - contained.

[@CHIEF_503]

I feel like this was almost like “the village” were the kids were meant to believe a life they never knew no longer existed yet it does, but this movie didn’t stick the landing

[@CristaGrym]

I love all your theories: -Mental illness -Untreatead mental illness -Generational trauma - Overprotection in the familiy - Closed boundaries in the family in terms of socialization BUT anyone has thought about the possibility of momma being the EVIL ONE? When Nolan at the end of the film, pushes "her" into that trap on which Momma punished Nolan when he didn't listen... we see Nolan saying goodbye and saying that he loves his momma (super sad scene)then a snake comes out of her back destroying the image of momma, meaning , the evil inside her is gone. About the Polaroid having Sam and one hand on it? It's a symbol meaning Sam ain't a good person just like her mum and as you all are brilliantly explaining, Sam lacks empathy and compassion, the opposite of Nolan.

[@KarnivorousKeyz]

just to add, a pivital point was Sam eating the food once Nolan fell asleep. it seemed as though he was making an attempt at facing this evil and trusting his brother, but could be a metaphor about how some ppl will try to seek help on their own but can still be overtaken by their own mental illness. Because he did say i know shes real, but that couldve also been his confusion eith the food and finding the wallet, making it easier for the evil to 'take' control

[@Lintpop]

My interpretation of the film was the family was cursed and being out of the house without the rope releases the curse.

[@BrainPilot]

Interesting!

[@Jason_Z137]

If you remember at the start of the movie when sam lost the rope the grandma was there. Yet it didn’t look like they heard her as she was coming behind and later stated into the movie there is no evil. It really is a psychological movie

[@ExternalSubject-666]

The moment I saw bruises on her back with cigarette burns I knew it was going to be mental and not a sci-fi

[@ashley.taylor174]

I wonder why they never saw a plane?

[@HellaIce]

probably because there was no airport nearby or airports consider the area forbidden to drive above

[@TheMediaMicSpeaks]

It wouldn't have mattered Hallie's quack ass would have told them it wasn't real.🤣🤣

[@bluebros1813]

The moral of this movie is about faith and belief. "Your beliefs make it real."

[@screenteasing]

Na. It was real. They showed what people see. That photo not being a clue would break the 4th wall which the movie didn't before. Everything was from the view of any person. Also the biggest hint for me was the girl. Why would a father let his daughter stay at the car when he's hiking with food for a few days and being the "evil" within the kid showing him the girl as a delusion would mean the kid that doesn't know what a photograph is would fantasize about a modern dressed child tells him about a car? Nah mate. They left it ambiguous but haven't made it a masterpiece so the storytelling lacks a bit while telling to much. Everything you see is also a McGuffin. From the rope, to the dog, to that cellar door. And if a movie gives you the impression that the protagonist might be a lil delulu right at the beginning, it will most definitly not be the big twist at the end. You'd have to explain all the paranormal stuff away with "she was crazy" / "he was in a fever delirium" / "the other kid imagined things because he was scared and inhaled too much smoke" ... all that together while they all have a shared hallucinations? The only thing i really give that movie is that it makes you want to argue about it.

[@yariaponte869]

Omg yes the lil girl was a dead give away for me to the man said he had food in his backpack while trying to gain the trust of the 2 boys and never mentions he has a daughter which some would say might have made the kids more trusting or atleast made them curious to want to see her but he also says his car was 5 miles back who leave there kid in a car wonders off for 5 miles and then somehow the lil girl ends up right at the house that the man wondered to so to me I think the lil girl was the evil trying to lower the boy and it worked but to be honest I’m still unsure if the man was real or not cuz when he was shot and the boy caught up to him he had his phone in his hand and it shows he dialed 911 and u can hear the operator on the phone but then at the same time he’s in the middle of the woods so the chances of him getting signal out there were slim to none so I don’t know it just leaves me with so many question

[@TheDoubleMinority]

I think that’s the beauty of this movie. When I left the theater with my friend we debated over whether or not it was actually real. I love movies that spark that kind of discussion because you can justify it either way.

[@jaycollazo3637]

@@yariaponte869my thought about the girl was it was actually his daughter but the girl who died in the beginning that the mother talked about not saving but again they would’ve mentioned it I would think the man or the girl screaming for her dad or help, he also didn’t mention he lost his daughter only that he was hiking around the area with a car close by. After seeing the little girl turn into a centipede it kinda threw me off then the ending did he say I love you or she loved me more I just saw earlier today

[@sugardread4]

The man was real but the daughter wasn't. He may have had a daughter alright, but that girl wondering the woods in the middle of the night in her blue puffy jacket who claimed she had been waiting in a car parked 5 miles away while daddy went hiking with 3 days worth of food? not it. Also at the end of the movie I think Sam says "she loves me more".

[@TheDoubleMinority]

@@sugardread4 exactly!!!!!

[@EdilbertFernando]

I think there is a mix of both the theories amidst the truth. The mother during her rebellious phase in the city probably joined a cult and summoned something evil. Then fled to her parents' when her husband fell to it. The long period of isolation since the death of her parents she has spent with her children has let her mind slip. Also the fact that the dog and the hiker were not affected seems to imply that only she and her offspring are cursed. While there is many a metaphor that can be derived from the movie's themes the evil itself definitely does exist in the woods.

[@jhonpaulomendoza2873]

It’s clear that there are evil in the movie. When the evil talks to Nolan he said that the evil was in his blood he just nee to accept it, also the mother told them that she brought the evil there. I think you can’t resist the touch of the evil if your strong enough just like Nolan, between the 2 brothers he’s the stronger one emotionally that’s why he’s able to fight back to the evil.

[@victoriarogers3943]

I feel like it was a family curse that's why mama said she brought the evil there.

[@-xxx5349]

I don't English very well.but this film is very esay to understand.i will explain it as i can "Jun and her family had initially lived in the city. Later, she fell in love with a man who was actually a demon in human form. Her husband had kept his true identity a secret, even from their children. When Jun's mother discovered the truth about her son-in-law, she tried to warn Jun, but she refused to believe her. The mother moved to a secluded place and built a home there, hoping to distance herself from the demonic influence. Despite her mother's warnings, Jun continued to live with her demon husband. Years passed, and Jun and her husband had two children who exhibited supernatural abilities. When Jun finally realized the truth about her husband, she became paranoid, believing that everyone in the world was possessed by demons. This paranoia stemmed from her own experiences and her disbelief in her mother's warnings. Her husband, the demon, eventually revealed his true nature and harmed Jun and her mother. It was then that Jun fully understood the extent of her husband's deception. The children, being half-demon, also displayed supernatural powers, such as Samuel's ability to eat frogs like a snake and Nolan's unusual heat tolerance."

[@quint-major2763]

I think. This movie demonstrates how people who live in fear create imaginary boogeymen in their minds. Each character created a individualized monster. Upon encountering those psychological monster, each responded differently. Momma chose to delete herself, because she was without her magic lasso and Sam allowed his to consume him. Nolan was the only one to completely conquer his fear. He wrestled and overpowered his eidolon of Momma, until it disappeared. .

[@mekong7529]

Imaginary yet appearing in the polaroid?????

[@quint-major2763]

@@mekong7529 Could be part of the delusion.

[@kaheaisaac1]

​@quint-major2763 but the Polaroid wasn't through a characters eyes, it was the audience's eyes

[@quint-major2763]

@kaheaisaac1 👍

[@dariush3587]

You have to read comments on this video after actually watching the whole movie to even be partially confident that you understood what the hell it was about 😂😂😂

[@jazzmackey8864]

Better movie than what he says it is…mom has paranoid schizophrenia real bad , raised kids to believe world ended and monsters were real. Normally I would say that it was all in their minds but there were specific things that lead me to believe that when the mother was in the barn about to kill herself, she said she wanted to be honest and that the evil was in her blood and that she brought the evil…she had another life , strange dark tattoos and bad experiences Synopsis: the world was normal in every regard…the man the brother killed was real, the daughter was an hallucination the brother was having and the old school camera had the spirits hand in it Things to look at: The sane brother believed he heard the other say that their mother loved him more saying “she loves me more” at the very end of the movie the brother while half unconscious said the exact same words…either the schizophrenia was passed down or the curse of her family was real…either way it’s interesting

[@L_G874]

I didn’t care for this movie, but I’m glad that the dog lived. There were about 6 ppl in the theater when I went to see it tonight on $5 Tuesday. And 2 were sleep.

[@andeegee]

lol

[@melanier7309]

*Asleep or sleeping, not sleep.

[@lunali2368]

@@melanier7309you still understood what they were saying, right? This isn't a linguistics class

[@amirmurray9916]

i wouldve walked out ...this movie was trash smh

[@Mariev3v]

I know the movie left more of an open ended interpretation but the photo at the end definitely leans towards real Evil… because a photo shows what’s in the moment and only the viewers saw the photo

[@philipthomas3503]

If the movie was meant to imply Sam was consumed by mental illness and the evil entity doesn't exist, then explain Nolan's interactions with the creature

[@qll8840]

Just watched it and I ❤ it. Also the ending isn’t ambiguous, the director made it clear the evil is real when Samuel whispers; “she ❤’s me more” and then they cut to the selfie that sam took of himself while watching the house burn

[@kyledcunningham]

She said “she loved me more” a callback to the beginning of the film.

[@Fadeinwow]

If its not real then what caused the brother to try killing his little brother and set the house on fire?

[@iAmBearHands]

i feel like this was a movie about trauma, generational and or otherwise, and it's lasting radial and multi-generational effects. there also seemed to be themes of imprisonment or perhaps even abduction which of course can also lead to trauma. i think a porequel movie about the orgins of the house and the mantras surrounding it they recite would be fascinating and i'd be interested to know their origins as every ritual concerning the house and their safety seemed to be passed on and clearly the house and all their posesions are very old. a prequel or sequel heavily laden with flashbacks would be a very satisfying way to explore the concept of where the "ancient wood" came from in the first place and how their way of life developed or if it was all in fact fairytale/folklore type fabrication on behalf of the mother to cover up whatever she went through and the acts she committed to free herself of an untennable situation of some sort. she obviously wouldn't have just killed her immediate relatives for no reason, i think exploriing that would give great context to thie movie. the moment alone where the appearance of the hallucination or apparition apperaring as the husband and stating that her kids " don't know who she is or what she's done" speaks to this curiosuity within the plot....honestly thought this movie had excellent potential when you consider that it's intended to be the begining of a series. I believe it's vagueness and lacadasical moments were meant to make us wonder how all this came about for these people.

[@Nolucc101]

Last thing he said was "She loves me more than you" not "I love you more"... which makes you wonder if he did say it to Nolan in the woods. My only critique was if theyre about to run outta food and water why this girlie takin a whole as bath???

[@CristaGrym]

Trueee!! A way to control the resources even more and being more controlling and manipulative with her kids

[@Carsia]

I could tell it was set up to have a sequel. The photo at the end showed the evil was still with him. Now he’s taking it (back?) to civilization. My question is where did it come from and how will others be affected/protected? My theater had about 10 people in it, but I haven’t heard others talking about it.

[@AngelPerez-jm3yg]

I don’t understand how people don’t think the evils real

[@consoledollz1688]

Finally got to see this at home on Vudu, ugh… this movie deserved more acclaim. As someone in a family with a long line of mental illness and neurodivergence. The feeling of not knowing what is real, what is fake, what is the truth what is a “story” made up in one’s head, I’ve felt that feeling growing up. My parents battled mental illness (one, dealing with mental illness from nonstop childhood trauma, the other, later in life with undiagnosed dementia and Parkinson’s) - one of my parents conjured up a whole imaginary friend with a fleshed out back story and everything. I didn’t realize the person wasn’t real until I checked my parent’s phone and they were texting THEMSELVES to simulate a conversation between two people. I didn’t know how to handle this revelation. These kids, especially Nolan’s actor are so talented in the way they illustrate the feelings and emotions I had being the child of someone going through a mental breakdown like that.

[@salma405]

I think this movie had plenty of messages. Everyone can interpret it differently. Personally I think this movie was the best movie I’ve seen in a long time. The evil can either be real, or not real. If the evil was not real we can easily assume that the mom was schizophrenic. Schizophrenia is genetic and unfortunately Sam carried those genes but Nolan did not so that is how Nolan broke out of the family curse at the end. If the evil is in fact real (which in my opinion it is) the evil can be explained as a demon that has them trapped in the house. In order for the demon to enter the house it has to possess one of the 3 people living in there. (Just like in our real life world, the only way for a demon to enter this dimension is thru possessing the flesh). The only way for them to break out of their situation was for the boys to figure it out for themselves. That is why the mom never explained to them how. The evil has them trapped but also keeps them protected which is like a whole inception. At the end Nolan managed to trap the evil in the basement and filled the evil up with love and “exorcised” the evil and that’s how they finally got set free. Idk if yall have ever heard of demons in the deep state but look it up and research it yourselves. The whole messages of this movie was for us to wake up and realize that evil is real and to “never let go” of good (God).

[@stanMcConnell]

I was going to say glad to you enjoyed it but sounds like you have some pretty crazy movies for liking this film and definitely took the wrong message from it. You're the type who's susceptible to believe in invisible boogey men, which is worrying.

[@iamartist_]

@@stanMcConnell spiritual realms exist and they’re even “realer” than ours, plenty of people have seen supernatural beings and experienced supernatural phenomena. Believing only what we can see is either plain ignorance or denial.

[@ashley.taylor174]

@@stanMcConnellShe probably has a higher spiritual intelligence than you.

[@jayelee7558]

@@stanMcConnelllol why you gotta insult the woman man ? She may not be correct but if you believe in science or religion you know there’s such things as things beyond our comprehension.

[@delijahanderson]

⁠@@stanMcConnellyou easily could’ve kept scrolling and not said anything, but instead, you chose to insult a stranger on the internet. Are you okay? Choose to be kind, Stan.

[@pauljohnson2590]

I thought she was crazy and it was all in her mind til at the end when the monster hand was on the Polaroid

[@venticrownguard2814]

i mean she was really crazy actually

[@erratumiamfluffy1455]

Spoiler alert !!! Debatons svp Je viens de regarder le film et je l'ai trouvé plutot bon cependant je viens ici voir si ça théorise dans les com Deja selon moi, oui il y a un lien avec les traumas / névroses parentales qui detruisent la notion de famille "d'unité" cette idée que le parent qui a commis des erreurs qui vont ensuite déteindre ou non " dualité entre les caractères des garçons " Et cette idee que rester unis, apporter de l'amour et s'attacher "les cordes" les protégerait du mal qui est bien reel attention mais ce que je vais dire est ma compréhension et ma théorie sur l'histoire uniquement Le mal est bien réel mais tout n'est pas le mal exemple l'histoire de la petite fille qu'elle raconte a ses enfants a table je pense que c'était comme le randonneur une vraie personne et que la mère étant tellement méfiante elle l'a laissée mourir seule. Également selon les dires de la mere quand son fils coupe sa corde et l'enferme dans la serre elle dit " j'ai menti c'est moi qui est amené le mal ici " j'en deduis donc que c'est une sorte de malédiction familiale causée par les actions et les traumas de la mere et de ses parents qui ont l'air de lui en avoir fait baver et qui a apparemment abattu ces derniers ainsi que son mari " proteger ses fils" Pareil le mari quand il lui apparaît insinue qu'il n'est pas le pere biologique des enfants. A sa mort le mal est retombé plus durement sur le frere qui ne doutais pas du mal que sur celui qui doutais ce qui a conduit a sa descente aux enfers jusqu'à ce qu'il tue le randonneur que son frere lui ramène le sac de l'homme afin de lui montrer que c'est bien reel et non le mal ce qui seme le doute dans son esprit apres avoir vu la photo de l'homme avec sa fille et c'est la que le mal entre en jeu en le piégeant avec sa "fille" ce qui le fait complètement basculer au point de se detacher de sa corde pour poursuivre cette fille qui lui paraît réelle et du coup se fait pieger. Quand il brule la maison, son frere s'enferme avec le mal dans le cellier et lui donne de l'amour au lieu de le craindre ce qui le detruit "en partie" libere son frere de l'emprise de son emprise En revanche quand ils sont dans l'hélicoptère une fois qu'il a vu que son frere etait avec eux il commence a s'extasier sur le fait d'etre libre et il finit en disant a son frère elle m'aime plus que toi, chose que le mal avait deja dit dans la foret, ce qui implique donc que le mal est et restera leur heritage / fardeau qui maintenant qu'ils sont dans le vrai monde pourrait les pousser a répandre ce mal. Pour revenir a la mère elle n'a pas hésité a traumatiser ses enfants pour de bonnes raisons mais qui n'était pas leur fardeau ne découlant pas de leurs erreurs en ce sens si elle avait été complètement honnête avec eux en leur disant certaines vérités enfouies sous le tapis ou comment les non dits peuvent briser des vies Voila merci a ceux qui auront pris le temps de lire ce pavée 😂

[@elibxborn]

Didnt Sam say "She loves me more" at the end?

[@akelly4207]

I thought Mama was mentally ill just like her own mother had been. Maybe her partner left her, maybe he was afraid or the kids but she was seeing her pain as evil and retreated to her parents home. Perhaps during a similar situation of food scarcity or just something she interpreted as them being touched by the evil led her to kill them. She did love them and was trying to protect them not realising she was the danger. But her taking her own life was her minds way of stopping her harming her kids as her control was slipping. Sam suffers a psychotic break having also inherited the same mental illness. But where Mama was trying to protect them he sees her now with him trying to get Nolan to join them in the delusions. I actually thought at the end he said “She loved me more” meaning he did say that to Nolan earlier and was already losing touch with reality. The hand in the picture was only there in his mind. A whole metaphor for mental illness, hereditary issues, isolation etc. I thought Mama was keeping one last photo to show them… and then we never saw it?

[@user-xd6nc6rg7b]

When she said there’s one more picture she meant they can take one more picture. Sam took the last picture as a selfie in front of the burning house.

[@FlypSyde1111]

Film reeled me in after first 20 min. Two jump scares. One at the very beginning lol. That already makes it better than Smile, Strangers etc…

[@CallowXayne]

I appreciate your thoughtfulness and explaining through both possible endings. At first, I thought the ending was fairly clear, but after your explanation, I see how vague it really is. That being said, I think the entity was real. When the Mom showed her son the camera, she told him that the camera sometimes shows what you don't see. The picture at the end was only shown to us, the audience. If we were looking at it over his shoulder as he also looked at, then I'd say maybe it was in his head. The child that played the oldest son was also in The Deliverance on Netflix. He's similarly a bit scary in that one too. Apparently he's a busy kid because I think I've seen him in three movies this summer alone. He's a little taller or shorter in each one. 🙂

[@DAKINGPIN1999]

the evil is real the photo at the end proves it, not difficult 😂

[@Loophole23742]

I've heard the director himself say that the evil is not real, I would have had more respect for him if it was😂. The film falls apart if the mother was really insane and everything was meant to be imaginary. I'm going to give him the benefit of doubt and say he didn't explain himself properly in that interview or breakdown of the movie I watched because of the French accent and assume there was some language barrier. If that's not the case he's not as good a director as he's been credited for. I say this because there are a lot of signs that illustrate that the evil was real. The polaroid photo for instance. No one is around to see it, just the audience. The paramedics didn't take it with Sam when he was airlifted. When the movie closes out we are shown the photo and we see the image of the evil creature's hand on Sam’s shoulder. How can this be his delusion if we are seeing it in the movie's real world setting? It can't be his paranoia; we see it just as we saw the traveller‘s iPhone calling the authorities which was a reveal and twist to show that civilisation and the world did not stop as the children in the movie were led to believe. Then there are the supernatural events we witnessed, case in point Sam was seen cutting his brother’s rope after his possession, then he is seen in another part of the woods. Dude was teleporting around the woods like Friday the 13th’s Jason Vorhees. I mean are we really going to ignore that he was able to get back to the house before his brother Nolan? He was in the bedroom waiting for him with a hidden cutlass waiting to kill him with it. He plotted the whole thing to lock him in the house and burn him alive, that wasn't the mind of a child and definitely not the mind of that child. That was clearly the result of possession. When Nolan was confronted by the evil creature impersonating his mother it said it didn't even have to touch him for him to destroy his family. That wasn't Nolan’s delusions, he didn't even believe in any of it. He could be likened to the apostle Thomas who didn't believe Jesus had been resurrected until Jesus returned and told him to touch his wounds in the Bible. People that think the movie is just about a schizophrenic woman act like movies like the Grudge don't exist. In that movie the Grudge demon turns people crazy but the evil is still real. The same way the victims in the Grudge movies aren't imagining things just because they are the only ones that can see what they are seeing is the same way that the evil was real in this movie or at least that's how it's shown.🤷 If the director wanted to drive home that the characters were mentally unwell he fucked up. The way to have shown that would of been to show Sam looking at the polaroid photo when the house was burning and show the creatures arm on his shoulder at that moment so it is the photo seen from his perspective then when the photo is shown at the end of the movie show the photo without the creatures arm on his shoulder. That's how you illustrate the work of delusion in film. As it stands the movie plays out as if, the evil was a real threat.

[@Residentlyevil0]

I believe it’s about shared psychotic disorder, or folie à deux like the Joker title. The mother was crazy and the kids were believing it. Sam was more prone to it, especially after seeing his mother take her own life and then him shooting and killing the hiker. He fully succumbed to it after the incident with the hikers daughter. I think the part with Nolan and his mother/ snake thing was him over coming it and becoming free of the delusion and the picture of Sam with the hand represents the fact that he still belives it, and unfortunately is still in a psychotic state. My take anyway.

[@taylorpack7705]

This movie reminds me a lot of frailty I really liked it. In the sense of 1 brother thinks the parent is crazy and the other believe them.

[@miomagicall297]

I just thought it was a mother afraid to let her children experience the outside world because there is evil out there...but definitely seeing things mentally not right...and how they just so cut off from the world why not show how it started.

[@rocktheinktattoobypetarwil911]

I agree completely! Having a same opinion about the movie, and yes - I believe it is more that is about something that she put in her head with some of reasons, also in the head of a boy’s. Stranger who wanted to help, vas a real man definitely, but the little girl I believe that she vas just a vision or hallucination of a Samuel who saw her picture in the wallet of a stranger, and that’s why he manifested the whole situation with her on the way how mother described the evil - tricky and waiting for a chance to grab them. Nolan didn’t saw her… But the last words that Samuel said to Nolan wasn’t “I love you more” as you heard! It was “She loves me more”.., and that’s a big difference in between… The reason why Nolan stepped on a Samuels rope at the beginning of a movie was that he heard him says the same words “She loves me more”, and he gets angry at the moment. Later he asked him what did you said - Samuels answer was “I said nothing”.., and he didn’t. But on the very end he did… Generally movie is not worthy of spending two hours of watching. Same as you said! 💪🏻😁

[@daispillar]

I tried to like this movie but I just feel like it was a big waste of my time

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah it's a shame! It didn't quite get the ending that I feel it was trying to go for

[@PatronFabian]

I don’t think it was metaphorical. Sam was a Boy Scout and then he gets possessed and then all of a sudden he’s the bad guy. Same thing with Noah, he doesn’t see the evil and then all of a sudden he sees the apparitions and this all switch happens in a single night.

[@MaureenVillanueva-pt8bd]

Did the dog survive or not..?

[@CristaGrym]

Hopefully 😢

[@soreloser18]

I feel like it was a curse she brought home the photo at the end with the hand on his shoulder. We never saw the photo she saved either

[@Yonatan-j9z]

a thought provoking movie it might be a complex of relation trauma and mental illness and if it was super natural it gives a good representation evil or delve its sedative and curl nature as it plays with it pray i think it is a cool and fresh take in the modern bland horror i say it is definitely worth watching

[@sirzulfadhli]

If the picture was real, then the evil was real. Vice versa. Thats the only evidence to confirm it. However, I think it was never real. Because why else would the evil hug Nolan back when it was dying? Weird moment.

[@agustinmarioquiroga3776]

I agree. No real entity existed. Plus the house was supposed to keep the evil out. Yet Sam was able to enter the house after supposedly being possessed by it to burn it down. So… 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@mightyme2041]

I liked it kind of different from other horror movies where you just expecting something to happen and it does it has its twists kept me interested and I also like the acting from those kids cause you don’t see many young black actors in Hollywood they have lots of potential we need need this new talent in movies.

[@indagar]

What about those polaroids? One of them shows a blond girl and the mother says it's her... Thanks for your review!

[@damnjae2256]

It what the mom with blonde hair

[@sugardread4]

​@@damnjae2256the woman on the pic looked blonde and white. That moment was weird.

[@ashley.taylor174]

@@sugardread4it was her with blonde hair. She was probably rebelling during that point in her life.

[@jayelee7558]

@@damnjae2256yea that pic looked nun like Halle 😂

[@damnjae2256]

@@sugardread4I’ll have to look again even I rewatch it

[@2kooldancin]

I saw this opening wknd during a matinee and I liked it along with the 20ish others in the small theater. While it wasn’t packed, it was a decent crowd. I think the entity was a metaphor for trauma and possibly a specific mental illness like schizophrenia which wld explain Sam’s turn as schizophrenia can be inherited. The kids were fantastic and Halle was solid as always. It’s too bad u don’t agree but differing opinions 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@tios6419]

My first explanations were either a cult-like-family or schizophrenia. But i was equally confused as the other 7 people in the cinema that night.

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah I was the only person in mine! I'm surprised because they advertised this move for months!

[@sitcorocket]

Saw it last night and was impressed.

[@BrainPilot]

Good you enjoyed it

[@sitcorocket]

@@BrainPilot it held my attention and thats rare for a film these days. The child actors were very good. The ending is open to discussion though.

[@JelqKingGooner]

I love how the mother loves the objective child over the subjective worm eater.

[@mobetttablus]

I thought it was a great movie, but I enjoy movies that make me think and don’t tell me what to think. I put it up there with The Sad Triangle in the respect that it’s a commentary on the ills of society. They both leave it up to us to see what’s going on, which I think is genius because most people just live their lives giving very little thought as to the significance of the events that are happening. I believed it was more about the evil that actually exists because the mother, Halle B, basically prophesied what was going to be the boys downfall when she was talking to them at the kitchen table.🤷🏽‍♀️😁

[@KoltenNguyen]

Yeah so I’m confused, I think I understand but here’s my evidence for stuff Was the evil real? Yes-The Camera at the end showed us that it was indeed real Did the Evil Win? Yes? Nolan’s last words in the movie were “she loves me more” showing that he has not gotten past the evil Who was Sane and who wasn’t? I guess Nolan was sane until the end Idk guys explain it for me

[@CristaGrym]

Sam says it not Nolan

[@bleufabie8121]

I love it❤️☺️

[@Acme633]

When I was watching this film, I was expecting it to be like The Village, with the mother talking about evil outside to keep her sons with her. Then it introduced supernatural elements. I think it tried to b too many things at the same time. Some parts of the plot were unexplained, like why did she kill her parents and husband?

[@dukeg3621]

When movie endings has to be explained that tells me I don’t need to watch

[@zakaribabaisah436]

I think the hand at the end of the movie shows that we also are paranoid. Choosing to see the picture either with the hand or not shows what the take away from the movie is. Choosing to let go would allow us see without the hand or never letting go is to see the hand(irrespective the picture wouldnt change because schizophrenia is in the mind). All in all from the beginning of the movie, i already realised she was schizophrenic because of her emotions and how hard she tried to make them believe what she believes. Nice movie though but not alot of scare!!!

[@nawfraa]

my best bet is that in the last picture, we as audience also starting to have the same schizophrenia

[@CristaGrym]

Exactly an immersive experience

[@dbgreene9020]

I believe it was a film about mental illness. I absolutely loved it and definitely makes you think.

[@raphaelcalado4335]

In my opinion this movie main message isn’t about the mental illness aspect but about how religious fanaticism is dangerous and coupled with a sick mind thing can get very serious. All actions from mama were at least bad and at worst despicable, like the little girl in the forest, and she did this because her crazy mind took some religious cult belief as some kind of truth. And this is in fact hinted at the movie, when she explains how her mom already preached about some evil and the whole house thing is very cult esque. Her mom appeared to be some religious fanatic that imbued these ideas on Halle Berry’s character and she being a latent schizophrenic eventually started to suffer with paranoia that lead to her coming back to her mons house and eventually killing her parents. The little girl incident just serves the purpose to show the audience how she was too far gone and that she was definitely crazy. A detail that I remember is that when she showed the pic for the boys, she showed a blond woman and claimed to be her and that “she was a different person before” In my opinion this shows yet another example of how crazy the Mama is, but also maybe it can be a way to tell us not to trust in the last photo taken by Sam. I don't know, the photo was very stupid and made the end contrived and weakened the movie, also I was saying that Mama was crazy since the beginning, if the movie wanted to make a twist end they should commit, it would suck, but at least it would make some sense, now with the actual end, the movie leaves to interpretation but without logic and without making sense. a not terrible movie, but really not a good movie too. It wasn't scare at all because they didn't commit to the mama's mental ilness making her the true antagonist and the real danger for the boys. they could commit to the evil, and try make this the source of scare, but they also didn't for the sake od the ending which wasn't really good after all.

[@MrJaceson1986]

lol I was ready to see that dog salted 🤣🤣

[@Gkm-]

😂😂😂

[@sheltonthompson4299]

The young girls was real and she got away and probably got help however when sam took off his rope ot was too much for him and he imagined the evil over came him.

[@Acme633]

Yes, I don't see why some people said she was the evil entity.

[@e.t.gohome8042]

@@Acme633I doubt the young girl was real. If she went hiking with her father, which is unlikely, why would she only start looking for him at night when he was killed during the day? Where was she when he died and during the whole day?

[@leahbrown2029]

I don't think the girl was real. The hiker was real because he had real food and a phone. The boys should have found out by asking him to come on the stairs since evil doesn't enter the house that way they would have figured things out. The girl was evil that manipulated Sam because he felt guilty for killing a real person so he wanted to make it up to his "daughter".

[@cobracommander9138]

The movie felt a little small for me. I went to see it in a big theater and this is definitely a movie you can watch at home on your 70 inch flat screen. While most of the effects were good some made it seem low budget. As for the movie I believed the intent was to make you believe the demons were real and then to conclude that the mom was just crazy and had tricked her kids into thinking her crazy visions were real. The older boy who had been indoctrinated longer of course believed the mom more and maybe he was closer to her. The younger son was doubting everything. But the twist at the end with the picture and the younger son also seeing the demons is that the mom was right all along and there are demons in the world.

[@supervvs4376]

I liked the movie

[@BrainPilot]

That's fair!

[@ashley.taylor174]

Me too. I think people are being too harsh. This will be become a cult classic.

[@jayelee7558]

@@ashley.taylor174I agree ! It’s different and the visuals draw you in

[@NaomiCantora]

Just saw this movie last night. It was just me and maybe 2 other couples in the theater, I actually liked it but I do agree w what you said about being a bit disappointed. I agree w it not having enough meat on the bones 💯 but I still enjoyed the movie and loved the acting of the 2 young boys. I just saw Sam's character in the movie Deliverance (Netflix) and feel this young actor is perfect for this genre, Great job from those 2 👏🏻

[@butchclean]

did the husband briefly show up tho?

[@marvin5689]

The photo at the end showed that it was real! There was a hand on Sams shoulder. Halle was the evil. Remember what she said about the photos

[@Lilmangamer710]

I think 🤔 the old man 👴🏽 and old woman 👵🏾 was her mother and father. She is biracial.

[@Micah_h05]

There was less than 1 full row at the movie theater watching this. I live in a bigger city with a large theater but only 1 of like 20 screens had this movie playing. That’s really saying something.

[@imanezam636]

Is this evil and the smile the same?

[@PastorJustinWade]

The picture at the end makes me question it was real. Or it could have been a metaphor that he’s possessed

[@jrpgaddict7726]

I dont think this was about any evil at all, it was mental illness.

[@BrainPilot]

That's one interpretation for sure

[@Addy0401]

How did 1 brother turn white in the helicopter in the end?

[@regrob16]

I agree with the assessments in this video. I would describe it as watchable especially if you're bored. The ending was definitely the biggest let down and was unnecessarily confusing.

[@TainTedII]

Great movie I’m my opinion

[@BrainPilot]

That's fair enough!

[@Nonotme888]

Is the hiker real or a manifestation of whatever is going on in the film? Someone explain to me.

[@Robdoesitall]

I mean they were really eating his food 😅

[@dariush3587]

The little girl was real too but everything after she ran away was more hallucinations until the medics picked them up.

[@leahbrown2029]

The hiker was real but I don't think his "daughter" was. I thought he wasn't real at first but he had a phone and some real canned food.

[@dariush3587]

@@leahbrown2029 this is also possible. The whole movie is completely vague.