AS ABOVE SO BELOW (2014) Ending Explained + Analysis

As Above So Below is a found footage horror film following explorers that head into the depths of the Paris catacombs, finding themselves on a much more dangerous journey than they could ever imagine.

[@michaelnastev7699]

Imagine if they didn’t close the lid to hell, 10 min later someone just walking their dog in the dark, BOOM falls right into that 9th circle

[@yoditsebhatu3578]

Michael Nastev LoL

[@bas-9564]

Michael Nastev 😂😂😂😂

[@jasonjuneau]

You deserve more likes!

[@bottleofvodka1927]

Then fall back in, like portal putting one below and above u

[@julcaos]

That is a great way of viewing an alternate ending to that ending... cheers!

[@beasttitanofficial3768]

The most unbelievable part of this film is Parisians willing to speak fluent English

[@georgiana1147]

LMAO RIGHT

[@niklas7495]

lmao exactly. I was so glad when my French host had was willing to speak English with me the whole time I was there

[@beasttitanofficial3768]

@@niklas7495 I can speak French but I'm so done that I just act like it ain't my business *eyes emoji*

[@niklas7495]

@@beasttitanofficial3768 totally! I was kinda good back then as well but they acted brand new every time I tried to speak French lol

[@bcav712]

Oh no 666 likes 😳

[@red_doggo7219]

"The real philosopher's stone was the friends we made along the way" FUCK.

[@josechavez8207]

I literally thought the same thing😂

[@Bhnbhn]

That but much worse, they went to literal hell only to realize the stone is in ✨yourself✨, cue r/im14andthisisdeep

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

was that from fma?

[@seyurienaidoo1324]

I literally said this afterwards, ruined it a bit for me 😅

[@harmonetheanimationaddict4419]

More like the friends we lost.

[@kathygreca]

Zed is walking straight to that kid or straight to a church. My man just learned hell is real and is not looking to make a return trip.

[@saintstales4108]

Zed can always be a tour guide, guiding the next adventures. The treasures are still there. 🤣

[@sisigpapi]

Zed 100% took care of his kid and lived the rest of his life like a saint

[@PremiumCheeses]

I love this

[@thepunisher1107]

He became a shadow assassin

[@karou6969]

@@thepunisher1107 - and he is trapped in league of legends forever

[@VaderCZE]

"The only way out is down." That goddamn line made me physically uncomfortable when I first watched it.

[@xpapadeliciosox3986]

Nah it is scary cause it fucks up your perspective since if you keep going down how are you gonna exit physically since your just going deeper and deeper

[@aila6610]

and the fact they kept going down and ended up going to the surface

[@HelloHighGuy]

Chillzey you’re soft

[@Ajay-dy3xw]

Deep.

[@sleepytabledog]

Alice in Wonderland is a parallel to Dante’s story.

[@lembread]

Scarlet must’ve been like: I went through hell and back just to learn that I’m a rock

[@BebopBun]

She became Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

[@asmodeusdude5812]

@@BebopBun u had to didnt you

[@BebopBun]

@@asmodeusdude5812 yes, yes I did

[@mmmmhmmh7226]

C.I.A. Official nah this is his origin story

[@lornasevilles7323]

Lembread damn this funny asf 😂😂

[@davidpowell8012]

I like to think Zed immediately went to go see his kid for the first time. A lil redemption for the guy.

[@stripez9567]

nah he was heading straight to therapy

[@zachwillis4344]

@@stripez9567 church

[@salladinthegreat]

@@zachwillis4344 Bar first..

[@muhammadazka9671]

@@salladinthegreat need a few bottles of rum and a bartender to talk with to wash down all the traumatic experience in hell

[@TheRedRaven_]

Lol these responses are hilarious but yeah I think that’s why he just walked off like that. In any other film I can see the guy sitting down for a moment to take in what just happened but obviously the holiday through hell moved him deeply enough to walk his ass to his kid.

[@bryh555]

Fun fact: the description for this movie on Netflix is “A beautiful tomb raider and her crew hunt for treasure in the catacombs of Paris and find themselves in a hellish underworld.” Why they included that she’s not just a tomb raider, but a beautiful one at that, I really don’t know. Sounds like the Netflix description writer had a bit of a crush

[@joegoldb1erg]

I don’t blame them, she’s beautiful indeed

[@bryh555]

@@joegoldb1erg lol she really is but it’s so funny to me cause it has nothing to do with the plot like her being beautiful I don’t think is brought up once in the entire film they could have even said “a beautiful, intelligent, resourceful tomb raider” to make it more relevant cause her being intelligent and resourceful is brought up way more lol

[@jorelyngabilo6822]

Lmao I noticed that too. She's really pretty tho. Kinda resembles Ms. Anya Taylor Joy

[@TheJemShuffle]

I agree but holy hell I hate it when companies ruin the main premise of the horror by saying "Oh they're in hell btw lol"

[@urmommasucksadamdriverstoe1817]

They should have added greedy into that

[@Bidwellz9]

and the sequel, "i think i left my wallet"

[@liamfinden8597]

Bruuuuuh

[@N1TxM]

Bidwellz9 sling with the trilogy, “shit where’s my keys”

[@drizeanbustee]

Shades Don’t forget “Wait where’s my remote?” The worst sequel ever xD

[@Ajay-dy3xw]

No, S O B E L O W A S A B O V E

[@Jfjfjfjfj983]

I love this comment😂😂

[@riley4510]

He’s just walking away like I’ll remember you all In therapy

[@kdwow4562]

😂 this comment sent me

[@ybn_spongebob4204]

" alright see u guys...."

[@livingdeadgirl6666]

LMAOOOO BRUH

[@jimmiekhimmel9920]

-Sheldon J Plankton

[@lupamoodrasarmah1759]

Underrated comment 🤣🤣

[@katelynkoenig848]

I just wanted to point out a few things I noticed you forgot to mention! (Not to be rude, but to be informative!) Anyway, in the scene when they first enter into hell and see the ladies singing, that scene is supposed to be the vestibule in Dante's Inferno. This is before the first circle of hell, and it is basically the tunnel leading into the first circle. It consists of two types of people: the uncommitted/indecisive and the outcasts. The uncommitted/indecisive are people who did not choose god or satan, and they only lived for themselves. The outcasts are actually angels that hid during Gods war. They were sent there and punished by having to sing forever, or something like that. Also, towards the end of the movie, when George is bitten on the neck, he is actually being bit on the neck by the Biblical character Cain. In the Bible, Cain killed his brother Abe with a rock. In Dante's Inferno, it was said that Cain was sent to hell and was turned into the weapon he killed, or betrayed his brother with. Therefore, not only is George bitten by a rock version of Cain (someone who killed their brother), he too technically "killed" his brother. I think the connected irony there is cool. One last thing, I found something interesting out about the scene that takes place after George is bit and Scarlett realizes she has to return the false stone to find the new one. When she is running back through the seventh circle again, she is pulled down into a pit of blood and hands. I did some research and discovered that is is supposed to be similar to the Phlegthon River in Dante's Inferno. Likewise, in Dante's Inferno, the seventh circle has a river (the Phlegthon) that is full of boiling blood that contains the souls of those who committed crimes against their fellow man. I think Scarlett is pulled down since a) she didn't answer her fathers call resulting in his death, so that's a crime against him, and b) she dragged a whole group of people into hell on a crazy quest and half were killed, which is another crime against man.

[@katelynkoenig848]

Also, that robed dude is satan. He has the face of a) a man who fell from heaven and suffered injuries, and b) an angelic baby. His face is like this in Dante's Inferno to represented his fall from grace. It shows how Lucifer used to be God most beautiful angel, but then his face transitions into deformity to represent his fall from grace.

[@beanrat8631]

So Cain (the rock guy) was the one who Scarlett easily shoved aside as she begins her trip to return the stone, and once more on her way back to the boys. Lol poor Cain.

[@katelynkoenig848]

@@beanrat8631 yes lol. She literally pushed his head and it exploded. That scene happened so quickly but it made me laugh so much!

[@DarkKnight-vy7fg]

Great explanation! :)

[@katelynkoenig848]

@@DarkKnight-vy7fg Thank you!

[@paulaestrada3544]

Everyone on the cave: We can't go any more further Scarlett: Aight give me a boost 🏃‍♀️

[@s_ame1135]

lmao

[@15_is_a_girl]

Taylor looks like Jesus in your pfp

[@ash-jk2iw]

@@15_is_a_girl LMFAO WHAT

[@BCKBW9]

They can't go back anyway. Some rocks blocks the entrance and the only way to go out is going deeper

[@angerypomeranian5268]

Paris: *is a romantic place and perfect for honeymoons* Also Paris:

[@anangel2618]

Paris be like: We got Satan underneath us, sleep well

[@diavolo9053]

Frick wrong part see ya

[@sleepless9994]

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[@Msanimefanatic25]

it’s also stinky

[@lelkas8274]

Thats fake Paris i dont see any croisants or Ratatouille

[@wesoracle]

They literally went through hell to find the stone when Harry had that shit in his pocket the whole time.

[@So-calledOjsimpson]

Welp you know what they say it’s not about the destination it’s about the journey witch in this case is a journey in hell

[@Beeswrath]

yes

[@theweirdones7544]

I love this so much

[@naimalee1046]

Lmaooo

[@delta2372]

Harry had that in his pocket and the elric bros had to find a way to get that without killing someone

[@Roshambo920]

The only thing I didn’t like about this movie was Scarlet, she was very manipulative and only really cared about her goal until they got deeper into Hell.

[@miaestupigan355]

until benji died

[@jaycemcqueen306]

Not at all. The goal was to find the stone and yeah she cared about that but once they got blocked off she knew the only way was to get through the gates of hell. She was just the only one with a sense of grip on reality. She’s not manipulative she’s just the only one with common sense

[@ramakrishnanjayaraman6718]

its coz of that perseverance and faith that gave her the powers and atleast save 2 of them with her

[@malepatternbaldness.]

Yeah she was kinda a mary sue as well which was sometimes a pain in the ass to watch.

[@duantorruellas716]

yup She got them all killed but her and 2 others.

[@bwillsskates2638]

Just realized... Scarlett was actually never harmed. And she can literally do everything and she knows EVERYTHING. That stone must have given her the power before she had even obtained it

[@crogers3602]

I mean she has been studying it for most of her life.

[@s_ame1135]

She already has the power but she probably needs to realize it before she can activate it.

[@jackieweaver3884]

that was one thing, other than the characters' poor decisions, that bugged me a lot throughout the movie

[@parkchimmin7913]

And her name’s Scarlet. Scarlet like the philosopher stone lol.

[@alxandro5504]

OOH so that’s how they didn’t die when they jumped down to the manhole. the actual stone save them since scarlet touched it

[@jujuniverse6578]

They took “I’d walk through hell and back for you” way too damn serious

[@chenelcariaga4258]

LMAO!!! Underrated comment.

[@kombomaster9141]

Damn

[@9ower]

Funny monyi

[@ajmads3051]

Just like what Scarlett did for George, brave af

[@unitedstatesirie7431]

WARNING: The Freemason politicians in the U.S.A. worship the evil fallen angels also the fallen angel Lucifer (Satan). Abortions and causing people to get diseases through flu shots including other vaccinations are a sacrifice to the fallen angle Satan.

[@zacharybedair4280]

Nickolas falmel: gets buried 330 something feet below the ground.... Still gets grave robbed

[@natalialajtosova1724]

Nicolas Flamel* lol

[@myacrush9726]

I went straight to Harry Potter 😂

[@zacharylerner4384]

Cant have shit in Detroit

[@nukeflower.1759]

Bob The robber did this

[@shawnritz]

[BLANK] 420 is the weed number

[@gmikoner]

I still hope for a sequel where they find out that they didn't end up back in their world, but in a twisted hellscape version of reality

[@jackieweaver3884]

Thats my theory too! It seems so weird where they ended up

[@gmikoner]

@@jackieweaver3884 it doesn't make sense to go down 1000s of feet only to magically exit out the top, even in suspension of disbelief. My brain doesn't accept that they ended up back in their own reality.

[@jackieweaver3884]

@@gmikoner same! imagine if they made a sequel about how they slowly realise the reality they are now in is not what they think it is, that'd be so cool

[@nicolasriley8018]

@@gmikoner it’s a reference to Dante’s Inferno I’m pretty sure. The main character went all the way to the bottom of Hell and exited through the door. Once he does, he ends up in Purgatory then after that goes through Heaven. So although he went down, he went to places in like an ascending order yk? (Hell -> Purgatory -> Heaven)

[@yharnamenjoyer7648]

@@nicolasriley8018 I was thinking of it and does that mean I could olympic dive straight through all the circles of hell and land in heaven🤔

[@ATP2555ify]

I like how a satellite character (Zed) becomes one of the only survivors

[@boot5396]

I live in Paris, that movie almost made me move out

[@bmbm1]

Is going to the catacombs actually a thing?

[@boot5396]

Yes, it’s a big tourist attraction

[@octobersvryown]

Tovarich Stalin Same I watched this movie and I was scared to be even near the place:/

[@uggaduggamuthafugga2995]

Emy OwO it’s not fake it’s a real place, they ran out of room for bodies when a disease killed off most of the population in Paris so they started burying the bodies underground.

[@uggaduggamuthafugga2995]

Emy OwO idk man some people find that scary

[@tonynava405]

At my house we have a sign that reads “abandon all shoes ye who enter here” .

[@fellowhuman8682]

Oh God...your house is shoe hell

[@RachelShakedown63]

abandon all "soles" lol ill see myself out

[@benjaminwang9267]

@@RachelShakedown63 *get out*

[@leanish9556]

666th like

[@ayushi7822]

Rachel Shakedown A genius no doubt🤭

[@dylancate3221]

Hollllllllld the F up.... Scarletts dad spent his ENTIRE life and drove him self to madness/commiting suicide trying to find the stone, Scarlett (though her dad, and even herself unaware) IS the stone. And Scarlett and her father werent on frequent talking terms from the information given. Scarletts father was searching for something that was always right in front of him...brings almost a sad perspective to the movie

[@jonathanlara7576]

Anyone could have been the stone. It was only through the realization and the experiences in hell she went through that she was granted the powers of the stone. Whoever was searching for the stone needed to go through a series of events for their "soul" to be forged into the stone.

[@LCsongor98]

Well spoken, my friend.

[@jinhunterslay1638]

This whole movie is a thrill ride and it's sad that it didn't receive too much attention because everyone was sick to death of found footage movies at that time

[@LeeoGoneWild]

I ended up watching it for the first time ever like 2 years ago and was SO CONFUSED how I never saw it when it came out. I think it’s a gem.

[@jailynnsinferno569]

I wonder why this movie got bad ratings. I think the story and symbolism's were very smart.

[@s.u.2412]

I think it was too smart for people who were expecting a much simpler horror story. Hell, some of the symbology even went over my head, and I like to think I'm something of a smart cookie.

[@DucatiQueen]

Jailynn's Inferno it's because ppl are to stupid to use their brain and figure thing out for them selfs. They didn't understand the plot, hence....negative feedback. Ppl have become so dumb it's painful 😖

[@erniesamora4874]

By the time this movie came out everyone was tired of found footage movies which probably played a huge role in its bad ratings. I personally didn't like the ending but I did overall think the movie was pretty good. I didn't like the stupid decisions of the characters. And the convinent fake stone that only works once was pretty dumb too imo.

[@LordofFullmetal]

You know those fake stones are in almost EVERY piece of fiction involving the stone, right? They're heavily featured in Fullmetal Alchemist, as a kind of "prototype stone" that isn't finished yet. Thus, it often only works once or twice before it breaks. Considering the stone was supposedly man made through a scientific process, it's not THAT unrealistic that there could be barely functional prototypes. It's actually MORE logical than the idea that it was a one time fluke that just happened to work.

[@SpicyLatino]

Because people are daft and people don't like thinking when watching a movie. People like "logical" movies and movies that are easy to understand.

[@chhotu_pardesi5565]

You forgot to mention how Scarlett bashes those demons straight up like the Doom guy.

[@stellaluvs861]

Upali Gedam ikr I was like DAMN she going ham

[@goldenhd9656]

She knew karate she says it kn the begging that she graduated from balck belt

[@Drago02129]

Krav maga but yeah.

[@adrianadreaaamer6456]

@@stellaluvs861 I laughed out loud at that part😭😭😭😭😭

[@sinatra_srb]

@@goldenhd9656 Not karate but krav maga

[@megha6865]

Thanks I didnt recognize the guy in burning car is the same guy who asked Scarlet to contact Pap....I think the creepy lady coming out of pub, and also passing by the window when Scarlet, Benji, George meet Papi...has something to do with Benji's past...must be the same lady with the baby who pushed him to his death...

[@TheSorrowOfTheReaper]

Good catch!

[@hazzaplayz808]

Good observation there hey 👍👍

[@femoman]

One small correction about Dante's Inferno: He's not actually travelling into Hell to retrieve his lover, that's something that's only really implied by the sequels (Purgatorio and Paradiso) and worked into the videogame. He's basically travelling through Hell because he was wandering around lost in a forest until he got attacked by 3 animals, and saved by the ghost of the poet Virgil, who just kinda decides to take him on a tour through Hell, Purgatory and Heaven for no real reason :P

[@sleepingmarso]

I was thinking that La Toupe (if that's how you spell his name) is Virgil in this movie!!!

[@temirab.5891]

They aren’t sequels. They are part of the Divine comedy and are meant to be together not separated. And the journey is through hell then purgatory and then heaven. A continuous story. And it’s also a political slap in the face for the time. Quite funny.

[@femoman]

@@temirab.5891 the whole thing really does read like Bible fanfiction in the most literal sense. Self insert OC, best buddies with a legendary poet, everyone he hates is suffering in hell, it even all goes off the rails and gets really surreal and weird at the end.

[@temirab.5891]

@@femoman It’s also revenge for being exiled. Kinda legendary 😂

[@marcusr2392]

It is not for no reason, Virgil was sent by Beatrice to help Dante up to heaven. And Virgil says, like the mole from the movie, that the only way up is down. So they have to walk through Hell first

[@michaelbonner1413]

If you see a group doing a creepy ass ritual and keep going deeper into a place that supposedly only has one way out then whatever happens is on you 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@ConceptJunkie]

They were creepy, no doubt, and probably evil, but they had cool music.

[@xxkxx5925]

Rick Gutleber hell nah I’d be scared shitless lol

[@skendzo4901]

Bonner Alert

[@raphaelyanez4357]

Lmao two of them have their titties out

[@laurenjones1660]

No one else like this comment, we have the devils number haha

[@fhgbv]

Not gonna lie, halfway through the movie I only expected Scarlett to "survive". Was pleasantly surprised when Zed also made it out with the main duo.

[@shiezo]

Same

[@blueberrysponge42]

Cause when you are the cameraman you could never die in a horror movie😂

[@fhgbv]

@@blueberrysponge42 Tell that to Benji. (Also in this movie style, they're all technically cameramen.)

[@jmorel42]

Right?! Like zed definitely seemed like a fodder character how did he make it out

[@ambrosiacanelo9014]

@@jmorel42 because in real life, people like that will do anything to survive

[@baronvonjo1929]

The fact that characters survived and even a fodder character makes this a breath of fresh air.

[@anthonyloveschickens]

The last part with them crawling out into reality UPSIDE DOWN made me so anxious i dont know why

[@CeCeBookworm07]

Is it just me, or is Georgie’s sin not that bad? It isn’t his fault that his brother drowned. It was the guilt and remorse eating him up that landed him there.

[@Noyola417]

I haven't seen the movie so I might be wrong about this but Ima take a gander that maybe he was scared about risking drowning too so he bolted and tried getting someone else to help. This, his cowardice, ultimately leading to his brother's death? Just spitballing.

[@missfuriosa157]

Georgie explained that the leg of his little brother was stuck under a rock (I think?) which made him search for help, but sadly, he got lost on his way. As a result he felt horribly remorseful that his little brother who was hoping to see him comeback with help, died alone and in despair. Georgie is clearly not in fault in this situation; he was panicked and scared, which explained why he couldn't find his way through the woods. To add, he was very young during the incident; he was surely not strong enough to move the stone. Georgie was not a coward. The unfortunate events of life are to one to blame, not this poor guy.

[@ashtynkmccurdy3460]

Honestly, George wasn’t even supposed to go down there.. he survives because there was no sin for him to rectify. He was literally collateral damage.

[@missfuriosa157]

Ashtyn K McCurdy yes, you’re right

[@kaitlynbarnacle92]

I feel the same about scarlets thing with her dad. It’s not her fault he’s dead just because she didn’t answer the phone especially if she didn’t even know anything was wrong

[@psychobratt]

The concept of this movie and the ending is honestly terrifying.

[@darwing9980]

psycho bratt it’s a horror movie what do you expect lol

[@xslite300]

@@darwing9980 just because it's a horror doesn't make it scary

[@moshated2485]

psycho bratt rlly good ending

[@cam9288]

Extremely terrifying and scares me completely...

[@corneliusmaximus3693]

I watched it over and over just overall great script writing and acting

[@gosoloph]

This is not Scarlet's fault. All of this is supposed to happen. The one on the burning car is the one who told Scarlet in the club about where she can find Papillon and when she looked back, that person is gone. It's like they were invited to hell to rectify their sins.

[@PhDFl0pp]

I think this came out during a time where people were burnt out on found footage horror movies, which is a total shame, because I think this is one of the better found footage movies.

[@phantixe5333]

The way Scarlett ran through those rock people in the end , SHE NEEDS TO JOIN THE DAMN PATRIOTS

[@chrisn5388]

Wiyze why the patriots

[@phantixe5333]

chris n or the Titans

[@phantixe5333]

chris n or any team

[@bradywalton1380]

chris n cause they need a receivers that are fast

[@bugsy3223]

Hahahah

[@Utonian21]

They literally marched through hell with each other, they're like closer than family at this point...

[@acajr19]

and Zed still got up and walked away without saying a single word

[@angermanagement844]

Alex Anderson Bro he literally walked through all the nine circles of hell and watched most of his companions die, he’s obviously shook as fuck. Its such a surreal experience.

[@jmorel42]

@@acajr19 definitely went to go claim his kid

[@acajr19]

JM AHHH i totally didn’t think about it

[@ambrosiacanelo9014]

@@jmorel42 Yo! I didn't even consider that!

[@feds_watching]

I noticed after watching a couple of times that everyone who Benji gave a headlamp camera (bar himself obviously) survives. Scarlet, Z and George are given cameras A, B and C respectively and are the only ones to come out alive.

[@pusonbose5313]

Nice perspective. Didn't think that way. U r right my buoy

[@baloo6630]

I thought george was given D

[@devin_so_devious]

@@baloo6630 he was. Benji had B and Zed had C

[@dawi888]

@@baloo6630 he was your right.

[@_davidboxing]

Cameraman never dies. Unless you’re black in a horror movie. You’re definitely dying. 👎🏽

[@neto7651]

I love how Zed managed to survive cause he's the last cameraman

[@Doctor_Birds]

Ya know, id take the "basically a white robed cult" as a sign to turn back. And then promptly do so.

[@solitary2]

See, you’d have to take that white robed cloak as a sign... I woulda stopped giving a fuck after read bout some shit about a tomb between heaven and hell. Tf a tomb gotta do with a nigga?

[@racoon965]

@@solitary2 The tomb may contain treasure, it's a common trope. So if you a money making nigga a tomb could be easy money

[@zetokaiba5867]

@@racoon965 And a easy way to die.

[@ryankasik7911]

@@racoon965 a nigga wouldn't do this

[@corisvibing7194]

They did, but they kept getting lost

[@splat-tastic]

"Level two of hell: Lust" Me: nervously sweats

[@sharkpog1694]

me

[@rebeccaflores6826]

Kyubi Gamez 😂

[@TheActualMrLink]

Same.

[@luisbarradas5948]

No succubus:(

[@meatgrynder]

669 likes

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

There definitely needs to be a sequel where they find out that they're not actually back in their world, and they're in an alternate dimension. What's more unbelievable than everything that happened in the journey to hell and back, is the idea that they're back in their normal world, like nothing happened.

[@roy-leesreubens6119]

Maybe that’s Hell in and of itself, the Hell of having to return to “normality” of their own home whilst experiencing horrors unknown to the rest of the world

[@rayyankhan512]

YOOO IT'S YOU BRO LMAOO. Idk why I'm surprised you're here since you're legit everywhere but I was still surprised when I clicked on your channel and it was the actual one 👀 usually you get tons of replies and this was 2 months ago but glad to see you again lmao

[@rayyankhan512]

But yeah I agree. Soon as I saw them return and get out of the levels of hell, I was still questioning whether they were actually in the original/real world. Could've made for a crazy plot twist. If I was with them and made it out too, I also would've been skeptical if I was in the real world. But I mean, idek if I or my partners would have the strength to go back and experience that "hell" again.

[@1vythesimp]

Holy crap it's you But yeah there needs to be one

[@bekkah8112]

note to self: if you end up going to hell, think of the worst thing you’ve ever done and apologize bet.

[@rochellesabida1799]

I think i will rectify

[@romaruu]

This movie was a masterpiece for me, there needs to be more deep plot driven horror movies.

[@samanthabean9059]

Agree

[@ericgrimes341]

Agreed. An underrated flick all things considered

[@misterlamp8423]

Sooo underrated, I mean it really got a 23 on rotten tomatoes. I usually agree with those scores, but definitely not that one.

[@necktienick50]

@@misterlamp8423 shits like an actual 2. if u want a deep horror movie this ain't the one

[@yourdarkness999]

@@necktienick50 would yhu mind recommending one to us?

[@kissesfrmme]

Zed: *walks off* In his head:* I am bout to go claim my kid*

[@luciijacksm]

woah never thought of that

[@angelicemojica6552]

@@luciijacksm me neither

[@daluestortoises6469]

or he is too tired and just fk this shit im out

[@TurnipCart]

I just figured he was in shock

[@carlosangel9404]

I think that Scarlett wasn't actually the stone and the mirror was more of a metaphor for human capability. The mirror doesn't literally mean that she is the stone, but rather that through faith, anyone can do what the stone is said to be able to do. "As I believe the world to be, So it is."

[@jjc5871]

This was one of those random netflix movies that I threw on just to have something playing in the background while I was playing video games. Ended up barely playing my game and this became one of my favorite horror movies. It is incredibly underrated. I think it didn’t get the attention it should have because it is a found footage movie, something that many people got tired of years ago.

[@AquosFrost]

I like the fact that there wasn't a monster/ghost/evil curse that's trying to kill them all.

[@HeyImLucious]

Hell itself is attempting to ensnare and kill them all....

[@bluntes]

@@HeyImLucious well yeah basically but I think they meant like in typical scary movies where something is actually hunting them down like Micheal Myers.

[@bluntes]

@Anthony Lopez yes, but it wasn't directly hunting down all of them specifically. Some "ghosts" only killed certain people.

[@bitchface235]

@@bluntes almost as if the wardens of hell aren't demons but angels appointed by god. demons are the spirits of Nephilim which are trapped on the earth

[@leahalford9432]

I think what they meant was that their guilt and sins is what was really hunting them. It just took the form of evil and ghosts to hunt them down. They weren’t just attacked by ghosts because they used a ouija board or moved into a haunted house. This stuff appeared BECAUSE of their sins. It was their sins that was hunting them and wanting to kill them. It just so happens that the way it was done was through what looked like spirits.

[@OrcistCleaver]

I dont remember this version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

[@jeyeldc4423]

POWERFUL Furtive Pygmy its because this is HP and the chamber of secrets

[@gregthefishburger8270]

It's not, it's Harry Potter and the PHILOSOPHERS stone you ignorant yank 😂

[@Risingofthephoenix]

@@gregthefishburger8270Technically you're both correct. In the US its Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and in the UK its Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. I should've known while watching this movie knowing what I know about Harry Potter that the Philosopher's Stone isn't exactly a stone at all it actually lies within. This wasn't just any ordinary horror movie its a beautifully dark philosophical movie. Love it!

[@1231234mimi]

It’s been Sorcerer’s stone forever so don’t call someone ignorant because you’re the ignorant one for not knowing that the movie had two titles. Either I call Mandela effect or just different countries because when I was younger they said Sorcerer’s stone throughout the entire movie and now they say philosopher

[@gregthefishburger8270]

@@1231234mimi You took my comment the wrong way, I'm very aware that the Americans called the book/film "sorcerers stone", hence I called op an ignorant YANK. Sorry that slipped by you. And no, no Mandela effect here as far as the movies go, the cast didn't go over every occurrence of the word "philosopher" and replace it with "sorcerers". The books were changed for the American audience, not the movies. And you're sure I'M the ignorant one? Ok...

[@journeyinspirit]

I just finished it and I know it’s based off the Dante’s inferno but my personal interpretation is that if you still have guilts/regrets , it’ll eat you alive until you die. Each person has faced a shadow and I believe the deeper you go, the more you see. I see it as a metaphor of the subconscious. You notice how the people who come to terms with it lived. It all makes sense

[@MGmirkin]

Personally, I don't think they made it back to the Real World(TM)... I think they made it to "Hell" which is basically a mirror image of "Earth" but on the *inside*. Recall, Flammel's tomb was supposed to be *half way* between Earth and Hell (2:47). Which to me makes it seem like they, in fact, "ended" their journey "inside" the earth ... ALL THE WAY to Hell. I really kind of want them to make a sequel (As Below, So Above) where they realize this, and have to try to actually make their way back to the REAL Real World, not this "off" / "opposite" world inside the world which they got to in kind of an "upside down" manner.

[@basesttoilets]

101 likes and no replies ig Hey atleast they can go through Hell again but with Scarlett having Potion of Healing powers also

[@alceushunterx]

@@basesttoilets and for the ending of the 2nd movie. Scarlett saves the two guys and ends up getting trapped and left behind. Due to immortality she's stuck forever in the catacombs

[@jwashere3667]

its an interesting theory but iirc they saw the unrotten corpse of flammel, went into some cave, and then basically went all the way back in reverse. So, if flammel is half way in, then the other half would make the journey thru hell complete

[@ryanreyes5067]

that moment when i’m too scared to watch actual horror movies themselves so i watch videos analyzing them instead

[@ianberry9630]

Mr Roboto310 ikr

[@im_dragn825]

Ur the same as me

[@marissag.w2517]

More like trying to avoid crappy horror movies lol but yeah

[@jaimelannister3317]

I feel you on a spiritual level

[@Arcxzal]

Just Monika ikr same

[@zen8925]

Thats scene where scarlet felt guilty when she didnt pick up the call from her father before he hung himself made me text my father and tell him i love him.

[@ElegantArtist123]

That's really wholesome 😊😊😊

[@JesusChrist-bx8ge]

I love you to.

[@unconscious5596]

should i respond to my father too even though he is a terrible and abusive person

[@lilliesupreme9767]

@@unconscious5596 no

[@CountlessPWNZ]

did he kill himself too?

[@karenknicely1788]

I just loved how this movie was done. It keeps you glued to your seat, and trying to figure everything out.

[@mycallingb621]

This is one of those movies I wish I could rediscover

[@kelley9403]

imagine the world they crawled out into is a different one and is actually a reversed one of their own😀

[@MONKMONEY-hu1gw]

That's what I thought I swear .

[@ybn_spongebob4204]

Pause.

[@f3iticeira]

that’s what i thought

[@paulandreiparaiso9650]

Shi-

[@jirehmon6149]

Hold up----

[@catgirlputin3147]

Everyone: *SCARLETT NO* Scarlett: *SCARLETT YES*

[@yamahrahda]

The whole movie tbh bahahah

[@secondhandsmoke10]

Shäd, *NO*

[@carloszestyboy2901]

A. Sahi u mean dollar general Lara Croft?

[@beru8314]

Your welcome i turned your likes into a more hell like

[@starlined2351]

Lol that’s why I personally didn’t like her. She’s so selfish

[@abifuckingsexual8334]

"Maybe the real Philosopher's Stone was the friends we made along the way" omfg

[@savannah_rose_]

I was thinking that Souxie's wasn't violently killing someone but rather didn't help look for La Toupe after he disappeared, especially because Pap says they know which tunnel he went into but they never searched for him. I'm sure she felt more guilty than Pap bc he had his friend in the car so maybe she liked La Toupe romantically and that's why she never forgave herself? It also doesn't really make sense about the killing someone part bc all throughout hell they were being killed by the people that showed themselves to them, for example Paps friend dragged him into the car, and the girl push Benji down the tunnel. I don't know about Benji's either but I can't think of anything to explain the lady ( it doesn't help that we learned almost nothing about him but oh well)

[@baron8107]

Zed walked-off to find his kid. He the real MVP.

[@isaiahfreeman]

PandaKnives Don’t

[@farkbett699]

@@PandaKnives. why?

[@esppupsnkits4560]

Panda, what’s wrong with you

[@stuudude6023]

PandaKnives StuuuuuuuuupiiiiiiD

[@PandaKnives.]

@J Lo i KNEW it.

[@syko4056]

most of the movie was actually filmed in the catacombs, if y'all didn't know

[@edwincamacho4125]

Most people go missing when they go in there

[@rileyqueenan7388]

Edwin Camacho scary shit

[@alexanderradunz9913]

@@edwincamacho4125 because they are too dumb to leave a rope following their trail

[@mayann0-0]

@@edwincamacho4125 because they venture out too far. There's a safety zone and then there's parts not allowed to the public. Many go too far without telling anyone and underestimating the dangers and what they'll need to survive. Souxie listed out what could go wrong in the movie, and that one of those things would lead to certain death

[@austincross0796]

Oh shite

[@an_earth_angel]

I always thought that Scarlet’s “super woman” traits (aka being perfect by the standards of the movie’s needs) was an example of the ‘Mary Jane’ trope, which is constantly accused on female protagonists. She represents Dante in the truest form, since Dante is the most Mary Jane of all possible Mary Janes, but since he is a guy and Dante’s Divine Comedy is “such an amazing work of literature,” he doesn’t get that same title.

[@figcookies1389]

Wait isn’t it Mary Sue??? 😭😭

[@linosundae]

@@figcookies1389it is lmao, mary jane is a name for marijuana 😭😭

[@dvreaux]

Exactlyyy

[@goodolmeplant5809]

Adding onto this, she wasn't even perfect like people are claiming, she constantly needed help from George who was almost or equally as knowledgeable as her and she would've killed the whole group if it weren't for George during that scene where they pull out a slab. They worked together to solve all the puzzles, it wasn't just her alone, but nobodies complaining about George 🙄(I don't want people to complain about George but if they're not complaining about him then why Scarlett??)

[@princessregime]

I’ve never seen this movie so after hearing “sorcerers stone” and “Flamel” I had to check that I didn’t accidentally click on a Harry Potter video instead💀

[@InitialPC]

flamel was an actual person who was famous for his claims of creating the philosopher stone, no one knows for sure if he was just lying or not, imagine him the wyatt earp of the middle ages

[@joegoldb1erg]

LMAOO FR

[@FormaAlert]

This movie’s got one of the coolest posters I’ve ever seen.

[@KM-zx8ts]

Love your pfp

[@joelouis5006]

When they finally got out oh my god it was the biggest relief

[@brookehoutz3766]

Into the wrong world perhaps. Let that sink in

[@emelyhedgehog362]

Brooke Houtz bruhhhh your probably right I didn’t trust the end (it felt too good to be true)

[@mikeholleran1037]

Brooke Houtz what do you mean? This whole plot is so deep that it’s hard for me to understand

[@deliciae3591]

Brooke Houtz I don’t think that’s true because he said going through the layers of hell all the way to the bottom is the exit, which they reached

[@emelyhedgehog362]

cock destroyer either way still don’t trust it

[@riveroverland5902]

The Conjuring series never scared me but this is the rare horror film that has me terrified. They managed to keep me on edge every second of the movie and kept me thinking the entire time, unlike other horror flicks where I’m just waiting for jumpscares

[@justinsethwayneknapp6214]

Moral of the story: if everyone is not up to the same adventure like you do, don’t force them. Just go there alone. I really hate this Scarlet character, she caused them death. If you wanna go there and someone is not comfortable to do it don’t insist. This scarlet character is so irresponsible and all she got to say “hey, it’s okay, it’s alright, shhh.. it’s gonna be fine” while her friends are sacred to death 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@TristanWintle]

The curse had already trapped them. Like how when they tried to crawl through the bones they just ended up in the same place again. The curse was already on them long before they even got to the catacombs too since Benji saw his apparition in the club and Papillon's apparition appeared to them before he even knew what was going on.

[@effystonem2934]

damn, when I first watched this movie I didn’t realized how deep it actually is

[@Timmr-uw3zg]

Effy Stonem how deep are you tho

[@LilJ3090]

Same

[@saltdeity]

IS THAT A PUN

[@effystonem2934]

ren .ferguson thanks for noticing 😩

[@jasonlaviolette1096]

This. Is comedy gold

[@inkedhigh]

this movie made me feel like I was underwater. I felt like I could breathe when they got to the end

[@ej4j4i38wGwgeb8]

you'd enjoy the descent lmfao

[@bitchishere5024]

Honestly It felt weird but I would so watch this sometime in like a car ride and with headphones

[@begoodifnotbegoodatit1110]

Seriously me too hahahha

[@littlemissanime123]

Am I the only one who likes Scarlett? Like she’s single-minded and borderline insane, that’s so fun lol. Very dedicated to one goal to the point of forgetting about everything/one else, which doesn’t make her a good person (at all) but it does make her an interesting character! Also sure she knows everything, this is literally her life’s work

[@tylerf3788]

Watching videos of movies I’ve seen on this channel is always just as satisfying as watching videos of movies I haven’t seen

[@ambweenies]

This was the only documentary type movie that actually was good. It didn’t start off slow, and the climax was good. It was great. And horrifying.

[@rodrigoameixa7580]

Lake mongo

[@ambweenies]

BillyFreeTX THATS classic for Blair witch, I was talking more of the newer type movies that try to copy this type of film. Never seen troll hunters, will deff look into that! But Blair witch will always be number 1 for the documentary type

[@ambweenies]

rigo rigo never herd of it, will deff have to watch it!

[@rodrigoameixa7580]

@@ambweenies it's insanely good, be warned that it's very scary

[@runkymunky2755]

Have you seen surfs up?

[@raviparsaram8946]

"The only way out is down " Immediately I started feeling claustrophobic

[@stevenhoenig4404]

This was the movie that at the end I was like "wtf" and found your channel 3 years ago. Have loved your channel ever since. Thanks for all the enjoyable explanations and recommendations.

[@homielaclown4912]

Probably the best underrated movie I have seen. I love movies like this because you read the description and think to yourself this could be hit or miss and then are shook because the movie was so good.

[@kermitsablink8374]

So I noticed that Benji only put the camera head lights on the ones who survived

[@adaliachild1972]

Brooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@adaliachild1972]

Mind blown

[@quianawalker9008]

Maybe something to do with predestination

[@tomtucker2041]

It means benji is the physical manifestation of fate. In the bible scripture 7.23 it said" he who sins shall have his fate pass judgment upon thee"

[@ConceptJunkie]

I think more people than just the 3 had cameras, but we never see anything from their point of view because they were killed and their cameras were left behind.

[@Niklsoh]

They should have called the movie”Dante’s Lara Croft”

[@walterkinard99]

Linet.v

[@isabellasbarra8510]

HONESTLY haha

[@robertjael]

Lmao, I thought I'm the only one who thought about Lara Croft in this movie.

[@tsuni.hwastn]

Lmfao9

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

oh that would be so cool!

[@SuperSmexyBeast]

Thanks for always being genuine dude. Keep doing you. I always rewatch your vids on rough days

[@guyfromGA]

Me: 740 feet deep in the earth: “Is it warm or is it just me”

[@monkegames6133]

I'm claustrophobic and that scene with Benji crawling through the tunnel of bones while saying he's stuck really made me sick. The movie was great and to be honest I think that Scarlett is beautiful

[@brittanylee4591]

That actor did an incredible job

[@noahmallard2612]

well shes actually 14

[@monkegames6133]

@@noahmallard2612 Last time I checked she was 32... And even if she was 14 it wouldn't be a big deal since I'm 15

[@noahmallard2612]

it was joke lmao@@monkegames6133

[@RM22201]

Watch the decent

[@sxphomxre]

So when people explore stuff they end up dead but when I stay home and don’t socialize it’s a problem?

[@Josh-rf4bm]

Nah man you we're just thinking ahead. We all followed your lead

[@calmgoodfire4662]

What about ghosts who go into your house huh and locks the door

[@chichang9377]

😂

[@joshuahales7551]

This aged poorly

[@golddust872]

As Above, So Below is such an underrated movie. I agree with what a few have said, about it being too smart for some people to truly understand. It's one of my favorites, and I watch it a few times a year, yet no matter how many times I watch it it still gives me the same sense of dread and anxiety.

[@Lindsay-nx5sv]

One thing gets me at the Greed level. Opening the gate to the treasure room was a trap. However, there were tons of gold coins at 7:58 outside of the treasure room all over the place. One would think to pocket those than to pry the suspicious gate open. Any chance of getting away with that?

[@coffingxrl]

I’m glad I read Dante’s inferno before watching this movie. I think that’s why a lot of people don’t understand how clever it really is

[@jack-o-claus]

this is my favorite horror movie, I love love the concept of dante’s inferno being explored in such a neat way

[@almightyegglord4365]

Imagine wasting your healing rock on someone who just gets body outta no where

[@Crushn]

Fr

[@videorc4449]

😂😭😭😭😭😂😂😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😭😭😂😭😭😂😂🙁

[@adrianadreaaamer6456]

💀💀💀💀💀

[@davidmaher3866]

"Healing rock" lmao

[@rustcohle3803]

What?

[@Moosenogger]

It frustrates me how so many people lambasted this movie and considered it "just another found footage horror movie" when it came out. I was intrigued the entire way through, and despite not knowing much about Dante's Inferno, I understood that the characters were descending into hell. (Honestly, it wasn't that hard to decipher.) I also see people complaining about the ending when the main character barrels her way through demons and monsters, despite the fact that: 1. She already explained in the beginning that she's a black belt and; 2. She's racing to save George's life and doesn't have time for Satan's shenanigans. People can do crazy things when they're panicked and desperate. I absolutely adored this movie. I'm so glad to find a video Analysis created by someone who actually understood what the hell was going on in this movie and the deeper meaning behind the film.

[@christyhernandez6339]

‘’She doesn’t have time for Satan’s shenanigans’’ lmao I hollered 😂😂

[@ar13lsun1v3rse]

BIG FACTS!!!! This movie was dope af

[@mamiyonnaise]

"Satan's shenanigans"... This cracked me up

[@brittanylee4591]

I love this movie I watched it over n over again each night for a week

[@NPC-nn4qe]

"I'm so glad to find a video Analysis created by someone who actually understood what the *hell* was going on in this movie and the deeper meaning behind the film." No pun intended?

[@Goldensunsetphoto]

This is my absolute favorite movie, but I had no idea it had this much depth to the plot. Thank you!!

[@KidFresh71]

I never understand people who downvote your videos. You explain scary movies in a lighthearted and intelligent way. What more do people want?

[@eddiew2325]

I want to be rich

[@Nuclear_Gandhi]

Shouldn't they have ended up in Australia at the end tho?

[@cratediggaz6294]

Gandhi the Terrible Australia doesn’t exist...

[@rickyscott9351]

@@cratediggaz6294 it's true. Australia is fake and we're all paid actors. Haha

[@bartistclord1916]

They certainly did NOT make it back to Paris by only going DOWN from Paris. I think they are in Hell, or the hell version of earth. they started "above" and ended "below"

[@rickyscott9351]

@@bartistclord1916 Thank you! EXACTLY what I thought!

[@GenGamesUniverse]

Nah, China XD

[@luisprado7107]

What about the "when the trumpets sound, the dead will rise." Those "weird" noises were actually trumpets and then the spirits, demons, ghost, whatever, came out of the wall and attacked.

[@j.dimesss8580]

Luis Prado those sounded like tubas but okay

[@brittanylee4591]

The inscription above the trumpets one also says something about tunas but I cannot read French that well

[@brittanylee4591]

Tubas*

[@GenGamesUniverse]

@@brittanylee4591 The inscription reads - "The Trumpet Shall Sound, and the Dead Shall Be Raised". It's a quote from the book of revelation, matthew, corinthians and thessalonians.

[@brittanylee4591]

Isn't there another inscription above that one? In the movie...

[@Suikogiru]

I just watched the movie on Netflix and it's fricking great

[@bob420ert]

This is legitimately one of my favourite movies of all time

[@Sm0k3turt]

This movie used to scare me so bad because of the claustrophobic caves. But then I discovered The Decent. I’m never exploring caves again Edit: I would change the spelling of the descent but it’s funny

[@warmtummyrubs7864]

Sm0k3turt13 lol the decent. Is it that a movie about a bunch of nice people doing polite things for people? (sorry for making fun of your grammatical error. I couldn’t help myself)

[@FallenAngel20149]

That movie was terrifying

[@Sanne_Sanne]

*The Descent. Also an epic horror movie. And Eden lake. Anyway, yeah, it's DeScent.

[@warmtummyrubs7864]

Jacques Noir that was the joke I was making

[@Sanne_Sanne]

@@warmtummyrubs7864oh right. Uhm, ha ha? Funny... Hilarious. Try again.

[@jordyn2632]

you missed zed and his kid! when they are going through a tunnel with water and they can’t hear, lights start flashing and we see a flash of a little boy with curly hair, that’s zeds son

[@candlecove7590]

is the little boy in a blue shirt, with wet curly hair? pretty sure that’s Bens brother

[@jordyn2632]

Candle Cove oh shit you might be right, but wasn’t he under the water? i always thought the kid that you see when there’s flashing lights was zeds sons and bens brother was under the water. i’m pry wrong

[@HmmOups]

@@candlecove7590 Nope because only Zed saw him (like look at his face).

[@s_ame1135]

@@candlecove7590 Only Zed saw that kid. Plus, why would they intentionally have 2 rectifications for George and only 1 for the others if that's the case?

[@alxandro5504]

@@candlecove7590 bens brother was underwater

[@NishantSengar]

That analysis was deep, I swear I'd never be able to make that correlation with 9 circles of hell out without this video.

[@chucknorrisbrah4141]

I've have watched a few of your videos, this one before watching made me subscribe! One of my favorite movies of all time! Ty good sir

[@dillpickle4784]

1. the trumpets that sound throughout the film are representative of the inscription earlier that says when the trumpet sounds the dead will rise. 2. the women performing the ritual all have blood painted over their eyes, which i think is indicative of them “seeing” peoples’ sins and judging them in hell. not entirely sure, though. 3. the mouths that bite at scarlett are symbols of her guilt over not talking to her dad. 4. When the woman in white attacks Benji, she shakes a stillborn baby at him. She likely died giving birth to benji’s baby. 4.5. [EDIT] Since Benji died on the “fraud” level of hell, it’s possible he abandoned the woman in white upon finding out she was pregnant, proving himself a coward. 5. Since Benji has a whole scene devoted to him being stuck, i believe it was probably a breach birth that killed the woman. He also freaks out about the singing women, pertaining to his fear of the woman in white. 6. Benji also is the one who gets his “cord cut,” aka the umbilical cord. 7. In the “above,” the mirror dusted over is silver. In the “below,” after scarlett replaces the stone, it’s gold. a property of the stone was that it could turn base metals into gold. 7. For a single frame near the end of the movie, scarlett runs past a symbol drawn in blood on the wall. it looks a little like : )-,-> i have no idea what it is but if anyone does know do tell. 8. Don’t blame Zed for walking out at the end. Dude lost his two best friends and his job because of some tourists.

[@BoarVessel-BCEtruscanCer-xy7et]

dill pickle god damn I was trying to work out what Benji did to deserve what he got. That makes perfect sense.

[@pressytoreinstatetaxes8727]

Also double sevens

[@bmbm1]

Good job with making sense of Benji's story and an amazing job of spotting the mirror turning from silver to gold, watched the movie twice and saw this breakdown but it only made sense after I read your commeng

[@iamprodigyable]

Wait, how does someone having a stillborn baby constitute a sin? If you don’t mind explaining

[@dillpickle4784]

iamprodigyable Since Benji is killed on the level of hell “fraud,” i think that he may have abandoned her upon discovering she was pregnant. On the other hand, the sin might be tied to the guilt that Benji felt for getting a woman pregnant and indirectly causing her death. since George wasn’t actually the reason his brother died but was wracked with guilt and punished anyway, i assume it’s the same kinda thing.

[@hanyuu05]

Re-watching this movie, I think I can piece together La Toupe's reason for violently killing Souxie. When he is introduced to the crew, I noticed that he only mentions Souxie's name and no one else. "You shouldn't be here, *Souxie*" implying that he and her had a connection. I have a theory that there was a love triangle between Souxie, Pap, and La Toupe where La Toupe and Souxie were originally together. After he disappeared, Souxie must have went to Pap for comfort which then turned into a relationship. OR she coldy cut La Toupe out of her life and went straight for Pap without thought. Since the Catacombs is supposed to make one face their darkest sins, Souxie's greatest and unforgivable sin was treachery for abandoning La Toupe. Another example is earlier in the movie when La Toupe first appears. Pap is excited/shocked to see his friend alive, but Souxie says absolutely nothing, almost as if she is feeling guilty for leaving La Toupe for Pap but remains silent. In the scene where he beats her, the sin Wrath could be expressed by La Toupe's anger toward her for not caring enough to find him and for breaking his heart. He violently kills her for revenge and once she's dead, he disappears, as though he has passed on afterwards. He doesn't go for anyone else because all he wanted was to make Souxie pay, which he did with his own hands. That's my theory at least.

[@JessLoveyy]

i think so, because he only ever acknowleged souxie. almost as if he knew he was going to have to kill her. "You shouldn't be here.."

[@ninjaman570]

This is also reinforced by the first encounter with la toupe because he says “why did you never come look for me” (paraphrasing). Anyways, love the theory, I totally agree with it

[@Zubstep1315]

She’s also the one who went to see if he was ok first. Maybe trying to relieve herself of some guilty feeling by inadvertently showing she cared? Maybe they went tunnel searching without pap and she left him and never came back that’s why he asks why “you” (she) never came to look for him. Ah I like this theory.

[@TheWonder96]

Devin I like this theory, it makes a lot of sense.

[@thesurvivorssanctuary6561]

Also, La Toupe, like the "Guy who Pap killed" is the only part of the ordeal that beckons "the group" deeper inward. Nothing else but the apparitions of the past ask the adventurers to move forward through the trials of hell. The piano, the phone, the hanging father, the brother in the stones, and La Toupe and Pap's Sin are the only PEOPLE that DIRECTLY TELL the party to "go deeper". I'm pretty sure you hit the nail on the head here, 🤯. Also, the scar on Pap's hand is a burn!

[@breannthorne-stanzell5990]

This is actually my favorite movie right now. The puzzles they must solve are right up my alley.

[@meowsszz]

this analysis really made the movie more understandable and enjoyable for me , it confused me the first time i watched but i get it now so im gonna rewatch it ! :3