DANIEL ISN'T REAL (2019) Ending Explained

[@gl3163]

I love John's design, how the spikes on his head are bullets from how he died.

[@maem7462]

I didn’t notice that but that’s a cool detail

[@allinone-qz2gi]

Cool! Never thought of that before! Interesting!

[@troyim8071]

Wrong

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

Really? So they showed that that's where he was shot?

[@mainegroyper904]

1000th like

[@suhailhassan5460]

If I ever become a psychologist, I've seen enough horror movies to know I'm never going to tell people to pursue their imagination.

[@mrsfahrenheit]

right? The whole timee I was like damn is that the world stupidest psychiatrist ever? 😂😂😂

[@amu7052]

To be honest I thought it was ridiculous that he would suggest his patient to reignite the lost relationship with a childhood imaginary friend...it just sounded dangerous to begin with when Luke was clearly showing symptoms of schizo. It all started after that appointment

[@lucasraines]

The human imagination is, at best, a hellscape of thoughts. Each one clawing to be in the light of your conscious mind. To encourage someone with anxiety or OCD to pursue their imagination is like handing matches to a pyromaniac and expecting them to behave.

[@bluezayyad1296]

@@lucasraines well said

[@robertolaiz]

​@@lucasraineshuman imagination can be wonderful and pleasant too. People with mental health problems, OCD, anxiety, depression do not only have destructive thoughts. They can imagine pleasant and beautiful things too

[@StarrChild.]

I believe the ending is just Dan diving back into the real world to find a new friend. He was in the house because Luke killed himself and Dan, but then the guy who shot up the coffee shop died as well. So Dan would have had to have been at the house then as well. Then it's just a quick jump down into the real world and find a new friend. I think the movie's ending is terribly sad in that way. The cycle is never broken. Dan will always just find a new host, have his fun for as long as he can and move on.

[@Tabby112]

This is what I thought as well. Dan is just repeating the cycle because he was never really stopped

[@maem7462]

I think the only way that would have stopped him is if Dan was still in the doll house

[@-1hpent778]

Yeah I think Dan was the devil

[@acidbath3226]

thats kind of fucked up

[@MamaMOB]

@@acidbath3226 that’s a horror movie.

[@Alexandoas]

I remember an old short story about this where a guy goes around the world to research and gain knowledge, there is this house of light that could give him everything he seeks but is to scared to enter, but his shadow isn’t. His shadow disappears for years and then comes back rich and worldly, offers to pay him to become his shadow and proceeds to enslave him, the shadow taking the primary seat while the original fades and becomes the shadow.

[@pikarikku]

I got super curious about this and looked it up, I believe it's The Shadow by Hans Christian Andersen?

[@practicalgamer4991]

hm

[@Parasolhyena]

The shadow actually pays him to ACT as his shadow, then after a while everyone believes that the original) is the shadow. The real shadow marries the woman of there dreams who was really in love with the original and his poetry but alas the original was but a mad shadow and executed.

[@leopardprint0]

@Jake Ballek What is the name of the book?

[@cooki3monstrrr]

Thanks for the recommendation & thanks for the name@@pikarikku! I just read the story & it's dark, but good! I can see it inspiring this movie

[@StalwartTirith]

I mean I figured it was clear he was real when Dan was reading over the girl's shoulder so he'd know what was written. An imaginary friend isn't going to give you actual powers or anything, so the only way he'd actually be able to recite the book accurately would be if Dan was real and actually reading.

[@PirateIris]

Yeah, I remember this moment too. It's when I actually said (out loud), "Whoa. Hold on. That means Dan is real."

[@Domar7431]

25:40 I'm actually pretty sure he re-enters the world as an imaginary friend, onto the next possible vessel.

[@cruxcified]

This is all but confirmed in the bonus ending! And it seems Cassie is next! It’s on KZbin I believe :)

[@cruxcified]

Also, for those who are wondering, there is a BONUS ending, which you can find on KZbin! In my interpretation, the bonus ending takes place right after the final shot of Daniel descending into the abyss. I will summarize it here! Cassie stands nearby as a dead Luke is carted away in the ambulance. She sobs, clearly broken by this encounter. Just as she looks up, Luke (Most likely Daniel) is standing there, saying “Cassie…. I’m here…” over and over and over again. She walks away, broken, as he remains, giving one last “I’m here…” before we cut to black. To me, this means Cassie is next to be picked to have Daniel as a “friend”, however, he’s using Luke’s face… 😱

[@marslito1092]

I think that's actually the real Luke. He was already dead when he fought Dan who was using his body, so to stop him he just had to destroy his body. His soul still lingers in the real world now, and that is the probably that Luke that calls out to her.

[@cruxcified]

@@marslito1092 Love this interpretation!

[@roodevonkilgore]

Thanks for the tip! Love your thoughts.

[@blakewalker94]

That's really interesting.

[@karinalumen9722]

This ending makes me feel like its a metaphor for grief and pain

[@rhondapowell6925]

I wished the movie had explored the therapist character more. The therapist stated that he didn't only believe in conventional medicine. If I'm not mistaken he was the one who brought the ancient artifact dagger to the house (not sure)? It's like the therapist knew about the history of this ancient evil being. Maybe this being is well known in other cultures? Great movie and great review.

[@martinrowell5788]

This is a good idea

[@acidbath3226]

he was naive and ignorant, he only knew of certain things but had absolutely no experience with something of that nature

[@ghostofuchiha3807]

Yeah him and the demon itself. I hoped to see it explained in this video, but sadly not. The fact that he said the Bible was his favourite book and something about an archangel (dont remember exactly) makes me think he is a fallen angel.

[@gaila.9852]

No, I think the therapist simply brought that as protection.

[@gaila.9852]

@@acidbath3226 Who has experience with “something of that nature”? What a condescending comment.

[@unknownsyllable1325]

That movie SCARRED ME. especially as a huge Dylan from The Quarry fan going into that. Just finished it 10 minutes ago. I will never see dylan the same again

[@Bettercallsuol]

Fr

[@TheMellowMutantShow]

It's definitely creepy

[@Captain_Kalari]

I believe that the end of the movie is a bit more straightforward than your hypothesis, FoundFlix. My guess is that Daniel diving into the abyss is most likely precisely how he enters the real world in the first place. He calls himself the abyss, so I do not imagine he would have ever been afraid of leaping into it. In my opinion, the dollhouse/castle is Daniel's lair and he bricked off the exits so his victims couldn't access the actual exit like he can. The abyss would be like an extension of Daniel himself, like a permeable membrane that houses his inner world, keeping him safe until he ventures out to try and find a host in the physical world. Just my thoughts, though. Goodness knows what's really going on!

[@cooki3monstrrr]

Yes permeable membrane! I hadn't thought about it like that, but I love it! Totally makes sense

[@allinone-qz2gi]

I like this interpretation

[@aksprkl6594]

Then why hadn't he left before then? Why did he need Luke to unlock the door?

[@jasperclydeinsd592]

Ak Sprkl that’s my question

[@Crazypixiness]

@@aksprkl6594 Probably because he attached himself to Luke and Luke had some power over him in that respect.

[@maggieburton5020]

Did anyone else get major Jacob’s Ladder vibes from the party scene with the flashing lights and creatures? I think it’s pretty deliberate considering Jacob from that movie is Miles Robbins’s dad :)

[@nathanwilliams3877]

Nice

[@jewel11]

This fact is so cool because both Daniel Isn't Real and Jacob's Ladder are my two favorite psychological horror movies

[@d3ath8ybac0n4]

Yes. The scene from the original movie is still haunting. Probably too young to have dealt with the mind trip lol!

[@KelsEyeMurpow]

Yes!!! This!!!!

[@tkline4728]

My thoughts exactly

[@AoiKage86]

This might be a bit of a stretch, but I think the monsters Luke would see in the flashing lights were the darkness inside of other people. His connection with Daniel as a kid allowed him to kinda see it in the flashing lights. Their horns weren't as big as Daniels, so those other people don't have issues. I think Daniel has just been leaping from person to person and getting stronger. The reason I think of this is because of what Daniel says when Luke visits his mom. "That's because you weren't doing it right" in response to how she felt in the past. I think that meant a bit more than that. Like the darkness should be allowed to take the lead so you can feel freer and once you allow it to take the lead it gains more power. That is my view on that whole part. I don't know if that's what the movie was going for.

[@martinrowell5788]

Oohh i like your take on it! Good stuff

[@AoiKage86]

@@martinrowell5788 thanks 😊

[@V4Vonnie]

You know what pisses me off. As soon as I saw the therapist, I knew he was going to "go alone" to a crazy person's house and gets killed.

[@TheMellowMutantShow]

😬

[@heyiwasntdone4135]

I think the ending is just the Entity diving back into our world to find a new host. It is evident that it cannot die--something cosmic in origin, judging by the appearance of the abyss. So when Luke threw himself off the roof he essentially destroyed a perfectly good vessel for the Entity, which includes his physical presence in our world. It explains his pissed look at the end that is Luke's face for a moment before switching back to his true face. He wastes no time jumping back into the abyss (crossing into our world) because he'll never stop until he gets to do his terrors. This implies that Cassie, being so close to Luke when he died, is his next potential victim--just like what happened when young Luke was at the crime scene where Josh (previous host) died.

[@allinone-qz2gi]

Yes, I like this interpretation of the ending

[@purplenurple6278]

That what i was thinking too

[@rayrayz4667]

in games from world of darkness entities like this are explored and they are either demons (fallen angels), ancient ghosts (wraiths) or the newer beasts (primordial vestiges). Very interesting game lines.

[@blakewalker94]

@@rayrayz4667 World of Darkness? What's that?

[@rayrayz4667]

@@blakewalker94 role playing games from White Wolf and Onyxx Path. Very in depth about horror tropes.

[@ShesSuchaLadii]

This movie is a direct adaptation of a book called In This Way I Was Saved (later changed to Daniel Isn’t Real from the popularity of the movie) by Brian DeLeeuw. It’s told from the narrative of Daniel. Definitely a sad, horrible & at times depressing story. It made me cry but if you are a reader it’s worth it. The movie is good but the book is way better (most of the time they are lol).

[@darkcloud2442]

I just noticed that John’s monster face is because of the shoot out with the cops. There not thorns, there bullets from where the cops shot him. That’s nuts

[@jauhnwilks2114]

Damn Daniel back it again with .... Wait who's Daniel?

[@rabbitcreative]

I am.

[@ttrestle]

I interpreted the ending differently than you did. My interpretation was that he was just starting the process over again and looking for another victim.

[@zaneaustin22]

Damn Daniel

[@danielavvollanum1917]

To any one who ever dealt with personality issues, subconscious battels and the likes, this shit rings deep! What a visceral, subtle and novel take on the old "Jiminy Cricket" concept! Loved it!

[@TheMellowMutantShow]

underrated film imo

[@heyhiheythere5243]

I believe the ending is how he enters into our world in the first place to find his victims its a bleak ending for sure just started the process all over again i believe

[@L-kun]

The small edit to the Hieronymus Bosch painting is a nice touch~

[@fritosnlegoshai]

What did they edit? It looks like the original painting.

[@daffyphack]

@@fritosnlegoshai The demon eating the person whole has been edited to have the same "crown" that Daniel has

[@brokensoundd]

Definitely bully McGuire vibes for sure with the dancing

[@wheelsndealz]

I think the ending is an ironic twist. Since Dan is the one seeking lonely people, and "inspiring" them. Maybe in the end, Dan was the lonely one, and he was too afraid to make the leap into the abyss. So Luke ended up inspiring Dan to make the leap he didn't think was possible.

[@travisclark7286]

Daniel said "I am the abyss" i dont think he was afraid to jump into it.

[@TeppiaxD]

I always liked to evil imaginary friend dynamic because it's kinda like creator vs creation. Someone manifest a life into existence because they need help and use that life for help, but once they don't need help they cast it away for years until boom it comes back.

[@EdieBird]

I love this movie. Part psychological thriller, part supernatural possession story, part Bosch hellscape. I keep trying to get people to watch it and they're like, "But I don't want Shudder!"

[@flexcraft1203]

It's on Amazon Prime, just finished it, great movie

[@Klm49]

😂😂😂 more like I cant afford another streaming service!!

[@EdieBird]

@@Klm49 I feel that one!!!

[@dont-touch-mepg1392]

No, Daniel at the end was just going back to earth to find another friend. Think ur wrong this ONE time but have to call it out brother!

[@LoveYouLove1986]

So, was him being locked in the dollhouse at the beginning preventing him from doing that before? Or was he assumedly with another "friend" (that we don't see) in between possessing John and Luke? I guess I'm still confused how his dimension works. Does he have to wait for an opening, some lonely person to let him in? Or does he just wander in the abyss freely, taking advantage of whatever lonely person he finds while roaming earth? I guess this video is theorizing he was not able to wander freely before and was stuck "locked away" for all those years but now he is able to travel between his dimension and ours without a host. I honestly don't know. It's 4am and I should be sleeping lol

[@beetreynolds8276]

I take it as he was locked in the castle all that time and he can’t move on another person until his friend is dead. Now that he’s friend is dead, he can start with a new person and befriend them. Someone close to the crime scene. Kinda like how he found the kid at the beginning of the movie. Looks like he’s stuck as his human male form though aged up or down. The end of the film being him stating the cycle again.

[@dont-touch-mepg1392]

@@beetreynolds8276 yea I agree. He picked the kid to go into and the kid managed to lock him away in some dormant part of his brain and then when he was released he could get his powers back. NOW GO TO BED ME!!

[@The_Owl_Artist]

When Luke jumps into the abyss, he still has to fight for his body. Then Daniel jumps to look for another body, right?

[@allinone-qz2gi]

Yes, I think you nailed it

[@Logan7281X]

Jumping into the "abyss" is probably how it gets out there to latch onto a weak-willed and lonely kid or mentally disturbed person. Like fishing.

[@lluc_riberax1038]

I would love to see you explain The House (2022) because I think you would figure what the hell happened in that movie.

[@SexyButCurious]

Yeah that movie was fucking odd but interesting. I'm still confused about the 1st story of that movie lol.

[@somethingbanter]

When Luke jumped into the abyss he didn't actually enter the real world, there was only one body on the ground when they fell. I think him jumping into the abyss at the end it's just him projecting back into the world until he can find another host to cling to.

[@ItsRyanHello]

"Luke has social anxiety" Also luke: Goes to parties, gets black out drunk, has sex with mutliple strangers. Writers have no idea what anxiety is

[@BezzyBee03]

Daniel did all that

[@mrsfahrenheit]

it was all through Daniel tho .. so the writers do have an idea what anxiety is

[@Tarynlinne]

your videos have opened a whole new world of movies for me!!! I dont have the attention span to sit through all of the movies I want to see and your reviews & explanations make me feel like ive seen them 🥹❤️. Thank you!

[@Jenacide]

16:00 Lawl! This is basically how I woke up after being under to have my wisdom teeth removed. My very first emotion was anger and I ripped off the ice the nice assistant was trying to wrap around my face, said something about leaving me the hell alone, and angerly stalked out the back door as my mom threw apologies left and right. I have no idea why I reacted that way, I just woke up irrationally angry.

[@laurenqueenofwolvesnicole]

Anesthesia effects everyone a little differently. It can even be passed down family lines. For example (I'm SO GLAD it skipped me.) on my grandfather's side several people who get put under anesthesia wake up mid surgery. They can hear everything and feel everything but they cannot move or speak. A part of their consciousness can even transfer to watch the whole thing, from either above, or slightly to the side. They (at least two of them) proved it by reciting conversations and sensations they would've had no idea was taking place during their separate surgeries. After that it was noted in their charts that they cannot ever be put under general anesthesia. Because they can obviously still feel it all.

[@Svgarcanna]

I’m so glad someone’s finally giving this movie attention. It’s truly one of my all-time favorites and I’m so disappointed at the lack of attention it got.

[@alexwilliams2276]

That movie honestly sucked. Interesting concept for a psychological thriller but horrible pacing

[@PirateIris]

@@alexwilliams2276 Nah. Pacing was just right. Totally agree Honey Bea. This film is a total gem.

[@LuuciaYoanne]

This movie is great.. but the ending... :( i just hope cassie fight daniel could bring back luke, and both of them find a way to seal Daniel again in something. End credit could be one day someone open that seal.

[@stacyb.9335]

Drop dead Fred with a sinister twist

[@robertalter3186]

@@stacyb.9335 You read my mind.

[@tescobakery1927]

This reminds me of the Tulpa creepypasta where a guy participates in a study where he has to practice creating an imaginary person, day by day the Tulpa gets more fleshed out and real until it takes over the guy and starts living his life aka killing his family or something, been like 10 years since I read the creepypasta.

[@Docta_Tma]

Maybe Dan didn't go to the real world, maybe he simply ended his life because he was mad and tired of having to make fake friends to the loners just for slow ass chance to take control when they sleep.

[@desireevega7787]

I absolutely loved this film!! It can be interpreted as a metaphor for schizophrenia/DID and how it can be hereditary, but also an interdimensional/cosmic horror thriller. It deserves more recognition!! Also loved the use of practical effects. Have you watched The Novice? I found it pretty interesting. Also, just finished the first season of Yellowjackets. I think these are both a movie and series that you'd appreciate. I'd love your take on them!! Love your videos, as alwaysss

[@alexwilliams2276]

I highly doubt that DID is hereditary as it is the brain’s way of coping with significantly large amounts of trauma at a young age before the brain is fully developed.

[@redwed6]

So basically it's fight club without the fighting part, college kids, and being self aware

[@salted6422]

I had a difficult childhood and due to loneliness I created a voice to guide me. It's interesting how we seem to ignore questioning how we think and what potential our imagination has. It seems we can have different variations in the way we think as some people don't even experience inner monologue, whereas I feel disconnected from these inner voices and believe them to be more akin to independent simulations created by my brain.

[@QuesoCucuy]

i got about the same thing. i have my own "surface" inner voice and theres the other. sometimes multiple and sometimes singular "deeper" inner voice(s). im completely connected to them and see them as "myself" but i have quick convos with them. "surface" asks a question and deeper gives answers, sometimes answers "I" didnt think id have.

[@JDascrambler]

@@QuesoCucuy yeah. We all have that. Jesus why are y’all being so pretentious about thoughts?

[@JDascrambler]

Who doesn’t experience inner monologue?

[@gaaratf2fanboy76]

@@QuesoCucuy that’s called inner monologuing. It’s a part of sentience. Most people have it and it would be troublesome if you didn’t.

[@QuesoCucuy]

@@gaaratf2fanboy76 there are people without inner monologues. there is this streamer i forget her name but basically anything she thinks she says out loud cause she doesnt do it in her head. and im not gonna bother correcting you about how i experience things in my mind cause its in my mind.

[@freemygrandma956]

I feel like him jumping off at the end was him starting over with someone else appearing imaginary Cause when Luke did it he appeared but I think that only Daniel could see him

[@zTxMeta]

Yeah seems like all he succeeded in doing was killing himself, and really pissing off Daniel

[@freemygrandma956]

@@zTxMeta yea pretty creepy wish they explored it a bit more

[@allinone-qz2gi]

Agree

[@TRD57]

Is it just me? Or does this movie look like a more darker version of Drop dead Fred?

[@jacksyoutubechannel4045]

This one actually reminded me quite a lot of the dynamic between Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. Harris had contempt for creation itself, but he couldn't exert that wrath on his own. Yet, instead of finding someone who felt like he did, he found someone who was weakened by his contempt for _himself._ Harris then used Klebold's feeling that *_his_** life* was meaningless to show everyone else that *life* is meaningless.* Even more appropriate still that the barrier between worlds, the place Luke fell through, was an abyss. _“For when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you.”_ Harris in particular was enamored by Nietzsche, though I think it’s obvious he didn’t understand him. _* Klebold was obviously guilty for his part, and I’m not attempting to take that culpability away. The catalyst, however, was Harris (Harris was homicidal, Klebold was suicidal). Since that’s the dynamic I see mapped on in the movie, I think that's the relevant point of focus._

[@PixieYelsraek]

So Adam Egypt Mortimer said "What if Drop Dead Fred was actually an evil demon instead of a helpful being?"

[@Bigbluedragon9]

I think it's possible the writer thought that the door needed to be unlocked to let Daniel out of the castle

[@187mrsmith]

Who would have known Arnold Schwarzenegger son would go into a horror movies an not action!

[@faze_buendia9514]

I wonder how the Spirit-otherwise-known-as-Daniel got into our world to begin with. I think the abyss is just a kind of gateway for the spirit to get into our world. He won't have a body when he gets here but we've seen how he crosses that bridge when he comes to it; inhabiting ppl's minds with the goal of eventually taking over the body.

[@kangacakd1093]

The actor who plays Luke is Miles Robbins who is going to be in a game called The Quarry which is made by the same people who made. Until Dawn

[@cruxcified]

Requested this one a long long time ago! So glad to see it getting some love :)

[@zaneaustin22]

It’s amazing!

[@itsnotthatserious6809]

I saw your comment a while back and it made me buy it lol! Thanks it was great

[@cruxcified]

@@itsnotthatserious6809 Glad I could be of help! I knew I was gonna love this one since I saw the teaser trailer for it back before it came out…

[@no_peace]

I'm autistic and this plot kind of communicates some of my experience Most of us are unemployed and isolated, and have serious financial, health, social and other issues, often because of how people react to us So you go to a therapist or doctor, which is the only route to support, because nothing else is available, and they coerce you to take antidepressants, and if you don't, even if you've tried all of them, you're just noncompliant. They say you have to receive treatment, you have to go to therapy Antidepressants and therapy don't provide food, shelter and community for autistic people. You can give me any drug you want and it won't get rid of Daniel

[@michaeliles6674]

I feel that 💯 being autistic myself you made some good points man

[@JDascrambler]

Daniel was an actual cosmic demon parasite…..

[@fatboy5827]

@@horribleprogram well we can tell that you won't be a good parent and I hope your kid is born autistic so you can see how it feels first-hand

[@stargazerstudios8290]

If Dan can just come into the real world in his true form but didn’t show it until the very end, it could be that Dan knew that such a thing would be far too easy and being as evil as he is, decided to have some sadistic fun in the process.

[@Sully48]

It could be that Daniel was also trapped in the Castle with the others and needed someone to take down the bricks behind the door to escape. John was trapped for a long time and never tried to get out, so Daniel had to move on to Luke. Once Luke opened the way to the outside Daniel was free to escape as well using the same path

[@braxtonwalden8365]

It’s interesting that he takes a fall into the abyss to return, only to fall from a building. I think there is a fair argument that it was all in his head after all, and that final plunge into that cosmic abyss was him falling from the building, the rest being the last of his brain’s fantasy from DMT

[@icewallowkids6628]

Who would win? ancient demon guy that posses people and takes control of their physical bodies or dollhouse

[@emilybarclay8831]

Never heard of this but the title tells me it will be ✨weird✨

[@hinamori857]

I think maybe the ending is more like this is how Daniel is immortal and now he’s going to invite himself into someone else’s life. Since A. John said it happened to him when he died and B. Luke used to abyss as the connection to the real world

[@sharvinsuntra7514]

Pls do an explanation on ‘The 8th Night’ it’s Korean film, pls pls plssss do an explanation on it🥲

[@nr875]

Or maybe jumping into the Abyss is how he restarts looking for a new “friend.”

[@MidnightChimeraStudio]

Would love to see an Ending Explained on The Mortuary Collection!!

[@fritosnlegoshai]

That's an old one! It would be nice

[@marcoslaureano5562]

As soon as Dan applauded their destructiveness, encouraged him to sin and didn't like the idea of the Apocalypse (he knows what happens to his kind) I knew what he was. It was kind of obvious really, especially knowing what they feed off and them having to be trapped within something, symbolically and physically. And I SWEAR that this movie is based on an old Tales From the Crypt episode. It was damn good. And both Miles Robbins and Patrick Schwarzenegger were great in it.

[@houseadams4841]

Nightclub or middle school dance..?? What was with the tinsel ??

[@teemoore4967]

Can you please review "take shelter" Staring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain

[@dylanemmerson7617]

Did he just say “that slicks back real nice “ like Tim Robinson in I Think You Should Leave

[@iigez2386]

scrolled way too long to find this comment 🤣

[@GoingHamAllTheWay]

I think that when Daniel jumps into the abbess like Luke did, was Daniel jumping back to our realm into a new person, cycle starts again

[@Elle--lc7ep]

I think the ending where Daniel is jumping off the roof into the abyss represents the tormented ending of jumping off the roof, over and over again. Just like with the last victim, who had a blown up face, Daniel is now subject to the same tormenting cycle that he put all his victims through. In that way, seems like a less bleak ending. Plus, I have not seen the ending but I did not see the main character there at the ending with Daniel. If that's the case, maybe it means that the main character has finally moved on to a better place while Daniel is there trapped in his world again, but this time as somebody who will jump over and over again for eternity.

[@levigame4877]

lmao I thought it's about Dissociative identity disorder, and the doll hause ist the Repräsentation of the head space

[@Gvno347]

Dude that part where he forces himself into him and cut him open that sounds so cool. And oh my god I love that style is so cute little suit

[@rodneyturkson918]

Do archive 81!

[@dalniente2020]

Random trivia: The guy who plays Luke, Miles Robbins, is Susan Sarandon’s son. He’s a cool guy.

[@odst_735]

I wonder if you could review the Mandela catalogue. It’s not exactly a movie, but it’s still pretty interesting

[@dbgreene9020]

It seems to me that the trauma of Luke seeing a dead body when he was a kid, allowed for Daniel to enter his mind.

[@TheMellowMutantShow]

probably true

[@jackalbright4599]

22:25 this painting is originally by Hironymous Bosch. The bird demon has been switched out for the "Daniel demon". 23:45 his deformation is due to the way in which he died in the film. Those aren't horns. Those are bullets.

[@draco_magnus3688]

Apparently you forgot, that there was a closed door, until Luke created a key. Daniel could not take a stroll to the abyss, now he can.

[@spykkielee7627]

Rolling out my thoughts here, the monster Luke meets in the castle is Daniel's previous victim, his "monster" appearance being a reflection of how he looked in his final moment, being pierced by bullets. I'm thinking the monsters Luke could see in the flash of lights were a premonition of how those people would look when they will die. If they didn't die a violent death, there wouldn't be much blood and there for not as much "horns" would show. This would mean Luke was mystically gifted, which would explain why he could see those "visions" and fight Daniel on somewhat of an equal footing at the end. The monster returning to the real world at the end seems to be Luke's death state, as the previous victim stated that even in death he was trapped in the castle.

[@TeddyGBeats]

great review . would be cool if you did a yellowjackets breakdown of the season/series so far. feel I missed some things thanks for the good content

[@bullygabbana1653]

The kid found pills and drugged her and her solution was to lock him up instead of keeping shit like dat out of his reach ? A-1 parenting

[@NW_Blessed]

Dude you got to do “The deep house.” That’s on Hulu. It’s story has a lot of holes but they way it’s filmed is absolutely amazing

[@ffejpsycho]

I think this was just a movie adaptation of Metallica's song "Sad But True"... either that, or a grimdark "Drop-Dead Fred" remake...

[@lemurtheory9350]

I think Luke found a way to break a hole in the house (barrier representation) and go back by jumping off giving Dan a different way out. I wonder with that other guy trapped and changing if dan was human at one point (or at least something other than he is now), got stuck or trapped there, and being there slowly twists you into something else.

[@cometzz_c1rcuzz]

He looks like cole spouse

[@6sKi6z6]

The first time I saw this movie, all I could think was "My God, Arnold's kid looks just like him."

[@sludgeskin]

Daniel does have some fire fits tho

[@adfinemrising]

it seems like it took inspiration form carl jung and friedrich nietzsche

[@iambilly1134]

Daniel isn’t real..I don’t know man he seems pretty real to me

[@chrisc4082]

Dude pretty much cliff noted the story.. explained nothing

[@varungudi4679]

The Haunting in Connecticut can you ending explained that movie

[@roosterdew7791]

Dr sleep and Malignant love child

[@TheRealDreyne]

Maybe he was trapped in the castle (Daniel) and when John broke out to save his girl he opened up an escape route for Dan…idk

[@gaila.9852]

The dollhouse seemed to represent Luke’s mind.

[@mesiagamer5217]

So It's Fight Club where we already know the twist.

[@Red1Green2Blue3]

Archenemy is a sequel to this, and there may be a third film released at some point.

[@jasonsperling1052]

What s up my guy

[@dontknowme5697]

Which archenemy

[@kristenkalinowski2551]

I didn’t know that! Thank you I’m going to watch it

[@thechinisin1]

Not a sequel, but takes place in the same universe

[@Red1Green2Blue3]

@@thechinisin1 sorry, yes you're right. The director did say though that he expects Daniel and Max to both appear in the third film and says the three films should be considered a trilogy

[@jacksonwagner9876]

Kinda like the fake friend in fight club just a horror movie

[@KristiContemplates]

Star Trek TNG did a good rendition of this theme with Dr Crusher. Stephen King's 'The Dark Half' was pretty good

[@willn8664]

If Luke and Daniel would have gotten along better, they would have been great soap salesmen.

[@thegreatwhitemoose1582]

Have you ever tried like to take a breath while talking.Blah Blah Blah.

[@chrisgutierrez4823]

Day 1 of asking foundflix to review lake mungo

[@fourthhorsemendeath218]

As a Schwarzenegger, Patrick looks really natural in that leather jacket.

[@thedarknight307]

I like to think Daniel might be Nyarlathotep His behavior and the abyss line makes sense.

[@IceQueen975]

....do you know how many demons there are? a fuckton.

[@thedarknight307]

@@IceQueen975 it’s cosmic horror and i like lovecraft(despite his disgusting views) Give me a break lol

[@d3ath8ybac0n4]

Sorta a homage look too. I agree with this my friend.

[@D3th10rd]

Nothing dissociates you more than waking up, opening KZbin, and seeing a video title that says you aren't real.

[@McBurgerDeluxe]

The "I think you should leave" reference had me dying,bro. Love your vids!

[@daffyphack]

Daniel enjoys a good sloppy steak