The Clever Loop of The Father

[@SpikimaMovies]

Thanks for watching! What's YOUR favourite mind bending film? Also, i cried all three times i watched this film. This video was a very special one for me.

[@vb2388]

Eraserhead

[@evanmiller5855]

Donnie Darko always impressed me.

[@hebemariacarreira8344]

Lovely! Superb! 💜🎥💜

[@tobiasmattsson9285]

The Lighthouse and Annihilation, I can't decide which

[@DangerBay]

I Heart Huckabees, Hereditary, The Platform was AMAZING check it out right now if you've never seen it, The Belko Experiment was fun, Mother was jsut fucking weird but still pretty cool, Inception is great, The Prestige, lots more.... movies are awesome. Oh, Coherence was pretty wild too if anyone has never seen it, it's worth a watch. Also, Oculus, it's about a crazy mirror that kills people, so messed up. Also Tenet was a trip.

[@rae8961]

I remember having to lie to my Grandfather so much. He would ask where Madeline was (his wife that had died before I was born) and I would have to lie and say she went to the store or somewhere. I remember the first time I made the mistake of telling him that she was dead and having him cry and be confused. His mind was so frazzled. So instead, I started lying and later on he would take a drive and remember, come back with tear streaks down his face, and then go take a nap. It hurt watching him suffer through that so many times. He was grieving her death over and over and over. He's gone now, but those memories really stick out to me.

[@maggiemakri9798]

🙏

[@SpikimaMovies]

Thank you very much for sharing. That's an incredible (-y heartbreaking) story.

[@filmfilms9579]

This is so heartbreaking, I'm so sorry.

[@nellyb1594]

I'm sorry you had to see, and he had to go through, that. My stepdad's dad moved in with us once his Parkinson's disease kept him from taking care of himself. It was nearly the opposite. His mind would mostly be there, but his body just would not do what he wanted or needed it to. Now I'm afraid of dying old.

[@rae8961]

@Ramen Noodles well, my parents and aunts debated taking his keys away. They were scared he would drive off far away and then forget where he was and be lost. There are horror stories of that kind of thing happening. But then again, he loved driving. It was the only thing he had left that he really loved to do. It calmed him down and made his head clearer. Often, when he would drive, things he had forgotten about (like his wife's death) he would remember again. But since he was so old and would die soon, they decided to not take his keys. He ended up dying of black lung (perks of living in the Appalachians where coal is a major staple) a year after the whole key debate started anyway.

[@XawiKrishna]

This film profoundly broke my heart.

[@UltimateKyuubiFox]

@ׁ Good thing they didn’t say that, then, otherwise it would mean they were dead.

[@leonardolupini3484]

That end scene was devastating to watch, just as it must have felt for Anthony as he spiralled into the abyss of confusion and anguish. One of the best endings ever in cinema.

[@akuseru85]

My grandmother had Alzheimer's, and although I was not there to experience it on a regular basis since I had moved abroad several years earlier, I did hear stories from my dad. A couple of months before she passed away, I came to visit her with my wife and two kids. It was her first time seeing my youngest one and maybe the 4th time seeing my oldest one. Before the visit my dad told me that she could almost not string complete sentences together and that she was more or less gone, and that I had to prepare myself for the absolute worst. But when I met her, she was completely normal, same old grandma. She remembered everything. It was like her disease was completely gone, just for that one hour. My dad was absolutely speechless, he could not believe his eyes. There is definitely something in there that triggers the memory for the poor souls with this disease.

[@marcelomarquez2089]

So it could be said that memories still exists, but it's the mind that forgot how to recall them?

[@SomiaDz]

The same thing used to happen to my grandma. Sometimes she'd be confused, sometimes she'd remember everything as if she didn't have Alzheimer's, and sometimes she'd start talking about things that happened in the past as if they were happening right then. This disease is really scary.

[@cme7527]

​@@marcelomarquez2089 that's an interesting question.

[@AlonsoRules]

The Father is a masterclass in editing and acting

[@Nebol]

Truly.

[@vb2388]

Well deserved oscar for Hopkins.. I think its safe to say that Hopkins has equalled or may also surpassed Jack Nicholson in terms of an overall actor.. Both are 83, yet Nicholson retired 10 years ago and Hopkins still killing the game in his 80s..

[@weshansen7892]

It almost feels bad that we can't give him any higher award, he's at the top and I wish we could show him how much we appreciate him even more

[@gawaniwhitecrow2731]

I disagree, they both have thier niches, but Nicholson has done more obscure and variable work. Hopkins has only ever been a classical actor, he evokes Shakespeare in all his roles even this one. They are both amazing ofc, but Nicholson has this one. The Oscars aren't really a good form of recognition imo due to thier political nature but even on that front Jack has only slightly less than DDL too.

[@ksta1996]

i don't think there is any point in comparing them. They are both wonderful and very different. Both can play any type of character you can imagine, although because of Nicolson features I think it's harder to place him in a role of soft character, while hopkins can switch really easily from madness to kindness

[@mattmolloy636]

Fact: the crime that forced Roman Polanski to flee the country like a coward took place at Jack Nicholson’s house, while he was home ofc.

[@corean3polar]

So spot on about scene 6. That's the part that I got rly scared for Anthony and knew the movie was special.

[@morganleanderblake678]

The "You're going to be all right in a moment" line really got me. I've worked at multiple nursing homes and sometimes you just had to stay with them until... The dementia took them to a happier place again. The sad part would pass and they would go back to looking out the window.

[@rjkore5229]

Forgive my obviousness but ignorance is indeed bliss...

[@Nebol]

It's both comforting and so incredibly sad...

[@PeriodDrama]

That’s so terrifying, I’m definitely going to Switzerland before slowing myself to get like that.

[@PetrolPatrol]

@@PeriodDrama Yeah me too, counting down the years.

[@FaiaHalo]

Your videos, in a way, particularly this one, feel this way too, like a movie of its own, with structure and great editing. I loved the use of music in this, as well as the moments of silence. And the timeline you constructed. It was overall an awesome video of one of my favorite movies of last year.

[@SpikimaMovies]

Thanks for the great review of my review ;) appreciate it!

[@xsomeNOOBx]

This reads as simultaneously mocking and sincere.

[@FaiaHalo]

@@xsomeNOOBx "mocking" lol how so? well, I can guarantee it was completely sincere since I really appreciate the amount of work that is seen in each one of the channel's videos.

[@xsomeNOOBx]

@@FaiaHalo I 100% believe you. This video, especially some parts near the end has a manner of speaking that is popular among video essayists. Like your comment, it can be characterized by, a highly punctuated, drawn out style, using the pauses for a lot of emphasis, on the weight of what is being said. A style of presentation I am not fond of and seriously couldn't tell if you were mocking it or were sincere. Now I know!

[@dr.feelgood3670]

Been here since the parasite video I feel like a proud father remember me when you hit a million

[@SpikimaMovies]

I will chicken man. At the very least for that name of yours, chicken man.

[@scot6052]

At 4:40 you can see a map on the wall. That matches the same postcard Anne send to Anthony at the end of the film. Interesting

[@adrianrobles5204]

I can't believe how many details I've missed, but the movie did an amazing job of making you feel like something is out of place. The scene of Anthony's room in then end, where it was shot like the Apartment was so good, definitely my favorite movie of last year. Also amazing video as always, appreciate the effort you put into these videos

[@willnox1]

That ending "The Beginning" literally got me for a moment thinking I was just about to begin watching this...great job. Thank you so much for covering this. My grandfather suffered from Alzheimer's and Dementia. I fear it could run in my family...

[@erikaesplin696]

awesome video man! I watched the movie with my father (and his father has dementia and is living in a nursing home) it was hard for him to watch, but he's glad he did. It helped him understand what his father is going through on a day-to-day basis and how his memory is affected by this illness. Thanks for a great analysis, it really helps put the pieces/scenes together!

[@viktoriaf.1191]

the ending hurt my soul.

[@fingerwithgun]

I cried during the film and now I have cried on this review

[@Chesterek667]

"Father" is one of the Best movies of this season. Hell, I would say its the best. It somehow manages to mix "regular" drama it seema to be based on the synopsis, with a horror. This movie is absolutely terryfying, because how real it all seems to be, and that it could happen to all of us. My absolutr favorite of all the Oscar movies this Year.

[@sergiogomes2979]

This video is so well crafted that I found myself tearing up multiple times throughout it. Both from remember this film that I have a hard time putting back together even though I recall enjoying it immensely, and from the work you did with its presentation and analysis. Absolutely fabulous, can't believe I only found your channel now. I stopped mid-way through your Handmaiden video because I want to rewatch it soon in order to fully appreciate the video. That, to me, is the most valuable form of content when it comes to film and I hope you keep doing this for as long as you desire. Thank you

[@DangerBay]

Really enjoyed this movie, it hits a strong nerve though as my Grandpa is getting old and starting to show signs of mental decline, great movie and a great video as always, thanks!

[@bodeezus]

I was crying on an airplane to Colorado first time I watched this masterpiece

[@tiellimilin6622]

I love video essay channels and subscribed to lots of them. How did I even miss this one smh

[@jyotiprakashsatapathy7338]

Its the helplessness of the whole situation that is so heartbreaking.

[@vooshimo7769]

this movie made me so sad because my grandma is starting to forget things

[@muffinslawl]

wow, the writing and editing of this video is wonderful! great video mate

[@conforzo]

What's so interesting with this film is that it creates a mesmerizing experience from something that so many people can relate to. It's not some secret mission around the world. Most people have had some experience with dementia in the family.

[@alvarotorrespinto]

It was my favourite of this year's oscars nominations aswell! Damn, such a good movie, superb acting by Anthony Hopkins, brilliant editing, production design, soundtrack... And such a good video this one! I really like your channel, you deserve alot more subs and views and I'm glad im already here before that happens! Keep it up :)

[@sarahball-ruck846]

"...Rain doesn't wait for us to get home...nor does it stop because we have a umbrella..."

[@halcyonzhang1807]

Come on dude!! This is a KZbin video! Your video editing is too BRILLIANT!! We don't deserve this 😫😭👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@SpikimaMovies]

;) much appreciated!!

[@DeadlyLazer]

Dementia is a hell of a thing. I never experienced dealing with someone who has it, but my parents told me about my great grandmother who died a few years before I was born. How she would lose her way home in our own neighborhood. How she would hear loud engines and think she was still back in war times. She died in her 90s. I thought about it the other day and it just hit me that my grandparents are gonna be that age in a few years. I watched this movie last year and that fact just made it more terrifying

[@pinkrose190]

The ending upset me so much D': such a powerful film

[@WPN300]

Great breakdown of a bloody great film!

[@gawaniwhitecrow2731]

This film should be given to families of people that suffer from this condition imo. Was an amazing performance by all involved.

[@licht04rockband44]

I had an stroke 3 years agi and it was confusion and chNge of scenarios constantly and still pounding my mind, im glad that they made this movie it's scary but real

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

Seeing Anthony Hopkins aging makes me really sad :(

[@MrJC1]

But he is still so good!

[@isaakhan4177]

I'm so glad I found your channel, a great find !

[@kenmaru777]

This movie is full of pain💔

[@user-sg3pt6we3v]

I was emotionally drained by the end of the movie

[@marcelomarquez2089]

It's quite funny that the actor and character has the same name, and when the doctor asks him his birthdate, he says "31 December, 1937", which is also the real birthdate of the real Anthony (Hopkins). I admire how he decided to be in a movie that has the possibility to be his real near fate. (he is 85).

[@loknloll]

This video has some of the most phenomenal editing I've ever seen. Wow!

[@spawnlordgaming7826]

This was such a brilliant movie !

[@RonanMurphy838]

such an intelligent analysis, thank you for this

[@wretch1]

This movie blew me away big time

[@CameronBaba]

I genuinely thought this video's views would be in the millions. Fantastically done; subbed :,)

[@JRRLewis]

Well done analysis. Such a great, meaningful, devastating film, and one of cinema's greatest performances from Anthony Hopkins.

[@mitchdean6024]

Whenever I recommend this film, I will make them watch this video straight after, so it all perfectly sinks in on how clever and sad this film is

[@MrJC1]

I have noticed that many people get confused about the whole paris thing. I just watched it and i think i know the answer to this. She says she met someone and would be moving to paris, but then later says she isn't and that shes staying in london (denies it - which leaves you wondering how that could be the case but you have to remember this film spans years of memories). I believe this is because she changed her mind after mentioning it the first time. Anthony merges memories together. When Anthony mentions her husband for instance, she doesn't default to Paul at this stage, she defaults to James and how they are no longer together. This is a memory from before she met "Paul" merging in. I believe that she decided to stay in london and look after Anthony because there was lots of stuff going on regarding the doctors etc and she didn't want to leave him on his own before sorting it all out. This took time because she didn't want to notify the doctor of the true details of her dads health deteriorating. It isn't the first time as we also get told by the "Paul" character that they had to cancel their trip to italy because of Anthony's health problems. Later on she finally follows through with her original plan when he is fully taken in to the care home and settled in. At this point she knows that he will not be on his own, will be cared for, and she can finally begin moving on with her life that has been on hold for years.

[@vasilisneorun1700]

Great analysis!! Hopkins' acting is superb!!..much more demanding than his role in Silence of the Lambs

[@christianallen6509]

This was amazing.

[@yonos007]

What a heartbreaking movie.

[@chrisS19019]

Olivia Colman breaking my heart the whole movie

[@FalloutBoy2234]

I’m gonna miss Anthony Hopkins when he passes, he’s a great actor

[@DraidtheSpacePirate]

My literal worst nightmare is losing my mind. Crazy to think it's natural...

[@PeriodDrama]

Me too, I would undertake euthanasia in Switzerland at the first signs. Not joking.

[@SafuraBaharuddin]

Everybody will get old when time comes no excape😢

[@kawshs]

Hey! I was a little bit confused whether Sewell character was James of Paul, but finally I came to the conclusion it was Paul and James was just a backstory that Anthony remembers well enough. You called him James in your video, could you please explain why do you think that was James? I like that theory too!

[@daanothoff]

I noticed the exact same thing. To me, Anne's husband's name is Paul. Not James.

[@TheSchaef47]

I thought this as well. And in the credits he's named Paul. But the movie opens with her mentioning Paul without any indication that he's supposed to remember having met Paul. And the argument they have in this scene is about taking a trip to Italy. In short, I assumed he was Paul up until the video calls him James, and now it makes me wonder. I need to go back and see if she ever calls him Paul. He might actually be projecting his memory of James, who he's met, with Paul, whom we never meet, but is just substituted intermittently with James or with Bill. This also fits into a theory I'm developing where the first and last scenes are the only truly lucid ones and everything in between is him jumbling up times and faces in the months since Anne left. But I don't have a strong thesis for that yet.

[@sammndl9592]

It's very simple -> I saw this video -> Understood nothing -> Watched the movie -> Understood nothing ->Rewatched this video -> the 'AHHHHHH' moment.

[@주시원-g8t]

홉킨스옹 연기가 정말 좋았던 영화였죠 ~~ 오늘은 자막이 있어 일찍 잘수 있겠네요!! 잘 볼게요 ^^

[@SpikimaMovies]

늘 감사합니다 ㅎㅎ

[@donkylefernandez4680]

This is a wonderful video essay

[@Leon-kf2tx]

climax next? and congratz to 100k subs

[@AntSmithMan]

What a fantastic video. Well done

[@CandyPinkcake]

This is so sad . Sadness in itself is horror

[@reddit.stories1606]

Great video!

[@김원진-t2m]

너무 좋아

[@khwabyda]

Nolan wishes he were this clever

[@vb2388]

Memento and The Prestige are far better mind bender of films than The Father 🙄

[@Otanru]

The mind bending tricks in The Father serves the story well, while Nolan’s mind benders mostly make me feel nothing more than “wow I see what you did there, it’s cool that the end is actually the beginning...okay... very cool 👍”

[@anthonyweston630]

@@vb2388 Tenet was a pure vanity piece though. Utter trash

[@willldo4]

I hate sunny weather though....

[@crescentus5413]

Happy 100k

[@willowmonkeyballs]

As a child I knew my nan had dementia and she lived for many years in a vegetative state only eating. And asking for my grandfather who died. I knew naturally to pretend he was coming. My mother is now starting to go through the same decline. I find this so incredibly hard. I constantly feel like I’m not being good enough for her. I’m frustrated. She’s so upset. I don’t know when I will have to move in with her

[@ricdiggle]

Beautifully done. I would be interested in your thoughts regarding the watch. On repeated viewings, I feel like it might be almost clumsily added into too many scenes. Almost too obvious which doesn't really fit the rest of the film. But maybe that's the point. Chronology is missing for him and he keeps finding it for brief moments. Time is all over the place. I understand that wearing a watch makes someone seem dependable and reliable and perhaps it shows his anxiety and the possible realisation that he is no longer either of those things. He mentions that he will need it for the journey but I don't know what that refers to.

[@abadivenegas5477]

u´re so amazing!!

[@abelvivasfuentes]

great work!

[@EasyJayce]

Great video

[@TheZanzibarMan]

Don't forget to like the video

[@frankrolls6834]

The whole movie from start to finish is Anthony in the care facility. He is their the whole movie but he thinks he is back at his flat. In the last scene in the movie, the room he is in looks the same as the flat he lived and slept in. Put two screens on of one of his room at his flat and the room at the care facility. It is exactly the same type of room but set up sighlty different. Check it out. There is much more to this movie but this is a good start.

[@svetxo]

4:32 well said

[@lesterfalcon1350]

Both the actor and character are Anthony pronounced Antony

[@keonnsanjuan7040]

This wouldve been more of an experience if they used everywhere at the end of time

[@danielwhirley6779]

My daddy now😢

[@peepnox7747]

Hello Fellow Gentlemen 🥂

[@zijielim4652]

Dr Ford became trapped in the prison of his own sins

[@srinathpm5766]

oh , “How can you not get romantic about cinema ?".

[@sophiamoe-i-moana6154]

Damn

[@Finnishmanmusic]

You put in text saying "Characters" while pointing at a dudes hand? Cool.

[@nachouuwu]

this video its a movie itself, u know that right?

[@KenFlanagan]

Having briefly looked after someone with dementia there feels like something missing here. I would be interested to know if the reviewer has spent time with people suffering from dementia. It’s by no means a prerequisite at all but it would be interesting to know. The film has a careful aesthetic and social class that feels like an episode of the Crown. It seems to make it all too attractive to watch and the aesthetic contrivances feel more like a parlour game than the brutal reality of the condition. Imagine if the Safdie brothers were making this film?! Or even Ken Loach. Dementia and it’s affects are profound but there is no poetry as it is experienced. There are no muted shades of pleasant colour, shafts of bright sunlight or huge sprawling apartments to allow the experience a safe frame and the viewer a comfortable ride. There is none of this in my experience in reality. I’m sure that there is a place for pastel colours in tragedy but the world and it’s disconnection from mental illness is brutal and by its very nature is unmeasured and chaotic. Slow pans, elegant tracking shots and elegantly set shooting ratios somehow feel like the wrong tools and palette but everyone’s experience is different.

[@Fondrom]

You describe how the visual architecture of the film from Anthony's perspective should be shot like you have experienced the illness itself, not if you have watched someone experienced it..

[@SpikimaMovies]

Despite the colorfulness of the film, the overall experience was at least for me, absolutely agonizing. I think it's the objective beauty of the places this takes place in that makes the film even more tragic and realistic in one sense, especially since the goal wasn't to focus on what the illness looks like through the eyes, but rather what it feels like in the brain. I think it did a great job

[@KenFlanagan]

@@Fondrom no I am not describing how anything should be from Anthony’s perspective. This is an observation about the way films are made and the decision making creatively or otherwise by the filmmakers who often come to their films with their own often limited life experience attached and acquiring a subject to film rather than making a film that is really part of who they are at the core. The stories become affectations and career vehicles rather than a personal crusade. Visually the film feels facile and holds no particular truth for me visually in telling the story. The cinematography is an intellectual conceit and I’m sure if I met the director we wouldn’t share the same approach to making films and frankly the casting alone said everything about the intention of the film and not in a good way.

[@itsallmakebelieve9151]

Hard film to watch, especially if you have lived with an elderly relative with dementia. It is not a film to watch because you want a joyful experience, but you will get an enriching experience.

[@CW0123]

Joe Biden the movie only that’s a comedy

[@dravis141]

My egg donor died from this, and now at 70 yrs old, I feel my cognitive abilities slowly fading also....

[@TheIstellar]

I love watching and listening to your essay videos, clear, comprehensive and has so many interesting takes on a movie. It really helps me to learn what the movie is really projecting/telling the audience. Nicely done!

[@Lillith.]

This film was amazing. Everything is told through an unreliable narrator and because it's cut up, reshuffled, and done multiple times nothing is what it seems.

[@Zuzu01]

I think this explanation of the Film is way more confusing than the actual film 😂 I’ve never heard so many big words thrown in each sentence. Just explain it in simper terms!!! 😌

[@loviathanss]

absolutely incredible video, as always. your content never fails to be such a wonderful watch, and so informative and entertaining. thank you for all the effort you put into this! 🤍

[@SpikimaMovies]

And thank you for watching ! much love.

[@Nebol]

Brilliant analysis of a brilliant movie. Thanks. Subscribed.

[@Dumbfuckingfucck]

I saw you upload this video and i watched the movie just to watch your take on it.

[@Julia-dl4tn]

I absolutely love the movies which uses cinematic tricks to make us as a spectator see and feel like we actually have the protagonists mental illness, it's genius (love your essay videos ❤️)

[@Julia-dl4tn]

the confusing and mixed timeline in a movie with the perspective of a protagonist that has dementia

[@sem2669]

@@Julia-dl4tn Memento does this brilliantly, too

[@Ad_Astra2023]

This movie totally broke my heart. I still get choked in tears every time I see Anthony Hopkins crying in the ending.

[@Nebol]

Him regressing into the child he once was was hard to watch... His mind gave up and rolled back his adult life... and left a scared boy yearning for the safety his mother represented. She will make everything alright, she always does. And he found comfort in Catherine's arms, listening to her talk about everyday things, a walk in the park, the trees, a siesta.. nice distractions to focus on, and he answers "yes"... "yes"... "yes"... it's all he can do... as much to comfort and convince himself as it is a response to her...

[@QueenCousland]

So do I. I really wish I could watch it again, but just remembering the last scene makes me want to cry, and a terrible feeling fills me every time.

[@eddiebeats]

Amazing breakdown as usual, also your editing has improved a lot, well done dude 👍

[@SZebS]

This film has fucking destroyed me time and again Some of the best cinematography i've seen

[@artunsaday6391]

This film hit me like a truck, shows just how powerfull art can be

[@JasonChamberlain]

Your video was a fantastic piece in itself. I opened this up, earlier today, closed it to go and rent the film. I came back to this and nearly lost it when you ended the way you did. Wonderful, haunting, and so beautiful.

[@zhaziralala]

This is such a high quality video, the analysis the graphics for visual explanation, everything is great.

[@halesm5720]

I tried very hard to watch this... but I started it soon after my great grandmother had passed away (she'd had Alzheimer's for over a decade)... I couldn't. I just bawled. Even watching this video had me sobbing.