The Horror Film that BROKE MY BRAIN *HUSH*

[@lames6395]

“what if she wasn’t deaf and she just didn’t give a sh*t” LMFAOOO

[@alexusdunlap4990]

Honestly thought the same thing when I first watch this I was over when he said that

[@xariahsetaro5669]

That would be great

[@whatislife3603]

💀💀💀

[@laughsngasps]

💀💀

[@dnvh877]

@Faebae yeah, that didn't make sense the first time I saw the movie. I was like, anybody would notice that, even more deaf people

[@incius8341]

missed opportunity to make this movie completely silent. seeing a window break in the background but you and her not hearing it would be freaky and immersive.

[@cartulizecharles4053]

As much as that would be innovated, it wouldn’t make a good movie at all. At the end of the day these producers aren’t making these movies to tailer to you and or Dylan specifically, they’re trying to hit the general public, and the general public wouldn’t sit down for over an hour watching a silent film. They played on that “silence” a couple times in the film, but no the whole film.

[@marthedegraeve276]

I think a full movie would be too long, but the series Only Murders in the Building does it in one episode up until the very last moment, and it's very well done if you want to see something like that. :) It was perfect for a 20 minute episode tbh

[@sumtingwong8592]

I actually watched it without sound to experience it the same way she does. It's trippy

[@Alyumic]

It wouldve been a missed opportunity if they did *ANYTHING* different they did the silence amazingly

[@diimidosemineral9261]

@@cartulizecharles4053 it's not catering, it's trying something out that's artistic, people sat through silent movies before, why not this one. Catering to the general public is limiting your creativity, obviously you want others to enjoy it, or you know be terrified but, but if you really think that people are capable of making a silent film that is terrifying and enjoyable you have a very limited understanding of films

[@rogerroger9952]

"She is a real writer. She thinks about writing, but then she procrastinates." Dylan, you don't have to call me out like that when you're how I'm procrastinating right now XD

[@jupiter2631]

felt

[@nour4828]

Same💀💀

[@prismroot_starlight8039]

Same😭

[@Kasiarzynka]

Dylan also writes a YA book so my head canon is he was talking about himself. And yes, I feel called out, too. Like, a lot.

[@maryam-nusa]

More like he’s calling himself out with his three chapters book that took three years to write and is still being “written” I’m-

[@FirstLast-po8oz]

It's a little frustrating, because when you're Deaf, you can still "feel" banging and yelling. You can feel it vibrating the objects your holding and can feel something is going on. Obviously you wouldn't expect anything and may not notice, but they can feel more than you might think.

[@slytherindork8459]

That’s what I’ve been thinking, even just having two earbuds in and having music or a video blaring in my ears, I can still feel footsteps through the floor, and even am more aware of my peripheral

[@justlive2809]

yes but she also was focused on something else pretty sure her neighbour banging a door while she was in the kitchen cleaning the mess she wouldn't have felt it it's not like she banging on the floor were her feet can feel it ..

[@Dirttyb0ngwater]

As someone who is deaf yes you can but I definitely can’t feel knocking on the door or pounding on doors

[@faye7441]

@@Dirttyb0ngwater really? in the beginning when the bestfriend was pounding on the door i def wouldve thought it would be easy to feel the vibrations

[@Dirttyb0ngwater]

@@faye7441 no not really, it does different person to person, area and construction but i’d assume she wouldn’t be able especially bc she wasn’t born deaf

[@marahc8954]

Oh my god. I just realized the main woman’s book in the beginning is called “Midnight Mass” which is the Netflix series that came out that she stars in! That’s dope. And her husband (Mike Flanagan) that created the Haunting Hill series and directed this also directs that too which all star her.

[@marahc8954]

Also, if you pause and read the back of the book in the movie, the character’s name is Riley, which is the characters name in the series.

[@damagedheather]

Just noticed the neighbour is Bev from MM too!

[@justsomegirlwithamoustache529]

That's one of the most intriguing things about the director!! The hinting at new projects and using the same actors to play different roles (kinda like undertale and deltarune if you follow those games)

[@marahc8954]

@@justsomegirlwithamoustache529 Yeah, exactly! It’s very cool!

[@marahc8954]

@@damagedheather I haven’t seen that, but I know she’s from Grey’s Anatomy

[@idamiljkovickarlsson]

There is a korean movie about a serial killer trying to kill a deaf women called "Midnight" (so it basically has the same plot as this one). All the flaws you pointed out about this movie, Midnight does right. I really recommend you and everyone else to watch it.

[@heatherlee2967]

Thx for the recommendation!

[@nforeversxxx1773]

If i'm not mistaken, she's not deaf, she's mute

[@sicklyvictorian1]

@@nforeversxxx1773 she is deaf or hard of hearing. the movie goes into her POV sometimes and you can't really hear anything besides white noise. also, there are some scenes where the guy is chasing her and she makes noise w/o realizing, so he finds her. her house (and car) is equipped with furnitures/accessories that light up or move when there's movement around them as well.

[@sicklyvictorian1]

i think those furniture/accessories are also sensitive to sound. i just know whenever the guy was moving around the house, they would move/light up.

[@zahrakhan1807]

I was just thinking that! Wi Hajoon is one of my fave actors and Jin Kijoo and him does such an amazing job at pretty much everything you said. Even though Dylan probably won’t react to it, if he watched it, I think he’d probably like it, especially when it gets to parts when it goes silent because at that point we are pretty much in the protagonist’s pov. Highly recommend for everyone!

[@irini03]

“she is like a real writer. she thinks about writing, and then she procrastinates” me, a ‘writer’, currently watching this procrastinating writing

[@MistySophie]

he hit me right in my guilty bone with this comment 😅

[@MIMITAS29]

Yeah I felt that comment all too well 😔🥲😅😅

[@ilunariia1815]

Yep. Felt called out. Had to stop for a minute to laugh, be a little angry and then hit play again after considering if I SHOULD go back to writing xD

[@rowaaSHKhedr]

Me too

[@zebrashavestripes]

I am literally doing the same thing right now

[@DarkSithBarbie]

Fun Fact: Her book, Midnight Mass, is an easter egg to the next tv series that came out from this director/writer. This actress is his wife, so she's in all of his shows.

[@doughboyandpie]

And even tho midnight mass has its flaws it is sooooooo much better than this movie

[@Brandon0844]

Yeah I just finished the movie and noticed that! I love when Director’s put Easter egg’s in their movies and Shows

[@rahulshuvin5332]

Not the next series after this movie exactly. He directed Hill House and Bly Manor before Midnight Mass

[@bigolsimp9423]

I was like wait midnight mass like the tv show with the same actress?

[@sim_ne]

the book even has riley name on it and talks about a church in what i could see🔥🔥

[@forest4600]

The entire movie I thought the killer was Craig and they’d do something about it in the end but NO the whole Craig loving her thing had NOTHING to do with the plot

[@TheStepmonkey]

Me too! What a waste of plotline

[@jiminseyesmile5055]

I just figured that out cuz u said i thought it was Craig too

[@krbouier0505]

As soon as he took off the mask, I thought this is the guy that liked her, but no not at all

[@shesasunshinemsp6805]

Right that was so unecessary and insignificant... I also don't like how they had him attack the killer...as if The dude wasn't smart enough to realize this weird man stalking outside wasn't the police but he can tackle him tactfully and distract him. Like yea sure

[@lucia-jp1et]

SAME OMG

[@ddavisgaming]

I actually think your idea of killing off the main character and going back to the guys story and he's just a normal family man is actually genius. You'd be left with so many questions lol

[@zizojaezekeom3565]

Not that smart tho

[@DonnyTrent5533]

There's a Dutch movie from 1988 called The Vanishing that I think you'd like

[@jamesclinton6257]

that happens in hellfest

[@15THGAMERQ]

Yea like what is the point of the movie lmao not a good choice

[@Berryations]

Omg I love that idea

[@Sarah.A27]

"When you wish you were dead, that's when I'll come in." "That was years ago." DYLAN 😭😭😭😭😭

[@Skyler_Momoko]

Lmao I DIED at that part lmaoo

[@ana_bananass]

@@Skyler_Momoko haha punny

[@J3scape]

That whole part had me geeking out 😂

[@efrainlagunas]

I understand the perspective the movie was going for, but for me, this movie constantly destroyed that perspective. As he said in the video, KEEP US WITH HER, take away the audio to show how helpless she is. If she doesn't know where the killer is, we don't either. It wanted us to FEEL the tension of her predicament, but it doesn't share how the world looks and sounds like to her. Instead of going with "oh look how clever she is" angle, it would've helped sticking with showing us her fear and just focusing on her coming to grips that she has to face this head-on and be brave enough to face her offender like many real women have to. I liked that they showed his face cuz it made it more obvious their message, without it being too on the nose, about how women aren't being attacked by mystical hidden beings, there's just guys who are messed up and get a disturbing kick out of it. But to me the film does dip from there. It has its moments like him making sure she sees he's taking away her means of escape. This movie is surface level for not digging deeper into her perspective and forcing us to see things her way. There are other movies where a woman is being attacked and to me personally does a better job portraying this movie's message, WITHOUT meaning to.

[@giacook4455]

what other movies?

[@fatmaalban7294]

Names please....

[@roaaba9512]

@@giacook4455 I recommend midnight, it’s a Korean movie w/ a similar plot.

[@roaaba9512]

@@fatmaalban7294 ​ I recommend midnight, it’s a Korean movie w/ a similar plot.

[@Petraclark]

I have ADHD

[@Mia-on6uq]

"they kill off the main character, only to be like, oh jk she’s not dead, she just envisioned her death" *gasp* they did a twilight

[@xemiiklera]

I thought the same thing and I was waiting for him to say that, thank youuuuuuuu

[@adrianaggressive6625]

lmaooo ya i also thought of that lol and I still remember how the part there from Twilight really traumatized me

[@neetocheeto4861]

Oh.. I was thinking of Final Destination. :I

[@kiararai9234]

HAHA EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT

[@gaurikakhosla5011]

The funny thing is, I watched this video right after watching his Twilight marathon video 😂😭🤣

[@ZamiraC]

but yall do realize that he wasn't talking about the woman right? He was talking about the production of the movie. Literally had nothing to do with her being a woman being on her own, only about how they filmed and edited it.

[@kolbemikah]

Thank you !!!!

[@astrowolvez]

Wait what? What happened?

[@killuazoldycke]

Actually there's a lot wrong with a women living alone in the woods who can't hear anything, even a man who can't hear anything is still at risk but people would think twice before attacking a man, but a girl, yeah no, I swear people are stupidity sensitive just face reality.

[@realswobby]

@@killuazoldycke Internet makes people sensitive af, that's how governments control masses now. False sense of freedom and in addition, developed mental and emotional issues.

[@littlelilith3806]

It’s not that deep bro

[@kerosine2896]

Dylan: "Everything scares me" Also Dylan: Watches a terrifying home invasion movie

[@tunafish5462]

I hate scary movies too and this was the first movie I watched when I got Netflix last year lol.

[@ashleyward2351]

i would love to see him watch the original strangers bc that movie scared the piss outta me. home invasion movies be mad spooky

[@EternalFelicity4]

Yet he literally wants people to be murdered in every movie he watches

[@paulalaaa9524]

@@tunafish5462 aahhh i hate them too that’s why i’m hiding in the comments 😂

[@pizzaguy8844]

I'm with him I do not understand how this was scary in the slightest. I wasn't even tense it was more a thriller I guess over horror

[@sundown6806]

First off, I am a guy and I don't have the same perspective as women who do find this movie scary. But like, if you're gonna live out in the woods as a deaf woman all alone far enough away from civilization that running is not an option in an emergency situation, wouldn't you put up some sort of security system? Motion triggered lights, cameras, sensors that detect opening doors and windows, a panic room, anything?? Even just not having so much glass that not only makes home invasions easier but also are just extra points of failure during storms or something? Even just not leaving your door open for hours on end? Nothing to defend yourself in case of an aggressive person or animal? Having a building to keep your car in so it doesn't get broken into or smashed by a tree? Maybe I'm just being paranoid but if I were to live on my own with a disability as big as being deaf on my own without the ability to get help in a fast amount of time I'd turn my house into a mini fortress for any number of possibilities.

[@lebrilopejackalope5775]

I don't understand why being a guy would affect your perspective on it. I mean, I suppose you can argue a guy wouldn't have the same physical disadvantage, but it would still be a murderer with a weapon vs. an unarmed man. The only other man on this movie gets murdered by the killer, so why is this even a gender thing?

[@leonamvinoy3008]

@im invisible(shoot they can see me) that was very nicely explained :))

[@ericericsilva5915]

@@lebrilopejackalope5775 I think it would be a harder target if it is a men but still I understand.

[@cats1970]

Especially because she’s mute as well (I don’t think Dylan’s video included that). She can’t just call 911, she’d have to make someone else call or risk using text to speech and hope the dispatcher takes her seriously. In my house we have a backup phone upstairs. It’s just a normal flip phone we check maybe twice a year to make sure it still works. It’s only for emergencies where escape or using the downstairs phone isn’t an option. I’d recommend everyone to have that and some swinging tool near your bed! That and deodorant are great for immediate defence because it creates distance and disorients threats (wild animals included). But yeah she’s completely unequipped to handle even a bear cub wandering in her kitchen.

[@koostattoos-8859]

@@lebrilopejackalope5775 women are more likely to be victims of situations like this than men because they're seen as less of a threat.

[@thetssotal7389]

Dylan was not mocking the idea of the film, he was mocking the execution of it. He was not invalidating the fear women face that something like this could happen, but validating the fact that the director made poor choices in portraying it.

[@whatislife3603]

Exactly. I don’t understand how people don’t get that

[@mitchell4745]

Wait seriously that’s what people got out of this video??? That Dylan doesn’t respect the fear women get when living alone in the woods while being deaf?? If you genuinely think that this movie even remotely portrays this message or think that people have the right to be angry gtfo man

[@katkay9923]

@@mitchell4745 ppl are somehow making it a gender issue. Like, idk WHERE they got this but for some reason they think this video is meant to symbolize the vulnerability of women or smth despite the main scare factor being the main character’s disability?? Like??

[@babygirllynn2264]

That’s the thing it’s not even about her being a woman it’s about her being deaf and how it’s huge disadvantage but I agree I don’t think he’s mocking the film or the acting of it I think he’s mocking the execution of it

[@mitchell4745]

@@babygirllynn2264 he’s clearly mocking the fact that this movie is boring and lost its potential. He gives constructive criticism. Anyone who can’t see that and makes stuff up to feel angry about can jump of a bridge 👋🏻✌🏼

[@lubabaloadonisi3717]

The problem is that yall came to Dylan thinking he would be serious about this lmao

[@thekatara100]

EXACTLY. He is quite clearly not seeing it as reality and only seeing it as fiction and only joking around with it all.

[@jess-rn1on]

THANK YOU, whole i’m just enjoying this video cause it’s funny lmao, if ur looking for a serious review ur at the wrong place☠️☠️

[@jgarcia4721]

I wonder what year you have to be born in to be born after humor? 2001?

[@ricky_en]

@@jgarcia4721 na im thinking 2004 (even tho im born in 2006, i love dylans humour, people are just really sensitive for some reason

[@daphneblake9048]

SO TRUEEE

[@steelbarber]

There's so many comments defending Dylan that I can't find anyone who actually didn't like it lmao

[@mrduck6720]

So weird, right? I thought that this was a perfect video, I come to the comment section to see everyone defending him for some reason. I literally don't really understand the context of this, what happened here lmao

[@jama5336]

i liked the movie but i loved his review LMAOO

[@Jenny-mo1be]

I didn't see the problem until he made a whole-ass video on ooga 💀

[@genshinxyn]

@@mrduck6720 I think it's the video in Ooga

[@chikentika1361]

i skipped his criticism so many times. it got annoying

[@LordMesa]

There's no way she doesn't feel the friend beating on the door. Same way Dylan feels his neighbors walking. Incredibly unrealistic. She would have felt him banging shit behind her as well.

[@zeroo8124]

"Murdering the cat is fine." No, Dylan, it's NOT fine. Leave the cat alone. 😂

[@aaronscoobs2171]

I agree leave the cat alone

[@fionakelley83]

Murder the human for all I care but leave the cat alone

[@zeroo8124]

@@fionakelley83 Indeed agreed.

[@winterfromwisthollow]

please, i cried when they killed the dog in John Wicke, leave the pets alone😭🤧

[@adrenalineactivate]

@Jane Jareol yeah there's no way his joking he keeps saying it wayyy to much , why does he spite cat so much

[@maaaan2314]

Thiss is the closest we'll get to a movie commentary "monday" because I'm sure it's still Monday SOME WHERE 😂😂

[@athinatritari775]

IT ISSSSS!!!! probably not

[@moonshyne1234]

Unfortunately there is nowhere that it’s Monday 😂 The west coast of North America is as far back in time as you can go and it’s Tuesday here 😂 If only he posted this 10 hours ago lmao

[@athinatritari775]

Tuesday here sorry

[@isabeladantas9001]

It isn't

[@athinatritari775]

@@moonshyne1234 shh let's not tell Dylan he's so proud lmao

[@sabinakulagina2594]

if you think about why he said “I can come in at any time, but I won’t”, he did it because she’s a woman, he doesn’t see her as a physical threat to him, so he disregards her as an easy target and someone you can play with. This killer is an ordinary man, so his only advantage to her is physical. If he went there and saw a man his size alone, he would probably kill him fast to avoid physical altercation because he wouldn’t have any advantages.

[@stevenpuckitt212]

That's exactly what he did with the only other male character in the movie. Stabbed him while he was distracted.

[@thamiresvieira4471]

I understand your point of view, but It doesn't make sense to me since in the end of the movie he just proves his point by breaking the glass door in 30 seconds....maybe can be both haha (english is not my mother language, i apologize if I misspelled something)

[@febinphilipjohn5933]

@@thamiresvieira4471 throught the movie he was playing with her, he believed that he could win whenever he wanted

[@tunafish5462]

@@thamiresvieira4471 Yeah he did that cuz she called him a coward and I think wrote something else that I don't remember.

[@HeyArlo]

I think him finding out she was deaf was a way bigger part compared to her being a woman. Sure it might be part of the reason why, but it was for sure mainly her being deaf...

[@KrazyVideoChick]

I like how Dylan was more mind blown by Chris's review of the movie than the actual movie😆. And I watched a woman that is hearing impaired review this movie and she said it's actually a misconception that deaf people are quiet. They are actuallly very loud becuase they can't really hear how much noise they are making, which made perfect sense.

[@MariWakocha]

To be fair, I was also a lot more shocked at Chris' review (and other people saying similar things). I've seen a bad movie before, but never one that is universally hailed as a masterpiece time and again~

[@lovestrongify]

@@MariWakocha definitely paid for those high reviews or the people reviewing them didn't wanna backlash or be canceled for not liking and talking shit about a deaf movie

[@xmoonblossom]

there are a bit more infos about the production in the wikipedia article for the movie like "The resulting audio for these scenes could not be used and had to be redone in post, with Flanagan noting that the audio initially "sounded like a herd of elephants." or in the german article it says that Kate had to sync her breath afterwards. thats pretty interesting but i guess the herd of elephants would have been more accurate. xd

[@KayCDani]

Her backstory is that she’s deaf AND mute. She lost her abilities to hear and speak after contracting bacterial meningitis at age 13. The disease caused permanent hearing loss and temporary vocal cord paresis which became permanent after unsuccessful surgery.

[@Alice00001]

@@KayCDani You don't have to use your voice to be loud. I think it's easy to miss because of how natural it is to interact with the environment when you have hearing. Things like putting down the plates or moving objects - they make noise too. A person who can hear will control their strength in a way that makes less noise when doing day to day things. It's not about trying to keep quiet, even for the sake of not being too loud for your own ears, if you accidentally place the plate on the table too strongly you can hear it and when putting the next one down you will probably do it slightly lighter, a person who is deaf has no way of knowing how the things they are doing affect the environment or how much sound they are making when moving around. The difference in strength when interacting with things can be small but the noise difference can still be heard. You can do your best to do things as gently as possible to consciously make less noise but in case u nudge something like a bucket or a chair, you don't know how loud exactly the noise you made was. Even when opening the window, you don't know if your window makes any noise when it opens because you can't hear it. Or at least that's how I understood 'making noise'.

[@hierophantpurple5163]

I found this movie quite tense and anxiety inducing. Him toying with her, having that power over her with size difference, location, etc and then you add her being deaf on top of it makes for a scary set up and killer imo. Like he just seems like such a sick person toying with her and yeah the whole home invasion part in general scary too. However, I do agree there are missed opportunities to utilize her deafness to add tension and fear to a scene. It's not the same situation but I think the A Quiet Place films did a good job using deafness to set up tension and fear

[@xladycaosx]

I found A Quiet Place terrible. There’s so many plot holes you could sail the Titanic right through it

[@kalechips322]

@@xladycaosx What plot holes? Genuinely curious

[@syra1541]

@@kalechips322 me too

[@xladycaosx]

​@@kalechips322 There were a bunch and I watched the movie a while ago, but some examples I can remember at the top of my head (spoilers ahead): 1) at a certain point they show printed newspapers talking about the invasion of the creatures (who are very sensitive to sound)... how did they print the newspapers without making noise? Or did they print them risking to be killed when they can just use the web? 2) in such a dangerous world, when the family walks back to their house, they have the very young kid at the end of the line, walking behind the parents - every girl scout (and common sense people really) knows weaker people should go in the middle - especially if the kid doesn't seem to fully understand that making noise means death. 3) it's never really defined how well these creatures can hear. In some scenes they can hear a toy from halfway around the forest, in some other scenes a mattress over a hole muffles sounds people are making enough to be safe from the creatures... 4) connected to 3, no one in this family farted, sneezed or talked in their sleep? (they don't talk in the house, so it's not a safe place where they can make noise) 5) at a certain point it is shown that creatures can't hear humans near waterfalls cos the noise of water covers voices. It's never explained why the family doesn't live near the waterfall. Even considering construction noises, the family had time to create an elaborate fence and traps around their house, so they could have used that time to build some shelter near the waterfall. etc. etc... there's whole Reddit threads about the plot holes! (edit: grammar and clarity)

[@kalechips322]

@@xladycaosx Yeah I do think the waterfall one is a bit tricky. You could argue that they had no way of collecting and bringing materials there quietly, but then they somehow managed to build additional things around their house. The waterfall would’ve also been a much better place to give birth at. I can definitely see some inconsistencies with the monsters hearing abilities as well, but naturally it’s harder to clear up these discrepancies without any dialogue. I think it’s a very well done movie overall, and the plot holes aren’t nearly as noticeable as a lot of other films. I think the movie intentionally left a lot of these open for the audience to try and fill, and most of the inconsistencies are small and don’t really impede on the actual plot. The farting and sneezing thing tho… there must have been a lot of deaths from that lmao

[@leah-wr1hd]

dylan being genuinely shocked people liked it is the funniest thing ever

[@froggy5748]

I related though, this movie could’ve been scary but it was so fucking poorly done

[@halatiny6537]

@@froggy5748 I disagree.

[@halatiny6537]

I thought it was incredible.

[@StudAnimator]

@@halatiny6537 How so lol

[@grbrah1198]

​@@StudAnimator how not lol

[@starry-eyeddreamer]

As someone who is both deaf and female, this movie is my worst nightmare. The movie isn’t about horror or how interesting the killer is, it’s about the fear that women have from living alone especially women who are disabled. It does a really good job of how male attackers love to toy with women and take amusement in seeing women tormented and terrified. This movie is the only movie where I can fully imagine myself in and be absolutely scared shitless.

[@ciinthiamk]

Thank you! I absolutely agree. I love Dylan's videos but at the end of the day he kept on seeing it from his male perspective, saying what he would do if he were in that situation, problem is he can't and probably won't ever be in that situation because he is in no ways in a precarious position.

[@Jonito_xcx]

I understand and you obviously have both an unique perspective on the movie But it's not about that. When you're creatively more inspired with a concept than the movie you're watching, it becomes boring and frustrating. He thought it was lazy and could have be way more exploited.

[@kanyesnonexistentjacuzzi1799]

Cant wait for that one comment to be like “MeN gO tHrOuGh ThiS tOo”

[@AliannaPearson]

Out of curiosity, what did you think about the sign language? Was it accurate?

[@cateslittlecorner6514]

I'm hearing impaired (I wear hearing aids and can barely hear anything without them) and i live by myself. This movie freaking terrifies me for the same reason and it's literally one of my worst fears at night, this happening to me. I thought I would be okay but I noped out SO HARD not that far into it because it was just way too real for me and i could see it happening to myself

[@soulstice18]

As someone who lives at the base of a mountain, I agree with Dylan on leaving the door open. if you leave the door open you will have every critter in the area coming in.

[@shanonahs4841]

me after reading the comments: dylan is in trouble

[@melodicatyto]

No LITERALLY

[@lvlyboo7562]

Roll the credits

[@melodicatyto]

@huh? definitely

[@justrightmp3]

@huh? he’s on twitter crying about people hating on this video and there are “I’m a woman and I agree with him” comments 🤡 no one is sending him hate we’re all giving him feedback but apparently when we critique him back that’s considered “hate” ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@kasey_068]

hahah I think most people are being respectful and mean well

[@elysemeyers1256]

I think knowing where both players are in the movie makes it more of a cat and mouse game. He’s not some paranormal entity of the unknown, he’s a human person who just wants to kill you in a very sick, very real way. Having more of that Spy vs Spy makes it thrilling to me

[@isilikespeopleandthings]

yeah! I kinda wish Dylan was less critical of this one

[@Xbitxx]

@@isilikespeopleandthings lets be honest here. It wasn't good

[@AgeofFire444]

I think he was just expecting a horror rather than a thriller.

[@Shinigami344]

@@Xbitxx lets be honest here, it was good ✌️

[@anja3221]

Also it was extremely important for her to see the killer at all times because that was the only way she could know where he was! If she could see him, he couldn’t sneak up on her

[@Shawdiee]

I enjoyed this movie, but hearing Dylan's criticisms for it made me think, "Oh yeah, that's true." Anyway, if he hasn't already done so, I'd want to see his reaction to Don't Breathe.

[@yoyominthaikitchen590]

That movie kept me on my toes the whole time. Incredible

[@annawojciechowska7312]

I love dont breathe

[@sevonalexander3653]

Hey are your new to this fan base?

[@aurelianatrevino4367]

maybe you're new and don't know this but pls no recommendations

[@Shawdiee]

@@aurelianatrevino4367 I wouldn't say new, just probably don't look into everything enough to know if there are "rules" or anything and strictly watch his reaction/commentary bits (not full videos and whatnot), but just saying I'd like to see it is all :)

[@loraelizabeth7580]

What I hate is that it took her so long to realize she needed to kill the guy. Idk if it’s because my dad has essentially always told me to do whatever to get away or survive. We’ve had conversations while watching things about how to harm/kill the attacker. I completely agree with Dylan especially when she was on the roof and had the best advantage in terms of seriously harming the guy.

[@grurupoo]

Ugh this is one of my biggest pet peeves in horror movies/shows. When the victim has a clear chance to kill the antagonist and save their life but just.. doesn't. That and when the protagonist won't kill the bad guy because "tHaT mAkEs mE jUst As bAd", like... no, it really doesn't.

[@loraelizabeth7580]

@@grurupoo omg exactly!!! So many times when I watch superhero shows I get frustrated when they won’t kill the villain. Like the hero is literally the only person who can defeat the villain because they both have superpowers. On top of that they usually have ample opportunity to kill the villain and save a ton of lives but don’t. And like you said, they’ll say that killing the villain will “make them just as bad” but killing cause you don’t value human life and killing for the greater good of humanity are 2 very different things.

[@frenchgirl5878]

Actually this makes perfect sense that it never occurred to her that she could kill him. Women are told that men are stronger and that we do not have a fighting chance against them. So it’s it at all far fetched that a scared deaf woman living in the woods wouldn’t think of attacking an armed man that is bent on killing her.

[@justlive2809]

i mean if i was in her situation i would try to survive without killing but when she realise that she had too she didn't hesitate anymore

[@nothinghappens9811]

Your dad is right as rain. Do what you need to do to get out alive. Whatever it takes.

[@GrayCole96]

I feel like this movie is more horrifying to women because as a woman who has lived completely alone, it really is terrifying sometimes. You look behind you when walking outside in a parking lot, you jump when someone knocks at your door late at night, every noise feels threatening when you’re on edge. It’s horrifying to know that if someone broke into your house and wanted to hurt you, they could overpower you and do whatever they wanted to you easily.

[@deepdishequalspizza]

@R T I haven't seen anyone in this comment section say any of that, so I don't know why you are saying all this here. It is a very good point, just not in this situation. All I see is people saying why this movie would be scary, most of them seem to be women, which is why they're saying why it was scary for them. This should tell you that that specific woman has felt that fear and that the thousand people who liked that comment have also felt it. Plus the main character is a woman with all of those disadvantages, including being less strong and less fast, which is just a fact in most cases, so it makes you feel scared for the woman in that movie, which it would also be males saying that. No one is saying that every woman is scared or should be scared in their house alone or that nowhere is safe. It is just applicable to this situation where a woman is home alone, is weaker, can't hear and is being chased by a male murderer. Which are the reasons for us viewers to be scared in this movie, which dylan did not seem to understand, which is why people are explaining it. And no one said the movie can only be watched by women because others wouldn't understand. If anything, anyone should watch movie's like this for the purpose of understanding that specific fear. Which, again, doesn't apply to every woman, just a lot of them.

[@Floop47]

How is living alone and hearing a voice at night specific and more horrifying to women?

[@dayy4115]

@@Floop47 Women have higher assault cases, be it r*pe, SA, Domestic violence, than men. So being alone in a quiet night where no one can help you, that's terrifying.

[@sabinakulagina2594]

@@Floop47 because of the physical disadvantage. specifically in this movie, the killer is just an ordinary man and if a main character was a man his size, he could have a chance of winning in a simple physical altercation. The whole reason he decides to taunt her like this is because he doesn’t see her as a physical threat to him

[@sabinakulagina2594]

@@Floop47 also sexual assault. if you’re a man and somebody breaks into your house, it’s possible to experience SA, but it is a way less possibility. As a woman, I can tell you that the first things that would come to mind if there’s a stranger in your house is not a murder or a robbery, it’s always r*pe.

[@petermj]

personally, i’m glad they didn’t give the killer some stupid back story in an attempt to make you feel bad for him. they did that in the rob zombie halloween remakes and it annoyed me to no end. he’s killing because he gets some kind of sick enjoyment from it. he all but says this himself. this is a portrayal of a very real fear for most women. you’re home alone, defenseless, nowhere to run, and a man is trying to get into your home to murder you.

[@moxiemaxie3543]

Movies usually don't give killers back stories to feel bad . Thats like a psychologist saying they don't need to hear the history to diagnose. You can have empathy for someone and say they're in the wrong. Its not black and white. Many real serial killers have the same back story for a reason. Understanding isn't taking a side, its simply knowledge and insight. To ignore a back story is to ignore cause and effect. You should know how the road was paved

[@sushmitaraodesaraju6330]

@@moxiemaxie3543 the movie is shot from Maddie's perspective, so we know only what she knows about the killer, which is that he's deranged and has no plans of letting her live till the morning.

[@Shinigami344]

@@moxiemaxie3543 thats the problem, you focus too much on the killer instead of the victim. and you bring up real serial killers into this? no.

[@notafangirl2099]

Same. Some people are just like that. For me, they're way more scary when they just do it because they "want" to. Nothing more, nothing less. I will never understand why killers with backstories can be "good" characters. I guess it also depends on how well written that character is, though. And to be fair, there are some killer/antagonists with cool and mind blowing storylines. Just not with this one. I'm glad he's just a psycho.

[@kasey_068]

I'm completely fine that he doesn't have a backstory, he just doesn't make sense if you know what I mean. I feel like he doesn't care enough to preserve his life, but he doesn't like enjoy killing people enough either- like Dylan said we do see stuff from his perspective- that should give some insight into his personality or else he ends up just being dumb. Could be bad acting but a blank face throughout would at least help us understand his vibe, or some sort of acknowledgement that he's killed- he has no point. His actions are so improbable and he's gotten away with so much that I really couldn't connect with the movie

[@dem0litionsss]

the fact that dylan has ALWAYS made these type of jokes no matter what movie, genre, character, whether they were male or female etc and everyone laughed and thought his jokes and absurdity was hilarious. yet when he makes the EXACT SAME style of jokes that he’s always made about a movie with a deaf woman as the main character, it’s suddenly an issue ?? even though he’s always made stupid, absurd jokes about everything from the get go... makes sense lol

[@enolp]

69th like on this comment lol

[@noellethomas2589]

Because the whole point of the film, Levi, is that it’s about how vulnerable women are. Also, he was entirely too overly critical

[@lyanael-awar]

@@noellethomas2589 bruh he whole point of this channel is to be critical and add comedy. ITS A MOVIE OMG CHILLLLLLLL. I am a woman and had no problem with it, people are too sensitive and can not understand the difference between comedy and reality. Of course Dylan would not make those jokes in an actual situation so just sit down and if u are hurt with the joke move on and stop watching him oml

[@jennied221]

@@noellethomas2589 Watch his video on his other channel. He's not serious. His viewers come to his channel more for his personality and jokes than a serious movie review.

[@lyanael-awar]

LEGIT THO, even the Disney movies bro, people are too sensitive these days

[@fanta3042]

i still can't believe they tried to cancel and bash him for this. bro was right on all points

[@ohhjordann]

he changed the clips this wasn’t the original video at first

[@acidalix]

@@ohhjordann oh?????

[@ananyasahay]

@@ohhjordann WAIT RLLY???

[@dancesmokesmile344]

@@ohhjordannReally? Wouldn’t it then have had to be a newer upload? I didn’t know you could edit the video after posting it. I saw this video on his channel when he first posted it, and still agreed with him, and didn’t get why they got so mad at him for not liking it. I saw it again now, and can’t really remember a difference. He also had a video on his other channel explaining his view of it after all the comments, and the points they made are still in this video. And I still don’t agree with those points. It wasn’t scary, they missed the mark, in my opinion. I understood what they were going for, and it would’ve been really good if they managed it, but they just didn’t really do it the right way to really get that feel. Basically, he always makes jokes on his movie commentaries, and he’s never super serious when it comes to the commentary either. Sorry if I don’t make sense or come off wrong, I just had surgery and I’m on a lot of strong painkillers 😂

[@ohhjordann]

@@dancesmokesmile344 he said on his other channel he had went back and changed some clips then reuploaded it

[@girlgruel]

her: *feels his breath when he speaks behind her* dylan: how did she know he was there?! she's deaf !!

[@sabinakulagina2594]

i screamed at him at this moment

[@risaster857]

He even like realised, said it out loud and then questioned it again haha

[@panashe5268]

@@risaster857 Dylan is so pretentious that he can’t fathom something going against his intellect. Even when he’s proven wrong he stubbornly refuses to admit it. For someone who graduated (a fake) film school, he sure acts like he knows everything about film. I’m sure he’s made more than enough money to fund his own projects but doesn’t.

[@lailadxx5615]

@@panashe5268 and you watch him because???

[@Spectre-xj7lx]

thing is, i get that the tension is broken by showing the killer so much. but the director of this film developed the movie to become more of a “realistic” home invasion movie. that’s why they showed he’s just some dude, and that’s why they show him in the process of what he wants to do because he’s no Michael vorhees who can literally teleport, and has no other motivation other than: kill

[@annabelledeschamps395]

I kinda agree with you except that he does not really want to kill her because if he did, he would have killed her right away, at the beginning. If it was a normal invasion he would have killed them both and get out to kill some more.

[@TonksTheFool]

@@annabelledeschamps395 some killers get a kick out of toying with people first. He was def one of those. The crossbow to me tells me he's the 'thrill of the hunt' type. If he was just in it to kill, he could have smashed the glass and shot her with a gun.

[@ohia_lehua]

@@annabelledeschamps395 the entire movie he was toying with her and getting off on her fear. The only intent he had *was* to kill her but he wanted to make it as fun as he possibly could before he finally did. Some killers enjoy the thrill of the chase and hunting someone down. He's meant to be one of them.

[@dijagabrielle]

But it loses the scary part though because we as an audience aren't scared for her because we know where he is and he isn't actively trying to kill her.

[@NorthernHandle]

It’s a good film but Halloween is better. They show Michael but they never show him when he’s after his victim, he hides.

[@Rrrrr370]

The fear isn't "he could be anywhere", the fear is "he could come in at any time, and he is physically stronger and faster, plus able bodied, so he would have a clear advantage if he did". Which is much more realisitc when it comes to real life situasions like home-invasions

[@undercoverelle]

both of those could be real fears they should have used both to make it even better

[@jackwillmore2809]

If you're talking about realism then he would've just immediately killed her right? If I was a serial killer I wouldn't want to waste time, I'd want to get on with it so i don't get caught

[@user-qh6gn8lf7k]

But if you know where he is how can he show up unexpectedly? (Ignoring the teleportation into the bathtub, which I thought was another vision)

[@alixmch]

@@jackwillmore2809 most killers like this want to take their time. it’s fucked up but they enjoy everything about it and they rlly try to savour that shit. so it’s pretty realistic

[@mercury1287]

@@alixmch well not rlly, in most cases the killers don't just allow free roam. Even if they enjoy that they incompacitate their victim tie them and then torture them not just chill outside after losing constantly

[@adriannaa545]

6:13 that's ridiculous lmao, I have met people who are deaf and I'm just going to say even when they can't hear a thing, they can be accurately aware of their surroundings and something slamming on the door not only makes a sound, but you can feel it, sense it.

[@lizzy434]

“You just broke my immersion into this movie. I know that you cannot use an iPhone with gloves. You have to have special gloves. Did this man put special gloves on?!?” 😂

[@Rikrobat]

For most movies, I agree that seeing the killer takes away the tension and the fear. But for Hush, knowing their locations sometimes plays with the tension. Having his whereabouts be unknown works in some parts of the movie, but it's also intended to be a case of Maddie figuring out where he is and outsmarting him. So, knowing his location is kind of necessary.

[@angxlpeach]

I think it scares you to in a way? Because the Killer revealing his face means that he means business and would probably plan to kill the main character. So I guess there’s this tension of the killer meaning business and that we might not fully know if MC survives or not

[@Rikrobat]

@@angxlpeach - Yes, for sure, though I would say I rarely ever think every protag dies in a horror movie, because the whole point is for them to survive. I really like this movie, watched it a few times now. While I disagree with Dylan on some things, I do understand his criticisms too. There were other ways the movie could have played with the character being deaf, and once you've seen the movie, you know where the "horror stings" are, so the tension doesn't come through on replay value. I would say this just isn't his style of horror, though I think there is a distinction between horror and thriller.

[@micryt.]

I get what you mean but there was no figuring out whereabouts of the killer because it was always easily accessible information.

[@Shinigami344]

@@micryt. thats the point

[@angxlpeach]

@@Rikrobat I do agree about the aspect of sound tho, I wish they could have played it up more in this movie. I just try to understand that Mike Flanagan was sort of new here (I think he only had Oculus as his only feature film at this point?) so he was still taking baby steps into horror. Though his other works are superb. I really enjoyed Oculus

[@oOscarymvsbOo]

Dylan: "We know his exact locations so what's scary??" The film: A man with a crossbow stalking a deaf woman outside her house who cannot even call for help a night... I have an inkling in that situation you'd probably still be scared, even with access to 911 I'd be scared

[@oscarmichaus3818]

Obviously, but they have to present it in a scary way in the movie or else what’s the point ?

[@oOscarymvsbOo]

@@oscarmichaus3818 They do it makes my heart race to watch her manuever through her house knowing she's being hunted and has no access to help because I know how easily he could hurt her and I don't want her to be hurt. Not all home invasion has to be like the strangers

[@heywhohithelights]

Sooo true!!

[@zanoti4461]

for sure! by far the scariest part is how he's so certain that he already won, even when he shows his face and talk to her, that would put you in so much preassure...

[@abiwan_kenobi]

@@oscarmichaus3818 Maybe because I've seen this film from a female perspective, but this movie scared the shit out of me. The thought of being alone in the woods with a psychopath trying to kill me, but making it known he's going to torture me first, is enough to scare anyone. But now I'm deaf? Holy shit. I'm hard pressed to think of anyone who wouldn't be scared in that situation, lol.

[@crunchy4862]

I feel like a great example of a movie where they don'y show the killers location is Scream. You never know where ghost face is until the characters know, which is what makes those movies scary.

[@MaeTheGhost]

Ok so I am partially deaf *and* I've been in multiple home invasion/man-is-hunting-me-with-a-weapon situations (long story), and this move is INFURIATING to me. I think it's because of the representation of disabled people. The majority of people with disabilities had parents that made sure we knew how horrifying the world could be to us. For me, growing up without hearing, just regarding home safety, it was... KEEP EVERY DOOR LOCKED IN YOUR HOUSE, LOCK THE DOOR AS SOON AS YOU COME HOME, HAVE A HOUSE ALARM SYSTEM, AND A GENERATOR TO KEEP THE ALARM SYSTEM WORKING 24-7, HAVE FLASHING LIGHTS ON YOUR HOUSE AND FIRE AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS, KEEP AN ARRAY OF WEAPONS, ALWAYS KNOW HOW TO USE YOUR WEAPONS, KEEP UP YOUR PERSONAL DEFENSE CERTIFICATIONS, KEEP JAMS/BARRICADES FOR YOUR WINDOWS AND DOORS, HAVE MULTIPLE LOCKS ON EACH DOOR AND WINDOW... I mean the list literally goes on and on. Even if someone didn't have parents like that, or if they became disabled as an adult, I feel like most people would consider these factors as they adjusted to adult life as a disabled person. I just think it's almost offensive? How they portrayed this person as a bumbling idiot (at least in the beginning), who had never considered their own personal well-being, and I think it did a really poor job at portraying the real fear we often feel about our safety. Imagine how much of a better movie it would have been (in the horror sense) if the girl did all of those things to prepare herself, and she was still unable to immediately deter the attacker! Especially since *that* is the reality we have to live with, that all our precautions still don't always actually protect us.

[@MaeTheGhost]

Also just for the record this movie is still quite scary to me, but more in the way that it generally reminds me of some of my own life experiences lol. I don't think it, on its own, seems very well made and I agree with Dylan on a lot of points

[@arandomladywithabadsleepsc1748]

I mean, I agree. I may not be disabled or anything of the sort but I still whole heartedly agree on this. I honestly wish this film didn’t make her someone who didn’t know how to take care of herself and made her someone who wasn’t a complete idiot.

[@jio5680]

Totally agree. If I knew I could not hear if someone broke into my house I'd not be acting so blase about my personal safety as the girl did.

[@FirstNameLastName-wt5to]

Those aren’t things you have to do because of a disability. Those are things you have to do because of the world we live in. It’s no different for anyone else. But this is a horror movie. And if the main character did all that it would be over in 5 minutes. She actually is just like every other main girl in a horror movie. They didn’t treat her differently just because she can’t hear.

[@madtadbecker8933]

this is such a good point like it seems like she has absolutely taken no precautions to prevent a situation like this, which doesn’t make sense. it seems lazy like her actually having a plan for a situation like this was too hard so they went with her having none.

[@Ola..]

I watch quite a fair bit of horror so they don’t really phase me. But when I saw this movie for the first time, it terrified me. As a woman living alone, the idea of knowing such danger is so close yet you remain so helpless gave me chills. My goodness, the torment he put her through. It stayed with me for many days after which is unusual as I’m the type of person to laugh through horror.

[@minnolidalal6271]

same here! I've noticed that women are more scared watching this movie because it all seems too real. The idea of a bigger stronger man praying on us is always in the back of our minds. Add being deaf to that and its horrifying.

[@yasminemixon5458]

every night when a i hear a noise somewhere in my house, all those different stories, real and fictional, about people breaking in random places just to kill for no real reason plays through my head. its hard out here for a woman living alone

[@Ola..]

@@yasminemixon5458 For days after watching this movie, I would constantly look towards my window whenever I heard even the faintest of sounds. And I lived on the 4th floor then! Sure the movie wasn’t perfect in every aspect but it was all too real

[@afandingaiman]

That what I'm thinking too, no offence but Dylan is a man. The power dynamic and the psychological torture the protagonist is facing is realistic that is why it is scary not the jump scares. It have to be seen through a woman point of view.

[@toni3762]

For sure and I really liked the approach it took of showing us where the killer is at all times because it makes you be involved with the writer character so much to the extend that you are theorising constantly about what you would try to do in the same situation

[@LegoNinjaagoTurtle]

I feel like SO many people are defending the movie because they like the 'story' and what it represents, and aren't able to recognise that Dylan's criticisms are mainly on the cinematography. Not only do his criticisms not at all take away from the validity of the message it's sending, in my opinion they could actually help to improve the presentation of the message. And people keep pointing out that he doesn't get it because he's a man - but that's exactly why the movie deserves further criticism. Good cinematography would've made the story more engaging to any kind of person, not just someone who already relates to/understands the baseline story. What fun is that?? Also, the people behind the movie - the ones who would be responsible for the things that Dylan criticised - were mostly MEN. So the complaints that his criticisms are insensitive to women's experience is ridiculous to me. If anything, it just shows to me that those men could've done a better job at portraying the supposed woman's experience in a way that engaged and provoked a wider audience. And that doesn't even begin to touch the issue with the representation of deafness used by non deaf people...

[@ren9027]

THIS!!!!

[@ChaoticallyCosmic]

I thought it was a good movie.

[@setofreakinkaiba8553]

I actually dont care about the message just genuinely thought the movie was far better than others I watched but I do understand room for improvement.

[@drfifteenmd7561]

I agree, but there’s this whole debate too on questioning what exactly is universally effective storytelling and what more can be included underneath that umbrella term. There are studies (professionally done or just casually observed) that prove certain techniques work on wide audiences but with proper discussions, that same audience can learn to understand other kinds of techniques as well to broaden coherence. The rules aren’t set. This film can easily be interpreted with the message of being deaf, female, and alone in the woods is scary but also apply that message to all the choices made for the cinematography, to start. Contemplating why certain scenes were portrayed the way they were, relating them back to the overarching theme.

[@D0CT0RS133P]

The thing is, the cinematography by this director, Mike Flanagan, is great. Go watch The Haunting of Hill House and Doctor Sleep.

[@Donkeh245]

10:56 lmao imagine if he just finished his whole speech and then she signs to him “ sorry i cant read lips”

[@nonaegepanhaesso]

actually it’s really scary - to know who the killer is, to see his face, especially to know where he is, because you know what he can do to you. there’s nothing scarier than realizing one simple fact: he’s stronger than you and there’s not much you can do to defend yourself.

[@anissaurueta7782]

This!!! He is stronger, want to hurt you and is toying with you with his games. He is playing on the fact that she is a woman and deaf. Which is terrifying

[@fanaticism3204]

How are you gonna tell someone what they find scary 💀

[@nick1178]

Yes that CAN be scary. But that also means you can make a plan to defend yourself or escape. But when you don’t know you can’t do that without a 100% guarantee of escape or defense.

[@asaelpai1724]

True being aware you're in danger is the most scariest feeling ever💯

[@ribbontank9704]

For me, the mask coming off was one of the best parts of the movie. She was trying to bargain and reason with him, avoid the confrontation altogether - go away and you won't get in trouble. His response being to get rid of that bargaining chip because he's so confident that she's going to die that it's completely irrelevant? Gobsmacked me.

[@crossroadaj]

im really proud of most people in the comments lmao, yall are being real classy while still making your point

[@mocn]

IKRRR love that energy

[@Jack-gp3xm]

Dylan's viewers are the best 👏👏

[@marcemq13]

Trueeeeee!!!

[@Em-os1yz]

I don’t know what comments you’ve been reading...👀

[@crossroadaj]

@@Em-os1yz really?? i dont think ive seen more than one or two disrespectful comments on this video

[@cateslittlecorner6514]

As someone who wears hearing aids and can barely hear without them, and live by myself, this movie absolutely TERRIFIED me and I couldn't watch it haha. I'm actually surprised I could watch this video, but I think it's because i am kinda taken out of it with the commentary haha. Honestly the fact that you know where the killer is definitely doesn't take away the suspense/tension for me at all. As a woman, I'm constantly looking behind me, and around me, to make sure no ones following me. Thank god I do, because someone was following me one night so I dialed 000. (i'm in Aus lol) on my phone and walked to the nearest open place, which was a petrol (gas) station. Guy left before the cops could show, but they said I did the right thing because he had been stalking woman around my area. Safe to say, I haven't been outside by house much at night lol

[@bea-le2rw]

im sorry that happened to you. i experienced something (kind of) similar and im still shaken up about it, i hope you're doing okay

[@carolinesalpeck2567]

Just because it’s about a women and a man trying to kill her doesn’t make it a good film. Dylan made legitimate critiques, the film could have easily been so much better but everything in it has been done before and better

[@Amy-kb8ff]

So sorry that happened to you. I was robbed at my home while I was alone last year, even though i am a level headed person most of the time , I was riddled with fear so much at that time that I made some stupid decisions/choices that I regret but I am thankful that I am still alive . So I relate to this movie on some level 🤗

[@comedygirlfan]

@@carolinesalpeck2567 Hey I see that you've commented under multiple people and i just wanted to say that it's okay that you disliked the movie and feel differently about it than others. Everyone is allowed to have their own opinion! The flip side of that, of course, is that some people really did like the movie. It doesn't make anyone's opinions less valid. People are allowed to critique this video as well because they feel that it's possible that Dylan didn't identify with the main character and therefore didn't fully experience the movie the same way that others (not all, obviously) did. Which is fine! It was just a little frustrating to watch, you know? Anyway, I hope that cleared it up a bit, maybe? Btw I recognize your last name and was wondering if you were from Louisiana or had any family down here? Lol anyway, have a good day!

[@suchartboontid2560]

Yea I feel Dylan's a bit clouded by his able straight white male mentality in critiquing this movie.

[@vineeta6645]

I really love the silent mode idea the movie goes too hard on sound effect but if things suddenly got totally silent from time to time that would have really put the viewer in her shoes and would have heightened the fear

[@brookethebookquintana]

I can see how the unknown can be really scary but maybe it’s just because I’m a woman but the idea of knowing the confidence of seeing a man show his face when you know that when they do that they’re not planning on taking survivors it’s mortifying. The unknown tactic can be a bit tacky and too easily make the un aliver seem supernatural esk but seeing them and building up that dramatic irony and true villainous knowing that you’d be overpowered is the scariest part of this movie at all for me… that cat and mouse and just trying to outsmart him is the worst fate of all

[@zanoti4461]

this is such a good point, its all about how he's SO CERTAIN that he's got the upper hand that he's honestly not even trying

[@abiwan_kenobi]

I feel the same way. Him revealing his face scared the shit out of me. He wants her to know that he means business and she WILL die. And that he's going to play with her first. That's the scary thing. And watching her attempt to outsmart him at every turn WAS thrilling to me... Maybe this movie was made for the female perspective, lol.

[@angxlpeach]

@@abiwan_kenobi exactly that was something so scary about the movie. We know that the man is plenty capable and she’s in a vulnerable state, couple that with the fact that she is deaf

[@justsomegirlwithamoustache529]

This is actually one of the reasons why I liked this movie because this is where it diverges from the other horror/thriller/slasher films

[@kharonhaden5136]

As a 6ft man on the heavier side I can confirm. That’d I’d be crying like a little bitch if a dude with a crossbow was toying with me by showing his face after I tell him I didn’t see anything.

[@Kaiisdreaming]

I also feel like I found Dylan’s comments comforting, he wasn’t mocking the fear that women face but he was mocking the way it was portrayed which was poorly. I feel like this movie has a lot of potential but it just wasn’t done right.

[@dancesmokesmile344]

This, exactly!

[@rosed3535]

For this movie I don’t think the “unknown” was supposed to be what was scary, what’s scary is being a woman and there’s a stalker outside your house trying to kill you I think the shots where she sees where he is are meant to be here, it’s a matter of who’s smarter here in this “game”and it’s not about a weak woman hiding to survive but about HER strategy ~with the different possibilities~to get out of here and even kill him if she has the opportunity so that’s why we see where he is

[@TonksTheFool]

This movie definitely hits different as a woman, yeah. The state of panic and fear that happens during situations where someone is bigger, stronger and faster than you, and is willingly toying with you to keep you in that state is extremely stressful and is more than enough in the thriller aspect. I think it keeps showing him bc it's not trying to be a 'oh where is he' thriller, it's 100% a battle between them. He believes he's smarter, he has more than a few kills under his belt to give him that cockiness so of course he's going to see her deafness as an opportunity to have fun and it shows the little war they have between the scenes. Dylan's used to reviewing thrillers where they keep the killers hidden bc usually those movies are just for the scares and thrills. But this one is more psychological. You wouldn't see her coming up with those strategies from the beginning either bc she thought she had time. She wasn't in that severe state yet where her fight or flight would take over - think about it, her friend at the start ends up dead but she doesn't witness that. The guy telling her to run, she see's it happen right in front of her and it's her fault for making the noise to distract him from getting the jump on the killer. So then she see's a bigger guy get taken down by this killer - the bigger guy who could have been her way out. That's CRUSHING and disheartening as fuck. Her senses would definitely elevate then, bc yeah she lacks hearing but being down one sense usually means the others are stronger, especially in a hyper-alert situation where she's well aware he's now IN the house and she's made the resolve to kill him. I think some folks answer is usually 'just kill him back.' but that's not your first thought. The standard person wants to AVOID killing. It's the last resort when it comes to survival, especially against someone who's more adept at it than you. She can't run, she can't hide, she can't wait for someone to save her - all those scenarios were played out during the movie. She HAD to play out that vision of her right then because she was out of options and it was a literal 'I definitely can't find another way out of this'. But by the end you see that blank look because she DID kill him in the end and she survived but what was the cost of it all? Sure she's alive but she's lost her friend, her home isn't safe anymore, she's probably got guilt from being a part of why the other neighbour died too. That blank, traumatised stare is the stare of someone who had to do something and live through something she didn't want to.

[@liswane]

as a girlboss™ myself, even with your girlboss™ interpretation of it being about her strategy, the movie just isn't scary. it's an inherently scary situation of course, but the movie doesn't seem to know how to build tension. like dylan said, it would''ve been so much more terrifying to see less of the killer, and to have him not speak, so that you could truly sink in to the mindset of this deaf woman trying to figure out where he is and protect herself. And that way, you could also have more scenes of just her making up those strategies and focus on her wit at such a scary situation

[@shennyyys]

@@TonksTheFool You worded everything perfectly. The friend's boyfriend's death was actually scary to see because physically, he is already bigger and looked stronger than the antagonist. Not to mention he has a perfect sense of hearing and yet he still died. It kind'a annoyed me that he dismissed the epipany of finally deciding to kill? Because as a sane person, it will never be your initial intention to kill anyone. Disarm or maybe hurt them (at most) just so they can't get to you? Sure. But even at the beginning, we're already shown that she wanted this to end peacefully with no violence seeing that she's willing to not call the cops so he could leave her alone. Seeing both the cat and the mouse makes perfect sense though I feel like. Because when we see the invader, we're given the thrill of "what's he gonna do to her now? he's catching up to her how is she going to defend herself" etc Anyway, basically, I think Dylan's only able to say the things he said because he's a guy. He's less likely to be attacked by an invader or (I hope not I swear) if ever that he did, he has the full capacity and strength to defend himself unlike the movie's main character.

[@ChocolateMuffin308]

@@TonksTheFool thank you! It's so annoying seeing a man whine about how it's not scary and expect her to openly fight him or try to kill him right away. Like, I get it, you're a dude, you've never been terrified of men, but in this movie it's so obvious? She's a woman, she's alone in the frickin woods and on top of that she's deaf!

[@purplespray3768]

I think the movie could tap into her POV better. Make men understand what that fear is. Make us all deaf. Develop the tension. Create even more terrifying scenarios for us to see. Dylan's criticism is on point.

[@1Kakini]

Okay, I do like HUSH, still, I love the idea of her dying and the killer being a family man. Dylan has created a movie I NEED to see.

[@MaryLoveJane]

It would have fit better with the “death note” she left on her computer leading investigators to finally finding him too

[@gjckchvhgfggfg]

A movie with a very similar ending is hellfest if you would wanna see something like that!

[@highfae]

Isn’t it enough to _know_ that’s a reality for perhaps thousands, if not hundred of thousands, of people? Hell, if you’re married, or even just attached to someone, it could be YOUR spouse, or parent, or child, or sibling. I feel like stories should really shift to showing preferred realities, not the hellscapes we already experience aplenty- and therefore need no more representation than reality itself. We should be adding things to the world that make it better, not more stuff that darkens everything yet further, that lowers the collective energy of the world by bringing it down one more tiny peg. I mean, even if these things aren’t directly happening to us, by watching stuff like this, we’re still filling our lives with the energy…

[@googlewinnie]

literally Ted Bundy

[@jennichibas9625]

First time I disagree with Dylan.I think when they showed her imaging the different outcomes I think it was perfect. I love this movie and I think Dylan missed the point idk. He didn’t really watch the movie and understood that the extra sounds and visions are because she is blind and you’d think she’d be defenseless.

[@Indrea13]

She is deaf* I agree with you!

[@wolfybossaswag17]

AGREED

[@Introvertsoul29]

I was so disappointed that he LAUGHED when she realises that her only way out is to kill the stalker.. His reaction was like 'pfft..duh obviously'. No dylan.. absolutely not. Ask a fully healthy, a karate skilled woman to fight a man and she would still be terrified. And here we have an injured deaf and mute girl... Also Dylan, plz google how deep arrows cut. He is like 'dafuq... it's an arrow wound'. Dafuq man, there was a reason they were used in wars before guns came in!!!

[@KitAE0]

Yes! That monologue, thinking through all of her options, was so powerful to me, and intense. It was a life or death decision she was making. I also love the part where she's being choked and her memories flash on the screen. Just loved the editing - the flashes of memory with her slowing heartbeat.

[@Introvertsoul29]

@@KitAE0 exactly! And he laughed at that too. I mean come on man? What do you even expect??? What r u talking about? And she did EVERYTHING she could..even more.

[@kckaitlyn]

dylan: i’m more scare of moose than i am of men me: can’t relate

[@Epodmusic17]

Same.

[@tamialeslie7187]

That’s sad lol

[@nikkiesweet7939]

Maddie: *feels killers hot ass breath on her neck and reacts* Dylan: How did she know that he was behind her tho? Me: WHO TF ELSE IS BREATHING ON HER NECK DYLAN?!

[@Introvertsoul29]

EXACTLYYYYY.... URGHHHH... So frustrating i want to cry

[@elizabethhayes9626]

Pretty sure after rewatching he noticed the breath lol. He was right about the guy just magically showing up behind her tho. That made absolutely no sense. Tbh I agreed with everything he said, I love thriller horror movies and this one just ain't it. Critics usually get things backwards from my opinion tho. Then again I'm usually the opposite from everyone anyway 🙃

[@sigmacry]

@@elizabethhayes9626 He didn't show the clip in the video (HM! convenient!) so I'm guessing he didn't notice it (like a lot of other things) but there's literally a window above the bathtub that the viewers can see as she hobbles in, and then when all the noise disappears and we get a zoom in of her face, you can see broken pieces of glass falling into the tub behind her. So... it's not "magical", the movie is pretty straightforward about how he broke the window and climbed in... and then how he breathed on her neck when talking and she felt it. Like.. he literally didn't pay attention to so so many things in the movie and then bitched about the movie lacking things... that the movie showed him but he missed.

[@unknowndane4754]

@@elizabethhayes9626 I have seen this movie myself and as the other commenter says, you straight up see him entering behind her htat's the point, he can enter and make noise and she won't able to notice it.

[@nikkiesweet7939]

@@elizabethhayes9626 1. He came in through the window and 2. Even after he rewatched it he said "How did she know he was behind her? She was facing the door,". I don't agree with most of what he said but those criticisms were simply him ignoring the movie.

[@Spaceczarina]

all the criticisms are totally valid. it's still creepy, the concept overall is very unsettling, but it could be so much better. it reminds me of a short story, i can't remember the name of it now, but it was a teen girl who was left home alone by her family that went to a party. these guys came to the door--a thin screen that could easily be broken through. but the whole time this guy, who is obviously not a teen as he claims to be, tries to coax her out. the overall implication is pretty obvious, and even more sinister knowing the friend he came with is ready to burn her house down any moment.

[@brya9681]

I mean 90% aren't valid its just "well uh why did she not do thing that I pretend I would do?" He literally said "uh the guy is too methodical" Like wtf are you crack? He doesn't seem to be smart enough to understand a single thing.

[@Erika.Jupiter]

​​​@@brya9681 Huh? Your insulting someone's intelligence because they... *gasp* dared to question the actions of a character?! That IS a valid complaint, especially since: 1. It's his damn opinion. 2. He literally went to school for this and has an invested interest in film making. Meaning, he actually knows a thing or two. 3. He's a COMEDY channel. He's not here to give in depth reviews on anything. Some of the stuff he said wasn't even meant in a serious way but more as a damn joke. If you're too inept to grasp that, maybe you're the one that has to re-evaluate their intelligence.

[@JustPraiseHim09]

That sounds like a really good short story!

[@anastasyapavloskyp2239]

Yk it’s not only for plot when the characters do stupid things that you wouldn’t. It’s psychological because you then place yourself in the situation by coming up with what you’d do which increases the fear and anticipation. It makes you more invested and scared.

[@anastasyapavloskyp2239]

ps ty to my high school Gothic Fiction teacher lol

[@Myrathosghost]

Unless you’re Dylan in which case thinking about what you would do makes you think that the person in the situation is a moron for not doing it xD

[@Lauralea]

100%. I watched this movie back when it came out, alone in the dark, at like 2am and it really got me good. Most horror films don't because I can rationalize everything happening and just enjoy them for what they are. But this is strickly based in a realistic situation and I spent the whole movie imagining myself in her place. Sometimes it's better to just try and enjoy a movie than be critical about it every 20 seconds lol. If you were deaf/mute and placed in this situation you'd absolutely be making hasty and illogical decisions because you are terrified. Even if you weren't handicapped. The critiquing of this one kinda went too far for me lol. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@angxlpeach]

@@Lauralea lol exactly, i love how everyone tends to go “Oh but i wouldn’t do that!” we couldn’t know becaude were not being attacked 💀

[@Lauralea]

@@angxlpeach yes haha. Like sure I'll watch this movie and be like, "yeah I wouldn't do that" or "ugh that was dumb of her"..... but I'm not in her situation. I'm watching as an outsider from the safety of my couch, seeing her make those "mistakes". But hey.... are they really mistakes if she fucking survived lol.

[@zoeee_boeee]

The lack of motive is one of the scariest parts, this movie represents a group of men who are blinded by their own entitlement, He can “do whatever he wants” like go in the house or choose not to because he knows that he’s faster and stronger than her. it’s just a game to him.

[@soluuna]

thiss!!!!

[@tesstucker3311]

EXACTLY

[@harley69]

It also makes for a less interesting movie

[@dannygarcia2084]

thiiiiis

[@Ladyrosethewitch]

Killer wearing a mask Dylan: why is he wearing a mask Killer takes off the mask Dylan: why are they showing his face Killer : PICK A SIDE DYLAN !!

[@akaneshio6406]

Like, if he's wearing his mask, why would he take it off? That's why he meant. If he's not wearing a mask at all, it would be just ok...

[@suchartboontid2560]

He's all over the place in this video.

[@TA-fg2wq]

@@akaneshio6406 I think the movie made it more so that the mask hides his identity right, but once that mask is gone there's no way he's going to let her live. Which him blatantly removing it is a message to the main character like 'if you thought you had a chance, you don't now' . Which is terrifying, but Dylan didn't pick that up at all, much like a lot of what the movie tries to do unfortunately

[@akaneshio6406]

@@TA-fg2wq Yes, I did think about that. I'm just saying what Dylan meant! And I didn't find it scary, because I already knew he had the intention to kill her... So idk, those slight things didn't do it for me, even tho I noticed them

[@thaumatomane]

Dylan saying that he would just run at the enemy naked with his hammer swinging. Turns out that he isn't predicting the film, he is channelling the ancient Celts.

[@jillianj1231]

I have always said that horror movies would be scarier if the characters were smart and prepared and did almost everything right and still lost. Like as viewer of a horror movie we always think "well I would have done this differently and won" but if the characters acted the way we as viewers think they should and still lost it would leave you much more uneasy because it shows the reality that even if your smart about it you can still be killed in a situation like that. I feel like this movie is the closest we have to that she does some smart stuff and is at a disadvantage. I think the tension doesn't come from the fact that we don't know where the killer is its more that we know in most cases like this, he wins.

[@alba8944]

have you seen the movie ‘you’re next’? the main character is awesome and really smart. also hide and seek has a smart lead

[@demonicartist9717]

It's not supposed to be a typical horror movie, but the horror that the thriller portrays is one that is very real and relatable for at least half the viewers... women. A guy that doesn't stop confronting you via text, friends, etc. although you clearly don't show interest in him - stalking you, threatening you that he can and will do anything he wants with her until she wishes she's dead - that is horrifying. And could absolutely happen in real life. In fact, it has happened to many women. Being alone in the woods with no way of getting away or calling help, plus your opponent being physically stronger than you as well as having the hearing advantage, is terrifying. Especially because he shows her how sure he is that she has no power through taking his mask off and revealing his identity. It's a cat and mouse game, in which at least women can feel themselves into because we know the fear of a man that thinks he can play with us.

[@katkay9923]

Literally everyone gets stalked, it’s not a gender thing. Also women do not make up 50% of the horror movie audience

[@mariemoon7566]

​@@katkay9923 yes everyone gets stalked but women get stalked more than men. When a woman gets stalked most of the time it ends up bad. it soo many cases I heard that women get killed by their stalkers.

[@sushmitaraodesaraju6330]

@@mariemoon7566 precisely, female victims of stalking have a higher chance of experiencing violence.

[@darukufureimmasta1041]

I agree with the subject and I think It's cool that stalkers FINALLY gets portrayed like villains, because they are. BUT that simple fact doesn't save the hole movie. Dillan is making a good analysis: wrighting, acting and directing were awful, to the point it's frustrating and even a little insulting to the viewer

[@potatobites4506]

@@darukufureimmasta1041 writing* :)

[@nerdfightinDownUnder]

I agree with everything you said - also, the 'silent mode' idea is brilliant - imagine if they did the whole movie completely silent from her point of view, that would have been 2000x scarier.

[@claireannneet]

would've been so cool if this was shot only from the inside of the house; only what she could see from the safety of her home. The camera would always be inside the house even is she manages to get outside. This could play into the theme that even though the guy is lurking outside threatening her the camera itself could be an ominous threat that's also watching her. women, vulnerable people of society, really anyone isn't safe at home

[@guardiandeity6519]

Honestly if I wanted a story like this to end with the girl murdered and the guy going home without repercussions I would just turn on the news

[@lumatasia98]

The way reading this comment made me feel...too real

[@Ola..]

The part where she realizes there is no escape except to kill him is presented as a big deal because she’s clearly at a disadvantage. If I were in such a situation, I would not have been thinking of killing the attacker because I’d have no hope of defeating him. I would have been thinking to do nothing but run because trying to fight would get me killed. Realizing there’s no escape except through him is scary for someone in such a situation. Especially deaf. As a woman, it was really hard to watch this video because I don’t think Dylan was truly getting it. Maybe it’s just seeing my worst nightmares presented in such an utterly human and realistic way that terrified me. I mean the moment he removed the mask still gives me chills. It was a death note. Signed, sealed, delivered; you’re dying tonight.

[@George-bb9kr]

Why was she at a disadvantage? Was it because she was deaf, a woman or the fact the man was armed?

[@sari9645]

@@George-bb9kr all of the above

[@briananovakovic6790]

@@George-bb9kr you just answered your own question

[@mysteriouscookiemoustache5839]

You wrote this so eloquently I love that

[@brycequinlan5636]

Oh my god.. i swear!! When he took of the mask it was like.. 'yup..i am confident. You are dying tonight. I am not even afraid of you, i ll just play with my food'. It was absolutely terrifying. And I don't understand dylan's expectations really. She did EVERYTHING she could have done. Even beyond. Dylan's logic was to fight him head on. No. Women can't do that... Not untill it's the last 1% do or die situation left for them..

[@kendall385]

this is the only way i can comfortably watch a horror movie so thank you dylan

[@boobana2809]

its still the opposite to me

[@peytancampbell7632]

Still scares me bc I’m a scared of everything. But makes it easier 😂

[@jasmine.c.g]

I can watch the home invasion/serial killer type horror/thriller movies like these on my own - it's the paranormal/supernatural horrors and thrillers that are too scary for me, so I have to view them this way lol.

[@kendall385]

@@jasmine.c.g yeah, for hush i was expecting more horror but this wasnt like that at all so i would be fine by myself lmao

[@charnith5017]

I would recommend the channel dead meat! He does kill counts in horror films with fun commentary and explain the plots super well!

[@jadynsauro6504]

Dylan’s ending (where she dies and he goes home and is a regular dude with a family) would have been so much better. To see a regular dude attack her and get away with it would have been truly scary and sad. also how tf are people upset at this commentary but no one is talking about how it’s a movie about a deaf girl and the actress isn’t even deaf :(

[@daddysav]

People are just snowflakes these day, I’m 22, for example I have depression & being abuse when I was younger and I have to get through with that but the kids these day use that as excuses for everything

[@1lvi882]

@@daddysav doesn’t mean it’s good

[@zainubsultan416]

Working with an actor who’s actually deaf would have made it a little hard to adjust. And pls what kind of sense is this , that if the movie is about a deaf girl the actor should be deaf too ? Like if there’s a movie about ted bundy do they actually get ted bundy??

[@1lvi882]

@@zainubsultan416 no that’s not the point… it’s that it’s hard for deaf actors to find roles so why does a character who is death get played by an actor who isn’t and has more opportunities to get roles.

[@talpho3301]

@@daddysav man, im sorry you went through that, but clearly logic has left your brain. What happened to you, shouldnt happen to anyone else. You also shouldnt expect others to take it just as well as you did as everyone is born different. I agree, using it as an excuse for everything is bad, but most dont, but ur assumption that sooo many people are snowflakes makes it seem like you dont look any deepe.r

[@belarivas6983]

the good thing about this particular movie is that it doesn’t cater to the typical unrealistic “horror” fears. it’s dealing with real life. the very real fear that someone taller, stronger, more capable and more sadistic could simply choose you and overpower you. perhaps this is more gender specific than i realised, but the terror of this movie is the looming presence of this man. this regular ass man who could be around any corner. that IS the fear. and it hit home so well.

[@tco4382]

Problem is that many other do that and do it much better

[@petrgalko4152]

@@tco4382 FACTS!

[@nothere8228]

@@tco4382 eh I like this movies plot

[@lilscenechick1995]

I definitely think this is one of those movies that's gender specific with its target audience, (intentional or otherwise) and only a certain demographic can relate to the protagonist's situation. A lot of the criticism I read is from *ahem* a certain gender that doesn't need to worry about being targeted and terrorized BECAUSE of their gender.

[@Em-os1yz]

I see comments like this and I just gotta think maybe you don’t think women can be killers too or?

[@trinityinfinity5356]

why do we need to know the killers backstory he is a killer who is trying to kill this lady. I don’t think you need to know the childhood life of the antagonist to understand that he is just a killer. Also I love this movie but I would never categorize this as a horror film it’s a break and entering thriller. It’s a very simple movie genre but I think they did something different with her being deaf and the writers brain. This is simple a movie of two brains going against each other. Now I do wish we got more of the other her giving different endings but I think they set it up pretty well for the ending

[@montanarose-sings]

I don't think you need it necessarily, but imo motivation is everything. Motivations make or break a character to me, whether they're a good guy or a bad guy. Everyone is defending the choice to make the bad guy "just a guy", which is fine. But either he's just a realistic guy with realistic (if abhorrent) motivations that drive his actions and make him all the more terrifying for it (like Umbridge or Hannibal Lecter), or he's a one-dimensional, over the top spooky monster boi who kills just because the plot needs him to (which can obviously also be valid under the right circumstances, like Freddy Krueger or Pennywise). You can't have it both ways and then expect the villain to create a compelling conflict for the hero. Otherwise he's just boring, which doesn't make a "thriller" all that thrilling.

[@sushmitaraodesaraju6330]

@@montanarose-sings I get what you mean, but what you're saying applies to fiction and media, where we get a reason or motivation for why a serial killer wants to kill someone. But in reality, and as is in the case of this movie, most serial killers don't really have a motivation for killing someone, the victims they pick are mostly out of convenience, and they kill because they want to, there's usually no explanation why.

[@montanarose-sings]

@@sushmitaraodesaraju6330 This is a piece of fiction/media. That's the point. Yes, in real life we don't have all the answers. And no, I don't need his whole childhood explained, but to have such a one-note character in a movie like this is just incredibly underwhelming. That's what I mean when I say hyper-realism doesn't equal entertaining.This isn't a true crime documentary. It's not an episode of 20/20. It's not a PSA, or a lesson in how to survive a realistic home invasion. It is a thriller film. Its job, first and foremost, is to inspire thrills. To entertain, in spite of and because of its material. And to me, a character with 0 discernible motivation does not make for a thrilling thriller. I don't need his whole backstory, but we should at least know, why her? Of all people, why her? Why would it be fun for him to kill this person in particular, out of anyone he could have chosen? There are reasons we can assume, but it should be the movie's job to make it so we don't have to assume. It's just that when there are really only two characters in a film, there isn't enough to distract from the fact that one of them is just one-dimensional and boring. That's why, for example, Batman's villains are so popular. Many of them have specific motivations for why they do what they do, and it makes them human in a way that is so much more interesting than a villain like, for example, Dormammu in Doctor Strange.

[@SaidByTy]

@@montanarose-sings It seems like you guys don’t understand that he had no intention to specifically stalk and kill her right out the gate. He stumbled along her home, noticing she was deaf after killing right at her door and decided to have fun with that. It’s really that simple. It’s RIGHT THERE and doesn’t take a lot to discern judging from his initial reaction to her not turning to face him when he taps on the window. There’s no rhyme or reason for him. He’s a psychotic murderer who enjoys the hunt. It doesn’t need to be deeper than that for what the film is trying to accomplish. The film is not about him. It’s about her-a lonely, disabled woman with the odds stacked against her. And it was random; it could happen to anyone. How you don’t find that thrilling, haunting even, is beyond me.

[@montanarose-sings]

@@SaidByTy Motivation is only one problem I had with his character. Tbh I actually think it was a great idea, it's just that personally I don't think it was executed as well as it could have been. The concept is good, but they don't do enough with it. I'm not judging by real life standards, this isn't real life. It's a movie. There are thematic, directorial decisions that could have made it so much more impactful, even without explicitly covering his motivation. Playing with sound direction, playing with camera angles, keeping it more from her perspective, etc. For example, what Dylan was talking about with the shot outside ruining the jump scare. He's right. If it's from her perspective, we as the audience shouldn't be given hints as to when we're going to be terrorized. It should happen as organically as it's supposedly happening to her. She should be a stand-in for the audience, so they feel like _they_ are the ones being stalked and terrorised by this guy. And to me, they made cinematic choices that took me right out of that space. Not telling anyone they shouldn't like the film, it's just my opinion from a storytelling standpoint.

[@careyannesh]

This isn’t supposed to be a horror movie, it’s a thriller. It’s a battle between two opposing forces who turn out to be of almost equal strength although you would expect, as she said, that he would have all the advantage. Yes he could have been made scarier in certain ways, but it’s an exploration of the power dynamic between two human beings, not one human and one shadowy, mysterious, omnipotent and omniscient horror villain.

[@smurfette_blues7922]

Yeah i think this is more comparable to panic room than a horror movie like halloween.

[@eclecticsteak]

and it still sucked

[@smurfette_blues7922]

@@eclecticsteak to u

[@omelette7216]

What i didnt get is, how did the friend manage to escape long enough to come to her house? How did she outrun him?

[@honeybun8823]

@@omelette7216 he probably gave her a head start for his own amusement

[@scarlettpumpkin8556]

As a woman I really don't understand why everyone is attacking Dylan in the comments. Y'all he is a COMEDY channel. For real. This isn't a critical film commentary. He went to school for film making His critic of this movie is legit. This movie is really only uncomfortable to women, they didn't do a good job making anyone else realize how this situation makes women feel. This film wasn't that great and any legit commentary Dylan made about the film was accurate. I was annoyed watching the movie when they randomly had herself talking to herself in her head, because they didn't weave it into the whole movie. You can't just throw troupes into a movie. It wasn't a great movie and I am a woman, my worst fear is home invasions. But seriously it wasn't good. I'm an avid film fan, I enjoy horror, thrillers and general creepy films but i'm also highly critical of most movies I watch because they are meant for entertainment. People were paid to write, act and edit this movie and what they ended up with was pretty disappointing. Y'all need to chill out of Dylan, he is a funny guy and his opinions were all valid even if y'all don't agree and most of what was complained about where just people not being able to take a joke.

[@leonamvinoy3008]

I mean I guess some of his jokes didnt sit right with some people. But thats fine. Its okay to have differing opinions.

[@catiemitzell4734]

Just because someone went to film school doesn’t make their critic legit. His criticisms are surface level at best and sometimes just plain stupid. For example, one of his main criticisms was their choice to show the killer and how it kills the suspense/tension. Which is just straight up wrong. Juxtaposing the hero struggling to get away with the killer getting closer actually creates tension. Also, showing that the killer is just some dude makes the situation more attainable which makes it all the more frightening. This guy has no idea what he is talking about, it’s obvious.

[@leonamvinoy3008]

@@catiemitzell4734 i think those are just different ideas that everybody can see differently. Personally I thought not showing the killer would have increased the tension as we dont know where he is, if he is closer or further away from her.

[@amara2882]

@@catiemitzell4734 you’re so right and everyone in the comments just agree with him because they don’t know how to be themselves💀 all this dude does is make stupid, obvious points and i guess uses his “film school” knowledge to just make up stupid endings that make no sense to the whole story 💀

[@HoneyBun44]

Because people like to get offended for no reason.

[@lucinda4576]

I think it's funny how Dylan thinks he wouldn't be pissing himself being in the same situation lmao

[@phoebemeikle5940]

but he never said that he wouldn't be afraid of this in real life, obviously anyone would. He's just aware that it's only a MOVIE and so is commenting on it as a MOVIE and not a real event.

[@yeyarosales1998]

@@phoebemeikle5940 thats the thing though..it is a real event. Yes in the movie its just actors acting. But this kind of stuff occurs so freuently its scary.

[@noellethomas2589]

@@phoebemeikle5940 You don't think this EXACT thing happens irl??

[@phoebemeikle5940]

@@noellethomas2589 of course it does, and it is terrifying but again, he wasn’t commenting on this like he would if it was reality- it’s a made up story and he was purely commenting on the movie elements.

[@phoebemeikle5940]

@@yeyarosales1998 I completely agree with you, but we all know that it happens a lot. He knows that too but he isn’t here to comment on serious, upsetting topics like that, he is here to entertain us with a movie commentary.

[@thefadingmelody163]

I hate to make this like a “as a woman” argument, but I found this movie terrifying. It’s like my worst nightmare to be trapped by a man who feels like he has all the power. On top of her deafness which is a clear disadvantage. He gets off on the powerlessness he believes she possesses. He takes liberties, scares her, and knows that he holds this power. Dylan, you make some good points on how to make this scarier (like going silent to give us her hearing perspective) and seeing him less. But like imagine, seeing a masked man outside your house, in the middle of the woods, you’re deaf, and him just taking his time, not rushing to kill, scaring you first, it’s like the fear of knowing there’s no way out. Whether I don’t know where he is or whether I can see him, I know it’s only a matter time until he gets me. It’s one of my worst nightmares.

[@Lola_t]

100%

[@laurenstewart5707]

I agree with Dylan on the including her deafness more. This movie could’ve been scarier had they immersed us in her senses but they didn’t. Also I can’t take the killer seriously because he’s so goofy.

[@elodieelvira7913]

You are missing the point. Dylan isn’t talking about how the situation ain’t scary, he’s talking about how the movie is trash at being a horror movie

[@Sophie_Pea]

@@elodieelvira7913 exactly my thoughts, the problems I personally had with it all surrounded how terrible the writing and acting was. This may have been a realistic scenario, but I was just too distracted with how annoyingly bad it was made

[@bluemoon7785]

Yesssssss. I puted myself in the situation, instead of acting like I would have the courage or the state of mind to try do something against that guy (primarily going into this as a deaf person, who has much more disadvantages)........ That's why it such a good experience watching this psychological thriller. I usually can be on the "bad guy side", cus its a movie, its not real. But in this case, I just imamged if I was the one in a situation like that. And that's a fucking scary scenario......

[@chobits0821]

The comment section is freaking weird on this one. This is a FICTIONAL movie written to make money by trying to create suspense and scare the audience. Movies about home invasions are extremely common, it is not just a "woman" thing. As a woman, I understand that my fear of my having my home broken into is separate from this fictional movie that was made for profit and that Dylan is not criticizing my real-world fear. Jesus.

[@dhuratakurti2487]

Thank u.

[@redpharmacy]

Right like calm tf down

[@whatislife3603]

I agree like chill. If it was something like a documentary I would be upset but I joke about silly horror movies all the time

[@whatislife3603]

@dcoog anml I know right. That’s what I hate about movies 😭

[@smmarawls1195]

Agreed tho. People are doing too much.

[@samarthh6401]

I almost completely agree with the points from a directorial aspect he said. Once again he isn’t bashing the plot of this movie, I myself think the premise itself is good. But the way some things are shot and something’s that jus weren’t shot or used such as the ideas Dylan gave I think good have really amplified this movie and put the suspense and thrill to the next level and have you always on the edge of your seat. I honestly hope someone sees this video or some video like it that has these recommendations on how to improve something for this type of film and uses it.

[@rileyjustice2948]

the fact that dylan’s prediction was literally right in the end she used sound and the killers other senses to overload him nd ultimately kill him

[@nour4828]

He always predict right

[@Dean_W1nchester.]

‘She thinks about writing but then she procrastinates’ don’t because I’m literally procrastinating right now from writing my English speech and fanfiction 😭

[@imma_devil3749]

17:40 she’s deaf- she doesn’t normally have to think about the volume of her breathing. She’s panicked and the natural response for the human body is for the heart rate and breathing to quicken. But she’s smart, she realizes then covers her mouth. I really enjoy your commentary and input- but I think in some moments, you’re very critical of the film. In instances where you’re critiquing the movie, maybe try to keep a balance- think why the directors did what they did as well as how you think it can be improved. The movie is more of a home invasion rather than a textbook horror. It’s essentially following her as she tries to outsmart the killer. It’s an issue of survival. Maybe I am wrong in saying this, but I feel women understand the fear in this situation more. The killer is preying on her being deaf, and being alone. He takes off his mask to prove that he doesn’t care that she saw his face. Everything he does is to play with her. Basically a predator playing with its food.

[@minnolidalal6271]

I agree. As a woman, I was terrified when watching this movie. The fact that they showed the killer made him more realistic and terrifying because this can happen to anyone. I constantly would think about what I would do in her situation.

[@ohshiitake]

idk im a woman who is scared by my own dogs moving and this movie didn't scare me. people are scared by different things in film. it's okay.

[@kierstyobando4987]

i love his vids but this one was so critical it was hard for me to watch it all like...

[@angxlpeach]

@@kierstyobando4987 i swear he’s to critical sometimes that its not enjoyable anymore…like his review for heathers 💀

[@fernydyke]

@@ohshiitake good for you. point still stands

[@jaehyunsbread23]

one of my favorite things is when dylan laughs at his own jokes, it's truly contagious

[@melmadiedo6839]

I love all of his videos but this one not so much. I understand that everyone can have their own opinion and that's perfectly fine, but I disagree with most of the things he criticized. The movie tries to be as realistic as possible in those circumstances, and I highly doubt a person in that situation would be "cold" enough to do all the things Dylan said, like opening a window with a hammer in one hand and a knife on the other, and trick the killer into thinking something, then do a different thing. That in real life doesn't happen because people get scare and can't think straight, and that's what this movie is trying to be. Realistic. I thought the main character was pretty smart and I would've liked them to show a bit more of her "visions", her trying to escape several times and failing, and then explain why that would happen. But overall i really liked it.

[@jasmine.c.g]

Totally agree. I respect different opinions, but I agree that he was trying to place horror elements in areas they were never intended to be in. The director emphasizes the horror element in the beginning where the killer can creep up behind her whenever he wants to, takes her phone, and cuts off her connection to the outside world.

[@Shippo28]

Agree, this is one of my favorite movies and I found myself skipping around because he wasn't putting himself in the characters shoes. I like what Jame's from Dead Meat say's about the movie.

[@anonymouse903]

He has this problem sometimes and it makes me so upset. Like when he reviewed Jennifer's Body and straight up made light of the child grooming Megan Fox went through in transformers. I like him but I just wish he'd just get the fuck over his covert ingrained misogyny.

[@sushmitaraodesaraju6330]

@@anonymouse903 I couldn't agree more. He did the same thing with the Gone Girl commentary, it's like he doesn't even bother to analyze the themes of movies that are female centric

[@sushmitaraodesaraju6330]

@@anonymouse903 And all the unnecessary sexual comments in this video. It's like he can't even fathom how most women's fears in a home invasion situation would be being sexually assaulted.

[@ohboi4107]

Honestly I completely agree with everything Dyland said. The beginning was so scary with the mask and him in the house, then it got sooooo lame. She made so many stupid decisions

[@florrcorr5607]

Yess, like him killing her friend without her noticing, going inside the house and grabbing her phone, all of that was genuinely terrifying. The moment he took his mask off and started talking the movie lost a lot of tension. Also everyone keeps saying it's scary because it's realistic, but it would be more realistic if it sis what Dylan said and the pov stayed with the protagonist!! Unless people somehow found a way to know what others are doing without seeing/hearing them, there's no way she would know what the killer is doing while out of her sight.

[@babygirllynn2264]

I agree with you about the mask bit because it’s over played but the fact that he was in her house just watching her intrigued at how vulnerable she was to her surroundings because she is deaf that bit is scary the idea that he could’ve killed her right there and she never would’ve known she was in danger because she’s death but he chooses not to kill her because he wants to fuck with her? Yea that’s scary

[@idunno3370]

stupid? dylan can have his opinions and criticisms about the cinematography and story but you cannot call the main character stupid lmfao do you think you would have time to come up with intricate plans while desperate and in a panicked fear?? she wasn't even close to stupid

[@daddysav]

This movie kinda drag too long, they do this back and forth thing too many times, so yea I agree with Dylan, and you’re taking this movie way too serious it’s a fictional movie. As a girl first half of the movie I did find it scary but the other half is just annoying😪 like you either kill her or just leave

[@ayaa.1351]

And you would make better decisions on the spot. People don't often kill other people, therefore don't think that way if they don't have to.

[@m_gwb]

This movie was actually supposed to be "without dialogue" and if that was the case it would've really made this movie a true horror film, not just a thriller. I've watched Only Murders in the Building's latest episode and the entire episode was told by a deaf man and it was completely jarring. But Hush is supposed to be between the two characters, the victim and the killer, it is supposed to give us some sneak peek on what's going on inside and outside of her perspective that's why the sounds are important.

[@Sarahca323]

Omg I watched this episode and was literally like- this is what Dylan means!!! lol cause I watched this first.

[@zizo1142]

I've watched it too and it was very unexpected but really loved it it's prob the best show by hulu

[@alexmichel6064]

as a woman, I'm genuinely shocked at how many people are mad at his reaction. yeah, the premise is terrifying, but its so poorly done. like this movie is just so bad. get over it lol

[@livsartori4426]

Reading the comments on this video was oddly comforting for me. Just to hear all these people with the same fears as mine. I don't normally delve into comment sections, but it was sort of like I couldn't stop reading. For every time I pass a person and wonder about my odds and the possibility of being attacked, one of these comments represents a person who feels the genuine horror at that fear. It makes me think my odds are a bit better. On another note, it can't be fun to post a video and receive this many comments on what you did wrong. I really like Dylan's videos and his commentary, so I hope he reads this and recognizes that as difficult to hear as some of these comments are, to someone else they might be oddly comforting. I'd like to think that these comments are creating a positive impact.

[@margaret3858]

this!!

[@iwillcry]

the solidarity in the comments is quite comforting, and most people are being very respectful to Dylan and its fine to let him know if you disagree with him, I hope he also sees this as a positive thing and not as an attack.

[@ladyluck01]

@@iwillcry pretty sure Dylan is mature enough!! But i don't really know if he reads his comments thoroughly

[@ladyluck01]

@Umamaheswari G that's what I'm saying actually, if you look at the top comments it's people complaining about how he is critical but if you dig deeper, others talk about how he had made offensive comments. I don't have Twitter but i went through his link and checked the tweet out, he's basically answering someone who commented that in the hush video, he said we seemed to like when he was critical in the last one and that it took a turn and he answered that last video he was praised and now we're complaining that's he's critical. Again idk if he read all his comments but i have a feeling he doesn't (bcoz comments can really get all over your head)

[@alicejones1984]

Dylan- when the bf came, he got on his knees and gave him his wallet because a dodgy guy with a weapon suddenly appeared in the middle of the night! He didn’t do all those things because he thought the guy was a cop. He was probably like who tf is this guy. I’m not going to mess with this and pull anything risky. Everyone else seems to have commented on the obvious issues with this commentary, so I’m not going to add on- but yeah.

[@Floop47]

He looked dodgy but he wasnt holding a weapon, he was hiding the knife and his arrow thing had been taken away

[@TessJanssons]

Ok Dylan, huge fan, really enjoy your stuff however two things: 1. Deaf people doesn't realize what makes sounds, some people don't even know farts makes sounds, so her breathing loudly she's most likely not aware of how loud it is. 2. Deaf people will pay more attention to other senses so she felt the breath from behind and knew he was there. The fact that she could avoid the knife was probably just luck, which yes Dylan, happens in movies and in real life. (Not too often though) Other than that, great video as always 😁

[@jennpao1999]

Just one thing, in the movie they say that she wasnt born deaf she got deaf by her childhood, even like that i guess she just can forgot about it because its a long time to live since that

[@gdaym8y]

@@jennpao1999 good point. We know someone who went deaf in her early teens and she still had to have speech therapy because after about three or four decades of not talking, not only was her mouth out of practice, but your speech depends heavily on sound - on the way other people pronounce things as well as the way you hear yourself pronounce things in relation to those people. It's the reason people who live in a different country start to pick up the accent. So I think you're correct in the assumption that she probably forgot how loud breathing is. Super intriguing how the brain will forget the most commonplace stuff once it's gone, even when it's smth we depend on, in order to enhance the things we still have.

[@Gio-ut8tl]

30:04 this scene in particular is so damn dumb. So the woman is deaf. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN SHE CAN'T MAKE ANY SOUND? she's in severe pain and she's SILENT?? There's a difference between being deaf and being aphasic

[@minionsarebae2434]

I'm pretty sure she's also mute

[@apuroopa_0]

shes both deaf and mute

[@GwenSDaisy]

​@@apuroopa_0@minionsarebae2434 Just because you're mute doesn't mean you can't make a sound. Have you ever met mute people? Most of them can still make sounds, unless for people who have other underlying causes for their muteness.

[@apuroopa_0]

@@GwenSDaisy I'm not the one you have to reply too

[@suzieq3604]

“It be nice if her friend was blind and they had to combine their two lack of senses to stop a killer” So you have literally described the plot to the comedy See no evil hear no evil 😂

[@bifieri]

"I think the greatest thing that all people fear is the unknown" and you're totally right Dylan, in most horror movies that's how they get you with jump scares and loud noises, because it comes from nowhere so it's a shock. but what's even scarier about this movie, is that this woman, who lives alone and cannot hear, KNOWS she's trapped in her own house, by a man with seemingly only the motive to kill. maybe to most people, not even just men, but to most people who can't imagine themselves for real in that situation it's not scary, but really sit and think about it.. it's genuinely terrifying because it's playing off of some the realest fears most women go through daily - not to this extent, but damn well close.

[@lisastern7331]

I agree!! I also love that they show him as “just a guy”, not bc all murderers are just people, but bc in horror movies/thrillers the killer somehow has like supernatural powers or something, they move super fast, they suddenly appear etc, but this showed that even if he’s just a guy, he still has the advantage.

[@1498Lorelai]

you just said everything

[@JuliaJiggs]

Yep, just knowing someone who could come in your house at any time and is planning to kill you is terrifying. He didn't empathize with the real situation at all

[@alinethebean]

Thank you! Some people are agreeing that not knowing is scarier without taking into question the actual context of this situation

[@anthonyjanthonycrowley898]

Patty and Julius really bring the set together. I support these two- and their…. Third wheeler Dylan.

[@rileynicole1967]

i think the true third wheel is julius 😂

[@theworldof11]

@@rileynicole1967 we promised ro not say it shhhh

[@winx9119]

When I first saw the movie I barely found anything to dislike. However thinking about it after it ended, the two things that Dylan also mentioned got me off guard. Firstly, the movie should've had been more silent like from a deaf person's perspective. They didn't give enough importance to her deafness. It was neglected a lot. Also, it would've been more interesting and realistic if she would make sound unknowingly. Since she's deaf and never been into a situation like this, it would've been intense to see her unaware of herself being loud enough in particular scenes (it's not making any sense I'm afraid but anyways lol😂). Secondly, the killer had actually a lot of screentime. I swear I didn't like him appearing every single time when Maddie had to plan something and execute it. Besides, him getting unmasked too early or actually just getting unmasked made me feel a loose interest. Actually there's whole lot to talk about after I finished this reaction but let's just leave it here. I loved this reaction and agree to it all the way. Apart from some jokes that I didn't like (lol) Dylan pointed out mistakes amazingly. My fav part was 11:10 😂👏🏼... Okay bye-

[@obara7366]

As someone else said,deaf people tend to make more noise than the average person because they can't hear the amount of noise they're making. I think it's a very interesting contrast to go back and forth between her perception versus her reality.

[@winx9119]

@@obara7366 ikr. The movie could've been better. Especially through Maddie's perspective. I wondered how she was all pro at not making any noise lol

[@roseldamalfoy1985]

The only part I disliked about this video was Dylan's dislike of cats. I mean come on, Dylan. They're so sweet.

[@13Nii21]

I know! I understand if he doesn't like them, but wanting to see them get murdered? Kinda sick.

[@violet-wq7wt]

@@13Nii21 I'm pretty sure that was a joke :) he makes jokes about killing people/wanting to see people get killed alllll the time but I highly doubt he reallt wants to see people get murdered

[@jannatul1960]

@@13Nii21 i think it was meant as a joke

[@user-vy2hz6fl6x]

Cats are so precious

[@Tyler_W]

I'll grant you that some cats are sweet. Lot of cats are dicks, though. There's no middle ground with cats.

[@theinvisibleme4104]

Poor Dylan, he's watching this movie like any horror movie, this is more about the tension like cat and mouse not a demonic identity

[@_Favvy___]

Exactly

[@Lauralea]

Yep

[@wewereonlyseven9325]

I think he gets that it’s supposed to be suspense.. he points out all of the ways that this could have been a BETTER suspense.. such as playing more on her deafness 😭

[@eclecticsteak]

there was barely any tension

[@Sophie_Pea]

@@eclecticsteak the killer didn't feel that scary either for some reason. I really wish they didn't reveal his identity so quickly and show his location so often. There were definitely times where I was like "my god this guy's fucked in the head", but a lot of the time he just felt like some guy The idea of being stalked/the themes in general are horrific when you place them in a real life setting, but they just seemed to execute it really badly imo

[@suR___]

I’ve literally tried this and it’s worked. When someone is coming at you instead of shrinking back or trying to run away just run straight at them screaming as loud and crazy as you can and they WILL be taken aback and they usually run away 😂😂

[@amialynnstuckey7207]

Or they wait and stab you

[@ahsatansrela1633]

That’s why you make it a 2 part plan & use their surprise to your advantage; that being said if I had any other idea or option I would definitely pick the other option lol

[@axellem.7664]

@@amialynnstuckey7207 you might end up dead anyway so you might try it all.... 😭

[@orangegreen3769]

One time I was walking alone from the bus stop to my house and it was very late so it was very dark outside and there was this guy walking on the same sidewalk as me but we were going opposite ways so we were eventually gonna cross paths. Maybe it was my paranoid self but when I first spotted him from afar he seemed a bit sketchy to me, and also the neighborhood I lived in was already sketchy and not well lit so I automatically started thinking the worst of the worst like, he's either gonna grab me when we cross and try to kidnap me and rape me or rob me or what if he has a gun lmaoo everything running through my mind. Anyway when he was getting closer I started making random hand movements as if I was talking in like an alien language or smth LOL I moved my wrists insanely and was swinging my arms all over the place xD I started making weird noises too cause I thought maybe if he sees me he's gonna be like, "wtff i'd rather not even mess with that" and believe me he was definitely taken aback hahaha xD I'm not sure if he even had bad intentions but he looked so weirded out and concerned that if he did in fact had any, they were all gone. No one has ever passed by me that fast in my life, poor guy hauled ass LMFAO he prob was like "this mf crazy" I'm pretty sure I scared him away lol so if you ever in a similar situation just start acting insane! It honestly works and when you think back on it it's fucking hilarious xD

[@youngeeneden1594]

@@orangegreen3769 he didn’t think you were crazy, he probably was just a normal guy thinking “hmm what is this special ed kid doing out here so late”

[@AinsleyArrowood-lw3dj]

Dylan comforting himself about the possibility of being attacked by a moose is so cute