Watch a Seductive Moment in ‘The Power of the Dog’ | Anatomy of a Scene

[@victoriaburroughs8399]

This scene represented the turning point in Phil and Peter’s relationship. Up until this point, Phil has had the upmost power over Peter and even reveled in his ability to make him feel small and miserable. But after discovering Phil’s secret/past, Peter finally had way to get back at Phil for the torment he subjected his mother and him to. It’s Peter’s chance at revenge.

[@ytviewer5269]

I think the turning point actually begins a bit more back. This is definitely the tipping point, a total shift in power, but the first turn, even just slightly, in their relationship is when Peter immediately says he sees the shape of a “barking dog” when looking at the mountains, which as you know is something Phil and Bronco Henry shared together. You see his complete surprise when Peter tells him what he sees and answers correctly, asking him, “You just saw that right now?” or something to that effect. Peter says, “No, when I first arrived here.” I feel like in that moment Phil is probably thinking there is a slight chance he can rekindle that “special” relationship he once experienced, he found someone who sees things differently, like himself and Bronco Henry. Ofc Peter had other plans heh..

[@ms.v5566]

Is it only me that sees a pattern in the boy's behavior, as well? Phil commenting he needs to be more human. The boy reveling that his own father didn't feel he had enough heart or feelings could be insight rather than just cruelty. Yes, Peter was a medical student yet how many novels have I read that the dissection of small animals from a young age is a precursor. Letting his mother engage with the rabbit before killing it for study with no regard on how it would affect her or others. What of the other viewers that have mention concerning Peter's closeness with his mother? The disconnection from the insults thrown at him or any emotional engagement with others at all. I got a read from watching this film that this was an uneven match of a bully psycho against a methodical killer well hidden in the time period of his life. (Reminiscent of Hannibal Lecter's love for Will in the TV series.) It was the keeping of a trophy at the end, the rope Phil made, that convinced me. Peter placed it under where he slept even though it was forever prisoned. I imagine him gloving up to remove and cherish it for years to come even if he should add later trophies.

[@pb.j.1753]

Love this reading. I thought Peter is just incredibly strong on the inside even though he keeps getting mocked for not looking strong or manly.

[@bbww4736]

I think the boy cherishes Phil's rope because he kinda loved him, just like how Phil cherishes Bronco Henry's saddle.

[@ammiel.is.here.]

I love this! Such an amazing observation and I agree so much

[@ArtyMars]

I literally WELPED out loud during this scene, it's equally as seductive as it is triumphant! Peter suddenly has all of the power and Phil becomes the bashful and vulnerable one becoming a boy himself while peter just casually exudes such strength and erotic energy just by being comfortable in his own skin while phil can barely respond to the word "Naked" Omgh.

[@marsplease]

I won’t lie, I think about this scene often. It’s sensual and chilling at the same time with the way Peter has completely flipped their power dynamic in his favor. Seeing them share the cigarette had me 🦋🦋🦋

[@chamiratracks]

Stan Peter

[@puurrrr]

Yep. even as a woman it made me feel something. The tension is just too strong in this one.

[@pb.j.1753]

Gosh she is such a master of her craft. Watched the film for the third time yesterday and still discovered nuances and details I haven't picked up before. Also great to hear what a collaborator she is. Taking in Benedict's thoughts.

[@ChaosShadowBox]

I’m gonna get some hate for this… but I don’t see this as a love scene. I see this as a transfer of trauma: all throughout the movie, Phil Burbank has been talking up Bronco Henry as if he was the greatest man to ever live. The implication early on was that their relationship was far more intimate than Phil was willing to admit to most people (up until this scene with Peter). When Peter asks "How old were you when you met Peter" and Phil responds with "About the age you are now", that when this dynamic started to really click with me. Phil’s ill-treatment of just about everyone in his life is not just from having to mask his sexuality, but it also comes from wanting to protect the image of Bronco Henry, who from my perspective was grooming Phil until he ultimately molests him. And seeing that Peter is now in the same situation had me sincerely worried that Phil was going to continue the cycle and pass down what Bronco Henry had done to him. And while I do agree that the end result of this scene is definitely a shift in power from Phil to Peter, I don’t think it’s particularly reasonable to refer to this as an "erotic" moment. Because with the subtext of Phil and Henry’s dynamic, as well as the disturbing music and distorted camera angles used when filming Phil and Peter trading the cigarette, it feels like the scene is going out of its way to be as uncomfortable and even frightening as humanly possible. And from my personal experience, it succeeded.

[@Cookiemunster779]

Don’t let this lady be in a room alone with your horse.

[@mimisashimi5006]

We just watched this movie in my Contemporary Film class, and almost all of my classmates hated it! Haha I guess this is the kind of movie that really asks a lot of its viewer, so I understand if people are unwilling to commit. But I was just so swept up in every aspect of this masterful filmmaking. The way the drama slowly unfurls with almost infuriating leisure only makes the sudden shift in energy that much more impactful! And I mean, I don't even need to say anything about the performances and cinematography. Truly such a masterpiece.

[@noblevictory2200]

What do you mean they were unwilling to commit? Please elaborate

[@lancediorio7642]

Believe your classmates.

[@mood1676]

Jesus your pretentious

[@dangerislander]

Why are they in a film class then?

[@Davilla888]

They’ll end up directing vanity rom-coms for 65 year old JLo

[@miscellanyman263]

Jane Campion is amazing. Peter is most intuitive, having figured out Phil's relationship with Bronco Henry early on, but never mocks Phil, who does the opposite during their first Inn-pub dinner scene together. Regarding the scene referenced here in the videoclip, Peter caresses Bronco Henry's saddle, then shares a smoke with Phil which is über-homoerotic, sans any nudity. When George and Rose began to dance atop the hill, I cried when George said: "I just wanted to say, how nice it is, not to be alone." The final scene wherein Peter, having understood the danger(s) of handling raw hide (Anthrax), has donned gloves to caress the rope that Phil made him, then tucks it away beneath his bed, is simply masterful. Jesse Plemons' portrayal as George is so magnificently understated. It's a difficult nomination year for Best Supporting Actor, what with Ciarán (Kieran) Hinds' performance in "Belfast"; Troy Kotsur's performance in "CODA"; and Kodi Smit-McPhee's performance in "The Power of the Dog" (as "Peter"), but I am rooting for Jesse Plemons -- sorry Kodi (I wonder if Kodi's waist is an American size 15? Jesus!). The film score by Jonny Greenwood is very reminiscent of Bernard Herrmann. Sadly, my Best Film choice for 2022 is still "Don't Look Up" and how unkind not to nominate Leonardo DiCaprio for his performance therein.

[@SteveJubs]

I was with you right up until that last sentence there-now you’ve got me wondering if the whole bit wasn’t a load of sarcasm.

[@lightgrey5365]

i cannot stop thinking about it. im left taken aback, moved, betrayed, and like i have to write an apology letter to cumberbatch's wife.

[@themothermarkos]

I just watched this film for the first time. This was so sensual and equally terrifying - I thought the worst of the worst was going to happen and it gets you in your vulnerability. It's all in the mind and I'm blown away by this film.

[@Mark_Chandler]

great movie for so many reasons, authentic environment, great actors, great script, great ending...I predict it will win best picture.

[@redbear665]

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[@averygray9814]

i hate to break it to you bud...

[@perisword7918]

It should have. And Benedict was robbed!

[@milhouse14]

Great movie. Benedict Cumberbatch should get the Oscars for his outstanding performance

[@바르톨로메오크리스토]

Just get out

[@yapleehiel]

And he did

[@austinsteed1581]

I see Peter giving Phil the cigarette as the last one before he dies, knowing full well he now has anthrax in his system.

[@RosVideos2327]

it will forever pain me that this masterpiece did not win best picture

[@romilrh]

I'll see you all after Jane Campion wins her Best Director Oscar

[@mississipi1103]

When New York Times simps for Benedict Cumberbatch

[@BrooklynBaby100]

Cumberbitch 🤣

[@15step]

@Sherry List u ok?

[@bobofucknuckle]

Cumsonbacks

[@kimberlymcbride]

This film sits with you....ain’t no Netflix and chill...a real film....bravo....

[@roses3601]

I've just watched the movie and it's a masterpiece.

[@kflecha1]

I love the composition of the scenes 💞 really artistic!🙌

[@바르톨로메오크리스토]

To me?

[@PelaoGardaix]

04:56 I'm agree with Jane but when I watched the first horse's frame I thought the director wanted put the horse as the only witness of any kind of hidden act from a cowboy because the horse look to the camera directly like a person...

[@tiredhub3270]

This was great movie. Cumberbatch was insanely good in his role.

[@michael-k-matsuo]

Masterpiece! ❤

[@yasisoufi]

What a masterpiece…stunning

[@Mc.Garnagle]

Two guys who look incapable of opening a pickle jar playing tough cowboys. Too friggin funny

[@justineprince9396]

Wow you feel proud of yourself don't you? You must be sad and lonely inside to front your fragile masculinity in the comments of a film about that subject. Such irony! Get a life xxx

[@LoyaltotheNightsky]

Cowboys ain't bodybuilders lol. Seen plenty of lanky ones.

[@ep6808]

Completely accurate to the book characters. And yes, lanky, awkward cowboys did and do exist.

[@jasnareema9123]

Never underestimate the underdog

[@sebandrews4395]

Never underestimate... the power of the underdog?

[@ngocthaodrawing]

If Peter hates Phil that much, someone please explain why Peter has tears in his eyes in many scene ( sharing cigarete/ suggesting Phil finish the rope with Peter's horse skin) ? Does Peter have any affection towards Phil?

[@johndean4727]

yes.

[@VV-nz4dv]

he does but he also hates him. hes somewhat of a father figure and mentor to him.

[@aav54]

I think he cared for him a little bit at the end but his mother was always going to be more important to him

[@phillipgalan660]

And he saves the rope

[@whyyjay]

The real best picture of the year and only my opinion matters.

[@ekdud2772]

This has become one of my favorite movie scenes ever

[@Sindoku]

As an autistic person, I would have never guessed any of the things she said about this scene. It would have just felt like a very awkward scene to me and nothing more, lol.

[@jckholmes9194]

Before they knew the danger of a psychopath so they were just referred to as "strong".

[@maybebabyny]

I thought this was a nice period piece but I just can't buy Cumberbatch as a cowboy.

[@RmB9104]

I don't think his performance could have been replicated. He was fantastic in it.

[@m.h706]

I'd never imagined that someone would describe this movie as "nice period piece"!!!

[@maybebabyny]

@@m.h706Jane is such a moody cow. Everything has that precious omnipresent weight of expectation. Critics slurp this stuff up....

[@Meduse04]

That is Part of his role, the fight of phil with the role of a cowboy, his sexuality and manhood. Cumberbatch being well known for other depictions of masculinity having to play a very macho man is exactly what phil is going trough

[@maybebabyny]

@@Meduse04 you see things in your mind. I see a posh Brit struggling to be authentic.

[@johnhaggerty4396]

This scene does ask a lot of the audience, it asks us to be willingly lulled into near narcotic somnolence. Campion beguiled us with Angel at My Table and The Piano before falling in love with her own reflection as a mythopoeic film maker.

[@humanhelp3969]

Is this the film that’s gonna win Best Picture for the year 2021?

[@crystalsherman8896]

Wth? I don't remember any of this

[@bobapbob5812]

Boring.

[@15step]

the power of the dog was incredibly good

[@aav54]

the scene is filled with so much tension wow

[@kevinkeppler5151]

The Bongino Show @ Rumble

[@christinacascadilla4473]

Did I already comment on this video? Oh gosh, this movie was slow and boring and it was so obvious how it was going to end. Please stop telling directors who make movies like this that they’ve a great job. It’s only going to encourage them to keep making movies like this.

[@elizabethofblueridge1617]

Great movie, subtle beauty!

[@oftengone]

It frustrates me that everything about everything gets sexualized, especially in movies. I'm probably the problem too but idk. Am I tripping? But this does seem to be shot well gg

[@Meltorange]

Well it was a sensual scene so...

[@mysteriousgirl4]

The filmaker is actually telling you what was intended, what you interpret from it is up to you.

[@RaulSavala-em1vb]

EXCELLENT movie!!!! EXCELLENT!!!!! 😚😁💪👍😉🌈

[@CSM393]

A masterpiece.

[@Bibidrego578]

Bronco Henry

[@Kim-mp5wg]

beautiful

[@MOHAMMADJAVEDALKHAIRI]

fake::::::::: is best::::::::::: or real is best @

[@TheRachag]

So it’s a movie about the American west filmed in New Zealand with an English lead? 🤷🏻‍♀️ No thanks

[@patricity9355]

I have never been more bored watching any movie ever

[@ericmarquez1864]

Why do I feel like the part of him pulling the string on his hip is him imagining he's wearing a very thing thong 😅

[@m.h706]

a masterpiece

[@ElizabethMBoyd]

no it is not even a good film

[@m.h706]

@@ElizabethMBoyd Yeah for people with no taste.

[@tobe1207]

I feel like scenes should be made good, then subtle symbology can be taken away from it. Instead of writing a scene with everything supposedly being profound symbology, especially when it's all on the nose. And if you're not allowed to say a movie sucks, how can it be good? If it's good it's good. But if you aren't permitted to say it's bad because it's shielded by fake sacred cows, it's probably not that good

[@kevinwasilewski9754]

really?

[@TheWolfsnack]

I agree with Sam Elliot.

[@barrycuda3769]

John wayne would have loved this movie.

[@AloutkaKazawa]

I don't think so. He would feel betrayed and exposed, I believe.

[@Back2Basix]

So this was meant to be a not so suggestive incest scene between 2 brothers surrounded by tools of murderous violence?

[@VV-nz4dv]

what

[@tabithawolf6077]

They’re not brothers.

[@gimenovax1]

This movie was a waste of 2 hrs

[@Narumisan02]

This movie was pure tripe, full of contradictions and empty rhetoric. Oh, and the ending has zero pay-off. I'm very disappointed with Jane Campion.

[@mjl7332]

And just like that , she won academy awards. 🎉

[@Narumisan02]

@@mjl7332 Had to give it to the wahman.

[@tutu7564]

@@mjl7332 i don’t know how. It was shot well, the actors did a great job, but holly molly was that movie a snooze fest.

[@marsandbooks]

oh my god Campion like gets it

[@YaarTeraUkWala]

One Of the best thing about spammers that they never watch the full content or vedio they always pay respect to every creator by spamming 🤓🤓🤓🤓😂

[@ricardodsavant2965]

Honest question: How do you know what other people do?

[@noblevictory2200]

@@ricardodsavant2965 👍🤣 Here here

[@mbutt7049]

~❣️❣️•"When it Hurts- observe. Life is trying to teach you something"•✓✌️❣️❣️~

[@Elmer_Fudd]

*Leviticus 18:22* *22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.* *Leviticus 20:13* *13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.*

[@starventure]

There is no law in the big book of Jewish legends that says a man cannot lie with a woman the same way he’d lie with a man. Ever wondered why?

[@Elmer_Fudd]

@@starventure *Do you believe in & follow this "big book" of Jewish legends? Or do you follow the Holy Bible & all that is written therein?*

[@idol_stomper]

Gross; Sam Elliott was right

[@UnAssimilated1]

Oh it's a Netflix movie, now everything makes a perfect sense sadly..

[@samosullivan1744]

Campion’s direction is masterful but I cannot understand why Smit-McPhee is winning all the Supporting Actor awards, he barely changes his expression throughout the entire film!

[@dangerislander]

Its called subtle acting. And thats why his performance is brilliant! Not everything needs to be showy 🙄

[@samosullivan1744]

@@dangerislander There is a difference between subtle acting and just not doing much!

[@swankhood]

@@samosullivan1744 and all simpletons never understand the difference.

[@dangerislander]

@@samosullivan1744 well then you must have missed all the scenes peter was interacting with Phill. Especially that final part in the barn at night. Just say you just didn't like it and move on.

[@samosullivan1744]

@@dangerislander Or maybe you missed it. Not only is his expression constant, he’s also tone-deaf. No emotion whatsoever. If you want nuanced emotion, look at Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst in that film. They were convincing, he wasn’t.

[@Brahmdagh]

I still can't believe he willfully killed him. It was going so well. This movie was somewhat on the silly side.

[@humanhelp3969]

He was always going to protect his mother. It was seeded from the very beginning of the Film.

[@PedroMartins-lv1um]

You really missed the point wtf

[@Brahmdagh]

@@PedroMartins-lv1um Still haven't gotten it

[@rayofsunshine6300]

If the movie was somewhat on the silly that, that means the book had to have been on the silly side as well. The book was fantastic, so I’d say no.

[@johnyamawaki8642]

I’ll forever say it this movie was robbed and Benedict was also robbed. All bc of being woke and diverse. What a shame

[@ep6808]

Which is ridiculous, because it's based on a book published in 1967. Homosexuality isn't a modern thing lol

[@forallofme4441]

"Seductive" ha ha ha ha. This pretentious rubbish is all the rage these days. Only crackpots would think this is "seductive"

[@lc3920]

It’s adapted from a 1960s novel so hardly “these days”

[@forallofme4441]

@@lc3920 I must have missed the part where obscure 1960 novels were promoted by the NYT. Is that "these days" enough for you?

[@lc3920]

@@forallofme4441 All I’m saying is that themes like this have been used in narratives for far longer than you think.

[@forallofme4441]

@@lc3920 Sure I agree with you. It's the promotion and indoctrination today that's the major problem

[@lc3920]

@@forallofme4441 Sounds like you’re trying really hard to find problems in things that aren’t there.

[@ricardodsavant2965]

It was terrible...👎

[@adiv2316]

You and you’re nine likes

[@pleasebeinteresting]

Film had zero character development.

[@NinaC]

Lmao really?! Maybe you just didnt understand it….

[@ΔημήτρηςΚόλλιαςκαιΣαμ]

👍👍

[@Hagbard1138]

You'd think that an institution like the NYT would have a more important contribution to You Tube than these topics irrelevant to current events.

[@ashleyelizabeth8335]

What’s your contribution?

[@Frack_Black]

What are the 'current events'?

[@mirabella2154]

Distraction.

[@milhouse14]

Movies are supposed to provide an escape to current events.

[@oscarfun100]

SO because there are problems in the world (for the first time evah'! ... .... ...............), we should not care about anything else anymore. Okay, makes sense.... LOL.

[@tylerbarnes209]

Boring movie but Otago New Zealand is beautiful

[@noblevictory2200]

Yeah and so is Montana!!

[@tylerbarnes209]

@@noblevictory2200 yeah but this film was filmed in New Zealand

[@noblevictory2200]

@@tylerbarnes209 I know that but yet it's supposed to be Montana 🤣

[@rovercoupe7104]

The longest two hours (or however long this film lasted) of my life. Nearly as bad as ‘The Judge’. M.

[@granny58]

Portrait of a lady was worse. A real snoozefest

[@kevinkelly5780]

Maybe all the videos explaining the ending of Power of the Dog are a clue to why hardly anyone in the world bothered to watch the thing

[@kangarewsters4921]

hi

[@CosmicKnight369]

I regret watching this film, it was awful.

[@ngocthaodrawing]

I regret too. I appreciate all actors/ actress but content is terible.

[@myvoice2223]

We don't need another Broken Back Mountain.

[@MrKingtyrant05]

Don't be so insecure with your body cause men prefer men over your body and your personality. Even straight dudes would want another dude than you with that insecurity.

[@caravaggio1534]

Well, it's not.

[@user-db2tz9hg8f]

FOV why do you have to mention her body or think she’s insecure? you don’t even know her sexuality to begin with .people say theses types of things about new movies that are very similar to older movies all the time . so I don’t know why you are so offended get use to it .

[@enticinglyanonymous5648]

Terrible boring movie

[@mariamaria2751]

If it's anything like this woman and this clip ..and age difference

[@milhouse14]

It's not for the unsophisticated

[@ricardodsavant2965]

@@milhouse14 - And you're 'sophisticated?'

[@milhouse14]

@@ricardodsavant2965 Yes

[@ricardodsavant2965]

@@milhouse14 - 👍

[@sum1799]

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[@noblevictory2200]

👍🤣👍

[@granny58]

Overrated film.

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[@annettegutierrez6030]

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[@sgtrod]

You people are sick and twisted 🙄

[@susanberry6157]

It's to get more men thinking this way, rescue your people Holy Lord God ALMIGHTY YESHUA YESHUA YESHUA, Amen and Amen and Amen 😭😭😭🙌🙌🙌

[@DarkShroom]

i'm all for them doing homesexual romance films for people that want to watch them... however why do they entirely hide this in the advertising, if i went to watch what i thought was a cowboy movie that's okay i have to leave the cinema? didn't brokeback mountain already do this? i'm sorry but that's not right, be straight up that it's a homosexual romance movie

[@poppyhildebrandt9888]

My man, please get better opinions, or thoughts, maybe a new brain.

[@aniruddhagowda8072]

It's more to do with honouring the time period and setting. Since they couldn't talk about it openly, the filmmaker chooses not to either. Only to hint at it. Not to say there aren't period pieces with more openness but it works for the film.

[@noblevictory2200]

@@poppyhildebrandt9888 (~_^) Oh Pa-leeze. He's right!

[@sojedadiaz]

It's all about propaganda and the Hollywood agenda. Before watching a movie research it, I saw that they spent 34 million on the movie and the box office is around 300,000 that tells you a lot of what people really think of this movie.

[@ElizabethMBoyd]

@@poppyhildebrandt9888 not every one wants to see in in fact les then 3% of the population wants to see that crap

[@jnelletrim1478]

Remember God loves you!!😊♥️ John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life. Please turn your life around and repent🙏 The clock is ticking..

[@christinacascadilla4473]

Did I already comment on this video? Oh gosh, this movie was slow and boring and it was so obvious how it was going to end. Please stop telling directors who make movies like this that they’ve a great job. It’s only going to encourage them to keep making movies like this.