So many symbolisms in this movie. Nicole Kidman‘s character needing medication “for her migraines” is a reference to her shooting herself in the head… symbolisms! The children breathing heavily is the reference to them being suffocated to death. … symbolisms. The curtains along with the fog is only lifted once they see the “light” … symbolisms! So many symbolisms

@unconditionalluv

5 ай бұрын

Wow I never notice that symbolism.

@unclebounce1495

5 ай бұрын

And Ash missed them all! :oO

@haleyweirdwolf

5 ай бұрын

This is my top favorites i was about 6 when came out . I thought about that night a lot growing up . I think maybe because nicolas is next to door and ann is close to the window . Grace got nicolas first and ann woke up and saw it. Why she is hostle to grace though the film , and if nickolas woked he would not see who it was why he was still very close to grace

@arifeannor9573

5 ай бұрын

Nicole's character is crazy, and Ash says crazy shit, symbolism!

@MrFredstt

5 ай бұрын

And the dad saying he had to leave bc their souls are connected to the place of their death so he had to go back to where he died.....symbolism!

Nicole Kidman’s performance was great, she stole every scene she was in and that twist at the end is still one of the best twists ever.

@aychelleff

5 ай бұрын

Seriously!! It’s one of those twists that improves the movie on a second watch, too, because it explains everything so succinctly even though it’s wild lol

@resin807

5 ай бұрын

It’s unfortunate this movie released shortly after the 6th sense. It’s the only reason it’s not as popular, and it deserves to be. The ghost theme twist was executed soooo much better than the 6th sense

@rogerrabbit5110

5 ай бұрын

@@resin807 It may not be popular in mainstream America (and as a default, it may not be popular with KZread reactors), but was a HUGE success when it came out. I believe it was made for a budget of less than $20 million and went on to earn ten times that amount. Also, if I’m not mistaken, it won a lot of Goya awards, and Nicole Kidman was nominated for an award herself. It’s a great gem of a movie. It reminds me of “Turn of the Screw” 😊

@sproductionsinc

5 ай бұрын

This is great example of how atmosphere is everything. You don't need even need a ghost to make a ghost story chilling.

@sproductionsinc

5 ай бұрын

@@aychelleff And the very first scene suddenly makes sense!

When she screamed at the beginning of the movie, that was immediately after she shot herself. It was like a stream of consciousness that carried over. Such an underrated and incredible movie!

@4thlinemaniac356

5 ай бұрын

The Village imo even better reveal.

@ializarg

5 ай бұрын

And look to her when she charges the riffle at the end of the movie. For a second she stops and seems to remember something but she don't know what...

@LucianoHilton

5 ай бұрын

This movie is not underrated. It was very successful when it hit theaters. It's a truely classic by now.

@clarerichardson8770

5 ай бұрын

@@LucianoHilton I think folks call it "underrated" because it's not often discussed in spaces where it gets credit for how intricate and well-crafted it is. (I agree with you that it's a classic, btw.)

@mischr13

5 ай бұрын

@@4thlinemaniac356 why are you spamming under people's comments about the village? they're not even similar movies, other than having a "twist". a twist I didn't even realize was a twist the first time I watched the village bc I assumed they were living in modern day lol I just didn't know what the monsters were...which doesn't hold up on rewatch cuz there's no way people were faking being monsters

Goosebumps when you reasile why the dad was so upset, because he knew he was dead and seeing his wife and kids he knew they were dead too 😢

@MultiFERGUSSON

5 ай бұрын

I DON'T' THINK SO. i think he was a lost soul. confused by the war. he don't even realized he's dead too. if it was real or not

@BogusLion

4 ай бұрын

Actually he can probably be hurt from the war and was in a coma, and recovered and was going back again to the war, back to life... symbolism! xD but actually it might be that, I never thought about it before.

@Blutteufel

3 ай бұрын

@@MultiFERGUSSON You must have missed the part where he said that he knew what she had done...

@thedugout5192

2 ай бұрын

​@@Blutteufelyea I think he died after they did. He went home to see them the only way he knew how.

One of the scariest things in this movie is the idea that your trauma can follow you to the afterlife. She wonders out into the fog and finds her lost husband. She pulls his spirit home with her and with his kids, but he's trapped in the mind that he died in. Also, making a movie with a massive twist ending is a huge risk because so often the twist just ends up falling flat, but this is one of those movies where it actually works so well.

@its99pm

5 ай бұрын

I don't think her husband knew he was dead, judging by his remark that "sometimes I bleed". It's possible that once he, too, makes the journey to understanding that he's died already (and the war is over), he might be able to come visit again in a clearer state of mind. His visit was likely fueled by a strong desire to say goodbye to his family before he died (a thought many soldiers in the trenches must have had, and he says he only came to say goodbye) combined with Grace's strong desire for him to come home. But neither of them had realized yet, so the visit was short and sort of muddled - especially his state of mind. I like to think he can come see them again, at least. And that the residents can all move around now that the fog has lifted. It'd be depressing af if you were bound to the location you died after death. Imagine those who drowned in the ocean? Or died alone in the wilderness, far from civilization? Plus, Bertha, Mr. Tuttle and Lydia can't have been the only ones to die on the property before Grace and her kids did. So... there ought to have been a few more ghosts around if they couldn't go anywhere. Anyway, I have a lot of thoughts about this movie as you can see. It's such a good film!

@MrFredstt

5 ай бұрын

@@its99pmMy thoughts were he knew he was dead and came to the realization that his family were also dead. The "goodbye" part bc he knows he can't stay and his soul is being tugged back to where he died. Though, I much prefer your more happier theory that he will be able to come back at some point

@4thlinemaniac356

5 ай бұрын

The Village had an even better reveal AND trauma does not follow One into the "inbetween lives" but it affects Your Metempsychosis ie how long until your consciousness returns for your next incursion Transmigration of your soul @An Introduction To Thinking And Destiny by Harold Percival @ The Word Foundation channel.

@vanyadolly

3 ай бұрын

In other words, Buddhist suicide deterrent 😄 I do think the father moved after he realized what had happened both to him and the family, but Grace couldn't let go in life so she couldn't let go in death either.

@ICRA95

Ай бұрын

that sound like hell to me. With Jesus if we repent from our hearts of our bad actions, we can be delivered , forgiven , healed. No more guilt and sorrow. He will give us a new heart

This movie holds up pretty damn well even if you know how it ends. Nicole Kidman should have won an Oscar for her outstanding performance in this film

@jspettifer

5 ай бұрын

Quite a big change to her prior role in Moulin Rouge.

@Bobbing4Fries

5 ай бұрын

This one, like many of the other true classic twist movies, is worth numerous watchings to see events in the light of the truth, and little things you may have missed. Its a banger.

@xaviperez26

5 ай бұрын

Nicole Kidman at its best, in all senses.

@clarerichardson8770

5 ай бұрын

@@jspettifer she's a chameleon, genuinely. I know she's top-tier A-list famous, but I still feel like she often doesn't get the credit she deserves for acting because people just think of her as a beautiful woman, you know? She's an absolute powerhouse. Her performance in Big Little Lies is incredible, she absolutely destroyed me there. All bangers, no skips.

@jspettifer

5 ай бұрын

@@clarerichardson8770 I was initially unimpressed with her ability until I saw her in To Die For. She then went into a Tom Cruise career coma before breaking back out. I’m not sure she has fully moved past that from a public perception

I love how Ash figured out the twist twice early on and was still surprised by the twist.

@diana6840

3 ай бұрын

Not really. They're both complete frauds. Thought at first they had a sense of humor and irony, but it soon became obvious they both knew exactly what would be happening.

@bluecollartradesman715

3 ай бұрын

@@diana6840 The problem with the comment section is that you can’t hear tone, see context, or understand the tongue in cheek nature of a person’s speech.

The ghosts are bound to the location they died in. So the dad is forever in the trenches, and "sometimes he bleeds" like the mother sometimes has nightmares of the killing before she wakes up screaming. The only indicator for a "judging" entity is that the dad was given the grace to come and say goodbye.

@scipioafricanus5871

5 ай бұрын

Why is everyone saying "the trenches"?, this is happening on the Channel Islands in 1945.

@captbunnykiller1.0

5 ай бұрын

@@scipioafricanus5871 The husband as a member of the British forces probably participating in battle on the west front, which means France, and yes there were trenches. I hope this answers your question.

Ash is right, the audience as well as Ash n Hannah were thinking that either the lil girl, the mother or all three of the family were dead. And they expected that reveal, but when it turned out that the servants are dead and then we get the photo and the graves, you take that as the big reveal and you no longer think that the family is dead as well. So, it comes as a second twist, and a bigger one at that, that you really don't expect much. Also, the whole film has an amazing atmosphere, with the fog and the curtains, so simple yet so effective at being creepy.

@noeezyfluff

5 ай бұрын

And the subtle writing when the caretaker says, “we all need to learn to live together, the living and the dead.” It almost solidifies the fake twist because you think she’s referring to Nicole Kidman and her children but she’s actually referring to the family doing the seance as, ‘the living.’ 😂 this movie is really incredible

@powerofberzerker9487

5 ай бұрын

@@noeezyfluff Yup, another smart move that makes sense in the film's narrative.

@WarrChan

5 ай бұрын

It was a red herring to throw us off the scent.

@powerofberzerker9487

5 ай бұрын

@@WarrChan It was and it wasn't, because they were all dead.

@Abbadonhades

Ай бұрын

The atmosphere is set even before the movie begins with the beautiful, yet haunting sketches lit in candlelight. It just draws you into the experience, as a perfect mood-setter. I had a different, yet slightly similar experience reading "The Dante Club." So there's your recommendation to read that book, which is great for a number of other reasons as well.

"Alergy to light" is a very real condition. It's called porphyria.

@lynetteoliva1256

5 ай бұрын

1 of my grandmothers had a mild case of that condition. Her skin would get these little blisters if exposed to direct sunlight. She was ok in the shade & @ dusk/dawn when she would go out to water her plants.

@MrFredstt

5 ай бұрын

Is it really that bad though or more like they just sunburn easier? If it's really bad then maybe that's where the myth of vampires burning in the sun started

@PPfilmemacher

5 ай бұрын

@@MrFredsttit’s not very common but the symptoms can really get that bad sometimes

@lynetteoliva1256

5 ай бұрын

@@MrFredstt It can be very serious. To the point of killing u. Like I said, my grandmother had a mild case. Just a few minutes in direct sunlight & she'd get those little blisters. That's why she would cover up & stay in the shade if she was going to be outside w/us when the sun was fully out.

@laustcawz2089

5 ай бұрын

A mini-documentary about it in the collectors edition of the film refers to it as XP (Xeroderma Pigmentosum).

Fun fact: Nicole Kidman gave two incredible performances that year for Moulin Rouge and The Others. But she was nominated for Best Leading Actress for Moulin Rouge. IMO, she should've been nominated for The Others instead. The terror, the pathos all perfectly and devastatingly conveyed through her masterful performance.

@peacexonextime9425

5 ай бұрын

She was in her BAG around this time despite going through a divorce with Tom.

@clarerichardson8770

5 ай бұрын

@@peacexonextime9425 she was excited about divorcing Tom, haha. There's a picture of her skipping down the street after formalizing the divorce at the courthouse. When a reporter asked her how she was feeling about the split, she quipped, "Well, now I can wear heels." I think her incredible performances are a testament to her throwing off the pressure and shackles of being married to that guy and embracing her talent in a brand-new way. She is not "Tom Cruise's wife"; she is Nicole fucking Kidman and you're gonna know it. You know?

Hannah's observation of how the living delt with Victor: we kinda got that when Kidman questioned the daughter about Victor. What scene gets freaky from the other perspective is the paino scene. He's down there playing his pia o in the middle of the night, when footsteps lead down to the room, then he stops playing, the door opens, and to HIM nobody is there. She checkes the creak in the door, but to him the door is moving on its own, so when we assume a spirit has slammed the door and knocked her over, he was just scared shitless and slammed the phantom door. Great movie. Great reaction. Thanks guys!

This movie legitimately has one of the best plot twists I’ve ever seen in movies. They certainly don’t make movies like this anymore

@MrFredstt

5 ай бұрын

It's so good. I don't think people realize how hard it is to pull of such an original movie and a twist that really works as well as this one did. Even harder bc the general audience has seen so many movies, always looking with a critical eye, that it can be hard to pull off a twist they haven't seen before

@lewisner

5 ай бұрын

​@MrFredstt it's not an original idea. Many years ago I watched a TV drama where a young couple crashed their car into a tree but found themselves uninjured. They found a house nearby but it had a number of ghosts in it. Eventually the young guy went back to the car and found their dead bodies.

@aligmal5031

5 ай бұрын

they literally made something similar in 2023 a movie called talk to me there is also a spanish movie called Mirage

@kennyhogg5820

5 ай бұрын

Pretty much all story ideas have been used up. What happens when you pump out so much media for over a hundred years, longer if you take books into account. I was thinking visual media mainly (movies and TV).

@clarerichardson8770

5 ай бұрын

@@aligmal5031 wtf how is Talk To Me even remotely like this??

I have sympathy for Grace because if you go back through the film, there are a LOT of signs that she was suffering from some form of untreated mental illness - possibly bipolar disorder or borderline personality disorder. Notice her bursts of manic energy (tearing the whole house apart in one long tirade), and her delusional episodes (denying that there are intruders despite having already experienced firsthand evidence), and her bouts of severe depression. It's very likely that she had been hanging on by a thread for a long time while she was alive, but then "went mad" and suffered a full psychotic break after the war ended and her husband never came home. And by her own description, she doesn't even have a clear memory of smothering her children - she only remembers finding the pillow in her hands afterwards. So despite her horrifying actions, I still feel bad, because she literally wasn't in control of her own mind at the time. She was unmedicated, grief-stricken, and almost completely alone.

@micahmackinnon99

5 ай бұрын

I have sympathy for her because she had been un-living in denial for who knows how long before finally coming back to sanity after it's too late.

@billparrish4385

5 ай бұрын

And her sanity returning after her death is further evidence that her psychosis while living was due to something structural or chemical in the brain, not necessarily emotional in origin. After she died, her thinking cleared since her spirit was no longer processing its thoughts through her flawed brain. She couldn't remember because those actions weren't from 'her', as in her 'software', they came from her broken 'hardware'. She had to die to become sane. Sad.

@mamaseesa3122

5 ай бұрын

All of that, plus, if her children really did have the severe light allergy, the isolation and constant darkness would've added to her mental instability.

@sproductionsinc

5 ай бұрын

@@micahmackinnon99 I'd be so pissed if I found out that I was dead & I'd just been living life as normal lol

@lonerebeI

5 ай бұрын

I have 0 sympathy for people who unalive their children. Nope

“I’m doing the Stevie wonder” had me ROLLLINGGGG 😂

@Cliffeunderwood91

5 ай бұрын

I think he meant ray Charles hahahaha 🤣

@peacexonextime9425

5 ай бұрын

Was this his first “Stevie Wonder” appearance? lol that got me too lolol

@thamomentum

5 ай бұрын

Took me out 13:17

@scipioafricanus5871

5 ай бұрын

@@thamomentum Several people watching were added to the ranks of the💀when Ash did the "Stevie Wonder"

"What Lies Beneath" would also be a fun watch. Great reaction guys. 👍

@lonerebeI

5 ай бұрын

Love that one too

@LifeWithHeather818

5 ай бұрын

Love that movie!!

@drake128

5 ай бұрын

Oh yea . That’s a good one.

@4thlinemaniac356

5 ай бұрын

The Village even better and same director.

@juggerhulk

5 ай бұрын

The Village? Only one I know about was directed by M. Night Shyamalan, What Lies Beneath was directed by Robert Zemeckis

This is one of my favorite movies. The atmosphere, the acting, the twist. It's so good

@NF40375

5 ай бұрын

It’s one of my families favorite movie too Top 3 movies for sure

I love this movie - it’s so clever in the way its shot from the perspective of the ghost. Some really cool things to pick up the second time watching, after you know the twist; 1. The mother suffers migraines because she shot herself in the head 2. Anne’s hyperventilated breathing is because she was smothered with a pillow. Even the part where the mother says “stop breathing.” 3. I believe the scene where you questioned if Anne was sleeping, she was actually dead and the mother was having a memory of apologising after she killed her children 4. A give away that the servants are dead also, is that they’re not wearing clothes of the era. The movie was set in the 1940’s, but their clothes are from around the late 1800’s 5. The father reacts so strangely, because he knows he is dead from the war - he doesn’t know that his wife shot herself and killed her children while he was away, so he is shocked that he is able to communicate with them/that they’re dead. 6. The fog/haze throughout the movie clears when they realise they’re ghosts

@ializarg

5 ай бұрын

And look to her when she charges the riffle at the end of the movie. For a second she stops and seems to remember something but she don't know what...

@clarerichardson8770

5 ай бұрын

I think the costuming needs a nod here because it's so delicately done. I'm such a freak about period costuming--I love picking up details in period movies and admiring the costumes, but in this film I didn't register the servants' clothes as "period." My brain registered it as an emphasis on class difference. "Oh, they're country folk, not as modern as this moneyed family. Simple clothes, humble, out of style. Got it." It is absolutely there to notice, but I didn't pick up on it, and I think that's down to great costuming.

@melbournegirl12

4 ай бұрын

@@clarerichardson8770 you are spot on. I’m a big lover of period clothing (period movies are my favourite) and while it is subtle, and most people wouldn’t pick up on it, it’s something I noticed straight away. Was a big give away for me.

I envision a bright future. A future in which Ash finally grasps the concept and meaning of symbolism. Many are saying he can’t do it, but i BELIEVE.

@YouOnlyIiveTwice

5 ай бұрын

I almost feel like he's trolling at this point.

@mapletree3434

5 ай бұрын

Youonlylive "At this point" or from the get go? :))

@YouOnlyIiveTwice

5 ай бұрын

At this point. I don't feel like he was overdoing it in his earlier videos and it's kinda turned into a thing he's known for doing on his channel, thus making it unique to him.@@mapletree3434

@4thlinemaniac356

5 ай бұрын

​@@YouOnlyIiveTwiceNope Ashkron is young plus stupid reason why he is so funny.

@YouOnlyIiveTwice

5 ай бұрын

I have no idea wtf you just said@@4thlinemaniac356

This film is such a throwback to those elegant 1960s classics, "The Haunting", and "The Innocents". It fits right in with the tone and the psychological terror it inflicts on the characters and the viewer. Kidman is extraordinary, the whole cast is pitch-perfect.

I'm dying at Hannah's Victor impersonation

underrated movie LETS GOOO

@louielouie22

5 ай бұрын

Definitely underrated

@justtrustash

5 ай бұрын

FACTS!!!

@YuGo_Wolverino

5 ай бұрын

@@justtrustash SYMBOLISM

@campar1043

5 ай бұрын

@@justtrustash well done figuring it out man, I had no clue when I first watched it

@MonarchButterfly.

4 ай бұрын

The girl look like Adele

A book of the dead was a real thing. Photographs were not so common and easy to come by back then and an expert had to come around with equipment. Most people never got their photograph taken during life, until it was too late and their relative wanted a picture to remember them by. It is somewhat creepy, but also understandable imo.

@goreyfantod5213

5 ай бұрын

Also, one had to stay still for so long that it was much easier to get a good, non-blurry photograph of the dead than the living.

@cottonxcandyxjollyxrancher4075

5 ай бұрын

That is a common misconception. Photography was available and commonly done since 1839 it was affordable and cheaper than getting a portrait painted.

@captbunnykiller1.0

5 ай бұрын

@@cottonxcandyxjollyxrancher4075 not for most of the common folks, it was not. you had to go into a studio or order a photographer to come to the site with their equipment, which was more expensive. people needed a good reason to have their pictures taken, for celebrations or to have a memento made, and prepare for the occasion. private non-commercial usage of cameras only became a thing when affordable handheld devices were introduced to the public which was not until shortly before WW1. Most of the cameras used before that were owned for professional reasons or by rich people with a hobby.

@clarerichardson8770

5 ай бұрын

Absolutely. It's also worth noting that Victorians had incredibly elaborate rituals surrounding mourning and laying the dead to rest. A lot of those customs seem absolutely bonkers and incredibly macabre to modern senses, like predetermined periods of mourning, photographs of the dead, hair jewelry, etc. They were connected with their dead in a way we don't think is appropriate now, in our culture that has become so sanitized and alienated from death. It's all fascinating once you dive in, but it's presented in such a delicate, spooky way here. I love it.

@captbunnykiller1.0

5 ай бұрын

@@clarerichardson8770 Indeed fascinating, thanks for the comment. The hair jewelry topic comes up a lot in Lord of the Rings discussions, because many think it is creepy that Gimli asks for Galadriel's hair. But to Tolkien it must have been a thing of nostalgia dressed in fantasy motifs, hairs and locks were often given as a memento to loved ones when chances were slim that there would be another meeting. Another interesting tradition was the cemetery picnics held in those days, quite popular with the Irish I have heard and rather controversial nowadays.

The dad died in the war. I think it's a main reason the mother went crazy, or at least pushed her over the edge. He has his own prison in a never ending war. At first I thought his love and desire to see his wife and kids was so strong that he was able to be there for a while to say goodbye, but now I think that her need to see him was so strong that she pulled him from his own afterlife through the fog into hers. That's why he seemed so distant and confused, only being held there for a short while, and the ghost of the housekeeper seemed so surprised to see him. In the movie's reality, I'm guessing most ghosts never get out of their limited afterlife, even for just a little bit, although who knows if eventually they move on or if they trap themselves forever. I think she trapped her children with her also, not able to let them go. It reminds me of an old twilight zone episode where the dead crew of a crashed spaceship were trapped repeating their last few hours over and over because the captain just couldn't admit to being dead and let go.

Ash and Hannah are honestly couple goals. The banter but obvious love is inspiring. I hope I find my Hannah one day

The most incredible aspect about this film: No flashy CGI effects. No blood. No gore. It was a work of pure psychological thriller mastery. An intriguing set-up, a steady and suspenseful build, and quite possibly one of the best plot twists I've ever seen. Side Note: The practice of making books of the dead was a real thing, in Victorian times. What seems macabre or taboo to us in modern times, was truly a way for people of that time to try and preserve the memory of those they lost.

This movie is one of the best "technical" movies out there. The cinematography, the LIGHTING!!!, the sound design such as the heavy breathing, along with the acting. This is a phenomenal movie. The double-twist is pulled off so well. This is a Grade A movie in my books and the 4K transfer for this is breathtaking. I know a lot of people love the Sixth Sense (as do I), but I think this movie is the gold standard when it comes to a ghost story/twist.

The husband died in World War 1. Sometimes fog reaches right across the English Channel, so his lost soul reached home but then returned to where he fell

@derekodriscoll7178

5 ай бұрын

It's set in the Island of Jersey during 1945 at the end of WW2 ..she mentions the Germans cutting of power (as the Nazis had occupied the Island during that conflict) 👍

@hgwells1899

5 ай бұрын

@@derekodriscoll7178 Not so far on a foggy night then. My bad - ww2 - doh

I loooove watching reactors watch this movie. The plot twist is such an absolute mind-shatter that I can't help but laugh every time someone tries to guess the direction of the story

These photographs of dead people are called "Memento Mori" and it was a thing in Victorian times

That twist at the end gives me goosebumps every time. Also, her screaming as she wakes up at the very beginning was the foreshadow of the ending. She had just shot herself after killing the kids😨😨😨

Brilliant movie. A haunted house told from the ghosts perspective. The ghosts were being "haunted" by the living.

Rewatching this film gives many answers. Then, wait for years and it's all new again. This is a great and rewatchable film.

@JeffGes

5 ай бұрын

And nothing outdoes the meat-hook scene out of TEXAS MASSACRE and the slo-mo "Don't touch my elbow!" replay!

I hope everyone watching this reaction has already seen The Sixth Sense and Orphan. 😂

@AGoodHairDay

5 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing lol

- Grace's scream right at the beginning is not an ordinary nightmare. It's the realisation of what she has done to her children and herself. - Nicole Kidman wanted to quit during rehearsals, as playing Grace gave her nightmares. "At one point I didn't want to make the film because I couldn't even go there emotionally." - When the wandering Charles arrives home escorted by Grace, he meets Mrs. Mills, later revealed to be another person among the dead. When he approaches Grace in the fog and as he enters the room to greet his children, Charles' footsteps produce a sound not unlike the clanking of chains - which Anne had previously mentioned is a tell-tale trait of ghosts. - In the scene where Grace is loading the shotgun for the first time, she can be seen pausing in a recollective moment after she slams the breach shut. This is most likely due to her faint realization of deja vu, most likely alluding to her suicide by using the same gun - When Mrs. Mills and Mr. Tuttle are covering up the three gravestones, a Celtic cross can be seen emerging from one of them. The Celtic cross is a version of the Christian cross that is particularly common in Ireland. Mrs. Mills speaks with an Irish accent. This is a subtle clue that the gravestone is actually hers. - The extra white makeup of the children's faces is a hint of the movie's twist.

@RealBradMiller

3 ай бұрын

Thought she used a long barreled shotgun or rifle... Right? I don't see how she would do that.. but thinking about how she would do so certainly makes it darker. As a teen, I knew what was happening as soon as the help arrived.

The dad died in the war. His spirit came to say goodbye to theirs, but he is clearly caught in his own "ghost" cycle.

The husband was dead. He probably had gone to Heaven or some other nether world. He knew their souls were not ready to join him. They mentioned 6 places after life, like hell, heaven, purgatory etc…

@vonfragesq7145

5 ай бұрын

He did say he had to go back to the front. For him the war was still going on.

@residentzero

5 ай бұрын

This is so reminiscent of "Psychic Self Defense" by Dion Fortune, a non fictional book written around early 20th century by an English psychic and her experiences with the paranormal

"what kind of budget ghost are you cant go tru the door" lol

@scipioafricanus5871

5 ай бұрын

lmao

The brilliance of this movie is that you spend the entire film afraid you're about to see a ghost, and you're actually watching ghosts the entire time.

I love that you and Hannah didn’t know the twist, but could sense that emptiness in the husband enough to totally nail it. His soul is stuck out of time, come to visit his family one last time before he departs this world

This movie is a masterpiece!

Modern horror movie masterpiece! Gore and blood is not horror, as my dear father used to say, mood and atmosphere really can make it. Never tired to rewatch this gem. Bravo!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I love how chaotic your reactions are, and then you still figure everything out. Seriously, well done.

I love how Ash just lays it all on the table. "Hey guys, this is how I blow my nose" Never change, man

OMG - I love you guys so much. Hands down the best reactors on the Tube!!

@justtrustash

5 ай бұрын

My brother ❤️

@Reverendshot777

5 ай бұрын

Honestly though, some of the most authentic and genuine seeming people. I could happily watch a movie with these two talking the whole way through. They also pay more attention to the movies than any others I've watched.

She killed her children and then herself cause she was desperate. In those times it was sometimes impossible for a mother to survive financially or socially if her husband died in the war and many women did that out of despair and hopelesness. Oh and btw, the woman in 39:01 is Caitlyn Stark from Game of Thrones.

Watched this in English class in high school and thought it was boring because it didn’t have jump scares. Now looking back I see how brilliant it was.

Man, did I need Ash & Hannah this week. Always make me smile.

btw, the living mother who was upset was young catelyn stark!

@NF40375

5 ай бұрын

Stunning 🤩

The Stevie Wonder had me rolling all the way in Mexico! I freaking love you two!

@justtrustash

5 ай бұрын

We love you more you legend ❤️

I've always just figured she found out the husband died and the servants left. She went mad after that being stuck in the dark with the kids without an end in sight. The dad died in war. He returned to the place he died as a lost soul after finding his home and Anne telling him their mom went mad. All souls left in limbo.

The three housekeepers were the first to die there due to a tuberculosis outbreak; therefore, they can’t leave. Grace and the children died in a murder-suicide caused by Grace under duress due to her husband’s absence for the war. Charles, who died in the war, was a restless soul trying to find his way home. Through the fog and with Grace’s connection, he was able to return home to say goodbye as his final resolution. This allowed him to move on from limbo, where Grace, her children, and the servants are stuck.

@mamaseesa3122

5 ай бұрын

But Grace and the kids elected to stay. That's why they were chanting 'the house is ours' at the end, so they wouldn't leave.

@Mangolite

5 ай бұрын

@@mamaseesa3122 In Dante’s Inferno, there are nine levels of Hell, with Limbo being the first and having the least severe punishment-those condemned to Limbo will forever roam the Earthly plane. Grace committed self-deletion with her children in tow, a form of violence. According to the typical punishments outlined in the poem, she should have been turned into a thorny tree with harpies feeding on her leaves. However, in the film, because of her children, they are considered her ‘saving grace.’ They cannot leave without her because of their love for her, and she cannot leave due to her actions. Consequently, they find themselves stuck in Limbo.

Misdirection is one of the best tools in writing. Feed the audience just enough to convince them they've got it worked out, then flip the script :)

The Mother was completely lost when her Husband never returned home from the war. As a single parent she lost her mind and couldn’t bare for her children to be left alone, so she took them with her. Incredible movie. Still hasn’t lost its impact all these years later. So glad you enjoyed it.

@lonerebeI

5 ай бұрын

Selfish, sick woman

16:45 It was a very common practice to take photographs of dead loved ones, because it used to be very expensive to do. Therefore people would hire photographers to photograph a family and/or a loved one when they died.

06:47 The beautiful red-haired lady figured the whole movie out! GENIUS. 💗

LOVED this reaction. Such a well done movie with the twist at the end. Glad you guys liked it!

You two have such great chemistry. I love watching you both play off each other in your reaction videos. Ash obsesses over symbolism in movies and Hannah struggles sometimes not to gag when there is gore. I love it!

This was not an annoying reaction. This was one of the best reactions to this movie I've ever seen.

33:02 I bet she wouldn’t say that if it were Ned Starks ghost 🤣

"Sometimes I bleed" just passes right by people. He flat out says it and it goes unacknowledged. I think the husband had finally accepted his death after being lost in war for however long. Upon this acceptance, his only unfinished business was wanting to see his family once more. However, when he returned, he knew on some level they, too, were dead. He did not find the joy he had hoped for in seeing them. He decided to move on.

I remember watching this movie at a sleepover when I was about 13. It creeped us out so much. But it hasn’t lost its magic. Still so delightfully creepy even now!

7:55 Btw. allergies to sunlight and other common things like water are a thing. Extremely rare and sometimes really disabling. They are usually just painful, scratchy and overall taking all the comfort out the life. Specifically sun allergy - is caused by an autoimmune reaction against a skin that got sun-altered. Sunlight changes chemistry of your skin (there are many reactions including stuff like tan) - that change is what causes the allergic reaction. 15:50 Death photography was actually a real trend back then. It took a lot of time to take pictures, so usually immovable objects were the best. And it has been a common thing to take pictures with dead family members as if they were sleeping. Aside the quality of photos and general vibe being extremely morbid and horrifying for us in modern times - it is kinda wholesome and cute thing. Like imagine losing your beloved granny or one of your 12 kids and this is like the last thing you can do to remember them - to show to your future kids and grandkids.

One of the greatest ghost movies of all time!

Guys, I'm begging you. Please get a pair of earbuds for each of you. You're each missing half the sound mix: The direction of the audio, half the music score, even some bits of dialogue. Edit: That said, I'm thrilled that you're watching this. It's literally one of my favorite movies of all time. Even knowing how it goes doesn't prevent me from enjoying it. The cinematography, pacing and acting are all immaculate. I love that you loved it.

@Psichotica7

5 ай бұрын

Lol, them sharing earbuds has bugged me for the longest time but I just never said anything. I'm hoping that they have the sound split evenly (I think it's called stereo mode). It hasn't appeared to affect their ability to understand and enjoy the films at least. But reactors always have less then favorable viewing conditions, starting with having to watch a film with a bright ring light in their face the whole time. I would hate that for myself, lol. Especially for horror.

@Psichotica7

5 ай бұрын

Whoops, it's called "mono" not "stereo".

So glad y'all reacted to this one! I've always loved this movie since young. The story, acting and that twist. Sooo good (kudos to Ash for calling it)

Catechism is definitely some scary stuff. I saw this movie in the theater three times. It's such a good ghost story. The condition the children have is called Xeroderma pigmentosum. It is extremely rare, but it does happen.

I think this is one of the best twists ever done.

Hi Hannah and Ash! Brilliant movie, awesome reaction! I'm relatively new to your channel, but I have watched lots of your reactions already and they are always very entertaining! Keep up the great work! Greetings from Germany!

The dad was dead. He was killed in the war. He said "I bleed sometimes". He was shot. He was looking for his house. But he realizes they are all dead. So he moves on. Goes away. He doesn't belong there, as a dead person.

Yaaaaaaay!! I was so excited to see you guys put up a reaction to this! This movie is one of my favorites to look for first reactions for because of the twist, but since it's lesser-known and not part of a franchise there are fewer reactions to this than to a lot of other films. Thanks for finally doing this one, and your reaction did not disappoint!

You two always give me the reactions that I hope for!.😂❤🎉

@justtrustash

5 ай бұрын

That is such a great compliment mate, thank you ❤️

I love you two. These are getting better and better.

Bro the stevie wonder bit had me absolutely dying with laughter 🤣😂😭

The dad was killed in the war. Remember when she met him in the fog and said "you're so different" and he said "sometimes I bleed". His spirit was trying to find his home and family to say goodbye, which he didn't get to do before he died.

We need a “daddy chill” counter for the use of that throughout all videos lol

Please watch Society of the Snow! It’s up for an Oscar and an unbelievable true story.

This movie ranked at #83 in the 100 scariest movie moments on Bravo, cool reaction as always Ash & Hannah, you both take care

I remember going to the cinema and everyone gasped together when we found out the family were ghosts..goosebump city..❤❤❤.

You guys would love The Orphanage

@Psichotica7

5 ай бұрын

Was just thinking that after seeing this. That's one of the darkest films I've ever seen.

i love hannah so much “act like you like me” “i cant fake it anymore” 😂😂😂

I used to have a sun allergy. Over 20 minutes of indirect sunlight, and I would blister. It's called PMLE. I was excited seeing this as a kid.

This movie is just fantastic. Talk about a brilliant atmosphere! One of my favorite little "clues" upon rewatching it is when the mom picks up the shotgun. She has this little pause, like 'huh.' It's like she had this tiny little trace of a memory of shooting herself, but didn't remember it fully.

Listen I understand as a human perceptive it’s sick, the mum killing the kids and their dead etc etc. but now their spirits, they need to let go of these human emotions and live as spirits. Now their unfinished business is finished, they need to ‘live’ as spirits and set emotions aside,. I can’t explain it. I’m a spiritualist and an actual medium, it’s hard to explain but it makes sense xx

Someone in their Patreon please suggest them to watch THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE 🙏🏻🙏🏻

@SammieCooper-yj4qv

4 ай бұрын

I second this!!

Thank you for this reaction! I love watching your videos, you two always make me smile. You're both so much fun!

Anytime there is dense fog in the area I immediately think of this film

This is one of my favorites Old and a classic 💜 Thank you for this Please add The Uninvited to your list if you haven’t already 🥰

@Jazmin881

5 ай бұрын

Yes, I love the Uninvited

Oooooo…this is a great movie often overlooked by most reactors, glad you found it❤👏🏼

Highly underrated movie. I remember the first time I watched this, I knew this was literally the best in terms of logic if there's any in a ghost movie at all lol.

In the wisest words ever spoken by Ash since the start of this channel: "There's two things you can trust: Cucumbers in a woman's prison and a black book with a lock on it." The Last time I laughed this hard at a JTA reaction was when Ash freeze framed and voice over narrated about No Neck Hannah for the first time.

If you love movies with a plot twist you should definitely check out the skeleton key

@zotharr

5 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same, when Ash mentioned salt xD Such an unique movie, though :)

The location of the house used is in Northern Spain. I think it is near the end you can see tropical looking trees in the distance.

@josemanueld5413

5 ай бұрын

I've seen this house. It is in Northern Spain as you say, in Gijón - Asturias.

Basically this movie: -"Why are you ghost?" "Who says I am ghost?" -"You are ghost" "I am not ghost" -.... -"...Than who is ghost?"

I remember guessing this twist from the trailer. The bit where the daughter says she sees the old woman the most made me realise “They’re dead and the old woman is a psychic working for the people who currently live in the house.”

Oh wow this movie freaked me out as a kid “I am your daughter !”

The very first scene of the movie when she wakes up screaming is because that is her first moment in the afterlife after having killed her children and shot herself. She herself knows what happened but as she says she thought she was given another chance.

I love this film so much. Not only is it a brilliantly written, atmospheric period piece, it’s nothing but superb performances and the way it’s shot is just exquisite. And it’s also a very factual film. Ghosts? Often very confused. 😂🤣

My favorite movie to watch people see for the first time. You guys did well! Probably came the closest to putting the whole thing together before the reveal that I've seen.

Usually not my cup of tea, but when i saw a couple min of the movie, zapping truth TV, I was so hooked, that I just had to know,what happen at the climax This 🎞 does his job