Hope this helps you out! What other theories do you have, and what did you think about The Father as a film? Would be really fun to discuss! Let me know below!

@eddenoy321

3 жыл бұрын

It was a good performance by Hopkins and Coleman. If you ever want to see the performance that really made Olivia Coleman an A-List star, have a look at 'Tyrannosaur' ( Peter Mullan/Olivia Coleman )

@eddenoy321

3 жыл бұрын

'Amour' is another great film about aging and a deteriorating mind.

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Okay for sure, I'll check both these out in the next few weeks and get back to you!! She really is fantastic!

@kiabethbep10

3 жыл бұрын

Activa los subtítulos 😁

@Sharkman42

3 жыл бұрын

Riveting film. Really really good.

I was crying when I watched this movie. Watching your parents grow old and weak is one of the most painful things to see.

@LapineTingTing

3 жыл бұрын

Same. I cried on the way home from the theater too and teared up again watching this video. 😭

@angeladibble8075

3 жыл бұрын

If they are loving good parents. Its not quite like that when you've been subjected to slice of cruel put downs and lack of support and appreciation of yours to them .

@LisaMurphy

3 жыл бұрын

Alzheimers is a brand new disease that has come out of our modern way of life. It is completely avoidable. Good nutrition and regular exercise guarantees you will never get it. People who get it just let it happen to them because they refuse to take control over their health -- people have NO will power.

@sumitroy4563

3 жыл бұрын

i'm going through it now...it hit too close to home..can't stop crying...parents who we saw as superhumans as children, now losing everything that made them..trying desperately to cling to a time that is now gone, and never coming back. Happy fathers day!! :)

@oksanaromaniv7102

3 жыл бұрын

My father died young (45) and I thought when watching this film that at least I will remember him as himself and I won't see him old and ill. It would be utterly devasting to have to help him as Ann is doing.

Last scene where the old man asks for mommy was most intense scene. Losing memory as as worse as losing vision, hearing etc. "Everybody wants to live long, but nobody wants to grow old."

@iamdmc

3 жыл бұрын

Antony was in the final stages of the disease there, where psychological regression is common as the brain physically shrinks (due to loss of neurons and supportive glial cells). Death is a kindness in this situation.

@systemofadown945

3 жыл бұрын

We come into this world as a baby and we leave as one

@beatrizmaldonadovargas4659

3 жыл бұрын

That's the most important scene of the movie, and I have a theory that Anne in real life had a completely different appeareance, and Anthony was looking at his mother face all the time, I realized that when he mentions his mother has big eyes, not sure, it's just a theory

@aleanbh3808

3 жыл бұрын

My dad (who hasn’t seen this)is obsessed with staying alive and is always emailing me studies about life expectancy. He was born in Belfast April 1935 so is well past his life expectancy. Yesterday he said if he’s still around in10 years (age 96) he will be gaga. He has no signs of dementia other than repeating his stories

@markroy8342

3 жыл бұрын

I hope your dad is still with is in 2031 :) and who knows, he could be with us until 2041! Plenty of people have lived even longer than 106

I doubt this performance by Hopkins will ever be topped. He has always stood above the crowd but this is heavenly acted. I got goosebumps from the first lines he delivered when the trailer came out.

@jimmyjose7296

3 жыл бұрын

Lol you never seen there will be blood 🤣

@MadelaineAshton

3 жыл бұрын

for a similar theme and another brilliant performance by an acting giant, please watch Elizabeth Is Missing starring the legendary Glenda Jackson.

@jawadfahd2823

3 жыл бұрын

I am not leaving my flat!

@eliasali9383

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimmyjose7296 what's so funny?

@pullups2759

2 жыл бұрын

So glad he won the academy award. That would have been a snub if they gave it to Chadwick Boseman.

The suffocation scene is almost certainly just a passing thought in Anne's head. My grandmother has dementia, and she's prone to say some very hateful things at times. It is exhausting to deal with that. Sometimes I find myself wishing that she just died. It's hard to be patient and loving and understanding all the time. It's not even their fault.

@partyinplantedaquarium7362

2 жыл бұрын

those are just thoughts

@jenniferreed1109

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. My mother has dementia and I joined a facebook group for caregivers years ago. It can be heartbreaking and grueling for some. While it's wonderful to have support from those who are going through the same thing that you are, it's shocking to read some of the comments from those who are drained and at their rock-bottom.

Very few people actually noticed that the doctor's office is just another version of Anthony's flat in his mind. The entrance hall to the flat (shown during the opening credits) is exactly the same shown as Anthony and Anne leave the lift upon arriving to the doctor's office. And once inside the office, Anthony looks at some chairs that are shown in his flat later in the movie. I have a theory that Anthony is in the nursing home since the beginning of the movie and the whole story is a pile of Anthony's recollections of his previous life, and this is why the first time he sees Anne's husband in the living room he actually is the male nurse in the hospice, and a few minutes after that he is expecting to see his daughter come through the door but it is the female nurse that comes in - although we are introduced to the nurses only later in the movie.

@adrianaa.4226

3 жыл бұрын

I too agree. And want to believe the abuse really came from Paul and not Bill.

@openminddream

3 жыл бұрын

The question is, how would Anthony know? He can't. And so we can't know either. This is the haunted reality of the terminal senility portrayed in the film.

@izetinaf

3 жыл бұрын

man, I think so too. I believe the entire movie actually happens in the nursing home.

@aleanbh3808

3 жыл бұрын

@@adrianaa.4226 in reality sadly the abuse might more likely have come from Bill the nurse/staff person. In Australia we have just had an enquiry into treatment of people in nursing homes and that slapping scene was very pertinent OR: it was only in Anthony’s mind.

@aleanbh3808

3 жыл бұрын

Luciano I think you’re correct

I'm so troubled by this film. Beautiful acting. My Dad passed away in 2019. I am grateful his Alzheimer's never got to this stage. He knew who he was, who we were. I love you Dad. Bless all the families devastated by this disease.

“I’m losing all my leafs” is a metaphor. When a tree dies, it loses all of its leafs. It becomes less. Despite his declining state of mind, Anthony has a moment of clarity and knows both that he is in mental and physical decline and becoming less. He fears death and the loss of his self. As a child would do when faced with fear, he wants his mother. The conflict is that as a blank slate he is happy, even jovial (at the opening of the final scene). But as his grasps at his last clear thoughts, he suffers significantly.

@alzyerpal-TV

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I read that as a rare moment of lucidity where Anthony becomes utterly aware of the reality of his situation, and terrified of what has befallen him. The child like regression is a heart breaking moment yet also completely spell binding, with an astonishing performance from Hopkins in a display of understanding of the subject matter, that reminds us just how capable he is still is as an actor.

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823

Жыл бұрын

You lose "leaves," though. Not "leafs."

@vph7

5 ай бұрын

@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823excellent contribution. Wonderful. Thank you 🙏

@mercytdembetembe4222

4 ай бұрын

I am losing all my leaves is in reference to all the new memories he can no longer make as his dementia takes over. All he has are the roots of the tree(the old memories he had before ) like from when he was younger . That is why he wants his mommy in the end. Just as tree without leaves ultimately can no longer participate in the living part of the forest, neither can he participate in life because everytime he cannot make new memories which are how we relate to one another and communicate.

I am in my "Anne" season, and it is painful. These things happen behind closed doors and are never discussed. I wish I could thank them for telling our story so clearly.

@pussycats456

Жыл бұрын

I was also ‘Anne’ several years ago, and for eight years. At the time it seemed like the situation was endless, until it finally and thankfully ended! The smothering scene…….yes, I had those dark thoughts, never voiced! This film expresses these moments so well.

I feel like when he says: I am losing all my leaves my branches the wind and the rain is reference to all his memories all his personality all that he is...

@MegaKat

3 жыл бұрын

I interpreted the metaphor as "I am losing everything that makes me, me. I am losing everything that defines me." Just finished watching it. I'm still shaking from crying harder than I have in a very long time. I've worked LTC with dementia patients for over a decade and got weepy several times but kept it together. But the ending... when he started begging for his mother... it destroyed me. I've heard that so many times from so many different patients that when I heard Hopkins say it, I was suddenly there again, with all of them, hearing them saying it as they cried in confusion and misery, as they begged for the one thing we all want when we're terrified and lost: our mother. Anthony Hopkins, if you're reading this, your performance was *so viscerally powerful* that you made my heart genuinely hurt. I don't think a movie's ever done that before, let alone had me violently sobbing for 10 minutes after the credits finished. I need a hug right now.

At end of the movie when I was confused, didn't know what storyline to believe but then it hit me that people with Alzheimer's live in confusion every day, life doesn't appear to make sense for them.

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's a fantastic observation! The film seems to be very aware of the idea you just mentioned which makes it way more than just a gimmick to confuse you. The confusion is purposeful, it's meant to give perspective and earn empathy from the viewer.

@igorfreytor1

3 жыл бұрын

Ann has been in Paris for a few months, the nurse says so in the end. So Anthony has been in the nursing home for at least that long. All of Anthony's scenes are a dilusiion that take place over the months since he has been committed. Even in the end, Anthony thought that he was at home. He goes through this every day and we as the viewer got to see how his mind works while living in the nursing home.

@iamdmc

3 жыл бұрын

@@igorfreytor1 I didn't take it as delusion but rather as remembering spliters of still-intact memories, but ultimately mixing them up so much that it cannot be relied upon to be the true recollection of what happened

@ari4511

3 жыл бұрын

@@igorfreytor1 actually, Catherine tells Anthony that he's been taking care of by her since about two weeks, and then she says Anne has been living in Paris for months, so all that time in between, since Anne left and till he entered the nursing home where was he? I can't find an answer 🙈

@igorfreytor1

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe she was just assigned to take care of him two weeks before. However, he has been in that nursing home since his daughter left for Paris. Simply other nurses took care of him at that nursing home before Catherine.

I think Anthony’s been in the hospital since the start of the movie, and everything going on is just his memories mixed with reality. That’s why Anne wears the same clothes for days, and Bill gets introduced so early, and the hospital is basically the same premises as the flat Anthony’s been living with Anne.

@jakekayden4061

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think we’re seeing the memories deteriorating as he sits in the nursing home

@TheCountryMouse

3 жыл бұрын

I kind of think that, too.... and I think Anthony invents the Paris story to explain why Anne is "leaving him" at the nursing home... but that she never went to Paris. I also think that at the very end... he thinks he's with Katherine, but it's really Anne ... because she was being more loving than a nurse...

@rk9913

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah this is what I felt as well...👍

@0satanisboring0

3 жыл бұрын

Just finished watching and this is my conclusion as well.

@ZadokthePriest11

3 жыл бұрын

Thought the same. Also he was abused by the male nurse i’m sure of it

Very interesting observations. After the movie was over I asked myself, "wait, so what's real and what's not, I'm so confused?" Then I immediately thought, "OMG, wait, this is what the director wants the audience to say after they watch this film." In a way, we, the viewers, are Antony. Maybe the Director's goal was to pull the audience into this world where we all became the main character, and we got a real and raw sense of what it's like to be a person battling with advanced stages of Dementia. After thinking about the movie this way I said to myself, "Wow, ok, that was a great film!"

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

I am so happy you commented this because I think it's so important not to search for every little answer in this movie. The answers are purposely not given and the answers actually don't exist. It's all a super clever technique to make us just as puzzled and frustrated as Anthony is about his experiences. I think it's way more important to focus on figuring out the film's message and how the details contribute to that message. I think that's how you'll get the most out of this movie, and your comment highlights that so thank you, and thank you so much for watching!

@lucydanie3668

3 жыл бұрын

clever idea

Part of me thinks Laura was a manifestation of Lucy, but also Anthony's mother - he talks about his mother's big eyes at the end of the film, and Laura was a big-eyed girl. This makes sense with how he talks about Laura, lashing out at her at the time, but overall remembering her fondly when she's gone, as he also does for Anne

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

I love your observation so much! It really shows the unspoken connections that exist between the women in Anthony's family and the lasting impact they have all had on his life, even in his current state of mind. Thank you for watching!!

@saraatkinson8023

3 жыл бұрын

Surely, Anne is the one with the big eyes?

@aikaterineillt9876

2 жыл бұрын

Her eyes were normal sized, and he only said that about the mother, I think the mother’s face was actually Olivia Colman’s (whose eyes are far more apparent as her most significant feature), and the caretaker at the end (and in an earlier scene) is the image of his daughter Anne, while Laura is simply either a person he superimposed Lucy’s resemblance onto, or she truly was a caretaker that looked/acted similar.

@evablaker4326

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! And how Laura was talking to him a bit like a child and being harsh with telling him to get dressed as well

I really wanted to leave during the last scene because it hurt me so much and gave me actual physical pain. I don't think I can ever bear watching someone's suffering like that ever again.

@Drieli_Fernanda

Жыл бұрын

it gave me something like that too, it was like an agonizing heart pain for me, then i started crying until the window scene

Wow what a tragic and heartbreaking film about a father with dementia. It highlights how our brain deteriorates with age and agonizingly loses all the memories we have. The film truly shows how it is difficult to cope with dementia. Seeing Anthony cry broke me down to tears because he was such a phenomenal actor. All aspects of the film including the editing, screenplay and score was perfect. And I’m happy that my all-time favorite actor win the Oscars, Bafta and Saga awards all in one year. He is that good. 10/10.

The scene that really make me tear is when Anne left him at nursing house, saying she was going to live in Paris and Anthony replied " What about me?" "On my own?". I can't control it anymore.

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823

Жыл бұрын

Lived it

I just finished watching this film and was absolutely devastated by Hopkin's final five minutes of the movie. I am a true cinephile and have to say that what he portrayed in the closing scene was acting on a supernatural level. A brilliant screenplay and cast.

I just finished watching this movie and I'm still crying it's truly an incredible movie, I wish it was longer

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I too really felt the emotions, and yeah it's one of those movies where you never get bored because it's so immersive with the way it's crafted and the actors are all breathtaking.

@westernwarlock5555

3 жыл бұрын

Just finished as well haven’t felt emotion like that in a while one of my favorites

@sinakhabbaz7021

3 жыл бұрын

Come on A boy crying?

@MegaKat

3 жыл бұрын

I just finished it. I went in blind. Never heard of it, didn't know what it was about. I've worked LTC with dementia patients for over a decade... and this film *destroyed me.* I was doing well, misty-eyed, maybe a few tears fell here and there (definitely when he said thank you to Anne and more than a couple during the slapping scene), but I had my shit together. Said shit fucked off completely when he started sobbing and asking for his mother. I lost my shit *completely.* Ten minutes after the credits finished, I was still shaking from sobbing harder than I have in years. In that moment, I remembered every patient I've ever had that's begged for the same thing. When we're terrified and feel lost and oh, so vulnerable, we want our mothers, and towards the end, many of my patients have done what Anthony did at the end. This film physically hurt. I've never had a film make my heart genuinely, tangibly *hurt* before. This film was so good, so well done, that it's the best movie I've ever seen that I can never watch again. I don't think I'd survive it a second time.

@MexicoCityLAMB

3 жыл бұрын

I totally get that... i still wanted to see more just to see him “get better” or sth good happen to him but at the same time, i was sooo emotionally drained at that moment that I kind a felt a relief when it was over. So hard.

this movie is so heartbreaking , anthony's performance is so raw and beyond brillant it shook everything inside of me , it left me and my parents after watching it really depressed but also reinforced and brought up how much love we have for eachother , great explanation !

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy that you brought up the positive outcome of watching this film. A friend of mine was just telling me yesterday that she doesn't understand why people watch heartbreaking films just to feel bad after. I think what she doesn't see (and what you do see) is that you can develop new level of gratitude for your life after watching a film that touches you (or any piece of touching art for that matter). I'm really glad you enjoyed the explanation, thank you, and I'm really glad you had a moment of appreciation with your family. Thank you so much for watching.

I am Anne and it is terribly difficult. Thank you for helping me better understand the movie.

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

It's truly my pleasure, thank you so much for watching. Wishing the best for you and your loved one

@ElizabethScottStress

3 жыл бұрын

Hang in there, Diana. I know it's really hard, and I'm sure you are being a wonderful daughter just by being there. Too many people are in this position.

@mayalarkins1334

3 жыл бұрын

sending lots of love to you and your father (/mother ) ❤️

As a caregiver this was one of the saddest movies I’ve ever seen. Dementia is so real . I watch it take a piece of my patients everyday. He deserved an Oscar .

My aunt died of Alzheimer when she was only 65. It's terrible to see a person forgetting basic things.

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it truly is terrible. My grandmother who has now passed away suffered from dementia too, I never got to see her when she had this condition, but my mother visited her and my mother was telling me it hits you hard to see someone you've always known lose so many of the traits you've always known them to have. It's heartbreaking.

@amiar7993

3 жыл бұрын

Me two the same thing . I couldn't believe that she can't remember her children and her sisters. How the one can live with Alzheimer, it just like you are no longer a human, like a dead body walking.

@cuongle7990

3 жыл бұрын

My grandma is going through the same phase. She sometimes mistake the neon lights with the sun, forgets when she last ate, and wandering the house all day looking for pigs and dogs that we haven't had for close to 20 years since moving to the city. She constantly accused others in the house of stealing her money, her keys, and her clothes when it's actually her misplacing them. When my aunt visited us 3 months ago grandma forgets who she is and my aunt was devastated, she hasn't visit us again since.

🏆Best Leading Actor 🏆Best Adapted Screenplay I watched The Father 3 times, Anthony earned his Oscars and I'm so happy for him winning! The Father might be his greatest work (yet)

@mistyapril29

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not falling for all you Fake Accounts, all you're getting from me is a content report and a block

@asabhishek8511

3 жыл бұрын

@@mistyapril29 why wat happened 🙄

I got the impression that all the events in the film HAPPENED and that the memories are colliding ... the memories even talking to one another, and the characters are exchanging faces. I think Anthony is being abused in the care home by Bill ... and his loss of time means he can’t comprehend it.

@Toshio_77

2 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly bro

@MrBarry465

2 жыл бұрын

I felt as though he might have been hit by Annes ex husband in the past and has confused him with the carer.

As an occupational therapist in inpatient rehabilitation, I cannot help but recall my 80- year old patient with mild dementia S he stated this saying from his native country, Granada, " ONCE a man, TWICE a child." So true...don't you think?

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Very true, I had the same thought when watching this. At many moments, Anthony seems so much like a child, especially in the Mommy scene. I think it's this aspect of the film that struck me the most.

My granma had ad and I saw all the stages. The stage she forgot small things, the stage she started forgetting/mixing names, the stage she started forgetting people, the stage started forgetting the world, the stage she started to forget that she forgot, the stage she started to pretty much forget basic human functions. At the end, she was just an empty shell that could only stare like a small child would. It was like she had unlearned everything she had learnt in life. She had no idea about the world around her. She did respond to greetings, but she later forgot those too. Rip, Aili, you will be missed.

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

This was incredibly touching to read. Thank you for sharing this.

For me, I think paul in the middle of the movie is actually james, the ex of anne, who divorced her because he wanted to put anthony in a nursing home and anne didn’t .

I lost my grandma and my stepfather, both had severe dementia / alzheimers. Anthony's portrayal is so spot on, it was almost like reliving those moments again. Especially the moment he was supposedly getting hit, as my grandma experienced the same. Fenomenal performance and movie.

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823

Жыл бұрын

It happens all the time in homes. Set up some cameras.

My grandfather's mother had this condition and she recently passed away, I never got to meet her but I'm told the only thing she never forgot about was the Bible and I just thought that was so nice

This movie is a masterpiece with amazing performances. Your analysis was also so informative. Thank you.

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Yes masterpiece is the perfect word. The video is my pleasure, thank you so much for watching!!

Omg, great explaining 💜 i loved this movie so much, prob the best movie ive watched in a while. I cried a lot. It is still confusing to me the Paul character.

@stephenkeen5737

3 жыл бұрын

Paul is not quite as confusing as the man, who says he's Paul at the beginning. I think we know he's actually the caregiver at the end but Anthony mixes him up with the real Paul.

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Yes, Paul's character is very subjective, I don't think there's any definitive answer for him. But glad you enjoyed the film, I loved it as well!

@LuciaRodriguez

3 жыл бұрын

@@lucasblue20 yes he is. Are you on instagram?

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

@Lucía Rodríguez I actually don't have social media haha but I will make an account soon (like IG or Twitter probably) and I'll let you know when I make it

@iamdmc

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephenkeen5737 that caregiver might also be abusing the elders in the nursing home hence Antony's recollection of having been verbally and physically abused by a man who was identical to the carer

You should keep analyzing movies. Really great work, man.

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much my friend, I analyze every week!

Excellent video! I have a few theories.... I thought that Katherine at the VERY end was actually Anne...though Anthony couldn't recognize her. She seemed too loving to be a nurse... and it was Katherine who said Anne comes and takes walks with him in the park ...which is what Katherine (who I think at that point was really Anne) was telling Anthony ... that they could go for a walk in the park...just the two of them....BUT I have another theory that not only was Katherine actually Anne in that very last scene... but that maybe Anthony was actually dying... and the shot of the trees was heaven... because it didn't look like a park (which is what the view was supposed to be). She tells Anthony he'll feel better in a minute... maybe because she knew he was dying and woukd soon be in a better place?!?

@laphonz

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with this. She came to visit him again, but he still saw Katherine. He also thought she was Anne at the beginning of the movie

@leonardo.zalcedo9691

3 жыл бұрын

I like this theory

Watching your parents grow old, weak, and experience memory impairment can be one of the most painful things to see. This film captures that sentiment with incredible sensitivity and grace. With powerhouse performances by Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman, "The Father" is a must-see for anyone who has been touched by that experience.

I noticed in the scene where Anthony is slapped around they show it as the assistant at then end of this film. Do you think the assistant actually abuses him or was this just figurative?

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Personally, I think it's figurative and represents Anthony's guilt for his incompetence. Actor, Mark Gatiss may represent someone in Anthony's life who was abusive, and when Rufus Sewell's Paul put pressure on Anthony to behave I feel like that is how Anthony manifested that thought of being slapped and taunted once again. But that's just my theory

@iamdmc

3 жыл бұрын

I think he may well have been abused by the assistant. Such appalling behaviour (elder abuse by care workers in care homes) is not unprecedented, and there have been several reports of it in newspapers. I think the film hints at it in the end where the care worker comes into the room acting dodgy, and Antony is visibly uncomfortable. The film doesn't outright say that the care worker is abusing Antony, probably because the content is dark and serious enough as it is.

@OtDawn

3 жыл бұрын

It could have happened, I am only 70 and it happened to me last time I was in hospital because I wanted them to stop giving me sedatives to make me sleep and I tried to tear out the iv in the back of my hand, a security guard knocked me around to make me accept the drugs and sleep. I don't have Alzheimers or Dementia.

@ari4511

3 жыл бұрын

@@OtDawn 😥😖

@dec23

3 жыл бұрын

I believe Bill was indeed abusing him. He even winked to the camera. Unfortunately, Antony's processing information and memories don't allow him to remember or defend himself.

Thanks for opening my eyes, Lucas, to all the symbolism in film like CD player, watch, diamond, slaps, suffocating, leafs and etc. Great video!

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

It's my pleasure my friend, thank you so much for watching!!

This movie makes a lot senses to me because my grandmother suffered the same condition and behaved exactly like Anthony

Great video! Especially the watch explanation helped so much. Here is something i'd like to add and maybe someone shares that thought or idea: I think Anthony could be at the nursing home for most of the movie, without us really noticing. Because when we first meet "Paul", we really meet his male nurse which we get to know at the end of the movie in the nursing home. So why are we beeing introduced to him so early, when the subject of a home hasn't even brought up? It could be, because at the time the story is told (which is the time we watch the movie and also the time anthony lives in the nursing home), anthony simply remembers that moment and fills the gap of the actual Paul with the image of his male nurse (a thing dementia does. Patients fill some gaps with random information). Or it could be, because in this moment Anthony already lives in the nursing home. Now one could argue that we keep seeing the flat, but in the scene at the end, when anthony looks through the door of his room, we see that the hallway looks an awful lot like the one in annes flat. So his mind could so easily think he still lives with her. Just an idea that accured to me. I hope you could follow. I loved that movie so much and have never seen any performance like Anthony Hopkins. It blew me away and left me in tears.

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah i think your theory is a fantastic one. This film could very well be a scattered and blurry memory from the nursing home (kind of like the recent film "I'm Thinking of Ending Things"). And yes, Hopkins' performance was phenomenal! Thank you for watching and for your super thoughtful input!!

@patriklekaj7459

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, in the end he keeps asking the nurse “What are you doing in my flat?”. And at one point the nurse says something like “You’ve been here for months”.

@ggsnaps

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, I think we're seeing scattered scenes in his memory from the past, but his dementia is putting the wrong faces on them and mixing up circumstances.

I never thought a 9 mins video gonna answer all my questions from the movie, Thanks Dude 🙂

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

So happy to help, I'm really glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you so much for watching!!

The leaves in the trees in the end did something to me. I can't explain it. I definitely felt the moment. I would like to feel that again. It was relaxing ?

@misslizzard1111

3 жыл бұрын

It was showing the natural flow of life and death as a circadian rhythm we are all part of. The same ending is in the film "Michael" with Jon Travolta.

I think that final scene of the green trees full of leaves further shows the nature of living which is no matter how an individual suffer from losing leaves, nature still goes on. It is just showing life for what it is.

this movie is so interesting and has so many hidden meanings behind absolutely everything. everything is so well thought out.

Thank you so much for your explanation on this movie. I, too, have watched it twice, trying to understand it. It’s absolutely heart breaking and scary to live in such a confused state. I think it is a very clever movie and anyone with a loved one with this hideous disease should watch it.

@lucasblue20

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the second viewing is so incredibly eye-opening to so many intricate details. And yeah, overall the film is touching in every way. Thank you so much for watching!!

That was an excellent analysis! I used to inspect nursing homes and one of my favorite patients would always lose her shoes. She was like a child and would frantically be looking for her shoes asking anyone and everyone to help her. One day, I helped her search for her shoes and found them in her freezer. This was a stunning and evocative film, the best I've seen all year.

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, and yes, I'm sure when you've been with people with this condition, the film could reach you on a different level. It's also my favorite film of the year, I loved it so much, thank you so much for watching!!

I believe the scene when Anthony is being slapped by "Bill" was symbolism of "Bill" being a representation of alzheimers/dementia torturing and messing with Anthony

@imjustdaniela4664

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too, the scenes were represented as his memories from the past so it could be that not only that but his words hurt him so much it's as if he was physically hurting him, that scene made me cry so much

@SOURCEw00t

3 жыл бұрын

I thought of it as Bill was literally slapping him and the film noting the elderly abuse that goes on in the world, but not making it the main point of the plot.

@Aether_Star

3 жыл бұрын

@@SOURCEw00t i also thought of this too but i think its a tiny bit of a stretch since it could drive away the point of the film. I went with what the OP said instead.

@dec23

3 жыл бұрын

I got that the nurse Bill was really abusing him. He even winked to the camera. Very sad.

@ML-dl1cp

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, particularly as it was the fictitious husband "Paul" who slaps him. When Ann enters the scene the "real" husband appears genuinely taken aback by Anthony's behaviour. That said, I think it's relevant in either case as it does demonstrate the kind of elderly abuse that is seldom addressed.

Great Analysis. I had similar beliefs about how Anthony’s dementia affects the viewers understanding of the film. Also, I love how you incorporated the parental approval aspect of it. Well made video, love the editing & your voice is super toned and smoothing

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you so much! Everything you’ve said really means a lot to me because i really enjoy the process of making these. I’m also so glad you connected with the Parental Approval theme. I think everyone has that theme in their own life and the film portrays it so well. Really cool that we had similar theories since the film is so obscure, thank you so much for watching!!

This video needs to blow up.

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Haha that would be pretty cool, thank you!

Bro I really like your style of making videos. The way you introduced your video through the first 20 seconds made me think to myself "Yes, that is exactly why I am here; to get answers to these questions." It captivated me to stay and enjoy the full 9:52 minutes. Unlike many other creators who make video essays, you don't seem to care about being pretentious or to impress the audience. In my opinion, your lack of prestige and genuinity when presenting your ideas make you more accessible and more enjoyable to listen to. Not to mention that you actually did answer all the questions posed (and more) in a very satisfactory way that made me feel very content! I also like the "rawness" of your video editing, it feels like it is as functional as any modern videos of the kind while being as "light" as nostalgic videos on the platform. I understand it's personal preference but it's a plus from me! Usually I don't write comments on KZread but nowadays I rarely come across channels with less than 3000 subscribers where a comment can actually make an impact. Anyway, now you have one more subscriber. Hope to see more from you!

@lucasblue20

2 жыл бұрын

Wowww this is quite the comment haha I can't thank you enough for this!! Everything you said is what I've always wanted to see in a video essayist, so it means the world to me to hear this. Your words have also given me clarity on what the experience feels like for the viewer. This is something I am constantly thinking about, and can never fully grasp without comments like yours. So thank you so much for this! I am so grateful! It gives me a lot of confidence and motivation as well. I will certainly keep creating and uploading every week. Would be great to talk films with you in the future! Thank you!!!

I work as a caregiver about 17 years with many people which have had Alzheimer disease.. the way you described the movie was in the way very cold . About 6 millions people in US is suffering from this disease. Anthony Hopkins is excellent actor and it is incredible how he portrayed the man... I didn’t see the movie yet but in these 17 years I face clients which nobody has idea...

I feel like I'm in Anne's position right now at some point. I feel her.

@dianagumas3777

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry Zakki. I am in Anne's position too, and it is so hard. I've recently decided that I need counseling to help me through this difficult time. Find ways to take care of yourself too if at all possible.

@user-rc9pi2nw2o

3 жыл бұрын

You both dont leave your parents becuse they go in suffer 🤦‍♂️

@James-rp9cz

3 жыл бұрын

My grandparents had dementia and it was/still is one of the most difficult points in my life. The important thing is to try and be with them as much as possible. It’s really not easy but I wish you all the best.

I think the ending could've been beyond perfect if the last shot of the film through the window would actually shown the same street Anthony was looking at the start of the film. It would've been kind of a point of reference which ties it all together. Since it is not a (at least clearly) chronologically moving story, the view from outside of the window could tell the viewer that in the end the story ties itself in the hospital/nursing home even if we have been in different places with different people through Anthony's memories, vision and perception.

@RebeIMate

2 жыл бұрын

@Darwin Oscars You might be right. My grandmother also has dementia and I get what you are saying. I hope you are doing well 🙏 dementia is so cruel and unfair...

Even though Paul wanted the best for Anne by letting her live the life she deserves at her age, it was right for Anne to divorce him when he's a guy who chooses violence (Anne divorced him when she saw Paul slapping his father). He may have had good intentions but he clearly wasn't the right person for Anne.

@marciomartinezjr4155

3 жыл бұрын

Man. I cried when Paul slapped Anne’s father. It was a bit too much

@callMeNorby

3 жыл бұрын

@@marciomartinezjr4155 Anthony Hopkins acted the hell out of that scene. It was soooooo remarkable

@adrianaa.4226

3 жыл бұрын

So she really went to Paris with James, yes?

@callMeNorby

3 жыл бұрын

@@adrianaa.4226 yes haha

@marciomartinezjr4155

3 жыл бұрын

Yes she did. She lied to her father@@adrianaa.4226

I saw this film today. My dad is in the nursing home and under Hospice care. I think the part where Ann is suffocating her father is the dark thoughts we (caregivers) get. I laughed my butt off and nearly pissed on myself. I’m caregiver to my friend’s mother and I tell you we have this on going joke about taking her to the train station. If you’ve seen Yellowstone you know what it really means. This film reminded me that I’m really much stronger than I thought and to keep praying for more compassion.

I was crying the whole movie especially at the last scene .. it reminds me of my grandfather, he had the same situation before he passed away💔 RIP 🤍

I am Anne for 9 years for my mother . I have n't seen the film ( I will ...) but I loved your analysis . It's the analysis of dementia and the relationship between father/mother who suffers of dementia and child . The best way to deal with it is to see the loved parent as a loved child who lost the memory but is full of emotions, a deep sense of insecurity and sensitivity . You always can solve many problems and minimize anxiety ( yours too.... ) with lots of hugs and kisses ..... Very important is sharing the care with others, having supportive environment ... It is not an one person job ......... I must emphasize the wonderful contribution and help of music

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed the video! And thank you so much for this insight. Having a loved one with dementia can be one of the most challenging experiences ever, so it's wonderful to have some words of wisdom and guidance from you. Thank you so much for this, it means everything.

I've always been a fan of Hopkins. This film has this raw aura about rhe way it was shot. The acting felt as if the audience were watching the actors on stage....

I'm so glad you analyzed it in such a amazing clear and overall in such a perfect way, you described the movie exactly as it was presented thank you so much for sharing your amazing talent!

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you so much. I really loved this movie so it felt really satisfying to put this video together. I'm so glad you enjoyed it, thank you so much for watching!

It reminds me of the fact that everybody lives a distinguished life, the way we look out on somebody's life is not exactly what we wanted it to be. We fear losses, losing everything that was once in our mind. The most sobering scene was ofcourse, when the anthony wailed over the need for his mom. Truly an amazing movie. So much things to learn.

I thought I glimpsed an influence of Krystov Keislowski (sp?), particularly with the light from the diamond reflecting in Anne’s face, and also with the choice and interplay of the music. Thanks for your analysis.

Beautifully explained !!! Thank you so much . This is such an amazing video 👍

@lucasblue20

6 ай бұрын

Totally my pleasure! Thank you so much!!

Thank you for sharing. I powered through the movie because I figured out that the pov was Anthony's. I just had a hard time understanding all the connections. I knew the ending was going to tie it all together. I loved the fact that the ending and the entire movie didn't spoon feed the viewer the "hows", "whys", and in some cases the "whos".

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, thank you so much! I love the ending too. It was incredible. Like you said, it’s so refreshing to see a movie that ends without giving everything away. It’s nice because it allows you to think about it in your own personal way. And thank you so much for watching, it really means a lot!!

Thank you for the explanation of the strangling scene - I have just seen the movie and didnt understand that scene at all.

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

No worries, that was a really tough scene but I appreciated the film's honesty so much for it. Thank you for watching!!

Lucas, thank you for taking the time to put this together. It helped me understand the movie so much better. You killed it man. THANK YOU!

@lucasblue20

10 ай бұрын

Omg thank you! I’m really glad it could help because this movie is so beautiful and deserves all the credit I can give it. Thank you so much!!

Thanks! You did help with the watch issue. I was wondering why Anthony was so obsessed over it til I put it in context with his deteriorating condition. The changes of scenery did leave me disoriented, which, of course, was a point the writer/ director wanted to get across. One thing...what's with the chicken? It seemed to be the only meal on the menu. I'm guessing there was a purpose to that.

I come for the Minari analysis, decided to watch this one too and I'm surprised. Your interpretation of this movie is fantastic. I hope to see more videos from you in the future because they are great.

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I certainly will keep uploading as well, new videos every week!!

It has been a while since an actors’s performance has moved me.

I am very touched by this movie because my father is in the same condition of Antony. At the end of the movie, I was thinking that Antony is at asylum since the begining of the movie...

@abhimanuyusharma5915

3 жыл бұрын

U have great strength..

@eastwoodsgolfer

3 жыл бұрын

I had the same interpretation, because of what he does know in the unreliable scenes the whole movie must be being told after she informed him she is moving, therefore it is almost all in the nursing home with some flashbacks

@aleanbh3808

3 жыл бұрын

I think you’re right because of the shape of his bedroom and the hallway (the door at the end). In nursing home the entire film.

A beautiful commentary on a beautiful film. Thank you!

You nailed it!!! You have no idea how your explanation has impacted people on the other side of the planet. People you've never met & probably never will. Thank you and God bless you.

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much my friend! It's beyond fulfilling to hear that my analysis and insights can affect viewers emotionally and allow them to look inside. It really means a lot to hear this, thank you so much for watching!

Great video! Any thoughts on the significance of the use of light during the dinner scenes whenever it is "time for dinner"? Also what about the lack of clothing changes? Some characters, most notably Ann, wear the same clothing for majority of the film despite it being different days.

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Honestly, I didn't really notice anything with the lighting during the dinner scenes. What do you think you were seeing there? I'm really curious. And yes, Anne wears the same blue shirt throughout the entire film pretty much. I feel like this might be because the blue shirt reminds Anthony of someone significant in his life. Maybe Anne's mother had a favorite blue shirt, and Anne reminds him of her mother, so he always sees her in that shirt. That's my theory on that

@qdandnful

3 жыл бұрын

@@lucasblue20 Nice! I just thought it was odd that some of the dinner scenes would occur in broad daylight! Maybe he was confused with the time.

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

@@qdandnful Ohh yeah I would say that certainly had to do with his confusion with the time because at multiple moments in the film he thought he was about to have dinner but then realized dinner wasn't actually being prepared

@tomgilfillan8807

3 жыл бұрын

I would say the lighting in the dinner scenes were done purposely to show disorientation, at times Antony thinks he's having breakfast as he is in his pjamas but Anne is actually preparing dinner. It also feeds into the non-linear structure of the film, hence why time is so important to Antony. A more logical but less significant explanation of this is that daylight savings in the UK due to it being quite close to the arctic circle means the sun doesn't set till 9 or 10 pm (when I was in northern Ireland the sun didn't set till 11:30 pm sometimes in summer!)

@ggsnaps

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I think the lack of clothing changes and always having chicken is meant to show this loop of time where 1 day and even 1 husband is bleeding into the next and Anthony can't get his bearings or understand time or chronology any more.

That was good. "Margaret are you grieving over Golden Grove unleaving...."

Excellent analysis of the wonderful film!!!

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I really loved the movie too!!

Great job deconstructing. This was the most depressing great film I've ever seen and hopefully won't ever forget.

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! And agreed, the film is heartbreaking, yet a must-watch for casual viewers and film lovers!

Great performance by Hopkins! I'm here to ask if you know thr brand of wine they were drinking lol

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Haha sorry my friend, I have no idea

That really helped! I couldn't work it out! Thanks !

i just watched this movie and idk what really happened but it made me cried like 3 times in the movie

Great review. I thought the movie played on the themes of different ways people may deal with the issue of dementia for a loved one through parallel story lines. This disorientates Anthony (as well as the viewer) and gives the viewer a glimpse into his confusion and fears over his deteriotaion. These were A) looking after Anthony in his own home B) him moving into his daughters home to look after him C) verbal and physical abuse towards him D) abandoning him by moving abroad / sending him to a nursing home, and finally E) even taking his life. It was a very powerful movie.

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! And yes, I agree, the filmmaking style is a technique to earn the viewer’s empathy and it does an amazing good job at that! Thank you so much for watching!!

Not sure if it is supported by evidence, but I used to landscape at a nursing home. They were EXTREMELY particular about how their landscaping is done, because they spend all day looking out the window watching the day go by. Looking at the leaves. I understood the final tree shot to be the rest of his life from Anthony’s perspective, a hazy view of the trees.

Great and emotional movie. Hopkins best performance in years.

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

100% agree with you, his performance was my favorite thing about this movie and I wholeheartedly loved so many other things in this movie. Olivia Colman was amazing too. The whole thing was breathtaking

@Nightcrawler77

3 жыл бұрын

@@lucasblue20 I love Colman since "The Favourite" - also a great movie.

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Omg I haven't seen The Favourite but I've been telling myself I was going to watch it for years. I'll watch it either this weekend or the weekend after and I'll get back to you when I see it!

I don't understand why the nurse Catherine appears so early in the film if Anthony's daughter Anne decides to send her father to the nursing home much later? Even if Anthony has lived in the home for months, I still don't know why the nurse responds to Anthony, "It's me!" when she definitely knows he is looking for her daughter Anne? That scene makes me wonder if she pretending to be Anne. In addition, has Anne told Anthony about moving to Paris at all? At the scene she took him to the clinic, she clearly said that she has no plan whatsoever to go to Paris, as if that is the strangest thing coming out of Anthony's mouth. But we know that she is leaving for Paris at the end of the film. Having typed all this, i realize that we, those of us who do not have dementia, are making futile efforts to make sense of what seems insensible to dementia patients.. Maybe this confusion and disorientation is exactly what the director tries to convey to the audiences. Still, any answers to my answers would be greatly appreciated!

@malemaraschi9128

3 жыл бұрын

Same I dont understand why Bill And Catherine appeared so early before Antonhy knew them

@mistyapril29

3 жыл бұрын

Anthony's mind is breaking down, mixing and making things up. It's like if life is a book, and someone tears it up, mixes it up and adds nonsense papers into it. Dementia, basically

Anne suffocating her father scene was removed from the movie which I saw I don't know why... nicely explained

Now THIS IS A REVIEW AND A REALLY GOOD EXPLANATION, thank you man, keep going

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed! Thank you so much, and I certainly will keep creating, I love it!!

Very moving movie & I am not one to be moved by movies very often. This movie had me severely wishing I could be there for my mother when her father/my grandpa got dementia & was checked into a facility. It was hard for me as a teen & after watching this movie I feel some sort of grasp of what my mother went through. On a day to day basis of watching her father slip further and further. I wish so badly I could have been older and been able to better understand on a much more mature level. And to be there for both of them much more than I was. This film is heart breaking in a way that keeps your mind running.

Thanks a lot! I was crying in the end of this film

@lucasblue20

8 ай бұрын

Yeah I was feelin the emotions as well with this one, so glad you enjoyed!

Great work! Thanks! Your explanation at the end was as heartbreaking and beautiful as in the movie at the end. Excellent movie with perfect performances. Also watched it twice.

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that really means so much that not only the film, but my video could touch you. Thank you! And I wholeheartedly agree that every performance was perfection. And yes, two viewings will reveal so much more about it. Thank you so much for watching!

WOW that was amazing. I realy like the movie but there is a lot that I did not noticed. Thanks!

@lucasblue20

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, thank you!!

omg, I really liked your review, the best one I saw! Keep up with the good work =)

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Will do my friend! Really glad you liked it!!

THE BEST ANALYSIS ABOUT THE FATHER (THE MOVIE) in YOU TUBE. CONGRATS...!!

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you again! Your words are very very much appreciated!!

Hi Lucas, new to your channel and subscribed! You deliver your points succinctly and without the cliches other commenters do.

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you so much and glad you came across the video, it's super great to hear from you, your words mean a lot!

I thought you did an excellent job in explaining the complicated nuances and themes of this movie.

@lucasblue20

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I’m really glad you enjoyed!!

Great great review, u help a lot dude

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

So glad it was helpful my friend! Thank you so much for watching!!

I thought that the guy (Bill, perhaps?) who appears as a nurse later in the film may have been the one slapping Hopkins in the face all along. In the Uk, there have been reports of abuse in retirement homes, and I think that this may be an allusion to this fact. Hopkins can't quite remember who is doing the slapping and abusing which is why we see it several times in the film by different people.

A great recap and analysis. Thanks. Totally agree with you about the pillow scene

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, it was my pleasure! And yes, that pillow scene seems to have tapped into a very honest and unspoken reality. Thank you for watching!

Just watched this movie and I loveddd it as well. So heartbreaking, thought-provoking and the acting was brilliant. Your analysis was sooo spot on and was able clarify certain elements of this movie. Well done!

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much and yes, best film of 2021 for me. I'm always learning more about this film as well, especially as I read through the comment section. It's really a limitless film with its ideas, thank you so much for watching!

A great video, thank you for making it! I enjoyed this analysis, really spot on!

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! It's really my pleasure!!

Excellent analysis! Dementia is of different types, Alzheimer’s being the most common. It affects different parts of the brain, thereby manifested with varied presentation. I think the confusion is in every scene, with Olivia Williams, M Gattis, in the form of disorientation of time/place/person, hallucination and confabulation (making up stories to fill the gaps in memories). I am amazed by the screenplay, soundtrack, and above all the brilliant performances of Olivia Coleman and Anthony. The pillow scene is obviously nightmare, very common in degenerative brain disease. Vivid nightmare often preceded by years. I have come across a lot of patients in my decade long career, but I cried, I was moved and fascinated to watch again.

I think they made a 4-hour film. Cut them down to 10-minute scenes. Selected random scenes that add to 1.5 hours and arranged them randomly.

You were brilliant Lucas in your analysis. Since I teach English Literature, I could see how precisely and accurately you delineated every complex aspect of the movie. The fear of loss has been explained with perfect clarity. The manner in which Anthony Hopkins grasps every straw to hold on to his sanity, is heartbreaking to say the least. The dichotomy of existence, the survival mechanisms and the pain that engulfs the entire household is too much to bear, even for an audience. It was like being in a room witnessing Anthony's journey real time! One thing that struck me was that the choice of lighting, the camera angles and the setting that seldom changed added to the feeling of despondency. The shift from the flat with so many tastefully done rooms to the austere home was a master stroke in highlighting Anthony's agony. The screenplay was flawless. I could write an essay on this movie. I am still reeling from the brilliance of Hopkins' stellar performance!

@lucasblue20

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Just so you know, English was always my favorite subject in school, and I use a lot of what I learned in English when I make my videos. I love your observations. You mentioned many things that I didn't notice, but now thinking back, I completely see what you mean. It is a heartbreaking film, but certainly a must-see. Just like you, I still can't get over how great Hopkins was in this. Thank you so much for watching and bringing new insights to my attention!

My delightful mother had a downhill dementia journey for 13 excruciatingly long years. There were tomes when my loving mother was unrecognizable as she would literally spewing venom! It is so hard to be a loving daughter when your Awesome