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@damienturpin994

2 жыл бұрын

Requiem for a dream!!!!!

@jasonblundelldobebussing

2 жыл бұрын

You should cover *SAVAGELAND* (2015) next. I heard you liked Lake Mungo, then you are going to love this one.

@arcadia7459

2 жыл бұрын

Flanagan's Haunting of series

@jasonblundelldobebussing

2 жыл бұрын

Or NEW MARVEL LEGEND - MORBIUS

@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose

2 жыл бұрын

As Above, So Below (2014) Mr. Jones (2013) Underworld series (2003-2017) Soulmate (2013) Spike (2008) Frankenstein (2015) dir. by Candyman '92's Bernard Rose

The fact that the way Ryan says "ills" sounds like "eels" is a perfect, coincidental nod to the truth of the film.

@aligmal5031

2 жыл бұрын

the way he say nay and HAYVER

@rachelgray6790

Жыл бұрын

“I never had the opportunity to see it until naïeaux”

@sunmi2539

Жыл бұрын

Lmao

@NinjaFrog65

Жыл бұрын

I was JUST about to comment this! 😂

@GeorgeSukFuk

Жыл бұрын

He also manages to fit an abnormal amount of letters into the word "now"

ah yes, the critically acclaimed Morbius with such reviews as "I saw it" and "It sure was"

@obblivionkr

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta agree that it was definitely one of the most movies of all time.

@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose

2 жыл бұрын

I give Morbius credit for at least surprising me with what was basically a bisexual love triangle. I honest-to-God didn't see that coming and found it relatively engaging, particularly where Matt Smith was concerned.

@LadyAstarionAncunin

2 жыл бұрын

It was morbin time and much fun was had by all.

@princeapoopoo5787

2 жыл бұрын

"oh, morbius? i love those memes!"

@doctabaldhead

2 жыл бұрын

The re-release sure did happen. I'll give it that.

This movie started out as an adaptation of BioShock. Gore had stated that he felt the studio backed out due to him wanting in R rating and the price tag. He reworked it into this movie. I feel that you can see bits of the BioShock influence peppered through the film.

@metrozeegle4985

2 жыл бұрын

Cure for wellness is when everyone is a little sister, and they want your ADAM !

@steelcurtain187

2 жыл бұрын

For sure

@RealBradMiller

2 жыл бұрын

Is it... someone new?

@Zanaki113

2 жыл бұрын

Damn, I really wish it had stuck as a bio adaptation...

@ironmaster6496

2 жыл бұрын

That.....honestly explains everything

Sitting in the wellness contraptions may seem painful, but wearing your Ray-Con earbuds will make the process easier.

@meganfaith4052

2 жыл бұрын

Bahaha I was waiting for the Ray-Con, cheers mate!

@cadeglenn5081

2 жыл бұрын

True I've been twice now the ray cons made the second time much easier

@tehtonym

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha fr

@davidbonar5190

2 жыл бұрын

but first all your teeth are removed

Gore Verbinski is such a talented director, with some serious horror chops. I only wish he got to make his BioShock movie. I know he would have done it justice. The script was great. They were eight weeks away from production, but the studio pulled it. Rated R movies weren’t the money making machine they are now, and the studio was sure the movie would flop if 13 year olds couldn’t buy a ticket. It could have been the first great video game movie, but sadly, it suffered the same fate as Edgar Wright’s “Ant Man”, and Cary Fukunaga’s “It”.

@anubusx

2 жыл бұрын

Would love to see him do a superhero film.

@majimasmajimemes1156

2 жыл бұрын

​@@anubusx No. We've had more than enough of those, no matter the director.

@Uhlersoth77

2 жыл бұрын

@@majimasmajimemes1156 Nothing against the superhero genre, but yeah. Especially right now, when I think everyone needs a break from it.

@KingOfGaymes

2 жыл бұрын

His name is gore omg

@KingOfGaymes

2 жыл бұрын

@@anubusx we’ve had those non stop for like four years we need a breather lol

I honestly felt like the long-winded, slow scenes aided the viewer in feeling as disoriented as the patients. The whole movie I was like "Is he crazy? Am I crazy??"

A Cure for Wellness can be messy, but I found myself really appreciating its commitment to being a rather pure Gothic horror movie that doesn't seem to come around much these days. It leaves things to be desired, but it does keep you watching and has moments that do stick in your head. From its beautiful cinematography to its visceral body horror (especially the scene where they push the tube down his throat) A Cure for Wellness probably shouldn't be as overlooked as it was.

@hollynotholy

2 жыл бұрын

I had to close my eyes at the scene they were drilling out his teeth and the scene of pumping eels through the tube into him. It was so fucking disturbing. I was really sad that the ending made me feel underwhelmed, but the overall movie was a great watch.

@incredibleflameboy

10 ай бұрын

It's a frigging weird film that's all over the place however the places it does go it nails. It excels in the body horror, the mystery aspect were very well executed, the wild monster man ending was out of the left field but it gave me real joy for a fairly simple horror answer to the whole thing and the location they chose gave it an old school hammer horror vibe complete with awkward pub scene. It really throws you for a loop by constantly drip feeding you information that isn't necessarily accurate and leads you down a route that eventually isn't the answer to the questions it poses. In other words it's good stuff but I don't think many people are willing to give it the chance it deserves.

The concept for this sanatorium, where sucessful people retreat to heal but never want to leave and get more and more disconnected from reality comes from the novel "The Magic Mountain" by Thomas Mann, written between 1912 and 1924. It´s even referenced in the movie, during the water tank scene with the eels, the guardian reads it. In fact, he doesn't, but gets seduced, maybe because since he is not a patient but an employee, he is still attracted to "worldly" temptations and do wants to leave the place, thereby kind of causing Lockharts first psychotic episode. I really liked this movie, the visuals are great, Dane DeHaan and Jason Isaacs are a joy to watch, and I agree that the resolution disappoints a bit. But that might be a result from being so full of promissing implications, that it never could fullfill them. It`s creating an atmosphere more of vexing mystery rather than disturbing horror and the price are a lot of unanswered pictures stuck in the viewer's mind.

@Ner0mancer

Жыл бұрын

You're not really Fjodor Dostojewskij.

I saw this movie opening night and fell in love with it. The OST is one of my personal favorites. Was really shocked when I found out nearly everyone else hated it 😭

@theirishpotato6588

2 жыл бұрын

I surprised that I quite liked it after I looked it up and saw it didn't have good reviews

@foxface7938

2 жыл бұрын

I went to see it opening night with my family, I legit think I was the only person in the theater who actually liked the movie. Half of the people left the second it ended, the other half started asking each other to explain what they just watched.

@trequor

2 жыл бұрын

It could really have used a "no man" to edit it down to a reasonable length. It feels like a first draft of an idea of a good movie. Cut 45-60 minutes of fat and it would be beloved

@MadamFoogie

2 жыл бұрын

@@foxface7938 Really? That bad?? People are so stupid. The movie was drawn out to explain everything clearly. How can they not understand what the plot was, it was practically drilled into their teeth! Ugh. I'm unreasonably angry about this now.

@user-zh4vo1kw1z

2 жыл бұрын

Browsing through the comments I get the impression this is quite a common experience. I think it is the kind of movie where disliking it makes you REALLY wanna share that opinion, but liking it has a more internalised reaction. I think this will be one of those 'didya know people hated it upon release? Offcourse, I knew it is brilliant from the first frame and (would have) told the world' type movies like The Thing

The way ryan pronounces "ails" as "eels" is absolutely hilarious for this film

I still remember turning around as the credits rolled, excited to talk about how amazing this movie was, and all my friends were either looking at their phones or asleep.

@levi_lover25

Жыл бұрын

Ouchie XD

@krishanubanerjee6955

3 ай бұрын

+elizabethtangora4353 - Yeah, it's not for everybody. Those who can cut through the clutter to get to the core will come away with a frightening yet surreal experience.

A Cure for Wellness is for me one of those movies you remember seeing promo posters for at your local theater and not much else, and it's not until you watch an aesthetically pleasing music video pairing the film with a Lana Del Rey song ("Freak") that it suddenly piques your interest, and you suddenly find all this word-of-mouth about it. 😆🎵

@MadamFoogie

2 жыл бұрын

Lana Del Rey is amazing, and I totally understand why David Lynch is so infatuated with her. On a personal note [heheh] she sings in exactly the same register as mine, so I love bringing her weird songs to karaoke nights. So dreamy~ :3

@jacksyoutubechannel4045

2 жыл бұрын

I think this movie is another victim of Hollywood-sucks-at-trailers Syndrome. Even some of the trailers that are so good I watch them like they're short films seem to have no clue how to represent what sort of movie the trailer is for and/or direct it at the target audience _for_ _that_ _actual_ _film_ . Then, not only do the people who would love it, not see it, but the people who see it don't like it in large part because of how it let them down compared to the trailer. _Fight_ _Club_ is one of the best examples of this, especially now that it's such a popular movie. Execs said, "This movie is for college-aged through middle-aged men. Men like boxing and wrestling! Make a trailer that tells them this movie is basically a story about underground boxing featuring a snarky, shirtless, embodiment-of-male-style-at-the-turn-of-the-millennium Brad Pitt!" Lies. And really disappointing if that's what you thought you were going to see.

@incredibleflameboy

10 ай бұрын

​@@jacksyoutubechannel4045I think this film is more an example of Hollywood sucks at supporting less than mainstream movies. It seems to have an overwhelmingly positive fan base but because it's maybe a bit odd it didn't get the support it needed. If they realised that the market for this type of film actually exists it could really open the genre up from being rehashes of teen slasher films and more thought provoking horror in the vein of it's origins.

When I met Jason Issacs at a Con a few years back the moment I mentioned Cure For Wellness he got SO excited and said that very few people ever bring the movie up to him and he loved talking about it with a fan

@Auryanne

2 ай бұрын

That's so awesome and I am jealous

How timely...I missed this film when it came out and I finally got around to watching it 2 weeks ago. Glad I've seen it before this video came up because I just can't resist those spoiler sections when it's a movie I haven't seen.

@jeffgoode9865

2 жыл бұрын

Dude, I also just recently decided to watch this with my wife last month and really we enjoyed it. Everyone seems to have just decided to watch this recently. 😅

I want more movies like this. I like when movies that are released in theaters aren’t meant for “everyone”

*SPOILERS* This is my all-time favorite movie but I remember being disappointed when I realized the baron's real face under the mask was just disfigured as a result of the burns. At first I thought they were leaning into the lovecraft influence and that a century of drinking from the aquifer had turned him eel-ish. That would have made the twist less underwhelming I think.

@violatorut2003

2 жыл бұрын

That’s what I thought too. I would think his flesh would not have turned green if it was just the result of fire. I mean if eels had nothing to do with the way he looks then why is his flesh green? Maybe that’s what happens when you turn 200 years old, or something lol

@saucevc8353

Жыл бұрын

@@cloudbasenirvana This reads like it was typed during a drug induced seizure. Are you ok?

@sunmi2539

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@sunmi2539

Жыл бұрын

@@saucevc8353 LMAO

@sunmi2539

Жыл бұрын

@@violatorut2003 lmao

i remember being disappointed that this film had such a negative reception, because the cinematography genuinely looked great from the trailers.

Ryan: “Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure he could kick my ass” Cosmonaut Variety Hour: “Believe me when I say, I could kick Dane DeHaan’s ass” The duality of man

@Chris24_

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@dylanconstantine9947

Жыл бұрын

The greatest philosophical question of our time: Is Dane Dehaan the ass-kicker or ass-kicked?

@ErinJeanette

Жыл бұрын

Lmaooo!!

@batjackattack5556

Жыл бұрын

the strength spectrum: ryan-dane dehaan-marcus

As a German this movie was, in parts, hilarious. Like when two nurses chit-chat and the subtitles on netflix say "People talking in a foreign language" (that way you know they're sinister) or we see the grungy townspeople whose grungyness gets established by them playing Oomph!'s music in their bar. :,D Oomph! Hilarious! I guess Rammstein was too pricey. Or: "This is the Sanatorium" Oh hai, Hohenzollern Castle, haven't seen you since my university days. But yeah, great themes in that movie, I was really hyped for it. Unfortunately it fell apart for me.

@SmartWentCrazy.

Жыл бұрын

You sound more offended than humored tbh.

@stmsin

10 ай бұрын

uh oh angry german. hide the jewish people

The vibe I got about the corporate intrigue is that it never left. It was supposed to be a slowly rising problem. For now the SEC is worried about what the whole company had done. The board is trying to pin it on the CEO, while telling Dane that if he helps them pin it on the CEO, they'll ignore Dane's own curious forms of bookkeeping. The implication there is that the company is rotten to the core, and Dane is cool with that.

@merchantfan

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it was kind of what trapped him there- he didn't care about the CEO but he was driven to keep looking for him bc he'd screwed himself. He wasn't likeable in many ways but I thought that was the point. I thought his sickly nature kind of worked with the theme bc the whole thing was about "wanting to get better". He also kind of looked more like a Lovecraft protagonist who usually kind of stumbles through things instead of brashly pushing forward

1. Dane DeHaan is so pretty. He looks like some kind of elf/human hybrid. 2. I really like the vibe/aesthetics of this film. 3. Jason Isaacs is always a good time.

@Auryanne

2 ай бұрын

He sure is, the reason I watched it lol

I was of the impression that he goes insane or evil at the end. That’s not a “I have found happiness with the love of my life” smile. To me, it seems more like a “taking pleasure at the destruction I have caused” smile. Like he is laughing at the irony of the fact that he just burned down a water healing center.

@DeepFriedMarshmallow

Жыл бұрын

Look at his teeth. It's not him. He is smiling so maliciously because that is actually the Baron, who stole his identity and is going to get his wish of marrying and impregnating his daughter.

@violatorut2003

Жыл бұрын

@@DeepFriedMarshmallow oh my god! That possibility never crossed my mind. You just made this movie even better! But yeah I guess that’s possible, if you can transfer one person’s face then you can transfer anyone’s face. The Baron would know, considering he would have access to everyone’s medical records.

I always interpreted the title of the movie somewhat literally - the 'cure' for 'wellness', that is health, stability, peace of mind, being insanity. DeHaan's cartoonishly malicious grin in the very last scene seems to reinforce this for me. I haven't watched the movie in years, so I don't have much else to add, but I remember having that thought after watching!

@DeltaFoxtrotZulu

Жыл бұрын

I feel that grin is very significant, especially with the way the movie focuses on teeth so much. I know Ryan can't touch on everything without making these reviews much longer, but the minimal mention of the teeth and mostly relying on the visuals chosen to show some of it feels a bit disappointing.

*_E E L S ! ! !_* I'm a bit saddened that Ryan didn't enjoy the film as much as I did, but I can understand why. It does drag on at times. However, I liked the slowness. It helped me to get into the gaslit headspace of the patients. Visuals were GREAT! Everything had a very dreamlike quality, which lent to the creeping horror of what was truly occurring. The ending was indeed pretty darn goofy, but the leadup to it was so intriguing to me that I didn't mind the screwball twist. It's one of my favorite movies, but admittedly, can be hard to show to impatient (admitted inpatient?) friends. Also, this picture helped me to discover how tasty unagi is. ^^

I’m really reminded of thermal springs resorts and European spa culture. I’ve spent my childhood around those, and then you think about it, the whole idea of treating the healthy is kinda creepy. And the eels are reminiscent of worm and leech treatments.

@Lazurit8

2 жыл бұрын

In the past drinking water at thermal springs was pretty popular social activity for rich people. And only a few years ago there was a fad of drinking a lot of water as some kind of statement and not just because you’re thirsty.

@merchantfan

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lazurit8 Yes they even reference that with the line "who takes the waters these days?". And yeah I kind of appreciated how there seemed to be a theme that things are much older than they seem. The modern wellness center is based in sanitariums (which were a weird combination of asylum and spa)

Something about the smile at the end made it seem to me that there was another layer to the batshittery that I hadn't caught. But I think it might just have been that Dane Dehaan can't smile without invading some child in the world's nightmares.

If nothing else, this film was _gorgeous_ and the parallel ball scene/grotto face-off is one of the most beautifully juxtaposed and perfectly scored pieces of cinema that I've seen. Also, Dane DeHaan is such a fantastic and underused actor. I think he acted the material here wonderfully (I _feel_ tired just looking at him after certain points in this in the same way I did DiCaprio in _The_ _Revenant_ ), but the material he was given was a character who was drained and detattched. His screen presence is incredible in _Kill_ _Your_ _Darlings_ , which gave him a character to play who was broken and essentially running on charm and projected confidence to survive.

Just recently saw this movie. I don't like the last few scenes but I absolutely love the cinematography and thought it was worth it.

Two interesting moments: 1. A cure for wellness can be interpreted in two ways, one as a cure to help reach the wellness, and the second as a cure to get rid of wellness. I think the film plays on the duality of the concept of cure quite well. 2. There is an interesting symmetry in the film, which is hard to notice on the first time, but a lot of similar scenes are diametrically opposed to each other and when you notice that it brings somewhat different interpretation to the ending smile of Lockhart, because there is a scene in the beginning, where a child draws a devil on the window when Lockhart is flying to the sanatorium, and it quite fits as one of the many foresights created by the characters that have nothing to do with the plot itself. That's why that ending smile is more creepy to me than elevating. It seems to me that Lockhart found his wellness in the end. The same wellness Heinrich had. Why like Heinrich? Because if you think about it, Lockhart's ending is structurally same as Heinrich's origin. Love that film 😁😁

@kaingates

2 жыл бұрын

How is it strcturally the same as Heinrich's origins? Lockhart wanted to find companionship and couldn't see his corporate mindset is what isolated him. Heinrich was a eugenecist who was so deep he believed only his own genes were pure enough to continue. Heinrich tortured randoms to get what he wants while Lockhart looked at poor people as undeserving of what he had achieved. I really don't see the similarity

@donchuko7886

2 жыл бұрын

@@kaingates They are different as characters and there is no similarities in their motivation. What I mean by structure is the events themselves: 1. Both learn the secret; 2. The castle/sanatorium is burned down; 3. Both come alive; 4. Both take Hannah.

To be honest I don't think the ending is faritytale-esque, but a bit of a tragic one; Lockhart escapes with Hannah, who is effectively an immortal being, and his creepy smile for me refers to the fact that he pretends to personally exploit her in a similar perverse way that the Baron wanted to. To me that is more powerful than a standard happy ending, as it indicates a certain vicious cycle of preying upon innocence. It is a fantastic (albeit very indulgent movie) that is good enough to allow for such nuances.

@Zanaki113

2 жыл бұрын

How I took it, too. He isn't gonna go back and work in the dog-eat-dog world, but instead use Hannah for some kind of gain.

@rebfj86

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think she’s immortal because the Baron has to keep giving her, himself and the staff the treatment to stop them aging. That’s why he was running the facility, to keep producing the anti-aging treatment. With the Baron dead and the facility destroyed Hannah will presumably start aging normally and can live a normal life. I think the creepy smile was just him smiling. I think he looks creepy all the time to be honest.

@jesspeaceful

2 жыл бұрын

@@rebfj86 I took the creepy smile to be symbolic/representative of him leaving the 'sane' world of greed and corportate exploitation and embracing the madness within. I assumed he and Hannah were going off on some wild ride that would probably end with them driving the motorbike off a cliff edge, Thelma and Louise style. I definitely don't think he was 'cured' or found peace at the end. That smile wasn't happy: it was unhinged.

I really took the idea behind this story to be how capitalism can feed a materialistic, nepotistic, and sad society. “Work=Happiness” is a big motto in the U.S., but not often is it discussed how soul torturing that can be. I saw the Barron almost as a C.E.O with no care for his employees, only their work.

@thatguyseb8824

Жыл бұрын

More specifically I think the 'treatment' that's actually making the patients more sick is a direct metaphor for career ambition in the corporate world. All the patients appear happy and fulfilled on the surface but once Lockhart begins to investigate more the truth is the exact opposite, they're merely objects that serve a larger purpose to the hospital staff much like employees within a soulless business. Nobody wants to leave because they've been tricked into thinking the treatment is helping them, but as the doctor states towards the end, "Without sickness then there is no hope for a cure," implying that the driving motivator for the patients not to leave is the misconception that one day they'll be 'fixed', which parallels the executive in the opening who dies of heart failure alone late at night in the office, still nothing more than a tool for somebody else despite being a very successful salesman.

@LaBooF42

Жыл бұрын

@@thatguyseb8824 you took the words right out of my mouth. Spot on analysis; this movie really was an interesting watch, and I can imagine will be a cult classic in some time.

Saw this thing in theaters opening day with one other person. Stormy day, the projector broke for the trailers so we sat in 20 minutes of darkness before the movie just started. Perfect way to set the mood. That experience probably made me like it more than I would otherwise. Still think the movie is incredible tho

Thanks for this review. This film is an underrated masterpiece (in my opinion) and, just like Évolution (2015), deserves to be more appreciated. (And Ryan keeps getting better with every video; great concise and insightful writing; one of the best channels of the category for sure).

I remember being excited to watch this in my local theater when they started promoting the film, due to the film being "bad" they decided to not show it😣 It was such a disappointment for me. But yeah, this movie reminded me a bit of the videogames The evil within and Alice madness returns with the phycological aspects.

@MadamFoogie

2 жыл бұрын

!!!! Alice!! Wha-- I never thought of that! But I guess so, especially the asylum part towards the end. Friggin' Bumby. And yeah, DEFS The Evil Within. What with the water baths and body horror. Teeth. Eyes. Brains. If I was to compare this film to anything in the gaming universe, it would be the 1998's _Sanitarium_ for PC. Gaslighting for days. Sorry your theater experience sucked. But honestly, I think this film is best suited for home viewing. I watched it all huddled up in my blanket on my papasan chair, and it was a nice space to cringe in during the dental drilling scenes. Honestly, I just can't stand tooth injury. I needed something to squeeze in and hide behind during those scenes.

This is such an underrated and great film! I love all the gothic architecture and feel to the film, it truly is disturbing thing is many people found it boring and slow which I disagree. Dane Dehaan was underrated af in this movie and clearly this movie was a love letter to Lovecraft.

@maxhill9254

2 жыл бұрын

+1

I _absolutely loved_ Cure for Wellness. it's so underrated and your commentary does it justice. 💙

@Sandra-hc4vo

2 жыл бұрын

same

You're basically saying everything I've been thinking. This flick was criminally underrated when it came out and I felt like me and my lady were the only ones that saw it. It also blew my mind that the director also filmed The Ring.

I absolutely loved this film. I watched it 3 or 4 times when it first came out. I don't have a problem with the pacing at all because the world it builds is so damn interesting. The cinematography is immaculate as well. Dane DeHaan and Jason Isaacs kill it too. Dane's mellow performance fits the tone of the movie perfectly.

Well at least it has a happy ending. Based on what you said, it seems like DeHaan and the other young lady find happiness in each other and complete each other. Maybe they are each other’s “cure” for their horrible experiences. It’s kinda sweet. 🥰

I, like Ryan, have actually wanted to watch this movie for years and never had the chance to until now. I watched it specifically so I could have context for this criticism, but now that I have that context, all I can really think of is that when he says "a cure for all your ails" it sounded like "eels" and I found that stupidly funny.

This is a movie I really dig. Verbinski isn’t a great director but he’s capable of moments of brilliance, and A Cure for Wellness is proof. The cinematography is beautiful too. I’ve heard people say its slow but I think it’s involving and engaging even if it does run a little long. Its atmosphere is creepy and almost overbearing at times. They really nailed some things with this movie. I appreciate it, as I appreciate this critique. Much thanks, Ryan.

I remember that I watched this movie with my friends and we were confuse most of the time until we were straight up screaming at the end with how crazy and disturbing (with all the incest thing) it got So yeah, I really enjoyed ☺️

I greatly admire and enjoy this film. In a time when nonstop regurgitated superhero films and remakes and reboots and just all around uninspired schlock are produced, A Cure for Wellness is ambitious and profoundly misunderstood. It’s a mosaic on the myriad of ways we as humans try to transcend the monotony and soullessness of the modern world. You compare it to Shutter Island, I view it more in the vein of The Shining. Only the illusions in this film derive from the main character’s initial inability to view life and his purpose outside of what is expected of him-which is what Jack Torrence wasn’t able to do, which added to his losing his mind. But I should stop there because I might write an essay on both film’s similarities. Regardless, this movie is provocative, mature, ballsy, and even ambiguous. I love it! Addendum: notice the total lack of emotion and life in the voices of the board of directors when addressing Lockhart. This is intended to convey how living as the ubiquitous identity of “success” in the modern world ultimately leaves one in a state of the abyss. That’s brilliant visual storytelling! Addendum Part II: this movie also shares similarities with Thomas Mann’s novel “The Magic Mountain,” a story in which a man goes to a tuberculosis sanatorium in the Switzerland mountains to visit his cousin who is there to get better. The novel also deals with humanity’s illnesses-which Mann identifies with corporate influence over the individual and how that stifles humanistic traits. Heck, the orderly watching over Lockhart in the Eel chamber is shown reading a copy of the Magic Mountain!

So you are saying that a cure for wellnes is a prologue for the widelly acclaimed Morbius(TM) movie and starts the MCU(Morbius Cinematic Universe)?

I loved the part where they said "it's time to cure your wellness" and then he morbed all over everyone.

@stmsin

10 ай бұрын

i still dont understand how anyone thought these jokes were funny

So glad you covered this one. A Cure For Wellness is a flawed movie, but I loved the ambition. Because, like you said, it doesn't exactly fit one genre, I honestly didn't know what to expect. Similarly, I was underwhelmed by the ending, but I dunno...I still loved it. I'll likely re-watch it soon.

The things that got me was how uncannily close to Phantom of the Opera the ending was. The devolution into its end was wild. There is a lot of cool visuals and elements, but it feels very incomplete. I literally cannot tell you the generic plot for the life of me. I think the coolest part was the marketing when it came out where they created a bunch of fake meditations that became very unnerving and melancholic.

so i'm disabled, with the disabilities stemming from chronic illnesses. i've hated the way healthy people try so hard to cling to their wellness, partially because that money used on scams and research could be used to actually help people like me, and partially because i've seen people throw their lives away - good lives - because they have a health scare and decide they have to throw everything down the drain to keep the inevitable (death) from happening. when the trailers for the movie began to drop, i got the sense that it'd talk about this sort of issue. obviously it's got issues as you said, but overall i'm glad a movie like this exists. while yeah, i take care of my body, 100% healthiness, or 'wellness' in this case, is overrated. time still moves on and we are all still human, animals with a limited lifespan. we are not gods, or we would've found that cure long before. it's interesting to know there's a movie that reflects at least a few echoes of this.

Watching this through the lens of this as the Bioshock film, u can kinda see the pieces.

Spoiler alert! I think you missed a significant detail at the end: By the time the sanatory burned down, Lockharts tooth gap vanished, which indicates that the hole story never really happened and it's rather two hallucinating patients murdering the doctor and burning down the sanatory. Lockharts smile at the end isn't just a sign of relief but rather a major plot twist. Still a great video as always.

5:30 Please consider actually doing a scary audiobook! Your blessed Hoyevers would make a wonderful experience.

I loved this movie from the first viewing, as it's one of those horror films that feels specifically made for me like Alien: Covenant, Underwater or The Relic. And I think the film has a modernism vs traditionalism angle that's kind of fascinating. The modern world is decried as cold, toxic and damaging to the human psyche; with the wellness center's old school ("traditional") methods supposedly healing the body. But by the end, we're reminded "Oh yeah, the past had some REALLY messed up ideas in terms of healing and general concepts" (like the "pure bloodlines" incest belief). So to me it actually feels like a buffed up version of Panos Cosmatos' debut Beyond the Black Rainbow

I watched this movie once alone and loved it. Brought it to a friend's house, in the hopes to show them their most recent favourite horror movie. They went through all of it. When credits started rolling, I looked at them waiting to see a good response. Turns out they hated it haha

Such an overlooked horror film. Sure it’s got some problems, but the overall atmosphere is phenomenal. Also, fuck that tooth scene, shit stayed in my head for days after watching.

so glad you’re finally covering this gem

This movie always gave me the vibe that it had a source novel that they tried to adapt and missed certain elements. It had a really good start, and it carried the story really well, but it needed a little more space in the story to make some of the deeper plot points hit.

I recommended this to you on twitter, so glad you finally got to make a video on it! 🙏🏻

Prequel to morbius confirmed

I finally got to watch this movie, thing I had been meaning to do for several years. I was pleasantly surprised. It feels new, daring, and it is gorgeously made. Every shot is perfect. It gripping, if a tad lengthy at times, and went from quietly unnerving in the first act to batshit insane by the third one. I am happy that I used 2h26 of my life watching it. ps: I could spend much more time that 2h26 getting lost in Ryan's eyes😅

I had a slightly added perspective of the ending -- as he rode off, you can see him flashing a toothy grin, and notice that all of his teeth are back. Likewise, it could certainly be that his leg was never broken to begin with, or it could simply be that, just like with his teeth, the water did indeed have a regenerative effect on him.

Strong atmosphere and incredible cinematography with some really memorable imagery is what makes this film good. The downward spiral of the story is also interesting, even if the outcome isn't that great. I'm okay with the running time due to its visuals, though the story suffers for it. Knowing that this film is the remains of a BioShock adaptation makes me wish we got that adaptation. I also wish it placed greater emphasis on the madness of Lovecraft.

What I'm still confused on is whether Hannah is aware that she's over 100 years old.

@AtikinKnight

10 ай бұрын

As I gathered, she grew much slower since the premature birth, affecting her memories. Also the place she grew in kinda stands still; old people only come in and stay till they die, and staff dont age at all. so it would be very hard to see time progress.

You know, hearing this described all at one time instead of watching it unfold makes the whole thing seem like a meta-allegory for the way I worked projects in college--very slowly and getting hardly anywhere (though occasionally hitting a draft deadline), then the due date looms, I realize how much is actually left to be done, and all of a sudden it's like a fever dream until I throw the final version at my professor and call it good enough. Honestly, the way the whole movie--tone, visuals, acting, plotting, scoring, all of it--just goes for it, barreling ahead like a steam train toward a brick wall, is _glorious_ and feels like a reward for hanging in through the first part of the movie.

When I was in the theater to see Get Out, I saw a poster for this movie and my impression was that it was like some 19th century medical period drama. So you can imagine the intense wtf levels I experienced upon viewing it.

I originally came to your channel looking for a breakdown of this movie. I’m so happy you finally did it!

Great essay. I liked the film and it's slow Tempo because the setting was so beautiful. The whole thing is also very much inspired by Thomas Mann's Der Zauberberg btw

the cinematography and art design are truly stellar!

This was one of my favorite movies!! I’m so glad you covered it!!

Was I the only one to get some pretty serious "Shutter Island" vibes during the first half of the movie? I'm glad this movie didn't take the same path though. EDIT: seems not, since Shutter Island gets mentioned at the 6:25 mark :)

The thing about this movie that's always hung me up is the final shot. There's a recurring motif of teeth throughout the movie, and over the course of the plot Lockhart's get pulled, drilled into, fall out, and generally suffer a beating. BUT and it's a big but, in that final shot of him riding the bike and smiling his teeth are perfectly brilliant white. The way the shot focuses on it means I can't believe that's just a continuity error, so... what is it?

@jimmybuba2683

2 жыл бұрын

(SPOILERS) Idk, he took a bit of the "vitamins" at the bar, maybe that small amount allowed him to restore his leg and re grow his teeth back over time? I wonder where the eels that he consumed at the Transfusion Flügel went where they removed? Penenbroke also regain his teeth somehow, no idea how it connects but i doubt its a continuity error

@jon.wilson

2 жыл бұрын

​@@jimmybuba2683 his leg wasn't restored. There was nothing wrong with it, that's the point. I have no idea about the teeth though.

@jimmybuba2683

2 жыл бұрын

@@jon.wilson im no film expert but i did thought that the leg was always ok the first time i watched, im just saying that if the "vitamins" kept the baron alive with burn injuries for a long time they could also help restore teeth and bone (arent they both made from calcium?) Im probably wrong anyway Edit: im not saying the leg was always broken, im saying that if it was the restoration of it could be explain with the vitamins along with the teeth

@merchantfan

2 жыл бұрын

They show before that they give the patients dentures. He got those earlier in the film when he'd fallen under their spell (when she gives him the ballerina back). The CEO also got dentures

I wish I hadn’t waited on this movie. The subgenre “Psychological Horror WTF is going on?” is my jam. The movie does a great job walking the fine line of making you wonder if it is real, how much is real, and/or is he having a mental break or even Pembroke himself. And while I understand how some people can feel underwhelmed by the ending, for me, it worked as the more interesting of the possibilities while not telegraphing it too much. Not so much a sudden twist as a gradual revelation as theories rise and fall and eventually dwindle out until the last one is irrefutably and grotesquely true.

I legit had to pause the video and go "EXCUSE ME!?" with that reveal of the Baron and his daughter. Yeesh, this movie sounds nuts.

I love love love the aesthetics of this movie. Really breathtaking, but the revelations at the end are too bat shit crazy hahahaha

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in theaters! Great video ! Love it

I really enjoyed it. Watched it on a plane and really enjoyed the twists and turns. That said, I think I tried to watch it again later and couldn't be arsed ( might be down to how long it was) But for a fun, stylish horror to watch alone with no knowledge of it beforehand - I'd recommend!

I thought the ending was more ambigious, like maybe the Baron stole the main guy's face, hence the creepy smile and perfect teeth. It doesn't work when you take how their bodie's were competely different, but the ending smile was so bizarre that I felt like it wasn't intended as a happy ending.

Watched this for the first time the other week and was disappointed you'd not done a crit of it yet, well done for catching my telepathic message!

That little Ryan face falling into the wastepaper basket was a nice touch.

hands down you still are one of the best horror channels and im always glad to see your sub count rise.

I felt the same way as you did about this movie. It's frustrating how much potential there was without a modicum of resolution. I would love a video on "We Need to Talk About Kevin" directed by Lynne Ramsay with Tilda Swinton, John C. Riley, and Ezra Miller as the leads. Super awesome, huge surprise. I think you'll love it

I LOVE this movie. So glad you covered it

I loved this movie so much. I saw it basically the moment it was available. I loved the cinematography more than anything, and the whole thing had such a meditative effect on me. It kind of made me feel like how art in a museum is supposed to make you feel. So I didn't really mind the whole plot not really making sense. I remember feeling kind of annoyed by the whole going into town section of the movie, but was brought back as she danced, to that meditative state, and then when they got back to the sanatorium as well. I completely missed the religious imagery while watching it the first time, but upon rewatching it in this video, I think the ending makes more sense when viewed through a religious type lens. It was such an interesting movie, and so different from everything else in the theatres at the time, and I was quite disappointed that no one else seemed to descend with me into that meditative state. I'm really glad you covered this one. It reminded me of why I loved it so much.

I have literally never nodded my head along more listening to this one. Thanks for verbalizing my thoughts so well!

I was supposed to watch this sometime ago but despite the flaws, I really felt this was an interesting film. Ambitious really is the perfect word for it ☺️

There were so many scenes where I thought "If the film ended here, it would be amazing." I feel like says a lot about the runtime.

Dont forget the music...... its tune keeps on repeating in your head LONG after you have watched the movie.

I first watched this while I had the stomach flu and threw up twice during the runtime. Still love it.

Every now and then, ill accidentally go a few days without seeing a Ryan Hollinger video. I'll be rather bored, scrolling through my youtube, completely unaware of WHY im so bored. And then I'll start saying something, and itll hit me. "Hoi Ever" springs to mind and I know exactly what im watching. Thanks:)

I think as a American this film resonates with me. Ive been solo traveling in Switzerland and souther Austria in these beautiful areas but just as in the film, you feel instinctually unwelcome. Like the culture clash creates a sort of untrusting sinister feeling. Especially when contrasted with class and the beautiful nature of the area. Its like how Lockhart wasn't welcome in the bar or in the rich area.

The music for this movie is so so good!

Omg, this is one of my favorites movies! It's so subtle and amazing!

Insanely underrated movie

Thanks again Ryan! Great insight and, as always, I cannot wait until the next one :)

i loved this movie ever since it came out, it seems so underrated

i loved this movie so much im so glad you made this video i hope it gets more people to watch it

Relevant only to the Raycon sponsorship-I absolutely love mine. Coming from someone who has one busted up ear, which doesnt take regular earphones, or who finds earbuds unbearable, these are the best. And it supports you! Love them.

This is the first vid that introduced to your channel due to KZread Algorithm Shenanigans and I'm SO HAPPY to have found it. I've been binging your videos nonstop, I'm shocked by the vast amount of content I've been missing out on! My only frustration is that youtube didn't recommend you sooner!!

I’m not a fan of the movie but I think the actors of the main character and the main villain (can’t remember their real names) are good. I found Lockheart to be a very believable character

Firmly in my 'wonderfully weird' category. Didn't really find it disturbing. Also recommend The Survivalist another with Mia Goth. Also Jason Isaacs the perpetual 27%er.