ruggedtrucker3 said:The motivation behind such an extreme vendetta feels thin to me. Given what happened during that play, I agree—it just doesn't make any sense. The ending also fell flat. I actually saw it coming from the very first scene, so there was zero impact for me. On the bright side, the details are well done. The cinematography is sharp, especially the office setting and those specific interior scenes. The atmosphere is solid. It’s a decent enough film.
The ending felt a bit too predictable to me, right down to the final sentence. I think they could have achieved a much stronger impact if they hadn't pushed the geek subculture so hard in the opening acts. If they had kept that more subtle, there would have been a genuine "aha" moment at the end once the full circle finally closed.
wearywolf49 said:SPOILER ALERT!
My take? It’s pretty simple. As someone with an advanced degree—working in medicine, or at least within those professional humanitarian circles—I just can't bring myself to back someone like that. You can't support a person who peddles a product nearly identical to your own, especially when their entire operation is built on nothing but deception and hollow methods. It goes against everything we're trained to uphold. 🤷
I viewed that scene in the film as a way to convey a message regarding morality—essentially distinguishing between what is acceptable and what isn't. It’s a clever tactic to ensure the villains aren't being glorified, which, let's be honest, is often quite difficult to pull off. The director leaves the final judgment to us, the audience, but I personally interpreted the reasoning exactly as you suggested in your question. 🙂
The film really resonated with me. From the atmosphere to the way the narrative ties everything together, it just worked. The characterizations were solid, too. Now, I’m certainly no critic—just an amateur with a decent eye for cinema—but it was a great watch.
The protagonist drives the entire narrative from start to finish. He ends up as a total geek by the end, which I actually found quite refreshing. That final line of his really tied everything together. 🙏 Moving on to what he understands. 👍
There’s something more to it here. A bruised ego, maybe. That desperate need to prove she’s tougher and better than him. Still, even considering that, it wasn't quite enough to convince me. She seemed to have moved past it, though I couldn't shake this unsettling vibe coming from her throughout the entire film. Regardless, I certainly didn't see that massive twist coming. 🙂
I didn't expect to still be dwelling on this movie, but it left me with such a heavy, hollow feeling by the end. There’s a profound sadness in watching him become exactly what he spent his entire life fearing—his own father. Seeing him finally laugh at the irony of his situation and the position he's landed in was devastating, especially since I spent the whole film rooting for him to walk away and reject the job entirely. 🕺
Some might call it karma. Given how his father met his end—which was nothing short of brutal—it’s no surprise he spent his life orbiting older men. Even she pointed that out, and we see it play out whenever he shows a bit of tenderness toward a geek. He just can't bear to leave him out in the rain.
There’s such a sharp contrast in how he treats his father versus how he treats the geek. I can't tell if it's coming from a place of pure regret, or if he just understands what it feels like to hit rock bottom and suddenly finds himself full of empathy. He seems to sympathize with the geek because society turned its back on him, yet he holds his father and that other drinker, >, in contempt for their habits.
And then there's >. What kind of symbolism are we looking at there? 🍿
