EARLY RELEASE: YT CUT Smile
Added 2024-06-27 22:42:55 +0000 UTCYT CUT Smile
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I knew the sequel was coming because of the type of deity “smile” is. its a original trauma based “demon” that they wrote so well that they can use it in various other situations depending solely on who it had attached to. i can see 3,4,5 Smiles in the future
Sega Atari
2024-07-03 16:01:40 +0000 UTC🤜🤛
Badd Medicine
2024-07-03 15:56:20 +0000 UTCQuinn.... it was Fallen, the movie you were referring to and couldn't think of. GREAT movie!! I remember really enjoying it back in the day
Roxanne LIL CRIP Kemmerer
2024-07-03 15:50:42 +0000 UTCI was so surprised to see the Smile 2 trailer before Quiet Place Day One, I had ZERO idea that there was going to be another one! Smile was good, but imo not good enough that I needed a part 2. And it being about a knock off Lady Gaga being affected by the "smile" seems like a strange way to go with it. But maybe it'll surprise me and be a decent, or even great movie 🤷🏻♀️ I've been surprised before by sequels so it's def possible.
Roxanne LIL CRIP Kemmerer
2024-07-03 15:48:12 +0000 UTCI agree the film was good but could have been better. What I like most about it is the themes of trauma, mental illness, grief and guilt. The Smile entity appears to feed on unaddressed trauma and enters a person's body through a new traumatic experience. More explicitly they feed on the fact that the person has witnessed the death of a loved one: Laura saw her grandfather die when she was a child, Rose saw her mother die from an OD (and feels guilty for not helping her) and Gabriel's widow says that he still struggled with his brother's death (though it's not said if he witnessed it). To me, the entity is a depiction of trauma spreading from one person to another. Also, right before receiving a phone call from her therapist, Rose's mail has "Last Chance" on it. Her therapist has been trying for years to get her to talk about her mother's death but when she calls, Rose hangs up on her. She later confronts her mum's death through a vision from the entity but it's too late and she still dies. Opening up to her therapist was her last chance. But it could also have been in regards to the deadline for her having to kill someone else so she could save herself. The way the entity torments Rose (and presumably its other victims) heavily reflects how mental illnesses affect people in real life. Her problems aren't taken seriously (Trevor, the boyfriend/fiancé/husband, and Holly, the sister, irritated me so much) and she ends up severely isolating herself, much like how those with mental illnesses. They're either ignored or judged. Also, the only actual deaths in the film (aside from Mustache, whom Rose unknowingly packaged and presumably killed and gave it to her nephew for his birthday) are all either suicides or an act of violent desperation. This is accurate to the behaviour of victims of mental illness, who are much more likely to hurt themselves rather than other people and have a higher risk of suicide. On rewatch, the scene between Rose and Laura takes on a whole different meaning. There's a brief moment where Laura's mouth is wide open and implies that she's having trouble breathing. This was most likely the moment when the entity was entering her to possess her and then drive her to suicide, just like it did to Rose. Also, a bit nitpicky here but Rose talking to Laura who is clearly in distress and could be a danger to herself or others, isn't restrained in any way, there's plenty of potentially dangerous items lying around and the only way to call for help is a wall phone on the far end of the room seems rather negligent. And after the traumatic experience, the hospital lets Rose work until she has an obvious nervous breakdown and doesn't provide her with any counseling. Unlike typical evil spirits which possess a vessel and attempt to stay with the person indefinitely, this one acts as a type of living virus transferring from one host to the next. It can be assumed that it does this to sustain itself, consuming the souls of its victims for strength and power before moving on to the next target. The ending has been criticised by a few fans, who choose to ignore everything after Rose kills the entity, overcomes her trauma over her mother's death and burns down her childhood home. This depressing ending is, however, an intentional commentary on how some traumas are too powerful for some people to ever truly overcome. Also, a lot of viewers were pissed they kept the sister's dangling head by the car window in the trailer, so for those who had sen the trailer they weren't as shocked when it happened in the film. There IS a sequel scheduled for release in October this year, starring Naomi Scott from Aladdin remake, 2019's Charlies Angels and Disney's Lemonade Mouth. Btw, I'm pretty sure the The Denzel Washington/John Goodman film Mason is referring to is Fallen. The Ring and It Follows also have a similar plot in that a "curse" of some sort is passed through people. Truth or Dare a little bit too. And though not quite the same, I also recommend Talk to Me! Fun facts: Sosie Bacon who plays Rose (and carried this film) is the daughter of Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick. Kyle Gallner who plays Joel was also in Jennifer's Body, The Haunting of Connecticut and Scream (2022). I first saw him in an episode of Cold Case where he played one of two teenagers who shot and killed people in a mall (it was heavily based on the Columbine school shooting). Caitlin Stasey who plays Laura (and does an excellent job in her short role in this film) is an Australian actress whom I first saw in the Australian soap opera Neighbours. After moving to the US she starred in the show Reign. Paramount originally planned for the film, which had a low budget of $17 million, to be a streaming-only release on Paramount+. It was screened for test audiences and scored much higher than anticipated, prompting Paramount to give it a theatrical release. It opened at #1 and grossed $22.6 million over its opening weekend, which exceeded their wildest expectations. It stayed in the top 10 for over two months and grossed $217 million worldwide. The film is based on Parker Finn's short film "Laura Hasn't Slept", starring Caitlin Stasey as Laura (who reprised her role in this film). The scene where Rose talks to Laura is a parallel to the short film. This film was originally titled "Something's Wrong With Rose". Smiley face spotted: Trevor's contact photo on Rose's phone, the sign at the model train shop and the pain chart at the hospital. When Rose gets coffee at work following Laura's suicide, her mug has a smiley face. When Rose confronts her mother's spirit at her childhood home the broken curtain rail and light coming through the window in the bedroom looks like the smile that Gabriel drew representing the entity. There's also disturbing photos and bloodstains shaped like smiles. Additionally, Rose's crescent earring is facing in an "unhappy" face frown. The smiles are all natural and not enhanced with visual effects. The studio even asked if they could be tweaked, but director and writer Parker Finn said no because he felt it was more creepy that way. Parker Finn wanted the film's title card to be very anxiety-inducing. An earlier version failed the Harding test, which examines how triggering an image is to photosensitive viewers. The entity's true form resembles a rotting corpse with other people inside. Parker Finn says it is a "true look at the evil thing that's been hiding behind all the smiles". He called it Lollipop, hence the use of the song in the end credits. Rose's mum growing in size is meant to drive home Rose's feeling that she's back to being a child. Every time Rose answers the phone, something terrible happens.
Heida
2024-07-02 13:15:42 +0000 UTCI agree as Above so below is a great one for you to check out amazing movie
Maghen Connolly
2024-06-29 20:04:11 +0000 UTCI just joined I am huge fans of this channel and so excited to see videos before they come out. I am a huge horror lover and liked this movie can't wait yo see what you guys thought
Maghen Connolly
2024-06-29 20:03:40 +0000 UTCYeah, the "good night" after a horror movie doesn't sit right with me 😄 But it was another fun reaction, so it'll pass
Gerry Tsolova
2024-06-29 00:19:42 +0000 UTCLove it when you guys react to scary movies!
HopieWan
2024-06-28 16:52:46 +0000 UTCYou guys should check out As Above So Below! I don't really do horror well but I really enjoyed that one!
BugBite23
2024-06-28 04:24:49 +0000 UTCYesss i agree
zimy__
2024-06-28 03:46:54 +0000 UTC7/10 which is still a really good movie but doesn’t really match the other 2
Sega Atari
2024-06-28 02:40:58 +0000 UTCHow was it?? (no spoilers) it comes out next week in my country, I plan to go and see it with the family
Alexiani Gollarza
2024-06-28 02:14:16 +0000 UTCJust seen the newest quiet place today and at the fan event they previewed “Smile 2” it’s going to be awesome
Sega Atari
2024-06-27 23:36:13 +0000 UTCAAAH! you have to react to Talk To Meeee
Butthats
2024-06-27 23:04:51 +0000 UTC
