Analyzing Evil: Thomas Wake, Thomas Howard, and The Lighthouse

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  • Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
  • Welcome everyone to the twenty-third episode of Analyzing Evil! Our feature villains for this video are Thomas Wake and Thomas Howard from The Lighthouse. I hope you enjoy, and thanks for watching. If you have any feedback or questions feel free to let me know below!
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  • @Emperor_Mateus_of_Palamecia
    @Emperor_Mateus_of_Palamecia 3 года назад +4603

    Analyzing Evil: Dinkleberg

  • @Xehanort10
    @Xehanort10 3 года назад +3126

    I'm glad Robert Pattinson started getting better roles after Twilight and didn't spend the rest of his career only being known as "the sparkly vampire."

    • @themoon-iy1kg
      @themoon-iy1kg 3 года назад +88

      Ya he’s Batman now!

    • @a.h.504
      @a.h.504 3 года назад +35

      You should check him out in The Rover. It's an interesting performance but he does a fantastic job at it.

    • @comradesam3382
      @comradesam3382 3 года назад +23

      Straight up the best part in tenet

    • @cprw10
      @cprw10 3 года назад +50

      He was awesome in *"Good Time" too* (2017) 👍

    • @88HELLJUMPER88
      @88HELLJUMPER88 3 года назад +48

      He is seriously an awesome actor. I had a lot of reservations following his work for awhile, but im glad i gave in and gave him the chance he so clearly deserves.

  • @kendrathompson5207
    @kendrathompson5207 3 года назад +1065

    Nice to see Willem Dafoe taking on his usual cheerie acting roles

    • @dontdiscriminatehateeveryo9263
      @dontdiscriminatehateeveryo9263 2 года назад +11

      If you wanna see him in something funny just watch Body of Evidence with Madonna. Supposed to be a mystery thriller but it's got Madonna so it turns into a so bad it's funny comedy.

    • @killerskiely100
      @killerskiely100 2 года назад +1

      This made me lol

  • @PatrickWDunne
    @PatrickWDunne 3 года назад +2593

    Conclusion: It was all because Robert Pattinson didn't like Willem Dafoe's lobster

    • @OjaroLobo
      @OjaroLobo 3 года назад +152

      You’re fond of me Lobster, ain’t ye?

    • @pyrrhusofepirus8491
      @pyrrhusofepirus8491 3 года назад +41

      How could I like the horseshit you cook us up for supper?

    • @lettucememe3390
      @lettucememe3390 3 года назад +62

      Have it your way...I like yer cookin

    • @ZakeryFyke
      @ZakeryFyke 3 года назад +65

      HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARK. HARK, TRITON, HARK!

    • @ishmaelcamillo
      @ishmaelcamillo 3 года назад +17

      I don’t have to say nothing.

  • @thomaswilson769
    @thomaswilson769 3 года назад +818

    I got chills in the theatre when he says “why’d ya spill yer beans Tommy”

    • @ethanscofield1013
      @ethanscofield1013 3 года назад +40

      I watched it at night by myself… the volume slowly goes down and then I hear that 😭😭😭

    • @ShanesSquirrelShack
      @ShanesSquirrelShack 3 года назад +11

      That whole scene blew my mind.

    • @Dousch
      @Dousch 2 года назад +3

      You never really get over that scene, do you?

    • @MrMalicious5
      @MrMalicious5 2 года назад +12

      I was laughing my ass off. This movie is one of the funniest I've ever seen.

    • @tier_-
      @tier_- 2 года назад +2

      @@MrMalicious5 can relate

  • @purplehaze2358
    @purplehaze2358 2 года назад +172

    I love how the title implies the lighthouse itself is a villain.

    • @KBGVideos1
      @KBGVideos1 Месяц назад +1

      I mean, he ain’t wrong

  • @theATSthetic
    @theATSthetic 3 года назад +1515

    To over simplify my own theory: I like to think this story is a lovecraftian tale about a living beacon that brings obsessed people to feed off of, much like a flame feeding off of moths.The lighthouse is alive and brings both knowledge and suffering to those who care for it.

    • @Gadget-Walkmen
      @Gadget-Walkmen 3 года назад +20

      where you get the living light interperation from? I like it but where did you get this idea from?

    • @theATSthetic
      @theATSthetic 3 года назад +172

      @@Gadget-Walkmen idk I just like the concept of the foreboding eldritch terror that drives men to insanity just by gazing upon it's true form/it's forbidden knowledge
      I feel like old Tom ruined his marriage due to his obsession as the light fed off of his obsession. Old Tom was careful not to be fully taken by the light but very much was infatuated with it, something Young Tommy couldn't control. Young Tommy found forbidden knowledge once the light took him (he is shown to both find pleasure but unfathomable pain just from seeing the light's true form) and was disregarded to the birds and other dead sailors/wickies after it was done with him.

    • @trequor
      @trequor 3 года назад +98

      I mean why not, the movie itself doesn't give us any meaning whatsoever. So every fan theory is as valid as any other.

    • @alt0799
      @alt0799 3 года назад +42

      I want a Lighthouse-esque Silent Hill game now haha.

    • @kuroshthegreat8073
      @kuroshthegreat8073 3 года назад +8

      @@alt0799 that already exists lol

  • @31webseries
    @31webseries 3 года назад +1216

    I'm still going with two dudes going cabin fever while drinking pretty much straight lighter fuel.

    • @JackSmith-nb9if
      @JackSmith-nb9if 3 года назад +110

      Yeah I agree, just a power struggle between two men going crazy

    • @marleyjr00
      @marleyjr00 3 года назад +33

      Yeah pretty much. They just got too drunk.

    • @iTechmen1
      @iTechmen1 3 года назад +35

      this is literally what I thought it was. I am almost mind blown how much this channel pulled out lol

    • @dudemanbroguy3464
      @dudemanbroguy3464 3 года назад +73

      @@iTechmen1 that’s called interpretation, art is allowed to do that. This video isn’t fact. I don’t think the film is this, just as much as you see the film in your own way. That’s what art is supposed to do.

    • @Skrenja
      @Skrenja 3 года назад +13

      Agreed. I love the Analyzing Evil series, but this video is a prime example of looking _way_ too deep into things. I hate when people over-analyze art -- just let it be mysterious.

  • @ajellis2891
    @ajellis2891 3 года назад +771

    Analyzing Evil: Todd from Breaking Bad. Even through every other character on that show is evil in some shady way, Todd is such a weird, naive, and nice guy that still performs heinous acts.

    • @alicekranyk4173
      @alicekranyk4173 3 года назад +18

      Hannah Arendt: The Banality of Evil

    • @rhyswallace3590
      @rhyswallace3590 3 года назад +11

      I want Walt analyzed

    • @sidewinder714
      @sidewinder714 3 года назад +11

      Gus Fring

    • @NFS4LFE
      @NFS4LFE 3 года назад +13

      Pepperoni Pizza. Nice, a classic. That’s my favorite too.

    • @rhyswallace3590
      @rhyswallace3590 3 года назад +4

      @@NFS4LFE That scene was chilling and so sad for Jesse

  • @ericemanwu
    @ericemanwu 3 года назад +323

    An unexpected choice, but a welcome one

  • @whiteelephant3673
    @whiteelephant3673 3 года назад +292

    Last time I was this early I was something of a lighthouse worker myself...

    • @gabez95
      @gabez95 3 года назад +13

      I read all your research on how to care for a light house

    • @bannedmann4469
      @bannedmann4469 3 года назад +11

      Combo comment.

    • @-Zer0Dark-
      @-Zer0Dark- 3 года назад +8

      Massively under-rated. Both of you.

    • @Xehanort10
      @Xehanort10 3 года назад +11

      "You can't do this to me. I built this lighthouse. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I SACRIFICED."

    • @rafaelalodio5116
      @rafaelalodio5116 3 года назад +4

      Meta meme

  • @owenrobison7071
    @owenrobison7071 2 года назад +49

    My favorite line from Tom near the end was bone chilling "How long have we been on this rock?....four weeks?....two days?....help me recollect" was beautiful showing how long of isolation and dread during the burning winds of the storm where man looses time in this need of meaning.

  • @thomaskittock2866
    @thomaskittock2866 3 года назад +161

    I've seen a few videos dissecting this film, and I love how each one has a different takeaway. That's the mark of a true masterpiece in my opinion. Everyone interprets it differently.

    • @nickasaro8789
      @nickasaro8789 2 года назад +5

      For real though. Everybody I’ve ever talked to about this film has a different reading of it. It’s amazing.

  • @mr.whatsittoya533
    @mr.whatsittoya533 3 года назад +442

    Bill the Butcher from Gangs of New York or Daniel Plainview from There will be Blood. Those two are as psychologically complex as evil fictional characters can get. Doesn’t hurt that they were both played by Daniel Day Lewis either.

    • @toquixi
      @toquixi 3 года назад +16

      Yes, There will be blood would be great for this guy

    • @engliCH9ball
      @engliCH9ball 3 года назад

      Yeah

    • @misacruzader
      @misacruzader 3 года назад +17

      There Will Be Blood is my favorite film of all time. I don't necessarily think it's the best film ever made, but it's powerfully impactful. I think it would be interesting to compare Eli Sunday and Daniel Plainview, as they each suffer mightily for their greed and lust for power.

    • @kadecase7470
      @kadecase7470 3 года назад +6

      @@misacruzader ...bastard from a basket..... BASTARD FROM A BASKET!

    • @Drawnartist
      @Drawnartist 3 года назад

      Great choice!

  • @Maceman486
    @Maceman486 3 года назад +268

    I thought the movie was about the struggle between the older generation's authority and desperation to hold onto their station against the younger generation that tries their best but becomes frustrated under the cruel dictatorship of the old guard who seems more interested in basking in their own glory at the top of the lighthouse than ensuring the well-being and capability of the next generation. Dafoe covets the light and Pattinson slowly realizes that he will never be allowed to stand at the top so he gives up and devolves into madness. When I watched the movie I thought he gouged out his eye after realizing the reality of his situation and his actions and how futile everything was. The game was always rigged and he is punished like Prometheus for touching the fire he was forbidden from.

    • @TheLethalIntrospectionCrew
      @TheLethalIntrospectionCrew 2 года назад +9

      This is a great take!

    • @AnEnemySpy456
      @AnEnemySpy456 2 года назад +15

      I don't think there is any right or wrong interpretation of the movie. It's meant to be whatever you the viewer project onto it.

    • @pinkroses2522
      @pinkroses2522 2 года назад +13

      The original script didn’t name rhe characters- just called them “old and young “

  • @fox_in_michigan8716
    @fox_in_michigan8716 3 года назад +391

    Can you do Louis Bloom from Nightcrawler? He's honestly one of the best psychopaths I've seen in a film and Jake Gyllenhaal's performance is incredible.

    • @redherronrecords
      @redherronrecords 3 года назад +9

      Great suggestion.

    • @jeanfrancoisrondeau6444
      @jeanfrancoisrondeau6444 3 года назад +5

      Sociopath

    • @terminatorx6230
      @terminatorx6230 3 года назад +21

      I left the theater PISSED OFF after watching Nightcrawler, that’s when I came to the conclusion Jake Gyllenhaal was an AMAZING actor because I can’t remember a time I felt anything after watching a movie‼️

    • @ScottyAlexRamsay
      @ScottyAlexRamsay 3 года назад +1

      Haha look what The Vile Eye just did :)

    • @TheDarkness1020
      @TheDarkness1020 3 года назад

      That's one of my all-time favorites.

  • @notfriendlystudios1643
    @notfriendlystudios1643 Год назад +18

    A really funny yet believable theory I've heard is that at the top of the lighthouse is nothing, and that Tom just wanted some privacy. Thats why Tommy screams at the end cause he realises that he killed a man for nothing.

  • @chrisb1531
    @chrisb1531 3 года назад +418

    To be honest I don't think the evidence for the repressed homosexuality subtext is very strong in this film, but I can still see how you could arrive at that interpretation regardless. The parallels to Greek mythology are definitely there though, and are in fact one of the aspects of the film's symbolism that are actually explicit. This film is so genius in its ambiguity, you could probably watch it 100 times and come away with 200 different interpretation of events. It was easily the best film of 2019 and an instant modern masterpiece of film.

    • @chelseybrown2334
      @chelseybrown2334 3 года назад +60

      I wish he had of explained repressed homosexuality more too. I actually came to the comments to see if anyone piggy backed on his statements. I will say that I can see the lighthouse being a phallic symbol and when Tom and Tommy got into spats it seemed like they were husband and wife but I’ve never heard a theory that the man he killed was his lover… but it really interests me and I’m wondering how I missed that!

    • @chrisb1531
      @chrisb1531 3 года назад +51

      @@chelseybrown2334 I can see a possibility that he was maybe infatuated with Winslow and killed him out of some misplaced feeling of self loathing, but I don't see how you could jump to the conclusion of them being lovers or romantically involved with each other. There's not enough information given in the movie to come to that sort of conclusion about their relationship.

    • @mikeyyyyyy3312
      @mikeyyyyyy3312 3 года назад +24

      @@chelseybrown2334 I’m thinking he’s gay so he sees robs pattison character repressing the gay stuff because I didn’t see anything showing he’s gay

    • @Maestro-gh2ei
      @Maestro-gh2ei 3 года назад +23

      Bruh didnt they almost kiss in the movie? And when he was choking tommy he saw the mermaid as if he was fuckin her and he turned into a sea beast

    • @zeezoo9391
      @zeezoo9391 2 года назад +29

      @@mikeyyyyyy3312 im guessing youre straight so u think every character / real person is straight by default

  • @alexhennigh5242
    @alexhennigh5242 3 года назад +138

    I think the two main characters from Hard Candy would make for an interesting examination.

    • @FYPNLP
      @FYPNLP 3 года назад +7

      great film

    • @luckasta6269
      @luckasta6269 3 года назад +1

      Pfft

    • @cdreid9999
      @cdreid9999 2 года назад +1

      I think that movie is stunningly easy once youve watched it. One of them is evil...
      It is the journey to that point that's...shocking..mindbending

  • @Stand_By_For_Mind_Control
    @Stand_By_For_Mind_Control 3 года назад +134

    The grandmother from Hereditary would be an interesting study. Coupled with the fact that she's never even featured in the film other than as a dead body.
    I honestly cannot think of any film that has a villain more evil than her due to the nature of her transgression.

    • @s0renK
      @s0renK 3 года назад +11

      There are Polaroid pictures of her showering herself with gold coins and conducting rituals with her coven, if my memory serves me right.

  • @Cazooka
    @Cazooka 3 года назад +19

    That parallel you drew between Tom's behavior and the sea, both being able to become aggressive and unhinged unexpectedly, was really cool.
    I haden't picked up on that.

  • @ashcatthedude
    @ashcatthedude 3 года назад +134

    I'm at a loss. This is the first show that you have covered that I have not seen. I'm now going to watch it and revisit this video. Thank you for expanding my repertoire

    • @horrifyinggelatinousblob
      @horrifyinggelatinousblob 3 года назад +23

      This movie is fucking wild, enjoy!

    • @ashcatthedude
      @ashcatthedude 3 года назад +3

      @@horrifyinggelatinousblob thank you.

    • @Intercaust
      @Intercaust 3 года назад

      Same here.

    • @self-proclaimedcomedian1037
      @self-proclaimedcomedian1037 3 года назад +4

      You're in for a ride my friend. I'd recommend a second watch with subtitles😁

    • @ashcatthedude
      @ashcatthedude 3 года назад +1

      @@self-proclaimedcomedian1037 I was intending that cuz it will be easier to take notes

  • @marooned_space_princess
    @marooned_space_princess 3 года назад +24

    The dark beauty of this film, aside from how it was shot, is that it has so many layers, so many things to uncover.

  • @IsmaSantiago0
    @IsmaSantiago0 3 года назад +78

    Analizing Evil: Alonzo Harris from Training Day.

    • @TheVileEye
      @TheVileEye  3 года назад +43

      Coming out on Thursday!

    • @WhiskerDooz
      @WhiskerDooz 3 года назад +29

      @@TheVileEye my n***a

    • @berserkerlewis7089
      @berserkerlewis7089 3 года назад +4

      @@TheVileEye "You know our motto, WE DELIVER!"

    • @lukassrensen4788
      @lukassrensen4788 3 года назад +4

      King kong aint got shit on me

    • @darkservantofheaven
      @darkservantofheaven 3 года назад +3

      You just made me squeal with that news! You rock!!
      Maybe you can do Tony Montana from Scarface

  • @pyrrhusofepirus8491
    @pyrrhusofepirus8491 3 года назад +166

    Hurrah we’re homeward bound
    Hurrah we’re homeward bound
    When we arrived at Bedford docks
    Them bloomers comin’ out in flocks
    Them pretty girls, they all did say
    “Here’s comes Jack with his nine months pay!”
    Hurrah we’re homeward bound
    Hurrah we’re homeward bound

    • @lazyboi5726
      @lazyboi5726 3 года назад +2

      You write in English perfectly well Pyrrhus

  • @TheFettman13
    @TheFettman13 3 года назад +167

    I went on a date to see this and god bless her for baring with me because seeing this in theaters was fantastic. I love all the different interpretations you can take towards it and how they all hold equal acclaim.

    • @-Zer0Dark-
      @-Zer0Dark- 3 года назад +10

      ...But did you smash?

    • @thomaskittock2866
      @thomaskittock2866 3 года назад +11

      I considered it a privilege to see this film in theaters.

    • @misanthropicservitorofmars2116
      @misanthropicservitorofmars2116 3 года назад +8

      But really...did u smash bro?

    • @st4ne4rmthevill63
      @st4ne4rmthevill63 3 года назад +19

      @@-Zer0Dark- you think he got some after taking a date to see that movie? If she wasn't a film person I'm gonna go with hell naw lol

    • @brachialtick6539
      @brachialtick6539 3 года назад +5

      @@st4ne4rmthevill63 if she wasnt a film person then its her loss

  • @christopherk.6330
    @christopherk.6330 3 года назад +17

    This is the best analysis I’ve seen so far. The idea that Thomas and tommy are the same person is mind blowing. The log book at the end makes so much sense, the genius of this film is that it can be interpreted both ways. That they are separate or the same and the overall message would be about the same. Atonement of the soul and realizing the self. Simply amazing, thank you for this.

  • @ThePurplePeopleEater-
    @ThePurplePeopleEater- 3 года назад +32

    Good video, I always assumed that Dafoe's character hurt his leg from previously falling down the lighthouse trap door, like Pattinson does at the end, hence him changing his story, to hide the "power" of the light.

  • @loxchi8169
    @loxchi8169 3 года назад +422

    Analyzing Evil: Villagers from Minecraft. Their prices are the true crime.

  • @assmuddafukkinhole2
    @assmuddafukkinhole2 3 года назад +736

    *"Hark, Triton, hark!"*
    _"OK have it your way. I like your cooking."_
    Not only is this nightmare a slow burn, but it's well-balanced with humor. Both the horror / comedy elements compliment each other.

    • @2011persol
      @2011persol 3 года назад +16

      yeah, tht scene is just stellar, and WILLEM DAFOE just SHINES thruout the movie like the lighthouse itself! THT SCENE u refer to is worth watching the movie over and over again.....and tom or tommy just have to RESIGN there due to Ephriam turning into POSEIDON himself...its just friggin funny !

    • @poutinedream5066
      @poutinedream5066 Год назад +3

      My daughter told me, to this day, every time someone inquires how she likes something, she hears "Ye LiKeD mE LoBsTeR StEw DiDnT yE?!?!"

    • @craigsovilla6578
      @craigsovilla6578 7 месяцев назад +5

      It's a slow burn on the first watch but not so much upon rewatch. The film really has no filler. With each chore that he does, Winslow is getting closer and closer to breaking.

  • @swedishkappa1051
    @swedishkappa1051 3 года назад +49

    Döden (Death) from Det sjunde inseglet (The Seventh Seal) has some really good imagery and meaning behind the movie even though it was made in 1957.

  • @JBJaeggerjaquez
    @JBJaeggerjaquez 3 года назад +94

    im curious, how is "ephriam winslow" tommy's lover?
    my personal view was ephriam was tommy's ideal self. the man he could've been if he wasn't "a filthy dog"

    • @nathan2564
      @nathan2564 3 года назад +42

      Yea I didn't get the battle with his sexuality part of this review

    • @XDarkBrotherhoodHD
      @XDarkBrotherhoodHD 3 года назад +6

      Hes not thats a reach, Tommy is Proteus tho

    • @christopherrapczynski204
      @christopherrapczynski204 2 года назад +11

      @@TheStreamThatJakeBuilt I dont know man I just watched it and there were a few moments that seemed a little gay. Toward the end when hes drunk slow dancing with dafoe to name one where it hangs on it for so long that I was only left to ask "is this supposed to be gay or?..."

    • @xisckillerx7578
      @xisckillerx7578 2 года назад +25

      @@TheStreamThatJakeBuilt the director confirmed the homoerotic undertones were intentional and Pattinson said he feels his character wanted a daddy

    • @fightvale57
      @fightvale57 2 года назад +4

      Because the director mentions homoerotic overtones. If this is the case,trying to find it on the text would point to winslow

  • @Dousch
    @Dousch 2 года назад +6

    The light of his own soul hurting him in that scene is a fascinating concept.

  • @micke1888
    @micke1888 3 года назад +39

    Here's an unconventional suggestion as he isn't exactly evil in a traditional way. But Richard Hammond from Jurassic Park. Could be interesting

    • @Skrenja
      @Skrenja 3 года назад +7

      You mean John Hammond? If we're talking the film version, he's not evil in the slightest. Novel version? You would have a case.

    • @WhyTho525
      @WhyTho525 2 года назад

      @@Skrenja
      Novel version of Lewis Dodgson would make a good video too

    • @JoshuaCastillo6309
      @JoshuaCastillo6309 Год назад

      John Hammond in the film is a textbook narcissist. Arguably evil considering his greed and lack of empathy for the deaths of multiple people caused by him.

  • @JBJaeggerjaquez
    @JBJaeggerjaquez 3 года назад +13

    "ye lie to yourself, but y'ain't have the sauce to see it."

  • @tammyhill4190
    @tammyhill4190 3 года назад +35

    No matter the content presented, your voice is so calming it immediately puts me at ease and fully in tune with the video.
    LOVE the content on this channel and especially the pied piper vocalist 😊

  • @forrestredd2706
    @forrestredd2706 3 года назад +15

    The Lighthouse became one of my favorite movies of all time on my first watching of it, and I agree with almost everything you said.

  • @masterzombie161
    @masterzombie161 3 года назад +25

    Analyzing Evil: The Gang from its always sunny in Philadelphia.

  • @downtownj9730
    @downtownj9730 3 года назад +48

    you should do frank ( Dennis hopper ) from blue velvet

    • @MadamFoogie
      @MadamFoogie 3 года назад +2

      Hear hear! _Blue Velvet_ isn't discussed enough.

  • @trashdoge1217
    @trashdoge1217 3 года назад +8

    I think the biggest idea behind the movie is in the script where the characters where called "old" and "young"

  • @MadamFoogie
    @MadamFoogie 3 года назад +86

    Since you covered an Eggers film, I'd love to see your take on _The VVitch._ Such a great movie, I enjoyed seeing such a pious family fall to their own sins. Also, excellent analysis of _The Lighthouse._

    • @samhenley7156
      @samhenley7156 2 года назад +4

      Lol. The Vi-Vitch.

    • @MadamFoogie
      @MadamFoogie 2 года назад +3

      @@samhenley7156 Yup. Just showing respect to the director, he chose that name. It's a little goofy, but man, it's a great film. Eggers has a really great big egghead brain. He's the best. ^^ So excited for his next project, it looks awesome already.

  • @Stand_By_For_Mind_Control
    @Stand_By_For_Mind_Control 3 года назад +9

    I've honestly never seen a film with such a wide range of perfectly acceptable interpretations. To me, it's the hell of being trapped with co-workers you hate and that nothing ever hits the reset button; the pot can only boil further. I spent several deployments in Iraq and my god if this doesn't truly remind me of being stuck on the far side of the planet with some of those assholes.

  • @elliottobelliotnwaobi4779
    @elliottobelliotnwaobi4779 3 года назад +3

    Truly detailed analysis. I enjoyed the movie but never looked this deep into it. Listening to this makes me think of how an "Analyzing Evil" audiobook with a villain each chapter would be a great listen.

  • @thixiemattel
    @thixiemattel 3 года назад +13

    This was so incredible. I’ve been here since the beginning and you’re getting better every time.

  • @lordschnitzel7961
    @lordschnitzel7961 3 года назад +11

    Analyzing Evil : Jim Moriarty (BBC Sherlock)

  • @GodlessGonads
    @GodlessGonads 3 года назад +41

    Shit day at work, The Vile eye video on The Lighthouse waiting when I get home.
    Today was a net positive.

  • @skogen5357
    @skogen5357 2 года назад +6

    Cant believe Batman and Green Goblin starred in a movie together 👍

  • @zaxthedestroyer675
    @zaxthedestroyer675 3 года назад +68

    If I had a steak... I would eat it with my mouth and do nothing sexual to it. Ever. At all. Cause I'm not about that.

    • @remylucai
      @remylucai 3 года назад +1

      I haven't seen the movie..........
      .....but what happened with the steak?

    • @kgpspyguy
      @kgpspyguy 3 года назад +11

      @@remylucai
      Don't worry about it. That's what.

    • @123jomaks
      @123jomaks 3 года назад +6

      you would if youre stuck in that rock

    • @AstraVex
      @AstraVex 3 года назад +12

      ....😂...🤨...😥...YER DON'T LIKE ME COOKIN'?!😭

    • @abramsullivan7764
      @abramsullivan7764 3 года назад +1

      If I have a steak I would banged it.

  • @Jimmy1982Playlists
    @Jimmy1982Playlists 3 года назад +10

    One of the great films of the 21st Century.
    Full stop. _Great_ analysis!

  • @40GamesAG
    @40GamesAG 3 года назад +32

    An interesting analysis I’d love to see is Anthony Fremont from The Twilight Zone episode “It’s A Good Life”.

    • @mybad8764
      @mybad8764 3 года назад +3

      all i have to say is yes

    • @m346n6
      @m346n6 2 года назад

      good idea

  • @anthonysabatino4317
    @anthonysabatino4317 3 года назад +23

    Lorne Malvo, Billy Bob Thornton's character from the first season of Fargo, would make a good video.

  • @demigodLuis
    @demigodLuis 3 года назад +5

    I always felt after watching the movie, that it would be the 'Eraserhead' of this generation, i loved it so much.

  • @MrEdium
    @MrEdium 3 года назад +44

    THAT WAS A MASTERPIECE OF AN ANALOGY. 🤔🤯

  • @DChatc
    @DChatc 3 года назад +82

    Can you do Baby Jane Hudson? Particularly note the irony that the sister she keeps hostage was played by Joan Crawford, who was pretty much Baby Jane in real life lol

    • @tatianamelendez490
      @tatianamelendez490 3 года назад +5

      Baby Jane was Bette Davis shining an ugly light into Joan Crawford's face about her true self. Not sure if Joan got the message, although they hated each other.

    • @bb-ih9hg
      @bb-ih9hg 3 года назад

      Yes yes yessss

    • @quinnzykir
      @quinnzykir 3 года назад +1

      @@tatianamelendez490 Betty Davis had the last laugh

    • @tatianamelendez490
      @tatianamelendez490 3 года назад +1

      @@quinnzykir Indeed she did.

    • @quinnzykir
      @quinnzykir 3 года назад +1

      TINAAAAA!! Bring the ax!!

  • @mikegeld1280
    @mikegeld1280 7 месяцев назад +1

    Great job on this. When I saw this mov6i wasn't thinking that deep about it,I just thought it was a dark ,twisted movie (a good movie) but wow ,I had no idea of alot of this "other stuff" underlying. This piece is probably one of the best movies either of the actors careers.

  • @Ss-zl1ru
    @Ss-zl1ru 3 года назад +7

    According to Jung Tommy needs the anima to communicate with his unconscious mind; the anima is represented by the mermaid. Since he keeps refusing her he can't redeem himself by integrating his shadow or aligning with his unconscious.

  • @azuredystopia3751
    @azuredystopia3751 3 года назад +17

    Would love to hear your take on the Alien from 'Under the Skin' and 'her' particular penchant for driving around Glasgow abducting frisky Celtic supporters.

  • @adamliddle2060
    @adamliddle2060 3 года назад +53

    im not so sure about him being gay, theres only really one tiny hint in the movie that he is that i can find and even then you can boil that down to him being pissed as a bat and lonely. i never made the connection that ephriam was his man crush

    • @plumpowder4793
      @plumpowder4793 3 года назад +23

      Right? I don't get the homoerotic theme I've seen many bring up. Maybe I'm missing something?
      Like I know the Winslow and Thomas dance, hug or have passionate fights during the movie, but I'm not sure that demonstrates attraction.

    • @MadamFoogie
      @MadamFoogie 3 года назад +22

      @@plumpowder4793 Well, they _did_ almost kiss at one point. But they were blackout drunk, and that stuff happens. Especially, like Adam Liddle said, when two people are desperately lonely. It's possible that Young killed Ephraim because he felt some sort of attraction, but it's also just as possible that he killed him out of sheer resentment. Or it could be a combination.
      Only Eggers really knows, I guess. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • @plumpowder4793
      @plumpowder4793 3 года назад +2

      @@MadamFoogie I remember being in the theater and internally chanting "kiss kiss kiss!" when that scene came up tho' lol

    • @poweredbythemakyostar8896
      @poweredbythemakyostar8896 3 года назад +13

      @@plumpowder4793 wtf

    • @poweredbythemakyostar8896
      @poweredbythemakyostar8896 3 года назад +5

      Maybe you need to come out the closet
      Even before I saw this I knew he was gay
      Ain't no straight drunk lonely man gonna kiss another
      man
      Period!
      When ur drunk the real u comes out
      Hes ashamed of it

  • @straburyred
    @straburyred 3 года назад +4

    Here's a couple more tv villains you might want to consider:
    Azazeal (Michael Fassbender), BBC's "Hex"
    Billy Russo (Ben Barnes), "The Punisher"

  • @beepot2764
    @beepot2764 3 года назад +15

    Ooooooh yes, very excited for this. God I was obsessed with this film for a good year lol.
    Edit after viewing: see this is why I love this movie. Your interpretation was similar but very different to several other youtubers take on the film. It's so enjoyable! I loved your analysis.

  • @aputridpileofb-movies6542
    @aputridpileofb-movies6542 3 года назад +7

    A deeply insightful analysis. I don't however think that it will actually be an eternal staycation cycle, I think it's more likely that he will eventually understand, albeit he may have to repeat the cycle hundreds of quintillion septillion lighthousillions of times. Great job shedding some 'light' on a deeply mental film. Thank you, thank you, I'm here until Tommy throws me off a cliff suddenly about 1/4th of the way into the movie.

  • @anthonydavis9842
    @anthonydavis9842 3 года назад +3

    Tough video here as the Lighthouse is so open to interpretation. Brilliant film and well done for taking on such a beast of a movie

  • @The_Armchair_MVP
    @The_Armchair_MVP 3 года назад +2

    Just found this channel two days ago and it’s already one of my favorites. Great analysis awesome insight. Makes me want to watch or rewatch all these characters

  • @valdish9620
    @valdish9620 Год назад +4

    This is just the daily life of Willem Dafoe.

  • @jwnj9716
    @jwnj9716 3 года назад +74

    Willem Dafoe should have been nominated. Plus the film reminds me of the Twilight Zone.

  • @BMXBummer1
    @BMXBummer1 2 года назад +3

    Amazing video, it was tough knowing what to make of it, but this sounds like a solid overview.

  • @CSM100MK2
    @CSM100MK2 3 года назад +2

    Excellent work, great editing and analysis, very fascinating and interesting! Thank you for your attention to detail and quality.

  • @GelatinousCube-jw8vg
    @GelatinousCube-jw8vg 3 года назад +19

    I’m surprised that Stephen from Django unchained hasn’t been talked about yet.

    • @scotthenderson292
      @scotthenderson292 3 года назад +5

      That would be a good one. Stephen was an excellent villain

    • @werovivero9219
      @werovivero9219 2 года назад

      Stephen was hilarious I couldn’t even find him evil

    • @scotthenderson292
      @scotthenderson292 2 года назад

      @@werovivero9219 some of the most evil people are pretty hilarious. The Joker was funny. And he was one of the top people featured on this channel. Stephen was absolutely evil. He was the brains of Calvins evil. Calvin was just a vapid wealthy dude who was amused by torture and violence. Stephen was the one pulling the strings. It was all an act.

    • @werovivero9219
      @werovivero9219 2 года назад

      @@scotthenderson292 yea but hearing Samuel Jackson cussing kills me every time bro his voice is so funny

    • @werovivero9219
      @werovivero9219 2 года назад

      @@scotthenderson292 especially when Calvin died and he ran to him that shit was pure comedy

  • @draumatulkur9731
    @draumatulkur9731 3 года назад +5

    im so excited to watch this, thank you for posting today :)

  • @monicaaboites5053
    @monicaaboites5053 3 года назад +13

    If they decide make a live action of Monster, I think Robert Pattinson would be a great option for Johan.
    On Tenet Robert actually has his look..

    • @johanliebert6000
      @johanliebert6000 3 года назад +2

      this has crossed my mind many times now lol i thought i was the only one

    • @wiswc
      @wiswc 3 года назад

      No one could do Johan justice

  • @OneSolitaryMan
    @OneSolitaryMan 3 года назад +6

    Don't be spilling any of your beans to me!

  • @proffnanners
    @proffnanners 2 года назад +2

    Great video! I love how many interesting interpretations and conversations have come from this film.

  • @ianh6845
    @ianh6845 3 года назад +6

    Stansfield from Leon: The Professional would be good. Although Leon himself is a killer, he lives by a certain code, while Stanfield is a straight psycho who wouldn't think twice about killing anybody.

    • @r.w.9631
      @r.w.9631 2 года назад +2

      Such a underrated Gary oldman performance

  • @laurensullivan7346
    @laurensullivan7346 3 года назад +6

    Absolutely fantastic take on a wonderfully complex, layered, thematic movie. I just found your channel yesterday, and this makes me so glad I subscribed. Hereditary would be super interesting to hear your thoughts on in the future.

  • @NBass136
    @NBass136 3 года назад +2

    This was really interesting take. At times I found it hard to concentrate on the video because my mind started to wander upon the symbolism and the themes mentioned in the video. You got me thinking which is good! I have seen this movie once and now I'm definitely going to revisit it...
    Keep up the good work man!

  • @GiantEnemyKrab
    @GiantEnemyKrab 3 года назад +9

    Great video as always. I think you would do a great job analyzing villains like Wafner from Overlord, Craig from Creep (2004), Gollum from LotR and Louis Bloom from Nightcrawler

  • @phatbassanchor
    @phatbassanchor 3 года назад +4

    Finally! The last time I tried to watch this episode it was blocked in country here in the states! Aaaah! Now THAT is EVIL! I really enjoy your insights Vile Eye. Thank you

  • @danielanderson8322
    @danielanderson8322 3 года назад +3

    Interesting how Tom (dubbed "Proteus")'s last name is Wake, and Tommy (dubbed "Promethius")'s last name is Howard - emphasis on "HOW do I move onWARD?" Tragically the answer is usually right in front of you, and you're just so involved in your own world to see it for what it is (a la wake up to the truth, if you will).

  • @mikesemie5028
    @mikesemie5028 3 года назад +2

    Your interpretation resonates so clearly with my understanding of this film that it’s more horrifying than the film itself.

  • @loganwelty7094
    @loganwelty7094 3 года назад +2

    Wow, what a fresh and thought-provoking analysis! Thoroughly enjoyed hearing your interpretation on this amazing movie.

  • @rafaelalodio5116
    @rafaelalodio5116 3 года назад +21

    I think this movie has more interpretations than there are minutes of run time. Every analysis I watched or read had some different view or aspect, brilliant movie.

  • @_Katzenberg
    @_Katzenberg 3 года назад +7

    I agree with the supernatural meaning of the film, despite the surreal and symbolic sequences, there is some magic in their madness, but that madness leads to a greater evil that's unfortunately, cyclic.
    My suggest for next evil is: The Major, from Hellsing Ultimate.
    (Edit:Typo)

  • @capncrust6420
    @capncrust6420 3 года назад +2

    This may very well be your best video yet, man; absolutely incredible.

  • @carmensmithaguirre3049
    @carmensmithaguirre3049 3 года назад +2

    Wow this is a really good analysis of this movie. Good job.

  • @Scotkhuncap
    @Scotkhuncap 3 года назад +3

    Wow ! That's in depth..
    I just watched the movie..
    You went way over my head.
    Thought the killing of the seagull was like killing of the Albatross.
    And their /his life went to shit after. I appreciate all your knowledge and work on this movie .. Thanks ..

  • @zipadjale9909
    @zipadjale9909 3 года назад +3

    Analyzing evil:Tom Marvolo Riddle maybe?

  • @imperatorglaber1752
    @imperatorglaber1752 3 года назад +2

    Please keep doing these videos ! They are amazing

  • @ftuT
    @ftuT 3 года назад

    Great analysis. First I thought I couldn't agree more with you, but then you went way deeper than I ever could. Fantastic job.

  • @kevincoughlin3455
    @kevincoughlin3455 3 года назад +5

    Probably not popular enough of a movie but I think a breadown of Mark Lewis from Peeping Tom (1960) would be fascinating!

  • @devinromero1984
    @devinromero1984 3 года назад +14

    I haven't seen many videos about the horror movies creep and creep 2 I think it could be a fun video to analyze Josef

    • @l6318
      @l6318 3 года назад

      Those movies are underrated. I also wonder why I've seen so few people talk about them. Creep 2 has an especially fascinating relationship between the two main characters.

  • @iiscritical7795
    @iiscritical7795 3 года назад +4

    When I first saw this film I understood there was a lot of greek mythos and symbolism laid in throughout the story, but I generally understood it as a tale of two liars, that somewhat find out that they are highly similar and through the monotony of their lives they slowly go insane. It was just that they are two conflicting faces of the same coin. However, after your explanation I see that I've missed quite a few things. And now I want to see this film multiple times to check if there is anything else I've missed.

  • @Spiritryptamine
    @Spiritryptamine Месяц назад

    Willem Dafoe's permorfance was absolutely incredible in this film. His authoritarian demeanor really instilled an insidious sense of discomfort and malice, but without ever making it clear that he is in fact mad. Even now, I am doubtful, and that terrifies me.

  • @didymus3348
    @didymus3348 3 года назад +5

    Another animated villian you should do is Jenner from the Secret of NIMH

  • @zackthezabarak739
    @zackthezabarak739 3 года назад +4

    A character that would be perfect for your channel is Dracula from Castlevania ( season 1&2) voiced by Graham Mactavish. The character is portrayed with the eloquence and complexity of a Shakespearean tragedy. He is filled with wrath, insanity and depression, but caused by the loss of one of the people he loves most. He despises humans yet three of his closest friends and loved ones are human. He views vampires as superior to man in every way and yet only tolerates them slightly more than humans. He wants to die and take the world with I’m in his depression.

  • @baddogmtv
    @baddogmtv 3 года назад +2

    Great take on a strange film. Eveyone seems to like chipping in with their recommendations, so heres mine 'Tony Soprano'. One of the greatest TV villains of all time.

  • @themoon5898
    @themoon5898 2 года назад +2

    That is fantastic I absolutely adore Carl jung in all his extremities, as well as his many connections to Sigmund Freud.

  • @jacobbemiller9613
    @jacobbemiller9613 3 года назад +5

    I love this film and the performances are perfect

  • @daddydastardly376
    @daddydastardly376 3 года назад +29

    The time has come. I'm so hyped for this video, fuck yeah!

  • @rufussamsquanch_6547
    @rufussamsquanch_6547 3 года назад +2

    Brilliant!
    Id love to see Johnny Ringo from the movie Tombstone.

  • @TheJboogie324
    @TheJboogie324 2 года назад +1

    Your channel is amazing. Thank you