The mist stops because of the fires being set by the military. That's the biggest "twist" of the whole film. The mist wasn't supernatural or divine, it was just fog. The film depicts the character's worlds being devoured by a Lovecraftian nightmare, but in the end it wasn't really a big deal. One town got destroyed and the military had successfully contained the situation in only a day. For all we know, Norton's group, who left the store just after the fog rolled in and well before any monsters arrived, may well have reached the edge of the fog and escaped without ever encountering any monsters at all. We see the fog and just assume there's nothing beyond it because we can't see it anymore, like the character in the book who suggests the ground is gone.
Norton's group maybe, however Norton himself, only a pair of legs return. We do see in the military caravan going past David in the end the woman who left by herself, so she survived, but she was the first one to leave, before Norton's group. The one thing the film made clear was the fact these creatures weren't attacking the humans as targets, but just living out their ecosystem on Earth instead of wherever. It's why the birds go after the insect creatures for the most part. Only one hits a person. The one girl dies from the insect because she freaks out and moves around a bunch. Carmody survives because she holds perfectly still, which makes her not a threat to the insect. However if you're a normal person in that situation, where you have seen others die in horrific ways, most would look to some kind of answer that they can comprehend, like God doing it.
Randall Flagg They leave to go shopping first thing in the morning, the guy gets burned after dusk, then they look for antibiotics and buy the time they get back he's dead and the soldiers have hung themselves. Then the last soldier gets sacrificed and the main character spends the Rest of the night planning to escape which they do first thing in the morning.
I loved how the film ending defied the trope of the military being useless, and how its set up resolves around the audience assuming the trope is in play.
@Luc Germain the moral of the story is never to kill someone even tho they agreed about it since we're no gods to take someone's life that is not even ours.
@@maxgametmaxgamer2454 no it's fucking not, my grandfather was in a life support machine for years and it was torture. It's freedom to send him to Elysium. The moral of the story, much like Shawshank, is not to give up on hope.
DemoPlays The best thing about Stephen King is that The Mist is much smarter than just saying (religion is evil and stupid.) Yes. I despise the evil woman, of abusing her religion to spread more fear. BUT The Mist shows in fact evil, abuse of power and human fanatical desire to play gods with the world and other people. 1: Mother Carmody abusing her religion against others to get power, and we see how easily people breaking down and kill each other. (A religious human who played God.) 2: The American military ( in some vertions) created The Arrowhead Project, which slipped all the monsters into our world. It was not on purpose, but it was science that let them in. (Scientists who were playing gods.) Ultimately it depends on a chicken or the egg question. "Are people evil because religion is evil?" "Or is Religion evil because people are evil?" Stephen King replied that it is because WE humans are evil by nature, and will will not admit it and pushes it over on religion and politics. "As a species we're fundamentally insane tally. Put more than two of us in a room, we pick sides and start dreaming up reasons to kill each other :" Stephen King.
As someone who had the end spoiled for them before watching the film: that last scene still hit me like a truck and I still cried. That’s how powerful it is.
That's not how religious people work, especially if they think "God" is speaking from them. They're too "special" they need someone else to suffer instead, of course.
The way I see it is, once David shot all the people in the car, including his son, the mist ended. Carmody said the boy needed to be the sacrifice, it makes me wonder if she was right, since once he was shot, the mist was ending.
That ending is still probably one of the most soul stomping things I've seen in a fictional work, that wasn't just kicking someone while they're down, that was a savage merciless beating directly at his soul
I knew nothing about the movie before watching it, i've since rewatched it many times. The ending hit me like a fucking truck, was not expecting that twist. Great video man!
I read the novella first, and expected a pretty faithful retelling. Minor changes aside, I was pretty comfortable going into the end. Then.....yeah, it hit pretty hard. Out of left field, if you already "knew" what was going to happen. One of those great subversions in cinema - one that actually works.
I love the movie and the book so much. I love that the book and movie have different endings and I sort of prefer the movie one solely for the shock horror gut punch. even Stephen king likes it better. it's one of the only horror books and movies I can get my sister to read and watch.
Do you like to read? If so, you should check out Stephen King's From a Buick 8. It has more weirdness that I think you might enjoy (if you haven't read it already).
As much as I hated Carmody, I like how she is portrayed in this movie and the actor really did her job very well. She really represent religion in the middle ages, it was dark in those very earlier days and what happen when people used religion to explained unknown logic that cant be explained. Boom, useless human sacrifice and be killed off extremely easily. I cant blame David for his action at the end of the movie. Who knows what I would have done but I really would have those thought that he really did and carried out those action only to be heart broken in the end. And thats what makes this movie so damn good from other perspective.
You always have stupid people and average or above intelligence people. It’s just when it comes to religion the stupid ones are far more dangerous while the average and higher are fine I guess.
Video game aesthetic was also really influenced by 90's sci-fi movie starring Charlie Sheen called The Arrival. More than influenced, actually ripped off!
you probably should have brought up that the ending is different than stephen kings novellas ending. Also fun fact is the mist is the only stephen king movie that has an ending stephen king likes and he wishes he would have written it that way
The end of this movie made me burst out laughing with a shocked look plastered on my face. It was so bloody sad, and to add icing on the crap cake it was, seeing that woman with her kids on the truck made it all the more heartbreaking.
I always interpreted the main theme of this film to be human nature, and the false veneer of internal morality that a funtioning and safe society engenders. Mrs. Carmandy is obviously mentally unstable right from the beginning of the film. She stands in contrast with the socially conditioned characters who play nice while being deeply selfish. As the movie goes on, society collapses, and 'normal' people break every taboo they hold sacred, one by one. Right and wrong breaks down, rationality and fantasy breaks down, sanity and insanity breaks down, and eventually even the group who clung to society's norms the longest break down, culminating in a father killing his own son. When society is restored, the full weight of the father's moral failings hit home, punctuated by the only woman who only acted selflessly throughout the entire movie, the mother with her kids at home, being existentially rewarded by surviving the ordeal with her kids by her side.
The woman didn't act "morally" - morally would have been to have prevented the Mist from occurring in the first place and thus saving all of those people. She did a reasonable action in the circumstances that were produced by that failure, that's all. "Protecting your kids" in a crisis isn't exactly morally profound. You could also say she was *immoral* for abandoning people she knew were in trouble to try to get to people who for all she knew weren't even in danger. Unless she lived in a social hellhole there was already a plan set up for neighbors to watch her kids in the case of emergency or if she had an accident. Society didn't come from a void, or a magical creation by an external agent. There must have been a time *before* society in our evolutionary history, therefore the absence of society didn't lead those animals to murder each other, or at least what murder did occur was overcome by social tendencies which allowed society to develop in the first place. King is a real Edgelord who thinks that humans are doomed to murder each other at the slightest sign of trouble, if his array of frantic fiction is anything to go by. He appeals to people with a dark view of human nature, but this view doesn't reflect the real world. Just as with any theory based on specific examples but lacking in absolute cohesion, you can always *point* to specific evidence to support the Edgelord claim that "humans are evil" - just watch the Nightly News without thinking about the reality behind it - King probably does.
@@briankoontz1 how was anyone, outside of the military who opened the interdementional rift, supposed to stop it before it happened? That would be godly not moral. A moral person doesn't try to stop something that's already happening they do what's right in spite of what's happening. Which is what she did. She went to find the people she was responsible for in spite of what would happen to her.
@@briankoontz1 Yep, absolutely agree. There's too many people with that angsty edgelord vision of humanity as the real monster, always conveniently ignoring the fact that society itself didn't generate in a vacuum. Its nothing new to point out that we have "evil" tendencies as much as good ones too. The real deal is that we somehow evolve trough civilazation into the concepts that we like to force on to nature, such as love, compassion and empathy. Those are human concepts (as all concepts for that matter). Nature it's just what it is. There is no goodnes, cruelty nothing; just the urge to survive. But a lot of people tends to view it as a Disney movie with cuttesy animals and peace, when the truth is that seen from our human perspective nature is cruel. We, and some other especially inteligent species are the only ones capable of something even resembling compassion and empathy. The rest is pure instinct, more specifically, the survival instinct.
I can't believe it's been 10 years. I'll never forget the audience response when the religious nut job was killed. Half the audience cheered and the other half booed - that was bone chilling. Thank you for identifying Dead Can Dance, Host of Seraphim, I will never forget that music, and it's been 10 years. WOW, a great, awesome, and a deep analysis.
@@PeridotPrincess yeah people did. you think people wouldn't cheer at the death of a violent frothing fanatic who wanted to kill a kid to try and please her invisible friend in the sky?
@@ThePlur427 Calm down. It's a metaphore, that sometimes what appears to be "good intentions" on the surface turns out not to be in the grand scale of things, often the result or combination of self-righteousness, oversensitivity or ignorance. Doing what you feel is *right* can be ultimately be absolutely wrong and doing more harm than good in the end. Example: An anti-vaxxer mom worries about the good health of her children and others (a good intention for all intents and purposes), and would like to see vaccins banned everywhere (a very bad thing for the whole of humanity). In the movie, the main protagnist has the very good intention of wanting to protect his son and other people from the crazed Carmody and survive this ordeal, however his every decisions ends up directly causing the death of every single one of them. Had he stayed quiet back at the store with is group, many could've have survived. But yeah, hindsight is always 20/20, I would have attempted the same things he did, really.
When that religious woman died, I actually stood up and screamed "YEEEEESSS!!" Never have I hated a movie character more than I hated her. Damn, that was a good moment.
Same here, not only the fact that she's religious, but her attitude as the know it all full of bullshit... since the first time i saw the movie, i thought "that's how easily people can gain power during crisis with religion?" and probably how religion got "corrupted" from "let's pray the gods for good croops and weather" to "give me money so i can assure you get a ticket to heaven"
I got nothing againt religion as a guiding light to people and having something to hold on to. But i dispise people trying to justify their bad deeds by "their god" or forcing their believe system onto others. I still think "that religios woman" got of to easy in the mist ;) And the ending still haunts me.
everyone is agreeing with this , but , hear me out , what if i told you she was right ? by the end she was fighting to keep them in the store to save their lives , then she tries to save the boy's life by taking him from his father . had she succeeded they'd all be alive by the end of the movie also suicide is against abrahamic religions (before modernization) if David upholds that rule his son would be alive another point is the lady from the beginning of the movie who asked anyone to help her get to her children and they all refused , the "christian" thing to do was to help her , David said "i have my own son to worry about" but if he followed her his son would be alive too as she survives and you see her with her children in the end of the movie in the end all this did happen because the US military was playing god and it backfired i think i just saw the movie waay too much 😂😂😂
The tragedy of the mist is that they fucked up the tv show so badly that I wouldn't even realize it was based on the mist if that wasn't what it was called
I remember when I first saw that ending, I hate how cliché it sounds but when the military (safety) rolled in I actually felt like I'd been punched in the gut. I was left just staring at the credits for a moment with a horrible empty feeling crawling up my throat. 10/10 movie, would definitely recommend. It's very rare for movies to actually make you feel something but this definitely did
I honestly found the ending hilarious. Because it's so silly that a huge military convoy, with loads of vehicles and soldiers using flamethrowers, somehow didn't make a single sound despite only being barely a minute away while driving quite slowly.
Writer: The closest and largest place in a town a lot of people can hole up in could be a supermarket, so let's have them take shelter there. Hollinger: It's a symbol for American consumerism and society, of course. Jokes aside, I do greatly appreciate your take on this. It's brought up many neat points on possible ulterior motives the writer was thinking about when writing the thing.
I kinda remember my family laughing at that ending when we saw it together years ago. Just feels like the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme song should have started playing after that tank rolled up.
Personally I thought all the stuff with the crazy religious lady(such a tired trope) was the worst part of the film. It seemed like people just acted stupid cause the plot needed them to not cause it fit their character.
im glad im not the only one who thinks this movie is way overrated and that ending was over the top and felt ridiculous and unneccesary. the acting was bad as well. i didnt like this one at all.
yes, I also hated that - directors and writers don´t seem to understand that this particular trope was invented by Night of the living dead to distract the viewer from a very thin plot and ridiculous innocuous zombies... no need for this in The mist that had good effects and very terrifying mosters... When your main threat is the humans, you are saying your monsters are shit.
The best thing about Stephen King is that The Mist is much smarter than just saying (religion is evil and stupid.) Yes. I despise the evil woman, of abusing her religion to spread more fear. BUT The Mist shows in fact evil, abuse of power and human fanatical desire to play gods with the world and other people. 1: Mother Carmody abusing her religion against others to get power, and we see how easily people breaking down and kill each other. (A religious human who played God.) 2: The American military ( in some vertions) created The Arrowhead Project, which slipped all the monsters into our world. It was not on purpose, but it was science that let them in. (Scientists who were playing gods.) Ultimately it depends on a chicken or the egg question. "Are people evil because religion is evil?" "Or is Religion evil because people are evil?" Stephen King replied that it is because WE humans are evil by nature, and will will not admit it and pushes it over on religion and politics. "As a species we're fundamentally insane tally. Put more than two of us in a room, we pick sides and start dreaming up reasons to kill each other :" Stephen King.
The problem is that god is a personnal concept, totally non sequitur with the world at large. human can be understood, and can understand things like gravity: that's natural and fondamental: it can be experienced and tested. God don't: moreover: we can't even cope and we will never have a sensical definition of the term. In conclusion: god is pure blah. For example: Afqwa said: ''That those fuckers get to live while his group dies is the real proof that there is no god.'' The god afqwa talk about is only is personal affect/vision of a ''perfect being'' which is absolutely equal to his ''Ideal Self''. IT's like the crazy bitch in the movie. (but him don't justify action, but absence of belief) And it can only be that when we talk about god... And that's why if a TRUE god exist, and his similar to human: his stupid or just don't care. (so is no god, or true ''perfect being'' > making this point irrelevant) And if his not similar to human: well... Lovecraft. And if it don't exist: well he don't exist. In any case: with the question of god in mind: we're left only with lovecraftian nightmare or a mirror of ourselve in pure Hybris (but we're all different: so it can became soonly an all out war). But what i've just described is the natural state of human being when left alone to reason with a deceptive world don't you think ? (lovecraftian nightmare + Own reflection in hybris)
@Grym Religion is still important for manking, because it is where a lot of our humanity comes from. And no. It is in ourself there is evil. Scientists are destroying the only world we will ever know every day. And all of making loves to play gods. So don't say fuck religion. It is way to easy. Just look at china. No religion. And people are slaughtering eatch other anyway every day and no one gives a shit.
@@cartooningfanart Yeah, like the usa. Murdering people worldwide in their brutal and relentless war for resources, power and influence ;) So religion is important for those people to justify their actions (and to find sleep at night).
@@cartooningfanart Or the Middle East where everyone is religious yet still slaughter each other every day. For over 1500 years. Or the Jewish holocaust that happened in the Middle Ages because people blamed Jews for the Black Death. Humans would still have humanity even without religion. I would actually argue that we would have more humanity if we didn't have religion. Going back the Middle East, if they didn't have religion, they wouldn't be at war with each other since 632AD. We wouldn't have people hating each other because of religious beliefs. Witch trials wouldn't have happened, Middle Age and Renaissance era scientists wouldn't have been exiled or underfunded, Crusades wouldn't have happened, hell the majority of issues with early American involvement with Natives wouldn't have been so fierce if we didn't put religion first. So no, I 100% disagree that religion is our source of humanity.
Not only the greatest ending of all time but the greatest horror film of all time. Truly a cinema masterpiece and it's one example of how talented and underrated Thomas Jane really is. Everyone else in the film does a great job but his performance was unbelievably good.
@Hung Low I'm pretty easygoing with nonsense but this was too shitty in every way, wife and I exchanged half laughing half disgusted by the shittiness for like three episodes and just stopped the torture. A shame.
The last scene in the movie crushed me. Not only because of the ending in general, but the stake to the heart for me was when we saw the single mother from the beginning, standing in the rescue military trucks with her two kids. That's the part that made me cry.
beautiful video as always man, these are truly something special. The Mist is one of my personal favorite horror tales, and i am glad you brought your analysis to it. I can't wait to see what you cover next. Keep up the fantastic work!
Great analysis as always. One of the most terrifying idea of the film and much of King's films is the Biblical idea of the sin of the fathers being visited on the son and descendants. Even though the father is having an adulterous affair, the innocent wife and child suffer. So the death of the son is not a sacrifice so to speak but what is owed for the hero's sin. This is a trope that is stil present even in modern reality where folks will say things like, "God killed my son to teach me a lesson" etc.
To be fair in real life things you do affect those closest to you. Its not so much a Biblical idea as it is an idea the Bible writers already noticed about human nature and figured God was doing it.
"Monsters outside are as terrifying as monsters inside", that's the lesson Darabont took also to The Walking Dead (until they gave him the boot and the show was condemned to repeat the same stories over and over again).... The Mist clears when you finally realize you were no better than the other monsters after all... Thanx!!!
Hey Ryan, sorry for asking- but have you considered doing an analysis on some of the Silent hill games? 2 has been a fan favorite obviously, but maybe there is potential to dig through and look into the others like in the later series, such as 4. I feel like there is a lot more behind what we are shown. Or there is a subtext behind Henry's character, like his detached nature to the whole ordeal and his social isolation- even to the point where we don't get to experience Henry first being locked away in his room, and how we are given text explaining who Henry is and his issues, kind alienating the player from fully connecting with the character. Maybe it could be a future project for you, but even if you don't follow through the Silent Hill route, I still can't wait to see your future videos. Have a good day!
akaDiluted it’s also the reason why the character for ‘Dale’ died so early on in the show. In the comics he lasts much longer, but due to Darabont essentially being kicked from the project, the actor’s loyalty to Darabont was stronger than staying with the show. I don’t blame him for choosing to leave tbh.
Whenever I watch a video about the mist all I can think about is "Good morning, and welcome to the Black Mesa transit system. This automated train is provided for the security and convenience of the Black Mesa Research Facility personnel. The time is 8:47 A.M. Current topside temperature is 93 degrees with an estimated high of 105.....
@@daviddreyton8586 maybe he knew in advance what we know now in retrospective abou where he show was heading... at least the comic ended pretty well...
David Dreyton Amc cut off the budget wayyy to much that he had no choice but to cut people. Watch some videos on how AMC treated Darabont on the budget even though they made shitton of money just for season 1. TWD just became a crashgrab after Darabont
I am a huge King fan and had loved the story when I first read it. I remember sitting with my mouth agape at the ending of the film because it was a. different than what I was expecting and b. so much better than what I was expecting. One of the only cases of the book and movie working together in harmony to create two distinct experiences that are both successful.
IIRC The reason he shoots his son isn't to get rid of the mist, but to not let him suffer a gruesome death from the unknown horror that was approaching their vehicle. And the fact that the unknown horror turned out to simply be the military coming to rescue them was just bitter.
The title of your video made me realize that there's a difference before the noun 'prophecy' and the verb 'prophesy'. I love your videos, by the way. I just started binging them this week.
I always wished the mist had ended with a solider walking up to Thomas jane's character with a trombone and doing the 'waaaah-waaaaah-waaaaaaaaaah' noise.
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Wow I just noticed that Mrs carmodey said that if the boy dies the mist will go, just after the dad kills his son, the mist parted ways from the earth.
@@alexthelizardking Good to know that it applies to English, as well. I’m aware that Mrs. is used for women of a certain age in Germany and Scandinavia
Saw gets a lot of hate, but even if you don't like slasher/serial killer movies you've got to admit that the first one was really great, it didn't even have much gore and really was more of a murder Mystery, I mean sure as it went on the traps got more and more brutal and violent, and started reaching Gorno levels, but I still love the story. I get it you really only like movies for "smart" people that are full of symbology and have intricate plots, and in depth themes, which is fine, but I urge you to at least give the first film another chance. Haven't seen Hostel yet but my Brother has only said great things about it.
I actually love the first one, but as a fan, I was deeply frustrated with it's dramatically degenerated sequels. When James Wan and Leigh Whennell were attached for the first three, it was totally fine. But 4-7 are just shit. In terms of "smart", neh, that's nothing to do with it. It's pretty blatant when a film is just insulting your intelligence to exploit a gimmick at the expense of a good story.
See, Saw DOES have a really intricate plot though. I should know, I own all the movies and have seen them all several times (I have a tendency to make other people watch movies I like, which of course means watching them again myself). People just overlook that for some reason. I'm not saying it's a GOOD plot the whole way through, and they definitely shouldn't make more. But people who say it doesn't HAVE one are simply incorrect. Also the first one's REALLY good. The first three, I would argue, are good. It's a creative idea and I hate that the later films in the series took that away from them.
The thing that gets me honestly in these kinda movies, or the premise in general, is how almost no one as a whole agrees to try and help one another and instantly tries to more go for selfish needs. I know as a society that is probably what would end up happening after the initial bumrush and people getting trampled as others seek safety but it still makes me deeply sad, knowing that people really are like this.
The story really is about hope and how we all have different views of what it means. David ultimately holds out as long as he can before he gives up hope at the worst possible time. Had he held on for just a few moments longer, they would all have lived. Also, a lot of really interesting comments in this thread with solid points. Thanks for these videos, Ryan.
Such a great movie! So scary how people can treat each other in unknown fearful situations. Not a movie I'd like to see again soon though. The ending almost made me sick, such a horrible situation. You did a great job explaining some parts I hadn't noticed!
When I first saw the movie, I was pissed. Watched that whole movie for a gutpunch of an ending. Hell, I still hate it. But I appreciate it. Because it did something different. If all movies ended the same, what's the point of watching them? Not every story has a happy ending.
Great analysis, especially the Bosch angle! I need to watch the B&W version already. Less optimistic about how the TV show will pan out, though I haven't seen any of it.
Trevor White The best thing about Stephen King is that The Mist is much smarter than just saying (religion is evil and stupid.) Yes. I despise the evil woman, of abusing her religion to spread more fear. BUT The Mist shows in fact evil, abuse of power and human fanatical desire to play gods with the world and other people. 1: Mother Carmody abusing her religion against others to get power, and we see how easily people breaking down and kill each other. (A religious human who played God.) 2: The American military ( in some vertions) created The Arrowhead Project, which slipped all the monsters into our world. It was not on purpose, but it was science that let them in. (Scientists who were playing gods.) Ultimately it depends on a chicken or the egg question. "Are people evil because religion is evil?" "Or is Religion evil because people are evil?" Stephen King replied that it is because WE humans are evil by nature, and will will not admit it and pushes it over on religion and politics. "As a species we're fundamentally insane tally. Put more than two of us in a room, we pick sides and start dreaming up reasons to kill each other :" Stephen King.
So one of my housemate's isn't good with horror, she really struggles with it, however for her final project for her university course she's agreed to be the script writer for their play, which is going to be a horror. Because she couldn't bring herself to watch the actual movies, I recommended your videos. We're about five videos in, and she's so grateful for the videos and your interpretations.
Underrated movie, and yes the ending I will never forget. I make it my mission to recognize dysfunctional and dangerous herds of humans in moments of crisis and steer away.
This is one of the best movie endings ever. It's such a real human experience when faced with true hopelessness. I think it takes a life of experiencing hopelessness or desperation to appreciate the ending. If you've lived a happy life, whether in blissful ignorance, limited life experience, or just being fortunate to have minor issues, you'll never be able to relate or understand the ending
I remember watching this on TV with my family years ago. It was probably one of the first movies that left such a deep impression on me. It was how the child me realised death is not always the worst ending.
I enjoyed this video a lot! This movie is incredible, and shockingly despite the horrible graphics. However, I think you should give Hostel another chance! I have always seen so much depth in the first two movies, especially the original. I know that's lost on most people. But I'm dying for an in-depth analysis of it!
Ryan Hollinger please do cabin fever instead, it's his masterpiece, jumps between off kilter comedy and straight up horror effortlessly, whilst seamlessly blending so many different genres and thus becoming something new
Dude. Just finished this film for the first time. And I was trying to decompress after such a jarring and gut wrenching ending. Your video is honestly just what I needed. Thank you so very very much for your thoughtful analysis.
I saw this movie when I was nine, and it holds a really special place in my heart; I was always an imaginative kid and often played pretend by myself, and this film was the source material for my imaginary adventures for YEARS. But I gotta say, I like the ending of the novella so much more than the film... There's something about the ambiguity that really gets to me (for those who haven't read it: it ends with David revealing that he is writing the story in a notebook, and that he is planning on leaving it for somebody to find so his story would be found in case him and his group don't get out alive). Did David and co. manage to outrun the mist, or did they manage to find some kind of survivors shelter? Was the mist stopped, or did it manage to spread across the country/continent/globe? Also, I was very excited when I heard that The Mist was being turned into a tv show... And then I actually watched it. Yikes.
I really like how you've analyzed the film. I've read the novella many times, so the brutality of the movie's ending really took me by surprise. While I can't say I particularly enjoyed it, I can appreciate it and understand why it seems to work. I still prefer the novella ending, as I'm a big fan of not giving up hope, but the ambiguity would not have sat well with movie audiences. I also don't think a happy resolution would have worked, either....it just wouldn't have fit the film at all.
I was thinking that the creatures were just either manifestations of Penny Wise or Penny Wise offspring. They needed to eat. As long as this isn't an effect of the movie Dreamcatcher.
This movie effected me greatly and basically cemented in my mind a decision for if I ever was in a similar event (trapped in a doomed location dealing with mob mentality). In short Carmody taught me something important but not what you seemed to get out of it. I now know that people like her that instagate or promote negative influence by using ideology must be eliminated ASAP. Every scene with her was more salt in my wounds and more hatred for her as a character (liked the acting good job whoever she was); but most of all, it was seeing how she corrupted the others into more evil beings and shattered people with false hope, and empty words (despite the points you pointed out). Had she been the first to die more people would live and a sense of community could of been born that would have saved lives otherwise lost. Because the Mist was already thinning out, the creatures were clearly already running. So had they held on, been of positive belief that they would all live... OK, you love "It" so you should of noted how that story and my point are linked. The kids beat It; because their faith made It weak and vulnerable; so if the people had believed in a positive outcome strongly enough the Mist would of cleared sooner.
@@shakeuroi5969 I realize 2 wrongs do not make a right. I am saying that I would become a bad guy to save lives. The difference as minor as it is; comes from the ripple effect of our differing actions. Worst case scenario they gang up on me and I die. We already saw the worst case scenario the movie presented. I do not condone my comment, but characters like her bring those thoughts forward. The walking dead has plenty of examples of people that should of died sooner to spare the lives they claimed in the show that could of lived longer. In reality I probably could not actually talk myself into it... I mean I could not even bring myself to kill a gopher that gave my dad septicism and nearly killed him.
I was a huge fan of the original story the first time I read it, it blew me away. I remember thinking how cool a film it would make and then just a few years later it came out. I saw it while living in Vancouver BC. I remember the cinema CHEERING when Carmoody died. And I remember that ending, people were floored, visibly shaken. I've never experienced a film like that in a cinema setting with other people that affected people so badly. People were looking around in disbelief. We walked out of there like it was a funeral.
Everyone's talking about how many cast members from The Waking Dead are in this meanwhile I'm like "Captain Holt, is that you?"
You're so special ╰(✿´⌣`✿)╯♡
Dear Some Canadian Girl,
Yes. It is me. Raymond Holt.
Sincerely, Raymond Holt.
Captain Heeeeeyyyyy welcome to damnation how was you trip? You have pretty eyes.
AND THERE IT IS
Or galen marek from the force unleashed
The mist stops because of the fires being set by the military. That's the biggest "twist" of the whole film. The mist wasn't supernatural or divine, it was just fog. The film depicts the character's worlds being devoured by a Lovecraftian nightmare, but in the end it wasn't really a big deal. One town got destroyed and the military had successfully contained the situation in only a day.
For all we know, Norton's group, who left the store just after the fog rolled in and well before any monsters arrived, may well have reached the edge of the fog and escaped without ever encountering any monsters at all. We see the fog and just assume there's nothing beyond it because we can't see it anymore, like the character in the book who suggests the ground is gone.
Norton's group maybe, however Norton himself, only a pair of legs return. We do see in the military caravan going past David in the end the woman who left by herself, so she survived, but she was the first one to leave, before Norton's group. The one thing the film made clear was the fact these creatures weren't attacking the humans as targets, but just living out their ecosystem on Earth instead of wherever. It's why the birds go after the insect creatures for the most part. Only one hits a person. The one girl dies from the insect because she freaks out and moves around a bunch. Carmody survives because she holds perfectly still, which makes her not a threat to the insect. However if you're a normal person in that situation, where you have seen others die in horrific ways, most would look to some kind of answer that they can comprehend, like God doing it.
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That wasn't Norton, it was the biker.
Yeah I realized my mistake about an hour after typing that post, was just too lazy to find and edit it. Thanks for providing the correction. :)
It was more then one day im pretty sure
Randall Flagg
They leave to go shopping first thing in the morning, the guy gets burned after dusk, then they look for antibiotics and buy the time they get back he's dead and the soldiers have hung themselves. Then the last soldier gets sacrificed and the main character spends the Rest of the night planning to escape which they do first thing in the morning.
I loved how the film ending defied the trope of the military being useless, and how its set up resolves around the audience assuming the trope is in play.
I like how it is still a happy ending (The world i isn't going to end) but still sad because everyone the main character tried to protect died.
@Luc Germain the moral of the story is never to kill someone even tho they agreed about it since we're no gods to take someone's life that is not even ours.
@@maxgametmaxgamer2454 no it's fucking not, my grandfather was in a life support machine for years and it was torture. It's freedom to send him to Elysium.
The moral of the story, much like Shawshank, is not to give up on hope.
@@maxgametmaxgamer2454 bruh, not even close
Yeah but they also caused it lol
I'd almost like to see a story like this from the military's view.
DemoPlays The best thing about Stephen King is that The Mist is much smarter than just saying (religion is evil and stupid.)
Yes. I despise the evil woman, of abusing her religion to spread more fear.
BUT The Mist shows in fact evil, abuse of power and human fanatical desire to play gods with the world and other people.
1: Mother Carmody abusing her religion against others to get power, and we see how easily people breaking down and kill each other.
(A religious human who played God.)
2: The American military ( in some vertions) created The Arrowhead Project, which slipped all the monsters into our world. It was not on purpose, but it was science that let them in.
(Scientists who were playing gods.)
Ultimately it depends on a chicken or the egg question.
"Are people evil because religion is evil?"
"Or is Religion evil because people are evil?"
Stephen King replied that it is because WE humans are evil by nature, and will will not admit it and pushes it over on religion and politics.
"As a species we're fundamentally insane tally. Put more than two of us in a room, we pick sides and start dreaming up reasons to kill each other :"
Stephen King.
"We done fucked up."
DemoPlays great idea
It's been done.
I think it's called "Half-life"
As someone who had the end spoiled for them before watching the film: that last scene still hit me like a truck and I still cried. That’s how powerful it is.
Same here, that scene was so beautifully done from soundtrack to shots
“We need a blood sacrifice”- good idea, I volunteer you, out you go. Literally problem solved.
If it only were that easy...
That's not how religious people work, especially if they think "God" is speaking from them. They're too "special" they need someone else to suffer instead, of course.
The way I see it is, once David shot all the people in the car, including his son, the mist ended. Carmody said the boy needed to be the sacrifice, it makes me wonder if she was right, since once he was shot, the mist was ending.
That ending is still probably one of the most soul stomping things I've seen in a fictional work, that wasn't just kicking someone while they're down, that was a savage merciless beating directly at his soul
I knew nothing about the movie before watching it, i've since rewatched it many times.
The ending hit me like a fucking truck, was not expecting that twist.
Great video man!
Gets me every time.
The scene where they're sacrificing the military guy (Sam Whitwer's character) still haunts me. A truly scary moment
I read the novella first, and expected a pretty faithful retelling. Minor changes aside, I was pretty comfortable going into the end. Then.....yeah, it hit pretty hard. Out of left field, if you already "knew" what was going to happen. One of those great subversions in cinema - one that actually works.
I love the movie and the book so much. I love that the book and movie have different endings and I sort of prefer the movie one solely for the shock horror gut punch. even Stephen king likes it better. it's one of the only horror books and movies I can get my sister to read and watch.
Is it any surprise that Stephen King loves the film's ending?
I don't know why but it's the creatures and inter-dimensional travel that interests me with this film
Do you like to read? If so, you should check out Stephen King's From a Buick 8. It has more weirdness that I think you might enjoy (if you haven't read it already).
The game Half-life
Read the gunslinger series.
MrKlassic no actually the mist took inspiration from H.P lovecraft search him up he is awesome
The PineApple Yeah, The the first one to be exact.
As much as I hated Carmody, I like how she is portrayed in this movie and the actor really did her job very well. She really represent religion in the middle ages, it was dark in those very earlier days and what happen when people used religion to explained unknown logic that cant be explained. Boom, useless human sacrifice and be killed off extremely easily.
I cant blame David for his action at the end of the movie. Who knows what I would have done but I really would have those thought that he really did and carried out those action only to be heart broken in the end. And thats what makes this movie so damn good from other perspective.
You can't blame David, but he will definitely blame himself. For the rest of his life.
Portraying the character so convincingly well that the viewer actually hates said character is the hallmark of excellence.
You always have stupid people and average or above intelligence people. It’s just when it comes to religion the stupid ones are far more dangerous while the average and higher are fine I guess.
Damn Karen’s man
I know what my brother would do 🙄
I remember getting a Half-Life feel to this movie,. to later find out that the creators of the video game were inspired by the novel of this movie.
Yeah the working title was Quiver as a reference to the arrowhead project
Now that you mention it... 🤔
Video game aesthetic was also really influenced by 90's sci-fi movie starring Charlie Sheen called The Arrival. More than influenced, actually ripped off!
you probably should have brought up that the ending is different than stephen kings novellas ending. Also fun fact is the mist is the only stephen king movie that has an ending stephen king likes and he wishes he would have written it that way
Craig VanArsdel he did mention it, several times, and actually compares it a bit
Cujo too: in the book the kid die while in the movie the kid lives, which King preferred.
Craig VanArsdel he did.
You obviously didn't watch the whole thing m8
In the movie, the kid died. How did you not notice that?
John Crafton they were talking about cujo, not the mist
The end of this movie made me burst out laughing with a shocked look plastered on my face. It was so bloody sad, and to add icing on the crap cake it was, seeing that woman with her kids on the truck made it all the more heartbreaking.
Same here, i laughed out of shock and was totally blown away. Never expected that ending.
I always interpreted the main theme of this film to be human nature, and the false veneer of internal morality that a funtioning and safe society engenders.
Mrs. Carmandy is obviously mentally unstable right from the beginning of the film. She stands in contrast with the socially conditioned characters who play nice while being deeply selfish.
As the movie goes on, society collapses, and 'normal' people break every taboo they hold sacred, one by one.
Right and wrong breaks down, rationality and fantasy breaks down, sanity and insanity breaks down, and eventually even the group who clung to society's norms the longest break down, culminating in a father killing his own son.
When society is restored, the full weight of the father's moral failings hit home, punctuated by the only woman who only acted selflessly throughout the entire movie, the mother with her kids at home, being existentially rewarded by surviving the ordeal with her kids by her side.
The woman didn't act "morally" - morally would have been to have prevented the Mist from occurring in the first place and thus saving all of those people. She did a reasonable action in the circumstances that were produced by that failure, that's all. "Protecting your kids" in a crisis isn't exactly morally profound. You could also say she was *immoral* for abandoning people she knew were in trouble to try to get to people who for all she knew weren't even in danger. Unless she lived in a social hellhole there was already a plan set up for neighbors to watch her kids in the case of emergency or if she had an accident.
Society didn't come from a void, or a magical creation by an external agent. There must have been a time *before* society in our evolutionary history, therefore the absence of society didn't lead those animals to murder each other, or at least what murder did occur was overcome by social tendencies which allowed society to develop in the first place.
King is a real Edgelord who thinks that humans are doomed to murder each other at the slightest sign of trouble, if his array of frantic fiction is anything to go by. He appeals to people with a dark view of human nature, but this view doesn't reflect the real world. Just as with any theory based on specific examples but lacking in absolute cohesion, you can always *point* to specific evidence to support the Edgelord claim that "humans are evil" - just watch the Nightly News without thinking about the reality behind it - King probably does.
Human nature is a spook
@@briankoontz1 how was anyone, outside of the military who opened the interdementional rift, supposed to stop it before it happened? That would be godly not moral. A moral person doesn't try to stop something that's already happening they do what's right in spite of what's happening. Which is what she did. She went to find the people she was responsible for in spite of what would happen to her.
@@briankoontz1 Yep, absolutely agree. There's too many people with that angsty edgelord vision of humanity as the real monster, always conveniently ignoring the fact that society itself didn't generate in a vacuum. Its nothing new to point out that we have "evil" tendencies as much as good ones too. The real deal is that we somehow evolve trough civilazation into the concepts that we like to force on to nature, such as love, compassion and empathy. Those are human concepts (as all concepts for that matter). Nature it's just what it is. There is no goodnes, cruelty nothing; just the urge to survive. But a lot of people tends to view it as a Disney movie with cuttesy animals and peace, when the truth is that seen from our human perspective nature is cruel. We, and some other especially inteligent species are the only ones capable of something even resembling compassion and empathy. The rest is pure instinct, more specifically, the survival instinct.
@Jerrol Hale In the physics of madness a pebble can start a landslide.
RUclips's subtitles just don't know how to handle your accent.
What accent?
@@fan9775 pretty certain it's a Scottish accent but idk correct me if I'm wrong
@@alexvaldivia1855 I don't hear an accent?
@@fan9775 lol there's definitely an accent. Everyone has an accent
Hoshi Studios northern Irish
Even Siri can't hack our accents
I can't believe it's been 10 years. I'll never forget the audience response when the religious nut job was killed. Half the audience cheered and the other half booed - that was bone chilling. Thank you for identifying Dead Can Dance, Host of Seraphim, I will never forget that music, and it's been 10 years. WOW, a great, awesome, and a deep analysis.
R/okyeahsure
Sam D she had no faith, only fear and manipulation
What?! There were people who actually cheered that on?!
@@PeridotPrincess Yeah, there was.
@@PeridotPrincess yeah people did. you think people wouldn't cheer at the death of a violent frothing fanatic who wanted to kill a kid to try and please her invisible friend in the sky?
the path to hell is paved with good intentions
no subscribe so I have to have bad intentions to become righteous and go to heaven? What kind of drugs are you taking? I'd like to try some.
captainbrunch good is the truth, evil is a lie, truth is there is never a reason to kill your first born.
actually im pretty sure closest thing to hell is yt comments section
@@juanrapetti8355 amen.
@@ThePlur427 Calm down. It's a metaphore, that sometimes what appears to be "good intentions" on the surface turns out not to be in the grand scale of things, often the result or combination of self-righteousness, oversensitivity or ignorance. Doing what you feel is *right* can be ultimately be absolutely wrong and doing more harm than good in the end. Example: An anti-vaxxer mom worries about the good health of her children and others (a good intention for all intents and purposes), and would like to see vaccins banned everywhere (a very bad thing for the whole of humanity).
In the movie, the main protagnist has the very good intention of wanting to protect his son and other people from the crazed Carmody and survive this ordeal, however his every decisions ends up directly causing the death of every single one of them. Had he stayed quiet back at the store with is group, many could've have survived. But yeah, hindsight is always 20/20, I would have attempted the same things he did, really.
When that religious woman died, I actually stood up and screamed "YEEEEESSS!!" Never have I hated a movie character more than I hated her. Damn, that was a good moment.
Same here, not only the fact that she's religious, but her attitude as the know it all full of bullshit... since the first time i saw the movie, i thought "that's how easily people can gain power during crisis with religion?" and probably how religion got "corrupted" from "let's pray the gods for good croops and weather" to "give me money so i can assure you get a ticket to heaven"
I got nothing againt religion as a guiding light to people and having something to hold on to. But i dispise people trying to justify their bad deeds by "their god" or forcing their believe system onto others. I still think "that religios woman" got of to easy in the mist ;) And the ending still haunts me.
Same as a religious person myself she absoulty disgusted me and my whole family
Abdul Jalloh well yeah it’s a character, it’s normal to have an opinions on them
everyone is agreeing with this , but , hear me out , what if i told you she was right ?
by the end she was fighting to keep them in the store to save their lives , then she tries to save the boy's life by taking him from his father . had she succeeded they'd all be alive by the end of the movie
also suicide is against abrahamic religions (before modernization) if David upholds that rule his son would be alive
another point is the lady from the beginning of the movie who asked anyone to help her get to her children and they all refused , the "christian" thing to do was to help her , David said "i have my own son to worry about" but if he followed her his son would be alive too as she survives and you see her with her children in the end of the movie
in the end all this did happen because the US military was playing god and it backfired
i think i just saw the movie waay too much 😂😂😂
The tragedy of the mist is that they fucked up the tv show so badly that I wouldn't even realize it was based on the mist if that wasn't what it was called
i actually liked the show hahah
The ending still hurts me after 10 years. Just thinking about it cuts me so deeply I hit the bone..
I remember when I first saw that ending, I hate how cliché it sounds but when the military (safety) rolled in I actually felt like I'd been punched in the gut. I was left just staring at the credits for a moment with a horrible empty feeling crawling up my throat.
10/10 movie, would definitely recommend. It's very rare for movies to actually make you feel something but this definitely did
The moral of the story is.... YOU CAN'T TRUST THE SYSTEMMM!!!!!! MANNN!!!
Mr. Diablo was that a lonely island reference?
Take the apocalypse... AND THROW IT ON THE GROUND
I threw the Necronomicon TOO!
WELCOM TO THE REAL WORLD LOVECRAFT!
You can't scare me, King, I'M AN ADUUUUUULT!!!!!
Probaly the bleakest film ending I've ever seen
More than Requiem For A Dream?
Check out Threads, The Great Silence, Funny Games, Seventh Continent, Arlington Road...
Death Sentence has a really depressing ending. Thought provoking, but still sad af.
Irreversible.. that ones pretty awful. on both ends.
The Road has a "happy" ending but its STILL depressing.
I honestly found the ending hilarious. Because it's so silly that a huge military convoy, with loads of vehicles and soldiers using flamethrowers, somehow didn't make a single sound despite only being barely a minute away while driving quite slowly.
Writer: The closest and largest place in a town a lot of people can hole up in could be a supermarket, so let's have them take shelter there.
Hollinger: It's a symbol for American consumerism and society, of course.
Jokes aside, I do greatly appreciate your take on this. It's brought up many neat points on possible ulterior motives the writer was thinking about when writing the thing.
I kinda remember my family laughing at that ending when we saw it together years ago. Just feels like the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme song should have started playing after that tank rolled up.
It could be a very good movie if it wasn´t for the need of giving a ridiculous contrived plot twist.
Zeke931 seems like a pretty realistic ending.
Personally I thought all the stuff with the crazy religious lady(such a tired trope) was the worst part of the film. It seemed like people just acted stupid cause the plot needed them to not cause it fit their character.
im glad im not the only one who thinks this movie is way overrated and that ending was over the top and felt ridiculous and unneccesary. the acting was bad as well. i didnt like this one at all.
yes, I also hated that - directors and writers don´t seem to understand that this particular trope was invented by Night of the living dead to distract the viewer from a very thin plot and ridiculous innocuous zombies...
no need for this in The mist that had good effects and very terrifying mosters... When your main threat is the humans, you are saying your monsters are shit.
Over a decade later and I’m still absolutely *fuming* about how the army grunts were treated even though there is no way they would’ve known anything
The best thing about Stephen King is that The Mist is much smarter than just saying (religion is evil and stupid.)
Yes. I despise the evil woman, of abusing her religion to spread more fear.
BUT The Mist shows in fact evil, abuse of power and human fanatical desire to play gods with the world and other people.
1: Mother Carmody abusing her religion against others to get power, and we see how easily people breaking down and kill each other.
(A religious human who played God.)
2: The American military ( in some vertions) created The Arrowhead Project, which slipped all the monsters into our world. It was not on purpose, but it was science that let them in.
(Scientists who were playing gods.)
Ultimately it depends on a chicken or the egg question.
"Are people evil because religion is evil?"
"Or is Religion evil because people are evil?"
Stephen King replied that it is because WE humans are evil by nature, and will will not admit it and pushes it over on religion and politics.
"As a species we're fundamentally insane tally. Put more than two of us in a room, we pick sides and start dreaming up reasons to kill each other :"
Stephen King.
Marie Louise Mikolajczak Indeed.
The problem is that god is a personnal concept, totally non sequitur with the world at large. human can be understood, and can understand things like gravity: that's natural and fondamental: it can be experienced and tested. God don't: moreover: we can't even cope and we will never have a sensical definition of the term.
In conclusion: god is pure blah.
For example: Afqwa said: ''That those fuckers get to live while his group dies is the real proof that there is no god.''
The god afqwa talk about is only is personal affect/vision of a ''perfect being'' which is absolutely equal to his ''Ideal Self''.
IT's like the crazy bitch in the movie. (but him don't justify action, but absence of belief)
And it can only be that when we talk about god...
And that's why if a TRUE god exist, and his similar to human: his stupid or just don't care. (so is no god, or true ''perfect being'' > making this point irrelevant)
And if his not similar to human: well... Lovecraft.
And if it don't exist: well he don't exist.
In any case: with the question of god in mind: we're left only with lovecraftian nightmare or a mirror of ourselve in pure Hybris (but we're all different: so it can became soonly an all out war).
But what i've just described is the natural state of human being when left alone to reason with a deceptive world don't you think ? (lovecraftian nightmare + Own reflection in hybris)
@Grym Religion is still important for manking, because it is where a lot of our humanity comes from. And no. It is in ourself there is evil. Scientists are destroying the only world we will ever know every day. And all of making loves to play gods.
So don't say fuck religion. It is way to easy.
Just look at china. No religion. And people are slaughtering eatch other anyway every day and no one gives a shit.
@@cartooningfanart Yeah, like the usa. Murdering people worldwide in their brutal and relentless war for resources, power and influence ;) So religion is important for those people to justify their actions (and to find sleep at night).
@@cartooningfanart Or the Middle East where everyone is religious yet still slaughter each other every day. For over 1500 years. Or the Jewish holocaust that happened in the Middle Ages because people blamed Jews for the Black Death.
Humans would still have humanity even without religion. I would actually argue that we would have more humanity if we didn't have religion. Going back the Middle East, if they didn't have religion, they wouldn't be at war with each other since 632AD. We wouldn't have people hating each other because of religious beliefs. Witch trials wouldn't have happened, Middle Age and Renaissance era scientists wouldn't have been exiled or underfunded, Crusades wouldn't have happened, hell the majority of issues with early American involvement with Natives wouldn't have been so fierce if we didn't put religion first.
So no, I 100% disagree that religion is our source of humanity.
Not only the greatest ending of all time but the greatest horror film of all time. Truly a cinema masterpiece and it's one example of how talented and underrated Thomas Jane really is. Everyone else in the film does a great job but his performance was unbelievably good.
I know the true tragedy....
The TV series
GameB Awesome buddy I watched the TV series, the ending was awful.
@Hung Low I'm pretty easygoing with nonsense but this was too shitty in every way, wife and I exchanged half laughing half disgusted by the shittiness for like three episodes and just stopped the torture. A shame.
The last scene in the movie crushed me. Not only because of the ending in general, but the stake to the heart for me was when we saw the single mother from the beginning, standing in the rescue military trucks with her two kids. That's the part that made me cry.
beautiful video as always man, these are truly something special. The Mist is one of my personal favorite horror tales, and i am glad you brought your analysis to it. I can't wait to see what you cover next.
Keep up the fantastic work!
*dead walking dead*
3:23
YO HOLD UP IS THAT STARKILLER?
imacookie12 Yes it is. He was the voice and they used his face.
Believe me, I was just as shocked as you were to see him in live-action.
It's so fucking weird but so fucking awesome.
He should have stayed as Vader's apprentice.
That's Handsome Squidward.
And Darth Maul. And the Son. And the TWD Tank Soldier.
Great analysis as always. One of the most terrifying idea of the film and much of King's films is the Biblical idea of the sin of the fathers being visited on the son and descendants. Even though the father is having an adulterous affair, the innocent wife and child suffer. So the death of the son is not a sacrifice so to speak but what is owed for the hero's sin. This is a trope that is stil present even in modern reality where folks will say things like, "God killed my son to teach me a lesson" etc.
@@crimchowI mean... strictly speaking God is a dictator
@@lordderppington4694 God is very much a dicktaker
To be fair in real life things you do affect those closest to you. Its not so much a Biblical idea as it is an idea the Bible writers already noticed about human nature and figured God was doing it.
"Monsters outside are as terrifying as monsters inside", that's the lesson Darabont took also to The Walking Dead (until they gave him the boot and the show was condemned to repeat the same stories over and over again)....
The Mist clears when you finally realize you were no better than the other monsters after all... Thanx!!!
Hey Ryan, sorry for asking- but have you considered doing an analysis on some of the Silent hill games? 2 has been a fan favorite obviously, but maybe there is potential to dig through and look into the others like in the later series, such as 4. I feel like there is a lot more behind what we are shown. Or there is a subtext behind Henry's character, like his detached nature to the whole ordeal and his social isolation- even to the point where we don't get to experience Henry first being locked away in his room, and how we are given text explaining who Henry is and his issues, kind alienating the player from fully connecting with the character.
Maybe it could be a future project for you, but even if you don't follow through the Silent Hill route, I still can't wait to see your future videos. Have a good day!
wow, Captain Holt really went through some shit
Doctor Strange closed the portal. That is what has always been my headcanon since I read the novella years ago.
I just paused halfway through and watched the movie again and now I'm back two hours later. Thank you for inspiring me to rewatch!
When the religious lady dies (cba to write her name), her arms form a cross... Pretty sure it was voluntary
Lol idk what kind of Christianity that Karen believed in but When I read the bible it didn’t promote sacrificial cult crap lol
@@M41294 Every religion is a cult.
You spent more time typing that you couldn’t be arsed to type her name than you would have if you had just typed her name.
Why.
Alot of the cast from The Walking Dead is in this movie
akaDiluted when it was good
Frank Darabont
They had the same casting director if I remember correctly.
akaDiluted it’s also the reason why the character for ‘Dale’ died so early on in the show. In the comics he lasts much longer, but due to Darabont essentially being kicked from the project, the actor’s loyalty to Darabont was stronger than staying with the show. I don’t blame him for choosing to leave tbh.
The wailing at the end will always haunt me. It's so hurt.
Whenever I watch a video about the mist all I can think about is
"Good morning, and welcome to the Black Mesa transit system. This automated train is provided for the security and convenience of the Black Mesa Research Facility personnel. The time is 8:47 A.M. Current topside temperature is 93 degrees with an estimated high of 105.....
Should have kept Frank Darabont as the director for TWD
Dao Yang Perhaps but maybe he shouldn't have fired his entire writing staff.
@@daviddreyton8586 maybe he knew in advance what we know now in retrospective abou where he show was heading... at least the comic ended pretty well...
David Dreyton Amc cut off the budget wayyy to much that he had no choice but to cut people. Watch some videos on how AMC treated Darabont on the budget even though they made shitton of money just for season 1. TWD just became a crashgrab after Darabont
@@Lwilibert the comic is done? Then I might get into it
I am a huge King fan and had loved the story when I first read it. I remember sitting with my mouth agape at the ending of the film because it was a. different than what I was expecting and b. so much better than what I was expecting. One of the only cases of the book and movie working together in harmony to create two distinct experiences that are both successful.
"she's somehow FUCKING MARRIED"
IIRC The reason he shoots his son isn't to get rid of the mist, but to not let him suffer a gruesome death from the unknown horror that was approaching their vehicle. And the fact that the unknown horror turned out to simply be the military coming to rescue them was just bitter.
The mist still has me so fucked up
10:13 and the theory that Mrs. Carmody predicts everything makes me want to rewatch and analyze everything she said. Awesome video!
The title of your video made me realize that there's a difference before the noun 'prophecy' and the verb 'prophesy'. I love your videos, by the way. I just started binging them this week.
I much preferred the movie ending to the novella ending. It's one of the many things Darabont has done to show that he can improve on King's works.
I always wished the mist had ended with a solider walking up to Thomas jane's character with a trombone and doing the 'waaaah-waaaaah-waaaaaaaaaah' noise.
Loved the ending so realistic and didn't pull no punches
Your analysis are so point I really don’t understand how you do it. You are very remarkable on how you make sense of these movies. And I absolutely loveeee your channel it’s one of my favorites. Keep up the good work👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾‼️‼️
not revealing the whole information about those creatures only makes it more creepier
Wow I just noticed that Mrs carmodey said that if the boy dies the mist will go, just after the dad kills his son, the mist parted ways from the earth.
maybe look up the definition of ironic, you ass.
dang, name calling for a simple mistake? thats a new low
maybe look up the correct spelling of that's, you bigger ass.
whatever lol, you have a good day.
Just ignore these guys. I appreciated your input!
“She’s somehow f**king married!” Good observation, Ryan. I’d hate to think what she did to poor Mr. Carmody
Mrs. is the common address to middle aged women regardless of marital status.
@@alexthelizardking Good to know that it applies to English, as well. I’m aware that Mrs. is used for women of a certain age in Germany and Scandinavia
I think this is the best video you've made...
I might literally need to watch this again, re-watch the movie, then re-watch this again...
Saw gets a lot of hate, but even if you don't like slasher/serial killer movies you've got to admit that the first one was really great, it didn't even have much gore and really was more of a murder Mystery, I mean sure as it went on the traps got more and more brutal and violent, and started reaching Gorno levels, but I still love the story. I get it you really only like movies for "smart" people that are full of symbology and have intricate plots, and in depth themes, which is fine, but I urge you to at least give the first film another chance. Haven't seen Hostel yet but my Brother has only said great things about it.
I actually love the first one, but as a fan, I was deeply frustrated with it's dramatically degenerated sequels. When James Wan and Leigh Whennell were attached for the first three, it was totally fine. But 4-7 are just shit. In terms of "smart", neh, that's nothing to do with it. It's pretty blatant when a film is just insulting your intelligence to exploit a gimmick at the expense of a good story.
+Ryan Hollinger you're right the story did get really shit, but I still love them all, I'm excited for Jigsaw hope it's more like the first 3.
werewolf914 the problem with saw is that they turned it into a cashgrab franchise and with every sequel the story got worst
See, Saw DOES have a really intricate plot though. I should know, I own all the movies and have seen them all several times (I have a tendency to make other people watch movies I like, which of course means watching them again myself). People just overlook that for some reason. I'm not saying it's a GOOD plot the whole way through, and they definitely shouldn't make more. But people who say it doesn't HAVE one are simply incorrect.
Also the first one's REALLY good. The first three, I would argue, are good. It's a creative idea and I hate that the later films in the series took that away from them.
Hostel is a really good movie worth the watch, I loved the concept and execution.
The thing that gets me honestly in these kinda movies, or the premise in general, is how almost no one as a whole agrees to try and help one another and instantly tries to more go for selfish needs. I know as a society that is probably what would end up happening after the initial bumrush and people getting trampled as others seek safety but it still makes me deeply sad, knowing that people really are like this.
I saw this once in theatres. I had just turned 12 and I didn't understand what the ending meant. I saw it with my dad.
The story really is about hope and how we all have different views of what it means. David ultimately holds out as long as he can before he gives up hope at the worst possible time. Had he held on for just a few moments longer, they would all have lived.
Also, a lot of really interesting comments in this thread with solid points. Thanks for these videos, Ryan.
I know this is a very serious discussion but as soon as I saw Andre Braugher, I just want him to say “I am Devastated “ after seeing the monsters 😆
Such a great movie! So scary how people can treat each other in unknown fearful situations. Not a movie I'd like to see again soon though. The ending almost made me sick, such a horrible situation. You did a great job explaining some parts I hadn't noticed!
When I first saw the movie, I was pissed. Watched that whole movie for a gutpunch of an ending. Hell, I still hate it. But I appreciate it. Because it did something different. If all movies ended the same, what's the point of watching them? Not every story has a happy ending.
I forgot how much I love the channel. What you do, is amazing, and your effort shows
Great analysis, especially the Bosch angle! I need to watch the B&W version already. Less optimistic about how the TV show will pan out, though I haven't seen any of it.
Trevor White The best thing about Stephen King is that The Mist is much smarter than just saying (religion is evil and stupid.)
Yes. I despise the evil woman, of abusing her religion to spread more fear.
BUT The Mist shows in fact evil, abuse of power and human fanatical desire to play gods with the world and other people.
1: Mother Carmody abusing her religion against others to get power, and we see how easily people breaking down and kill each other.
(A religious human who played God.)
2: The American military ( in some vertions) created The Arrowhead Project, which slipped all the monsters into our world. It was not on purpose, but it was science that let them in.
(Scientists who were playing gods.)
Ultimately it depends on a chicken or the egg question.
"Are people evil because religion is evil?"
"Or is Religion evil because people are evil?"
Stephen King replied that it is because WE humans are evil by nature, and will will not admit it and pushes it over on religion and politics.
"As a species we're fundamentally insane tally. Put more than two of us in a room, we pick sides and start dreaming up reasons to kill each other :"
Stephen King.
Your videos are really well put together and have a real emotional vibe to them! I like them!
I think the movies about monsters coming through a hole and killing people.
So one of my housemate's isn't good with horror, she really struggles with it, however for her final project for her university course she's agreed to be the script writer for their play, which is going to be a horror. Because she couldn't bring herself to watch the actual movies, I recommended your videos. We're about five videos in, and she's so grateful for the videos and your interpretations.
Underrated movie, and yes the ending I will never forget. I make it my mission to recognize dysfunctional and dangerous herds of humans in moments of crisis and steer away.
This is one of the best movie endings ever. It's such a real human experience when faced with true hopelessness. I think it takes a life of experiencing hopelessness or desperation to appreciate the ending. If you've lived a happy life, whether in blissful ignorance, limited life experience, or just being fortunate to have minor issues, you'll never be able to relate or understand the ending
Starring the whole "Walking Dead" cast!
I remember watching this on TV with my family years ago. It was probably one of the first movies that left such a deep impression on me. It was how the child me realised death is not always the worst ending.
Holy shit Carroll survived the mist
Such a good video, thank you! Just finished the book after putting the movie into my Top10 all time horror movies! - Holger from SuperFilmmakers
The Mist - The series was the worst thing I've ever saw. Thank Jebus it's been canceled.
Ryan made a great review and analyses the film's dread nicely. And all I can see is Raymond Holt
Tragedy is comedy minus time.
that cut from the painting to one of the movie's scenes at 6:18 was amazing
I enjoyed this video a lot! This movie is incredible, and shockingly despite the horrible graphics. However, I think you should give Hostel another chance! I have always seen so much depth in the first two movies, especially the original. I know that's lost on most people. But I'm dying for an in-depth analysis of it!
If there are enough request replies to this, I totally will have a video on Eli Roth in the next 2 months. Promise!
Ryan Hollinger YAY good man!
Kitty Katt *YES DO AN ELI ROTH VID!!!*
Ryan Hollinger please do cabin fever instead, it's his masterpiece, jumps between off kilter comedy and straight up horror effortlessly, whilst seamlessly blending so many different genres and thus becoming something new
MaKilla Gorilla To each their own, god knows I like my share a bad films, but goddamn "Cabin Fever" is an *awful* movie.
Dude. Just finished this film for the first time. And I was trying to decompress after such a jarring and gut wrenching ending. Your video is honestly just what I needed. Thank you so very very much for your thoughtful analysis.
The day I need a friend like you I'll just have a lil squat and shit one out. Lmao best line ever.
I saw this movie when I was nine, and it holds a really special place in my heart; I was always an imaginative kid and often played pretend by myself, and this film was the source material for my imaginary adventures for YEARS. But I gotta say, I like the ending of the novella so much more than the film... There's something about the ambiguity that really gets to me (for those who haven't read it: it ends with David revealing that he is writing the story in a notebook, and that he is planning on leaving it for somebody to find so his story would be found in case him and his group don't get out alive). Did David and co. manage to outrun the mist, or did they manage to find some kind of survivors shelter? Was the mist stopped, or did it manage to spread across the country/continent/globe?
Also, I was very excited when I heard that The Mist was being turned into a tv show... And then I actually watched it. Yikes.
Casting Director: How many Mist actors do you want in The Walking Dead?
Frank Darabont: Yes.
This analysis is totally new to me and very persuasive. Thank you.
That ending sucked and i dont mean in a bad way , it sucks for david.
I love your video's. Your voice is so calming! I don't even really watch your video's, I just listen to them while doing things!
The scariest part of The Mist is that guy's eyebrows.
Your channel is INTELLECTUAL HEROIN...........I can't get enough........great job!
I really like how you've analyzed the film.
I've read the novella many times, so the brutality of the movie's ending really took me by surprise. While I can't say I particularly enjoyed it, I can appreciate it and understand why it seems to work. I still prefer the novella ending, as I'm a big fan of not giving up hope, but the ambiguity would not have sat well with movie audiences. I also don't think a happy resolution would have worked, either....it just wouldn't have fit the film at all.
12:37 "David group was always doomed as he led them to evil" *shows that he's driving to portland*
Great video, as always.
My minor was in art history, love your framing of these films as something societally and culturally larger.
If you are not a King fan. You probably don't know the creatures in the Myst come from the same world as Penny Wise.
I was thinking that the creatures were just either manifestations of Penny Wise or Penny Wise offspring. They needed to eat.
As long as this isn't an effect of the movie Dreamcatcher.
Carter Baker Imo thats lame. It should be a standalone universe that way more is left to mystery.
Carter Baker you mean dimension. And even that isn't really clear. The only thing that is clear is that they didn't originate from our dimension.
Sir, please write a book on the art and messages of horror films... your essays are bloody amazing.
This movie effected me greatly and basically cemented in my mind a decision for if I ever was in a similar event (trapped in a doomed location dealing with mob mentality).
In short Carmody taught me something important but not what you seemed to get out of it. I now know that people like her that instagate or promote negative influence by using ideology must be eliminated ASAP.
Every scene with her was more salt in my wounds and more hatred for her as a character (liked the acting good job whoever she was); but most of all, it was seeing how she corrupted the others into more evil beings and shattered people with false hope, and empty words (despite the points you pointed out). Had she been the first to die more people would live and a sense of community could of been born that would have saved lives otherwise lost.
Because the Mist was already thinning out, the creatures were clearly already running.
So had they held on, been of positive belief that they would all live... OK, you love "It" so you should of noted how that story and my point are linked. The kids beat It; because their faith made It weak and vulnerable; so if the people had believed in a positive outcome strongly enough the Mist would of cleared sooner.
@@shakeuroi5969 I realize 2 wrongs do not make a right. I am saying that I would become a bad guy to save lives.
The difference as minor as it is; comes from the ripple effect of our differing actions.
Worst case scenario they gang up on me and I die. We already saw the worst case scenario the movie presented.
I do not condone my comment, but characters like her bring those thoughts forward. The walking dead has plenty of examples of people that should of died sooner to spare the lives they claimed in the show that could of lived longer.
In reality I probably could not actually talk myself into it... I mean I could not even bring myself to kill a gopher that gave my dad septicism and nearly killed him.
I was a huge fan of the original story the first time I read it, it blew me away. I remember thinking how cool a film it would make and then just a few years later it came out. I saw it while living in Vancouver BC. I remember the cinema CHEERING when Carmoody died. And I remember that ending, people were floored, visibly shaken. I've never experienced a film like that in a cinema setting with other people that affected people so badly. People were looking around in disbelief. We walked out of there like it was a funeral.
Anyone notice how like 3 or more people in this movie appear in walking dead as main characters