I rented this movie the night before I headed back home to the States from a deployment to Japan. I was staying in an ocean side hotel, and a massive storm was rolling in from the horizon. As this scene began to play, at the exact moment the thunder rolls and lightning crashes as Willem Dafoe yells “haaaaark!”, a lightning bolt struck a tree just outside my window and shook the entire room. I will never forget that moment, and being in that dark room with thunder shaking the walls immersed me in this tale of madness. No viewing experience will ever come close. This will forever be in my top 10.
TFW the most memorable and amazing speech in the whole year of 2019 is about a man cursing another for not liking his cooking. Cinema has truly hit a new peak.
I love how his curse started in rage, then started to peter out instead into something resembling fear and awe instead, as though he was genuinely scared of the thing he was invoking.
I noticed that when I saw it in theaters. I remember seeing him with his chin up looking down on winslow and by the end I noticed his head was looking down. I didnt catch when it happend, It was extremely subtle and sooo well acted. Or I was just to captivated by the speech or the fact that this is all over a stupid lobster
Lance Miller that I do agree with , they have lost their relevance in today’s society, constant grandstanding on issues these elitist one percent behind gated communities and armed guards have no meaning to the common man
Once a production decides to parade their film around like they are making an oscar-like film, they lose integrity of the story and characters. Oscar-Bait must be the worst feeling to have as a director. Because no filmmaker wants "The Oscars" to be the only reason their making a film.
It started with that, by the end he has turned into someone else.... maybe something else. It isn't just an insult/curse... it is a call upon the mythical and unnatural.
Well, if you yell "Hark" alot during an area with moderate to severe weather patterns, it's bound to happen eventually! I'm just glad the cameraman caught it, while filming this documentary.
I read somewhere that it actually unnerved a lot of the crew that he delivered the whole monologue without a hitch and without blinking. Dafoe will go down as one of the greats
"Let Neptune strike ye dead, Winslow. Hark! Hark, Triton, hark! Below, bid our father the sea king, rise from the depths, full fouled in his fury. Black waves teeming with salt foam to smother this young mouth with pungent slime. To choke ye! Engorging your organs 'til ye turn blue and bloated with bilge and brine and can scream no more. Only when he, crowned in cockle shells, with slithering tentacled tail and steaming beard, take up his fell be-finned arm, his coral-tine trident screeches banshee-like in the tempest, and plunges right through your gullet! Bursting ye! A bulging bladder no more, but a blasted bloody film, now a nothing for the harpies and the souls of dead sailors to pick, and claw, and feed upon, only to be lapped up and swallowed by the infinite waters of the dread emperor himself. Forgotten to any man, to any time. Forgotten to any god or devil. Forgotten even to the sea. For any stuff or part of Winslow, even any scantling of your soul, is Winslow no more, but is now, itself the sea!" "Alright, have it your way. I like your cooking."
@Palindromeda 33 Are you saying the screenplay was based on an already established book or play? Because otherwise, reading shakespeare doesn't make you write like shakespeare, genius.
Which great because he was in Shadow of the Vampire as Max Schreck from the movie "Nosferatu", who in that movie wasn't really an actor but actually a vampire just doing what he normally does.
Willem Dafoe murders this monologue and takes the scene from laugh-out-loud funny to genuinely unsettling over these two minutes. But oh man this lighting - it just takes the performance to another level. He looks absolutely inhuman, especially from the 0:56 mark on. Seeing that in theaters took my breath away.
xuda I was laughing quite a lot seconds before this scene and as soon as this started I was stunned into silence. I haven’t felt that level of impact from a scene in a movie for a long time.
Joseph Stache The punchline at the end got a good laugh out of me but not anyone else in the theater. I think it shook the hell out of everyone because the audience was laughing just before this
Hell no. This was what took the movie to the top for me. It was an absolute pleasure to experience this shit in theaters. Seeing it on my phone screen right now doesn't even compare in the slightest
The reason dafoe was so offended because he was shocked that anyone would speak poorly of the delicious, flame broiled whopper, available at your local Burger King.
Anyone else feel like we were listening to a real curse that might actually work? Like we had stumbled upon some arcane forbidden knowledge? I was very spooked by this scene!
That's definitely the impression I got. Winslow reacts sharply when Wake mentions choking on slime (as he already has done) and condemns him to being pecked apart by seagulls (which is his eventual fate) forgotten by time and memory in the hell he has been condemned to.
@@therfm6003 while I felt terrified by this forbidden unknown curse, I was also laughing because, as many in this comment section have pointed out, this was all over Winslow simply not liking his cooking. Also the "HAAAARK" and "what what" back and forth are friggin amazing as well
They used vintage lenses from the 20s-30s rigged on special modern cameras in order to give it an authentic period look. Love how much they use golden age film techniques in this, especially the use of montage. It's a beautiful nightmare
@@Glassandcandy in addition they also shot it on Kodak Double X 35mm film, a black and white stock that has been pretty much unchanged since 1959. They also used a teal filter to get the shades they wanted and another filter to better emphasize the grain. Really neat stuff.
Right? Its funny because its so absolutely absurd, but the way the thunder cracks and Dafoe stares with such rage and malice makes it seem like he's invoking the ancient lord of the sea himself.
I love how the Greek mythology just comes out full-force in this... Wake calls upon Triton, the son of Poseidon/Neptune (the reigning god of the sea). Triton rules the deepest depths of the sea and acts as a messenger/herald for his father. He possesses a conch shell which, when blown like a trumpet, can calm or disturb the sea... when addressing Triton, Wake refers to Poseidon/Neptune as "our father", placing himself in the role of Proteus, Triton's brother. Proteus is a prophetic sea god whom Homer calls the “Old Man of the Sea”. He dwells on the island of Pharos and is described as a god of “elusive sea change”, capable of quickly changing his appearance, fluid as water, appearing often as a merman, possessing a fish tail or tentacles in place of legs. He can foretell the future, but refuses to share this knowledge with others; he answers only to those who are capable of capturing him. Then we've got Winslow, who could represent Prometheus. Prometheus stole fire (the Light) from Olympus (the Lighthouse), and was sentenced by Zeus (king of the gods) to have his liver eaten out every day by an eagle. With each new day, his liver would regenerate, and the eagle would again rip at it. I just love this stuff. I love this film. DANG!!
Thank you for understanding that this speech references Greek mythology. Too many idiots hear this and are all like, "Oh, tentacles, that means Lovecraft!!" Drives me nuts.
@@onlynameMrBlank You are an idiot for not grasping that it is both. A pompous fool and a buffoon, dare I say. The movie is inherently lovecraftian, Lovecraft often made callbacks to VARIOUS mythologys including greek.
JESUS CHRIST! This Scene Literally Took My Breath Away- What A Genius Writer, What A Genius Shot, What A Genius Actor! It’s A God Damn Work Of Art! The Shadow Morphed Into Horns, Man
Is anyone else super disappointed that there’s no Golden Globe nominations for this movie? I seriously thought that if Dafoe ran as supporting, it would be a close contest between him and Tom Hanks. No screenplay recognition though, that’s even worse.
@Kyle Platz I agree with you. Thematically,Lanthimos is repetitive and a bit more out there than Kubrick himself. But aesthetically and visually,he matches Kubrick at every aspect.
So It Goes it’s this threat that makes it good he’s threatening him for not liking his cooking it can be taken as scary and uncomfortable or completely hilarious it draws a fine line
Haven't seen the movie, but two things: 1) Willem DaFoe is terrifying 2)The black and white actually looks good. If you watch old movies, the black and white looks more "natural" than modern movies, where they shoot normally and change it to black and white in post. Black and white is an artwork in itself
Honestly black and white filmmaking can hide a world's worth of filming mistakes, it's part of the reason the original Gojira looks better than a lot of the Godzilla movies we've gotten since then. Pair black and white with the right movie and tone and it'll only elevate the material, and this movie perfectly illustrates that from a surreal horror angle.
What are my favorite details is that as he continue speaking he goes from angry to seemingly worried or concerned, almost as if he himself fears what fate will Winslow will suffer. Almost as if he just realized what he has wished upon him, the almost lovecraftian feel
When I saw this in theaters I couldn't believe anyone could direct a scene this amazing. The acting, lighting, cinematography, writing, was all 10/10 brilliant. Wonderful movie.
I swear watching this scene is just pure magic. Defoe literally becomes someone else in this scene, he becomes Thomas. You feel this disconnect was he stares down at Winslow and you don't feel like you're looking at Willem anymore. An absolutely electrifying performance!
For me, I think this film will be one of those that I don't necessarily like watching, but will love analyzing and discussing with fellow cinephiles in person or in RUclips comments sections.
This was the movie film lovers needed at this exact time. I went in already expecting a 10/10, and left the theater knowing it is sooooo much more than I could have ever prepared for. I wanna see this at least 10 more times
the entire scene in its full imo really summarizes the movie super well, a movie that's so unpredictable that one minute you're laughing with the pair of drunk idiots, and in the next you're cowering in horror at what the old man is invoking, listening to him go into detail as he beckons whatever force he worships into fully erasing you from history all because the other guy didn't like his lobster
*Delivers the hardest monologue known to man, filled with evocations of ancient powers far beyond human comprehension and deadly hexes and curses.* "Ok, boomer."
I rented this movie the night before I headed back home to the States from a deployment to Japan. I was staying in an ocean side hotel, and a massive storm was rolling in from the horizon. As this scene began to play, at the exact moment the thunder rolls and lightning crashes as Willem Dafoe yells “haaaaark!”, a lightning bolt struck a tree just outside my window and shook the entire room. I will never forget that moment, and being in that dark room with thunder shaking the walls immersed me in this tale of madness. No viewing experience will ever come close. This will forever be in my top 10.
You didn't happen to mess with a seabird before then, did you?
You fucked a seabird didnt you lass?
TFW the most memorable and amazing speech in the whole year of 2019 is about a man cursing another for not liking his cooking.
Cinema has truly hit a new peak.
'Nuff said.
The best synopsis
Legit this was a good ass year for movies. I hope 2020 follows the same trend (if not greatly improve).
"you're fond of me lobster, aren't ye?"
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I love how his curse started in rage, then started to peter out instead into something resembling fear and awe instead, as though he was genuinely scared of the thing he was invoking.
I noticed that when I saw it in theaters. I remember seeing him with his chin up looking down on winslow and by the end I noticed his head was looking down. I didnt catch when it happend, It was extremely subtle and sooo well acted. Or I was just to captivated by the speech or the fact that this is all over a stupid lobster
He was at first like “Fuck this Winslow prick imma curse him” then he was “Ah shit I think I over did it•
And then Winslow's response...I actually chuckled involuntarily
VERY EXCELLENT OBSERVATION!
@@janesmith1840 it's ok, it's supposed to be funny😉👌
Winslow: I don’t like yer cookin’
Wake: YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I’VE SACRIFICED?!?!
You're out, Wake.
@@bonurse7969 OUT, AM I?!?!
Back to formula
I'm something of a cook myself~
Okay Green Goblin, we get it.
Anyone who dislikes this clearly isn't fond of his lobster.
I want a steak!
@@DarthRelkew What are you gonna do with a steak?
@@saucers79 I would kill for a steak!
Let Neptune strike them dead! *HAAAAAAAAAAAARK!*
What movie is tihs?
This scene is the closest thing to a lovecraftian monologue that I’ve ever seen. The screenwriting for this movie is impeccable and Oscar worthy
Just an Irish Tayto
Amen
Agree
Robert Eggers is king at writing dialogue like this!!!
Lance Miller that I do agree with , they have lost their relevance in today’s society, constant grandstanding on issues these elitist one percent behind gated communities and armed guards have no meaning to the common man
Once a production decides to parade their film around like they are making an oscar-like film, they lose integrity of the story and characters.
Oscar-Bait must be the worst feeling to have as a director. Because no filmmaker wants "The Oscars" to be the only reason their making a film.
lets not forget he did all this cuz winslow aint like his lobster dish
It started with that, by the end he has turned into someone else.... maybe something else. It isn't just an insult/curse... it is a call upon the mythical and unnatural.
Here in Maine we take our lobster meals VERY seriously
To be fair when Winslow pulled up the lobster pot, there was a human head looking pretty worse for wear in the pot as bait.
All this because he wanted to fuck a steak
I just love the crack of thunder when he yelled "HARK"
The sea king let his attention be known.
Well, if you yell "Hark" alot during an area with moderate to severe weather patterns, it's bound to happen eventually! I'm just glad the cameraman caught it, while filming this documentary.
he says hark?
Seeing this scene in theaters sent shivers down my spine
I had to check it again after reading your comment. Holy crap, that part was funny!! HARK!! Thunder right on cue.
The most amazing thing is that he doesn’t even blink.
RazorBeak He does actually. It’s at the same time you do so you never notice it.
@@SuperSpecialk13 I'm watching without blinking and don't see it
@@ruptro6658 exactly
Ruptro You blinked at 1:44.
I read somewhere that it actually unnerved a lot of the crew that he delivered the whole monologue without a hitch and without blinking. Dafoe will go down as one of the greats
"Let Neptune strike ye dead, Winslow. Hark! Hark, Triton, hark! Below, bid our father the sea king, rise from the depths, full fouled in his fury. Black waves teeming with salt foam to smother this young mouth with pungent slime. To choke ye! Engorging your organs 'til ye turn blue and bloated with bilge and brine and can scream no more. Only when he, crowned in cockle shells, with slithering tentacled tail and steaming beard, take up his fell be-finned arm, his coral-tine trident screeches banshee-like in the tempest, and plunges right through your gullet! Bursting ye! A bulging bladder no more, but a blasted bloody film, now a nothing for the harpies and the souls of dead sailors to pick, and claw, and feed upon, only to be lapped up and swallowed by the infinite waters of the dread emperor himself. Forgotten to any man, to any time. Forgotten to any god or devil. Forgotten even to the sea. For any stuff or part of Winslow, even any scantling of your soul, is Winslow no more, but is now, itself the sea!"
"Alright, have it your way. I like your cooking."
Tfw when the Lighthouse predicted “Ok boomer”
So beautiful tho, for a dread curse.😂
How does a writer even come up with this in 2019?
Such a nonchalant answer
@Palindromeda 33 Are you saying the screenplay was based on an already established book or play? Because otherwise, reading shakespeare doesn't make you write like shakespeare, genius.
Willem is my grandmother when I refuse to eat her food because I’m already full.
"But Grandma, I couldn't stomach another bite--"
" *LET NEPTUNE STRIKE YE DEAD, WINSLOW.* "
"Who's Winslow?"
" *HAAAAAAAAAAAARK!* "
😂😂😂
Never tell a man you don't like his lobster...
Pattinson trolled the living shit outta him & he just figured?!? IVE HAD ENOUGH!?!... #HAAARKKK
The 19th century equivalent of receiving a long-winded, overdramatic angry text and replying with "k."
They weren’t actually making a movie. This is just Willem as he normally is.
"No, there is no script. Just act normal."
"You asked for it..."
Which great because he was in Shadow of the Vampire as Max Schreck from the movie "Nosferatu", who in that movie wasn't really an actor but actually a vampire just doing what he normally does.
Robert Pattinson wasn't acting, either. He genuinely lost his mind having to be around William Dafoe.
This was the first scene they filmed. Pointed the cameras and said “Hey you see that guy? His name’s Winslow and he said your mom’s a hoe.”
@GhettoBoyGrinch say it, yer fond of me pizza
Best, funniest, most unfathomably terrifying thing I've ever seen
"I like yer cookin"
Oscar right there
#lolHEwasntTROLLING
Willem Dafoe murders this monologue and takes the scene from laugh-out-loud funny to genuinely unsettling over these two minutes. But oh man this lighting - it just takes the performance to another level. He looks absolutely inhuman, especially from the 0:56 mark on. Seeing that in theaters took my breath away.
xuda I was laughing quite a lot seconds before this scene and as soon as this started I was stunned into silence. I haven’t felt that level of impact from a scene in a movie for a long time.
Joseph Stache The punchline at the end got a good laugh out of me but not anyone else in the theater. I think it shook the hell out of everyone because the audience was laughing just before this
Same here his eyes fill up with blackness like black fire.
I kept laughing
Pattinson's reaction gets me. "Oh shit. This guy's actually insane."
Man, I dont remember the sponge bob intro being this long
OOOOOOOH
Those eyes...those wild eyes.
Those horrible yellow eyes
SSLEEEEEEPPP
DELIVER USSSSS!!!!
@@nutellaninja4667 FINISH IT
@@broccoliboye3096 FROM EVILLLL!
(That username makes this even better)
this shoulda been the whole trailer
Paint glad to know you’re still around. Hope you’re doing well
Amen to that
Hell no. This was what took the movie to the top for me. It was an absolute pleasure to experience this shit in theaters. Seeing it on my phone screen right now doesn't even compare in the slightest
I agree. Totally
Paint if this scene was the trailer then one of the best scenes would be spoiled owo
All because he insulted his cooking...
That's what makes it so hilarious.
Fine have it your way.
Never insult a man's cooking or you'll be in for a harking!!!
I said this same speech to my wife lol
Willem dafoe is not the king of the sea but in fact the Burger King. We can infer this when Winslow says, "have it your way".
It also may be foreshadowing for the “Big King Lobster Burger.”
The reason dafoe was so offended because he was shocked that anyone would speak poorly of the delicious, flame broiled whopper, available at your local Burger King.
He is from Atlantis
"Yer fond'a me Whopper, ain't ya?"
As i read out “have it your way” in my head a bell rang outside exactly like the taco bell ding. Felt like a parody of the lightning strike on “hark”
If he doesn’t win an Oscar for this speech alone it’ll be a goddamn travesty
Purposeless Rabbitholes I don’t know why you aren’t verified
Agree Oscar right there
Pesci or Pacino are more likely to win for The Irishman.
That's likely, but I still think Dafoe deserves it for The Lighthouse. Especially after being nominated, what, like 5 times already?
HARK!!
Anyone else feel like we were listening to a real curse that might actually work? Like we had stumbled upon some arcane forbidden knowledge? I was very spooked by this scene!
100%, people were laughing in the theater and I felt that their ignorance to the pure power was inflicting upon them a curse of their very own.
That's definitely the impression I got. Winslow reacts sharply when Wake mentions choking on slime (as he already has done) and condemns him to being pecked apart by seagulls (which is his eventual fate) forgotten by time and memory in the hell he has been condemned to.
@@therfm6003 while I felt terrified by this forbidden unknown curse, I was also laughing because, as many in this comment section have pointed out, this was all over Winslow simply not liking his cooking. Also the "HAAAARK" and "what what" back and forth are friggin amazing as well
Green goblin screams at Batman about the sea, 2019
Travis Rayome Do you know the will dafoe is from the Atlantis
The lights, the camerawork and especially Willem's acting.
They used vintage lenses from the 20s-30s rigged on special modern cameras in order to give it an authentic period look. Love how much they use golden age film techniques in this, especially the use of montage. It's a beautiful nightmare
Amazing amazing movie
@@Glassandcandy in addition they also shot it on Kodak Double X 35mm film, a black and white stock that has been pretty much unchanged since 1959. They also used a teal filter to get the shades they wanted and another filter to better emphasize the grain.
Really neat stuff.
This article goes over all of it:
www.musicbed.com/blog/filmmaking/cinematography/breaking-down-the-cinematography-of-the-lighthouse/
One of the coolest monologues I have ever seen put on film. Funny, terrifying, weird. It’s everything.
Childish SESH The Lighthouse (2019) by Robert Eggers, same director as The Witch! :)
Right? Its funny because its so absolutely absurd, but the way the thunder cracks and Dafoe stares with such rage and malice makes it seem like he's invoking the ancient lord of the sea himself.
1:20 that geeen goblin is creeping through
Amazing scene 10/10
I’m convinced that Willem Dafoe was born to be a lighthouse keeper.
This often happens when two men or more are trapped in an elevator.
Yell Shakespeare when somebody farted?
This scene was too trippy while stoned lol. I felt he was going to jump out of the tv
Thunderlips502 hell yes!! Even the ending fucked me up when he’s screaming from gazing at the light!!
@@tacoblender Yes...that was terrifying. This was my favorite stoned movie experience since Godzilla: King of the Monsters last summer.
*pulls out airpod* "I'm sorry, what was that?"
“Alright, have it your way then, I like your cooking”
I heard they resurrected H.P Lovecraft just so he could write this scene
Eh, this is more Melville. Lovecraft had spooky ideas, but he couldn't write for shit.
JOE LIVINGSTONE Does Melville’s lore compete with Lovecraft’s?
@@THEjoelivingstone nah. Sure, Lovecraft would repeat notions throughout his stories sometimes, but his concepts pushed the genre as a whole.
He was so thankful to be alive again that even managed to not insult minorities for a while
Missed an opportunity to say that they "Reanimated" Lovecraft
When you're on a cooking competition show and the chef doesn't like your dish
Funny, if you actually pay attention to what he’s saying, he’s predicting exactly what becomes of Winslow by the end of the movie. Word for word
He doesn’t even blink man
Misery misery misery that's what you've chosen, I offered you lobster... and you disliked my cooking.
Underrated comment 👏 💀
Still underrated.
ttttthis was such a fun family film. if you're gonna see it be sure to take the kids.
I love how the Greek mythology just comes out full-force in this... Wake calls upon Triton, the son of Poseidon/Neptune (the reigning god of the sea). Triton rules the deepest depths of the sea and acts as a messenger/herald for his father. He possesses a conch shell which,
when blown like a trumpet, can calm or disturb the sea... when addressing Triton, Wake refers to Poseidon/Neptune as "our father", placing himself in the role of Proteus, Triton's brother. Proteus is a prophetic sea god whom Homer calls the “Old Man of the Sea”. He dwells on the island of Pharos and is described as a god of “elusive sea change”, capable of quickly changing his appearance, fluid as water, appearing often as a merman, possessing a fish tail or tentacles in place of legs. He can foretell the future, but refuses to share this knowledge with others; he answers only to those who are capable of capturing him. Then we've got Winslow, who could represent Prometheus. Prometheus stole fire (the Light) from Olympus (the Lighthouse), and was sentenced by Zeus (king of the gods) to have his liver eaten out every day by an eagle. With each new day, his liver would regenerate, and the eagle would again rip at it. I just love this stuff. I love this film. DANG!!
Awesome observation. I can't get enough of this movie.
Thank you for understanding that this speech references Greek mythology. Too many idiots hear this and are all like, "Oh, tentacles, that means Lovecraft!!" Drives me nuts.
@@onlynameMrBlank Except it is indeed Lovecraftian. It can be both, lol.
@@onlynameMrBlank You are an idiot for not grasping that it is both. A pompous fool and a buffoon, dare I say. The movie is inherently lovecraftian, Lovecraft often made callbacks to VARIOUS mythologys including greek.
This is the one movie where I was okay that I had no idea what happened
He didnt even blink one time lol
Great Acting
So well written, so well directed, and so well acted. Robert Eggers is only getting better.
The title should be “Why Wilem Dafoe deserves an Oscar.”
And all of this happens to Winslow/Thomas.
“His innards pecked by the souls of dead sailors….”
This scene is mesmerizing.
''The hark, Osborn! First we attack his hark!''
I nearly died from laughter reading this. Thank you 😂
Nice one 👍
Jesus why am I listening to this on repeat like a favorite song...
Because it is poetry
Poetry is music
JESUS CHRIST! This Scene Literally Took My Breath Away- What A Genius Writer, What A Genius Shot, What A Genius Actor! It’s A God Damn Work Of Art! The Shadow Morphed Into Horns, Man
Petition for a 2-minute Oscar clip for Dafoe? For playing the love child of Captain Barbossa and Tim the Enchanter?
Holy shit, that description is spot on...
there are some who call me... tim?
There it is.. the comment I didn't even know I was looking for
Is anyone else super disappointed that there’s no Golden Globe nominations for this movie? I seriously thought that if Dafoe ran as supporting, it would be a close contest between him and Tom Hanks. No screenplay recognition though, that’s even worse.
This movie. Something about it, can’t get enough.
Cant wait till it's out on bluray
@Kyle Platz Lanthimos=New Kubrick
Eggers is on his own league though.
@Kyle Platz I agree with you. Thematically,Lanthimos is repetitive and a bit more out there than Kubrick himself. But aesthetically and visually,he matches Kubrick at every aspect.
So It Goes it’s this threat that makes it good he’s threatening him for not liking his cooking it can be taken as scary and uncomfortable or completely hilarious it draws a fine line
Haven't seen the movie, but two things:
1) Willem DaFoe is terrifying
2)The black and white actually looks good. If you watch old movies, the black and white looks more "natural" than modern movies, where they shoot normally and change it to black and white in post. Black and white is an artwork in itself
Honestly black and white filmmaking can hide a world's worth of filming mistakes, it's part of the reason the original Gojira looks better than a lot of the Godzilla movies we've gotten since then. Pair black and white with the right movie and tone and it'll only elevate the material, and this movie perfectly illustrates that from a surreal horror angle.
I truly believe William Defoe was possessed by a pirate ghost when he did this speech.
This is one of the most riveting and immersive performances I’ve ever seen! The lighthouse seriously might be my movie of last decade!
“Im not a fan of your lobster”
Willem Dafoe: Im about to speech this mans whole career
Best scene in the movie, already embroider the lines
Wake has 99 insight
Aye, he was just trying to end the Nightmare, for Winslow; he did nothing wrong.
NOICE
His eyes in this scene are so powerful
HARK! He be worthy of an Oscar!
LET NEPTUNE STRIKE YE DEAD, ACADEMY
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARK!
HARK, TRITON, HARK!
Me when Dafoe wasn't nominated for an oscar.
This has to be the most terrifying monolog I've ever heard in a movie.
Thanks Vinyot.
So much foreshadowing in that speech....
What are my favorite details is that as he continue speaking he goes from angry to seemingly worried or concerned, almost as if he himself fears what fate will Winslow will suffer.
Almost as if he just realized what he has wished upon him, the almost lovecraftian feel
"Alright have it your way, I like your cooking"
The thumbnail is the definition of nightmare fuel.
After that first hit of weed sets in.....
When I saw this in theaters I couldn't believe anyone could direct a scene this amazing. The acting, lighting, cinematography, writing, was all 10/10 brilliant.
Wonderful movie.
The nautical speak made me completely overlook the fact that he's describing the last shot of the movie, that's exactly how Tommy ends up
I swear watching this scene is just pure magic. Defoe literally becomes someone else in this scene, he becomes Thomas. You feel this disconnect was he stares down at Winslow and you don't feel like you're looking at Willem anymore. An absolutely electrifying performance!
I didn't notice until now that he (almost) never blinked the entire monologue
Imagine not liking someone’s cooking and he immediately summons Yog-Sothoth on you
a chef summoning cthulu when a negative food review comes in
Gotta say, the lighting in this is fantastic and makes it 10x creepier
That shot of Willem's face was like some old school cinematography you don't see much anymore. That was a fantastic shot, speech and overall scene.
I was just backing away from my phone as his monologue went on
Thanks Vinny
When your roommate overcooks the ramen noodles
The recent “curse you bayle” reminded me of this
I wanna see Wake in a Spongebob episode.
One of the best film monologues ever.
For me, I think this film will be one of those that I don't necessarily
like watching, but will love analyzing and discussing with fellow
cinephiles in person or in RUclips comments sections.
This was the movie film lovers needed at this exact time. I went in already expecting a 10/10, and left the theater knowing it is sooooo much more than I could have ever prepared for. I wanna see this at least 10 more times
I’ll never forget this scene when I was watching it in the theater
Left my jaw dropped the whole two minutes when I saw this in the cinema.
I love that towards the end of the monologue he seems almost afraid for Winslow, like his fate is inevitable and terrible just for not liking the food
Lots of foreshadowing in this monologue.
Dafoe really channeling Charlton Heston here and it's perfection
Such a good movie
the entire scene in its full imo really summarizes the movie super well, a movie that's so unpredictable that one minute you're laughing with the pair of drunk idiots, and in the next you're cowering in horror at what the old man is invoking, listening to him go into detail as he beckons whatever force he worships into fully erasing you from history all because the other guy didn't like his lobster
He didn’t blink
Imagine this not being nominated for an Oscar
Shirt that says "I've seen it! You're fond of me lobster!", booty shorts that say "me lobster"
So glad he won the Oscar for best supporting actor in this!
You from the future?
DAMN YE!
I wish my pagan prayers were this cool.
This the live action Flying Dutchman from Sponge Bob before he died.
*Delivers the hardest monologue known to man, filled with evocations of ancient powers far beyond human comprehension and deadly hexes and curses.*
"Ok, boomer."
Robert Eggers writes old-fashioned dialogue brilliantly.
this should clearly be a clip they show in every acting class.
I was so entranced with Dafoe's performance in the theatre that I only now realized this is foreshadowing the ending of the film.