This is, by far, the silliest thing I've ever written. Twitter: @glowingscreens0 Music used: Intro Song: • Intro Song (feat. Paul... Montage: • Montage Lyric Video - ... Finale: • Video
Pay attention to the little girl. She is the embodiment of what it means to be free. She didn't prejudge, categorize, or alienated the two. Be like children.
I'd like to think I have a special connection with Hank. I've been through some of the things he has, some obvious, some things are going missed that only a person like me might notice. This film deals with real life matters that make people uncomfortable, which says a lot about every human being. Recurring themes of rejection, and infatuation are visited and revisited in monologue and behavior. In life, many people spend their whole lives avoiding uncomfortable topics that shape us through our whole life, and these are the people discarding this masterpiece. It's important to recognize that Hank has lost his battle with sanity. He's grappled with the notion of suicide repeatedly, and has grown up with the fantasy that a "happily ever after" life is just around the corner. (Most of us are indoctrinated on this concept by loving parents). The more desperate Hank is to have it, the more disconnected he becomes with reality. The death of his mother has caused a tremendous rift between himself and his father, in which both are unable to recover. [Trust me this movie is more about the death of his mother than anything]. Sexual desire has always played a negative role on Hank. This was likely passed from his father when his father was unable to cope after his mother died, and repressed all natural sexual urges on to Hank. Hank grew up through puberty disgusted with his own body, and meeting rejection from every girl he's ever known because he's so uncomfortable with himself which is compounded by how his mother tried to explain what it means to grow into puberty before she died. Every thought he has about attraction is repressed, and he hates himself for it. His pure intentions are to find love. The trauma that has been building up within him has forced him to live daily in fantasy, and no one can relate to him anymore. He doesn't talk about his feeling/misgivings to anyone. His shame becomes so overpowering that he runs off into the forest to disappear in the hope someone will care enough to come find him (he's hoping it's his dad). He begins to live a fantasy where he hasn't run off, but is a castaway of an unexplained boat sinking on an island. {There never was an island, but he DID try to kill himself, and botched it.} He found a dead body on the shore and began talking about all of the things that were eating him up inside, that no one was there for him since his mother died years ago. At some point, either through reckless starvation and stress he completely loses his grip on reality, and imagines Manny has come to life. But something happens in the cave and some things Manny does ARE REAL. Hank is so out of touch with reality, he can't tell the difference anymore. He begins to heal by becoming a mentor to Manny. (WHO IS ACTUALLY HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL). I believe Manny is actually the spirit of his mother. Manny and Hank begin to talk only about the things that are causing him so much pain. Especially his pure intentions hidden behind his shame of natural things that have been taught to be vile, and repulsive (Probably by his father). He finally learns that living life, and living to the fullest involves all of those vile and repulsive things we are all conditioned to discard. He reveals that he needs his father's love to Manny and it is painstakingly obvious that the two of them never mourned the death of Hank's mother together. The whole climax of the movie is a truly sad one. Hank talks about the virtual birthday card, and his sadness is portrayed as a brutal need for his love. Manny does in fact come to life a few times to save Hank, and he is alive when he talks to Sarah's daughter. The little girl is not afraid of Manny because there is a connection of innocence. After all of the themes mentioned, and some not mentioned, Hank finally speaks to Sarah, WHICH IS THE FIRST TIME HE'S EVER ASKED FOR HELP IN HIS LIFE ~He is THAT repressed. He is really avoiding his father because their relationship is completely broken. He begins to deal with the reality of the infatuation that could have lead to real love (Sarah) has now passed. His father's character is perfectly conveyed when he shows up to identify the body (which he was told to be his son's). His father is driving an old truck that probably has sentimental ties to his wife, and he doesn't look like he's doing well. At this time I assume Hank's father's character has settled into a dead end job, and hasn't grown beyond what he was when he lost his wife. "Essentially my dad personally. Hank isn't ready to talk to his father, and is afraid of what he might say. Hank's dad goes to identify Hank's body, but absolutely can't. He's crushed, it's too much to bear. When Hank sees his father's reaction, he actually starts to feel loved, and doesn't want Manny to be unloved. He abandons his hope for himself in order to prevent Manny from being discarded. The cops, news, Sarah and Hank's father come across the things Hank has built in the forest, and his father sees the dummy Hank made of him, and realizes how much he has wasted with his relationship with his son after the death of his wife. By the time Hank is ready to let go of his fantasy, he's put himself in such a looney bin his life future will never be worth living unless he knows for himself some of the things he did were really real. He's strong enough to face his demons, but as he walks off, our guardian angel, Manny, decides to show a small gesture that Hank is not completely insane, and the magical things he's rambling on about might have actually happened. In that moment his father saw Hank in a completely different way. He never understood Hank, or nurtured him, but he wasn't ashamed of him at all despite everything that has happened. This was all his father needed to revive his relationship with his son, and be the nurturing support that Hank has been denied since the death of his mother. (Which I believe Manny, was his mother all along.). "But personally, I believe that things like that happen from time to time just out of range of our perception " MASTERPIECE
NGL, I think you're projecting a little too much fatherly discordance, but it's all subjective anyway. Over all, you've certainly explained many major themes.
This is an underrated movie, and I can understand why it isn't very popular. This analysis addressed all of my thoughts perfectly and I will forever consider this movie a hidden gem. Thank you for this short analysis it was delightful.
One of the most special, gorgeous, ridiculous, I mean it’s everything all in one. Just an absolute masterpiece of storytelling and filmmaking. It’s so unique and unlike anything out there. An experience everyone should have at least once if not many more
I don’t often have to gather my thoughts after a movie, but what a rollercoaster this one is. The soundtrack is amazing and all throughout you’re thinking “Dafook..?” while it feels so heartwarming
When I first saw the trailer for this movie when I was younger I always wanted to watch it and I finally did. This movie was not only incredibly unique but it had a lot of good messaging. I think it could’ve been better in some ways but I still think it was a very well done movie that was really fun and I hope we get more different movies like this
Thank you for this. Many people see this film, just like sequence of farts and silly jokes . But it´s unbelievable how many metaphors on today society are hidden in this picture.
