The Double: Duplicating Jesse Eisenberg In A Dystopian World 

This movie is a masterpiece, it just blows your mind all the way through and it's almost painful to see what Simon goes through, and you get so invested in the character, just amazing

Why did they spend so much time and money creating a second Jesse Eisenberg when they could have just hired Michael Cera?

The vintage machines and tools, the constant working in corporations, the feeling of being numb and disconnected, the struggle with your inner-self/emotions/the other you .. all made in wonderful set. Good movie.

the films aesthetic really reminds me of 1984 so much

A really great film, definitely would recommend. Not a Jesse Eisenberg fan but he did really well in his role(s). And who could dislike Mia Wasikowska? Ayoade's future as a director is looking very promising, I just hope he continues to receive funding for his films.

This film made me feel very claustrophobic because of the way it looked and the colours used along with the fact the characters looked almost sweaty all the time and they looked as though they wore the exact same clothes everyday...

I wish Richard Ayoade can direct/write more movies.

It was a decent film. Very artistic. The style and the directing and editing was great. I see it being a cult film for sure.

Not sure why many people keep repeating that the picture quality of 4K digital is superior to photo-chemical. Just look at this film.

lol the director is the guy that played jamarcus in the movie, the watch

Aside from other’s obvious reflections. The double offers something completely missed by regular viewers. The movie has various metaphors and hints. . Next time you watch it. Think of it like this. Simon is actually at a mental hospital. From the moment he leaves the train. His belongings are trapped and taken…. . Hannah is actually dead the entire movie. Melany is hannah and hannah is melany. Its saying that hannah has two sides. Melany is the dark lusting female. Hannah the innocent creative soul without hormones. When simon. Calls her up. Its him reaching out for hannah in melany. Only to then shut it down and hurt her. They are the same person…. Simon advances on her too strongly n this is conveyed throughout the movie. . Later she kills herself n it shows her in melany’s makeup to confirm this that they are the same person. The entire movie. Hes basically reliving her suicide over and over. Hannah being his true love n other women are objects of lust. He has immense guilt for cheating on her. Using her. And sleeping around. . Everytime he kills himself he awakens a new person trying to move on from what he did to hannah but cant. Thats him jumping off the building. Trying to get healthy n leave the hospital. . Enter the train again. Hes been there 7 years at the “company”. So we can assume hes done this frequently by assessing the time line. as a hard working man. His innocence is his work. Akin to hannah’s drawings. Hes in a psychosis trying to conclude the hospital is his place of work. Also he is working to get better... . But the vacant coworkers are a metaphor for the doctors and other patients who never leave. to only see him as a patient. Not a person…. One doctor his main boss isnt really helping him. He plays along with his psychosis. Seeing simon as a lost cause... simon, Basically, He sees hannah everywhere. Everytime he goes out. Its hannah. But remember shes actually dead. also, melany’s father is the owner. Vs hannah’s manager is her mother. Showing how parents inspire different tenacity in the woman. That they can be two different people while men are overshadowing their humility to succeed. Its conveying how young women when they hit puberty become someone else while men dont really change. Men just put on a personna. the guard that lets him in the door. Is shown in a doctor’s outfit during the suicide scene. To show he snaps out of his psychosis a little but are actually at the hospital the entire time. Every work evaluation is him talking to a doctor. The coworker’s and their vacancy to him are other patients n doctors thrown into the mix. Along with anyone that acknowledges him are people he confides in different ways to the doctors of the hospital. Love this movie. Watching it once. You may not notice all of this. Its alot to take in since the movie is showing two completely different interpretations at once. Each interpretation kind of over lays the other in various ways to convey a very deep movie of logical twists n turns. Playing into one or the other based on how you want to see it. Like a two seperate people interpreting an abstract painting n seeing a different image. All the variables. Representing the seperate hemispheres of our brains

Aspects of this film reminds me of the book Metropolis with it's regimented dystopian workplace etc. When he was talking about people gravitating to one man and not the other without any physical differences between them, it reminded me of Beldent's 'Does Chewing Gum Make You Seem More Fun?' experiment/advert thing. Richard Ayoade is a genius.

The way Richard Ayoade talks about this movie as if it's a comedy while it's actually one of the most isolating and lonely films I've ever experienced.

Really didn't think Thornton Reed was knowledgeable about cinematography, I'm pleasantly surprised!

This looks incredibly interesting, I'll have to give it a watch!

Beginning of the movie : whuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut - end of the movie.

Does anyone else see the similarities between the look of this and the movie 'Brazil'? I think Richard was definitely inspired by the aforementioned 80's flick (which was genius if you haven't seen it BTW). I cannot wait to see this film, I am extremely intrigued by the plot. Richard is one of my favorite comedians, presenters and directors. Wonderment!

Another interpretation to the double Still in a psyche ward. But the entire movie is representing a study on multiple personality disorder. From catatonic schizophrenia to split personality and multiple personality. Hannah doesnt actually exist. Its a personification of her inner child and youth. How she sees herself. How she truly is. The old woman in the copy room is a personification of her job and professional self. Almost like we are hearing her inner thoughts “oh the creepy guy is back..hey creepy guy”. Its simultaneously how one is Seeing themself as they age. Similar to how people look into a mirror and see themselves as fat. But imagine this. hannah works alone the entire movie... and what she actually is, is never shown. Its how james see her is sweet hannah as hannah sees herself. . Melany institutionalized herself while the rest are genuinely there for a lack of awareness to their psychological issues. Which is why melany doesnt have a different version of herself unless it is the blonde waitress..which would make sense if melany as her emo self is on break but everytime we see the blond waitress she puts on her professional persona as a lunch lady or the nurse that takes care of him to bring him food?! . The old lady in his mother’s room has the same illness as hannah. Which derives his obsession with hannah. However because he sees his mother in her compared to regular women he sleeps around with. He is in a moral contradiction which creates james simon and simon james. She brings out his good side. Other women bring out his eager. Competitive and lusting side of carnality. Anyone sitting behind any desk in a power of position has no dopple ganger. They are still the hospital staff.

Is it just me, or does this video make me see a resemblance between Jesse and Matt Smith?

A true work of art for viewers to interpret the story as they themselves see the world. For me. Hannah looks and acts just like a girl i loved and wasnt good enough for. So to me the film expresses that longing i feel. Almost a reflection of the exact events in a way. N. This is why i see the film from a point of simon trapped in a prison of his mind. Stricken by the lust he feels for his counterpart. Unable to find a healthy balance to succeed in the relationship until he dies. He can never stop loving hannah. Other women are just bad replacements of melany. N melany is just the james to simon as hannah to melany. Both hurting on another in a self destructive mannerism. To say the film is a master piece is narrow minded. Its a work of true art for every viewer to interpret. And ive found countless interrwining metaphors and visual cues. Ideals and expressions that twist your mind in a chaotic string of interpretations. As an artist its so heavy to me. As a regular viewer i see each story told over one another in a battle of paradoxical conclusions i cant properly define.

Dystopian alternate universe where the world war 2 lasted longer with so many nuclear bombs dropped. And japan won. The story takes place in 2013.

so he basically played the same character twice in the same movie

this looks fantastic!

This was a very good movie. Jessie is a great actor.

Reminds me of the movie Youth In Revolt

Loving the aesthetic of this!

"With Hilarious Consequences!" bro i wept three times. what is funny

Such a good movie love Richard ayoade and Jessie eisenberg

So does james really exist? And why nobody can see him when there is one scene, there is this girl notice that simon and james look the same? sorry i have poor english.

Cannot wait to see this!

Things that you gonna make a hmmm

The IT Crowd! haha

Triangle movie? 🤷🏽‍♂️ repeating the same thing over and over

If this guy explained the film to me. Id not have seen it.

Paddy Considine :)

I’m in love with this film.

if Jesse Eisenberg is Michael Cera's double, then this movie is a clone of Youth in Revolt

7:00 that looks like an eraser head influence if i ever saw one!

Download link or any website??

I'm sorry but I do not understand this movie at all like tf he hurts himself and the other gets the same pain ???doesnt make sense also tf?!?the ending makes nooooooo absolute sense😭🔫🔫

I'm really eager to know how one was in front of the other in shots like 4:46.

This is basically incel the movie

the explanation of the film is more interesting than the film itself :/

So much care was taken in making this film. I need an analysis of the sound design and score.

the movie sucked, did not make sense its trying to be in a "artistic" way but is just a jumbled mess that has no clear meaning behind it like all the scenes you see don't add up to what they are trying to make out it

This is a terrible movie!!! Why does everyone talk to both guys separately if they are the same person!!!!????? Stupid, stupid movie yet all the film people say it's good!!!??? So dumb!!! Oh the artsyness of the film they say. I don't care why dose everyone talk to both guys!!!!!?????

watched this film last night. went in not knowing what to expect and it quickly won me over with its look and feel. despite being heavily (and uniquely) stylized it felt incredibly authentic and relatable. and not just in its message. certain formal elements felt like they were from inside my head. ie the way sounds cut in and out. i liked it a lot and felt very comfortable in it, despite everything that happens lol 🫶