THE LIGHTHOUSE (2019) Ending Explained 

There's an old myth among sailors that the seabirds that follow their boats out to sea are the spirits of dead sailors. Old, deceased crewmen watching over their former crewmates. Seems like that seagull that tormented Winslow was supposed to represent the old lighthouse assistant warning him.

You're fond of me lobster, ain't ye? I seen it! You're fond of me lobster. Say it!

I just finished the movie and the ending scene when he's screaming legit freaks my tf out. It's so well done and creepy.

By “ending explained” you mean: a narration of the movie.

Winslow: kills seagull So you have chosen death then.

I did not understand half the dialogue in this movie, but I was still gripped by it.

Pattinson has some serious acting chops

I love when a movie makes you feel that you are witnessing something from another time. There Will be Blood, The Witch, and The Lighthouse really made me feel like I was travelling back in time and seeing something real.

One trippy damn movie. About 2/3rds of the way through, I didn't know what was real and what was in Tommy's mind, which made me realize that was the point of the director. It was the first person perspective of an insane man that we were experiencing. Damn good film.

I’m not used to seeing Robert Pattinson with emotion and Willam Defoe with aggressive gassiness

*immediately after seeing movie * Yeeah, I'm gonna need a bit of an explination to cope with this one.

When Ephreim lied on the rocks with cockels in his eyes and sea gulls eating him it was the curse Tom gave him earlier when he insulted his lobster cooking. Wonder why you didn't find it interesting to mention it.

Young Couples should watch this movie before getting married

Only american director where i need to put on subtitles for his movies

Willem Dafoe be deservin' of an Oscar for his accent sez I

I believed this film to be about the constant conflict men have between one another for power. Older Thomas manipulated and constantly pushed younger Thomas down in order guarantee his position as alpha male, as men have down throughout history. He felt more fulfilled the more he broke another man down. The lighthouse symbolizes the sense of salvation one gets from being on top and in control. Its imagery is also clearly phallic. Older Thomas wanted to keep it all for himself because if he ever lost it he would be less of a man. The sea gulls represent the men who failed to find the light in their past lives. Some may have challenged Older Thomas in the past and failed. Ironically their salvation was found through death. At the end of the film the souls of those men are literally feeding off of Young Thomas; a man who broke the rules and stole the light through sheer force. Even after death, men continue to feed off of one another. Idk, that's just my take.

I think I preferred The Witch more, as a whole, but the speech Defoe gives when his Lobster is insulted is one of the best things I've even seen in a movie.

I'm so happy that Robert Pattinson is finally getting rid of the cursed twilight role and doing some nice films! I hope him all the best.

I think this whole movie was purgatory for pattensons character while he died on the shore. Lot of dream like symbolism and ID psychology that we do when we dream especially in Dafoes character representing the supresson of his ID.

I died of laughter when the old man starting barking like a dog at the endlol

Imagine a movie night but it's just his videos because you are too scared for the actual movies

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Hot take. Wake is Winslow. After the painting accident, i think the real Winslow died. I mean, the day after Winslow didnt have a scratch on him. I think Wake left Winslow for dead (getting picked at by seagulls in the end) and created another Winslow in his mind. After the incident Winslow started drinking. He started to rebel more, ultimately became more like Wake every day. Maybe the murder of Winslows boss, inferred to the man Wake had killed and he could finally admit it to himself. You find Winslow sleeping in Wakes bunk. And ofcourse, Winslow starts calling himself Thomas. In the end, Winslow killing Wake, was just Wake killing the last bit of his sanity. Just some food for thought.

Man, just imagine what quarantine would be like for these guys.

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He couldn’t just stand the bird for one more day.

If you've watched Lighthouse you know that Robert Pattinson has the acting capability to play Batman

The language they are speaking is the long lost dialect of flatulence.

This movie all takes place in the afterlife. The first shot is them arriving by boat, which symbolizes crossing the river Styx. Defoe is the devil/Hades and the light in the lighthouse is heaven. Defoe jerks it to the light because he wants to return to heaven, but can't. There's a Greek story of a man tricking the ruler of the underworld to return from the afterlife, just like Pattinson does to Defoe. When Pattinson stares into heaven he is being judged, which is why he screams and falls down the stairs back to limbo. The only real world shot is the last one with Pattinson returning to the mortal realm in his once dead body.

"Prometheus was punished by the gods by giving the gift of knowledge to man. He was cast into the bowels of the earth and pecked by birds" Now I can appreciate the oracle turret even more

Theory: Tom (Patterson) is actually a sailor who has crashed and marooned his boat on an island (same as the tory old Tom tells) He is heavily injured and lies dying on the rocks while the birds peck and eat him. The movie is his dying thoughts of trying to make sense of the situation and some hope for rescue/ help. Old Tom also tells young Tom "Maybe you are in Canada....not here at all"

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Ye liked me lobster didnt YE?!

Apparently they changed the definition of "explained" to mean recap.

I truly appreciate the effort you put out in these videos. This film was really intriguing. Dafoe and Pattinson’s performance were captivating.

Your introduction was top notch. I truly appreciate the effort you put out in these video.

This was by far the darkest film I've ever seen like as the movie went on I felt more distressed like I was in their situation almost

I spent ten minutes listening to you narrating a movie i’ve watched twice

Ending explained: 90% recap 9% jokes 1% explaining

This film was shot in my hometown and I was Robert Pattinsons waitress at a restaurant 🤩

Between this and The Witch, I don't think it's an overstatement to say that Robert Eggers is one of the best directors working today. Absolutely nails the atmosphere of every scene

I never expected the movie to be as funny as it is. Dafoe is really good. I also have a new respect for Pattinson. He was good in High Life too.

I just came back to rewatch this after the algorythm recomended me the version with SpongeBob music edited in.

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PSA: You can't drink kerosene as a substitute for alcohol.

I found the film to be a modern Shakespearean masterpiece. It feels real and of the time, with cinematography that leaves me drooling at the beauty of filth.

This video is the most directly comparable project to the way that I’ve attempted to complete English course papers. 80% retelling passages from the reviewed subject, 10% actually persuading/answering the assignment, and 10% rambling/filler.

You still drink alcohol? Ok boomer. *pours cup of kerosene with honey into hydro flask*

this and the witch where so good and so well written, i hope the director makes more movies in the future.

So glad u made one of these for The Lighthouse. I just watched it on Amazon Prime and am interested to hear your thoughts. Okay, on to the video...

In my opinion Winslow was way more injured when he took that fall, Tom threw him on some rocks to die shortly after. The rest of the movie takes place in his head.

I watched it because its 2 hours of willem dafoe going insane

Robert Pattinson looks damn fine with that mustache.

Ur so entertaining on ur own, but also so informative ab so many movies. I don't watch alot of horror channels, but this is by far the best, but then again, just 1 of my absolute fave channels over all!!

i watch these videos even if i’ve never seen the movie because its so nice to go through the movie and have it explained too. its just neat.

I was hoping for a HP Lovecraft vibe in the movie

I know ya'll like to ask about how many people watch foundflix instead of the movie... But I how many of you watch the movie after foundflix?

Winslow represented Prometheus, Old Tom was god, like Zeus maybe Poseidon, the seagull is the bird that Zeus turns into sometimes in greek mythology and the lighthouse is the power of knowledge.

Plis I love this lil spices you add in ur explanation!!

How long have you been editing this video ? Five weeks ?! Two days ?!

You know it’s a good movie when FF does a skit

Gawd I love your banter. Keep it coming!!!

great vid thank you!

I never judge Robert because of Twilight. He's a damn good actor. Very versatile. He did actually good in Twilight also. Put some respect on his same. I also think he'd do great as Bruce Wayne too. Gotta bulk up though.

This movie messed me and my friend up so bad. We were shook asf afterwards but it was ssooooo good

William had me cracking up when he was butthurt about his cooking "damn yee" lmfaook

" I saw ye, yer fond of me lobster." Lol I honestly didn't understand most of what they were saying but I like the atmosphere of the movie. Definitely a great movie but not for everyone. Including me. But I liked it. Really well made movie.

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The scene at the end was physically impossible, meaning it's either completely metaphorical, or it's the souls of dead sailors punishing Robert's character for killing one of their own (implied to be Defoe's former protege, as both the sailor and seagull are missing their right eyes).

This movie was so unsettlingly for me. I’ve watched many horror movies in my day that are messed up and scary but this was anxiety inducing I felt like I was there and I felt the fear and creepiness all throughout. I loved it!

Great video, man. Without this, I would’ve never gotten the ending.

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Actual explanation starts on 11:40 and ends on 12:40 Yes, the explanation is 1 minute. The rest is just summary of the movie. You're welcome

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Great review!! I loved both movies! As you said, I can't wait to see what is next!!

I'm starting to really like Pattinson as an actor, he's had some awesome movies in the last few years. 'The Rover' was great and 'Cosmopolis' was weird but had its own charm. Along with this movie he's really starting to prove his skill in the trade.

Character: *Kills Seagull* Poseidon: *GET REKT BITCHES!*

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Was in a Praetorium run, and Prawn Mayo recommended me this channel. This video specifically. So far, gotta say this was a solid recommendation!^^

Can you do Dont Be Afraid Of The Dark (2009 or something)? That ending always confused me as to why Kim would side with the fairies and why she’s alive and stuff,

Am I the only one who noticed he was holding his pipe upside down?

Guy : kills annoying seagull Sea: so you have chosen death

No explanation is given, only a summary of the film.

Okay so I just recently saw this movie and I thought it was great, and the Prometheus themes are certainly one of them, but I think there are multiple layers and interpretations to this movie, and I'm gonna point out something we're thinking with a friend over a beer after the film, this is pretty complex but bear with me, I wanna hear if any of you agree with me. So here are some observations: -Tom tells that during his time as a logger his former boss whom he said he watched die was also a cruel taskmaster like the older Thomas -After the scene where the guys dance and nearly kiss and it turns to fighting, there's another scene both men are drunk and laying basically on each other's lap, with Tom saying multiple times something to the extent of 'I know what you're trying to do' -The older Thomas multiple times refers to the younger Tom as 'pretty', and as having 'the eyes of a woman', and even calling him something liek a harlot or a slut 'just wanting attention' close to the end of the film. This results in the final big fight during which Tom subdues Thomas, and as he's on top of him and beating him, he sees several visions that alternate between him beating Thomas, him beating Thomas turned Neptune with tentacles, him having sex with the mermaid, and I think tehre's a short shot of him a top a different figure, a blond male that I think is briefly shown once or twice before and I'm assuming is his former now dead boss. -Both men have lost their previous work buddy in mysterious circumstances, possibly killing them -Tom never makes a mention of having had a wife or a girlfriend, and even when asked about his future plans, he said he wants to just save up money and buold his own place, makes no mention of getting married -When he masturbates, he's always shown masturbating to the vision of a mermaid, -Early on in the film, Tom is fixing the roof and while doing so spies on the sleeping Thomas who's I think partially naked on his bed. So I think there's a subplot/theme in here about repressed sexuality during that era. In the 1800s being openly gay or bisexual was obviously not socially acceptable, but there's clear sexual/romatic tension between the men when they're drunk. Both dislike or even maybe hate the other sober, but whjen they're wasted they have a good time, dance, hug and almost kiss, and are very soft towards one another. Basically I think it's possible to read it so that Tom had some sort of a romantic or sexual encounter with his previous boss, and was so ashamed by this that he either killed or allowed the man to die, stole his identity and escaped to a remote island, only to basically have to come face to face with his own sexuality yet again. In the end he becomes the man who's identity he stole, literally beating Thomas into submission and walking him around like a dog, but note that he stops burying Thomas alive, as if he doesn't at thios point already know that if he's not killed he will try to prevent him from getting to the lighthouse. In fact he stops himself killing the man twice: first during their final big fight, second time during the burial. Only when Thomas comes and hits him with the axe is he finally 'forced' to take the life of his companion. Maybe it's just the beer, or maybe watching the movier made me a little crazy in the head as well, but I genuinely think that there's a heavy theme of repressed feelings and sexuality throughout the whole film that applies to both men. Thomas makes a mention about how he's now 'married to the light' and how it's 'treating him better than any woman ever'. So maybe the light and the secret knowledge finally reveleaded to the Promethean Tom in the end is the realization that he's indeed intoo men, and realizing this finally kills him. Am I completely lost or anyone feel like I maybe onto something? Either way, it's a god damn awesome piece of cinema, and I'll certainly watch it again.

My theory: Winslow and Wake are the same person, but Defoe plays the role of Thomas's friend that was killed before and his head is shown in the middle of the film. We discover that both characters have the same name later on the movie when Winslow says his true name is also Thomas. 'Wake', Thomas Wake, that could be his mind telling Defoe to wake up. Pattinson plays the real Thomas when he first arrived to the lighthouse and killed his friend/partner. Later he's driven into madness when sees the light. The sea birds starts eating his livers, but he doesn't actually die. He's on a eternal loop reviewing the first moment he got to the rock as punishment for killing the bird, but playing two people (himself and his partner who he murdered). P.S: We hear in some moment in the film that Defoe's character was from Salem, indicating that the wife he left behind is probably a witch and cursed him. (She's also the mermaid that Winslow keeps seeing all the time). Considering that they're both the same characters playing different roles, the curse is for both (from the wife and the light... Or are both the same?!).

nice summary of the film, thanks for the thorough explanation....

The dance off at the end is comedic gold!!!

I think that director likes David Lynch juuuuust a little bit.

“Why’d you have to spill the beans indeed” LMFAOOOOOOOOOO

I’m not gonna lie, I usually only lightly chuckle at the jokes on this channel, but that whole intro made me literally laugh out loud a few times. Good shit, Mr. Flix.

Who’d have guessed these two actors would have such great chemistry

My favorite film of 2019 hands down. Had to pop in to say that.

I think the killing of the bird and the sea being angered by it is symbolic of the killing of the albatross in the poem,'The rime of the ancient mariner' where the people on the ship face bad luck after one of their men kills the albatross.

Very entertaining review my dude.

Came here to understand the ending better. You didn't actaully explain it, and your voice is pure torture. Thanks!

Two bros🎶 Chillin’ in a lighthouse🎶 ‘Bout a foot apart and they’re both mad🎶

*Everybody gangsta* *Until there came a CGI tenticle...*

Loved the intro!

Nice. Subbed