An important distinction that some people do not take away from the movie is that Jacob's death does not occur until the very end. That movie went through an awful lot of tweaking on its way to the screen and it has a few artifacts of its troubled production. Why need to clarify that? I was hoping that you guys on … Press J to jump to the feed. I love that quote - it was used in a track by the band UNKLE, back in the 90'ies, that i loved. (spoilers) Regarding the story itself, I see it as Jacob's mind attempting to explain to itself in its last moments why he was bayoneted by a "friendly". Jacob's Ladder (2019) is part 2 of 2 in the Jacob’s Ladder series. So, that's why I came here: What did you guys think? -TLC 2019: Shinsuke Nakamura defeats Kenny Omega in a ladder match fir the IC title. Or you just don't go in for all that afterlife stuff. It's been ages since I've seen this movie, so I could be mistaken. The guy was just an ordinary postal worker with guys in demon masks trying to kill him. This is when the perception of what is an angel and what is a demon changes for him. It's suddenly all about that last paragraph in writing. Now there are films that end with the "it's a dream" ending (SPOILER coming up), and most of the time that ending does ruin the film. His life wasn't an hallucination or a dream - he died with an unclear soul and was being given the opportunity to determine the moral polarity of his soul before he truly passed on. I can't help but feel it trivializes the entire story. And then you find out none of it happened. He gets off at a deserted station and unable to find a w… He wasn't dead the whole time, but dying. It's just a matter of how you look at it, that's all. His demons, (including Jezzie) are trying to get him to let go of life so that he can go on to the next life. But if you read the "hated" it reviews, it's completely clear that a huge portion of them never realized that the film was his "dying dream". By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. The entire movie is a metaphor not for Jacob's mind, but for his soul, and we're meant to see everything as "actually happening", only in a spiritual rather than corporeal sense. Is it justified? So if it was all a dream, how did those anachronisms get into his dream? Rating: ★ USA. As for the end, think on this; the "dream" he has involves him seeing cars (and probably other things as well) that were only released after he supposedly died. Posted by u/[deleted] 7 years ago. That said, the entire film is unreliable. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. He is no longer suffering. Basically it was classic "occurrence at owl creek bridge" plot; where everything you've seen in the movie turns out to be what was going through his mind in the last moments of his life. So it all happened, it just happens that it didn't occur on Earth. And it often feels like a project that’s trying to merge different projects together. Throughout the film, Jacob is visited by demonic (eg., the horned being raping his wife at the party, or the eyeless surgeons) and angelic (his chiropractor, his dead son) figures. Even the ascending the stairs scene --while somewhat anticlimactic-- makes sense. While this 2019 Jacob’s Ladder is a distinctly different film, there is little doubt that even the most well meaning fans go into a film like this one automatically comparing the two films and unlikely to judge the 2019 film on its own merit. They're freeing your soul. Not purgatory, but a dying fantasy which his mind is concocting to explain the fact that he died at the hands of a friendly soldier. Zayn retaliates by seemingly costing Shinsuke the victory. Kevin Yanick Steen (born May 7, 1984) is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Kevin Owens and is a former Universal Champion.. Steen began his career in 2000, at the age of 16. You don't know if the government is actually after him or if he's been mentally disturbed from Vietnam. TW very good movie. I did immediately after finishing the remake and it cleansed my palate rather nicely. It fits the film and Jacob's character journey. With Michael Ealy, Jesse Williams, Nicole Beharie, Guy Burnet. Crew. It could be that a religious man would be helped to death by angels encouraging him to release his sins and the demons making him suffer to get him to sin. After his brother returns home from war, Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. The Babadook Ending Explained: What The Monster Really Means. Here it did not, at least not to me. The Babadook and its memorable monster served as a powerful debut feature for Australian director, … 2019. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the earth. Demons (1985) (directed by Lamberto Bava): The Metropol theater from the film was recreated in Old Silent Hill. Reliving your life and/or alternative lives are regularly reported in near-death experiences as well as psychedelic accounts. 1.3. The whole film builds up this sense of paranoia and a dream like state, which makes you question what is reality, but it speaks volumes about … I may sound like a broken record now, as I've replied to most people's comments with this, but it's literally the final shots of him dead at Vietnam that ruined it for me. Directed by David M. Rosenthal. This is why I think it didn't impress you the way it should, because you saw many movies which covered your interest in this subject. Sounds of bullets and bombs take over, and Jacob (Tim Robbins) runs away, only to face someone who stabs him. Just imagine, SPOILER AHEAD - all his life after Vietnam was hallucination, yet it was a nightmare which he couldn't distinguish from reality, it was ground breaking, shocking, and unexpected. The acting is actually good and I love that the core cast is black. So, if you're frightened of dying and... and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. Jacob’s Ladder. I just personally think leaving it on that fade to white would leave a lot more room for interpretation. Starring Jesse Williams, Michael Ealy, Joseph Sikora, Nicole Beharie, Karla Souza, Guy Burnet. Again, it's been long time since I watched it, but that was my interpretation at the time. One interpretation (consistently supported by the events in the film) is that it's not a dream; Jacob is in Purgatory, trying to find his way to Heaven. Jacob's Ladder is a path that leads from earthly demons to heavenly peace. 16. Why? It is a convenient construct so that he can talk to his tormenters. Archived. The only “real” problem is the story which is enough to ruin everything. It did happen, but it happened to his form outside of his body. Everything. Paul McCartney's Give My Regards to Broadstreet wasn't a great film to begin with, but the "it's a dream" ending made it shittier than it had to be. 2019 Directed by David M. Rosenthal. I LOVED that movie and HATED that title card. I agree with you about the title card, but would encourage you to just ignore it. I know I'm not the only one saying this, but it can't hurt to reinforce it. I completely agree, and don't really get why they chose to put that in the film (except maybe give more literal-minded viewers a more tangible basis for the plot). This is not so much a movie at the end of which we're given a twist that makes us contemplate the veracity of what we've just seen, like Inception. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Press J to jump to the feed. By Jack Wilhelmi Published Nov 15, 2019. Close. Posted by. Maybe because he has turned his back on God. Analyzing Jacob's Ladder. Personally, I thought it was a perfect ending in that it defined the mystery of the plot, the very nature of the film itself. It's no longer an emotional journey, it's no longer his journey, it's no longer him coming to peace for me. Sometimes you perceive time slowing down, sometimes it's faster. Inferno (1980): The Kazanian Antiques store is recreated as Kazanian Jewelry in the Silent Hill Town Center. Wow, this movie must have gone way over my head. I suspect it might have been a studio edit like adding the voiceover into Blade Runner was. Analyzing Jacob's Ladder. The drug comment is something I didn't like either but could have been there to keep the religious people from protesting a movie that shows angels and God doing evil things. A final battle all face as they die. I am going from a long ago recollection of this movie. It's now more about Vietnam and the drugs, and to me that just goes against everything the film has been building up; it leaves it on the wrong note. Jacob's Ladder, a section of U.S. Route 20 as it crosses the Berkshire Hills between the towns of Chester and Lee in western Massachusetts; Jacob's Ladder Trail, a hiking trail to Lone Peak in Utah's Wasatch Range; Other uses. So don't worry, okay? With a movie like this (spoilery non-spoiler) especially one that ends the way Jacob's Ladder does, you either change the ending—almost certainly for the worse—or you keep the ending and the remake is basically pointless. Then his chiropractor, Louis, says this: The only thing that burns in Hell is the part of you that won't let go of life, your memories, your attachments. Note: After re-rereading my review of JACOB’S LADDER 2019, I realized that I talked more about the original than the remake. I suppose this is a commentary on these types of endings in general. 1.2. Suddenly, some of them begin to have seizures while they face attack from the enemy. [spoilers] spoiler. Was this the right way to end the movie? It's real selling point was this kind of Wes Craven-y, Serpent and the Rainbow vibe. 2 years ago. It’s a shame because the alternate ending is pretty cool. SPOILERS (This whole thread is, though, really.). A group of soldiers sit and rest and make fun of each other. You're invested, and it's all building up to something big. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. In a melanated version of the ’90s horror remake Jacob’s Ladder, expect to see the same story but with a completely different ending.. Filmmaker Adrian Lyne, best known for racy movies with sexual themes like 9 1/2 Weeks and Fatal Attraction, took a different turn to a new genre in his 1990 film Jacob’s Ladder.The premise of both the original and this newest version starts the same. Lyne explained it as thinking it was just too much of an assault on the senses at that point and went with a simpler ending. The whole film seems to be his subjective emotional view on events and his past; why jump out of his head to clarify everything? He wants to live and fights the 'evil' that is trying to kill him. I can't agree with you, because the ending describes what the entire film is in a very creative way. So, just watched Jacob's ladder for the first time, and to me it feels like a great movie with the wrong ending: The whole film builds up this sense of paranoia and a dream like state, which makes you question what is reality, but it speaks volumes about the character's beliefs, fears and losses. Poof, there goes all the mystery, tension and emotion for me. (also loved Elizabeth Pena in it; it's so sad she died this year). I agree that "it was all a dream" is generally a lazy cop out, but if there is any film in which it is wholly fitting, it is Jacobs Ladder. Unfortunately, JACOB’S LADDER 2019 isn’t one of them. I'll admit I've never been a big fan of this particular trope, but it can work if it's used appropriately, or if it feels earned. I just finished watching Jacob's Ladder (1990) directed by Adrian Lyne starring Tim Robbins. I loved the ideas and themes the film was suggesting. Which according to Christian mythology is a real place. Some days ago I saw a review on YouTube about the film Jacob's Ladder where they mention that at the ending on the film, when Jacob is riding the cab back at his home, we can see that the cab driver has a button that says "NixonNow" a slogan from Nixon's campaing in 1972, however if: Jacob died in Vietnam, there's no way that he knows about that. I would have to ask you, what WOULD be the right way to end this movie? I have seen 1,000 films that get more suspenseful, so it was nice to see one go from suspense/horror ambiance to the feel of a drama at the end. So does the film maker really require the viewer to accept that the events were a dream, or is the door left open that something else is going on? The interesting thing is to consider if he has any access to the true history of the world post "death". Log In Sign Up. It was all just a weird dream before he died. No religious meaningful figures, no talk of the soul, not even cabalistic tricks that would explain how a drug would make a path to demonic vision that would explain what's happening here. The screenwriter, Bruce Joel Rubin, is/was rather obsessed with the idea of an afterlife; his other well-known films, Ghost and Brainstorm, are also about this theme. This is made explicitly clear in Bruce Joel Rubin's book of the screenplay, which I know is a secondary source, but it's a clear statement of the intent. That is the surface story. Archived. 1. I love movie that play with these death dream scenarios. Jacob's Ladder (Hebrew: סֻלָּם יַעֲקֹב Sūllām Ya‘aqōv) is a ladder leading to heaven that was featured in a dream the biblical Patriarch Jacob had during his flight from his brother Esau in the Book of Genesis (chapter 28).. Throughout the film, our protagonist is unraveling this crazy truth about what's haunting him and what happened in his past. Confusion, torture and fear also are well documented in these accounts (as well as biblical and other religious text descriptions of death). Jacob’s Ladder (2019) 1 September 2019 14 April 2020. There were probably no experiments, no cover up, no conspiracy, because the timeline never progressed past Jacob being injured. As /u/EndlessN said, even if you were upset by the way the early part of the film was undercut by the ending, the film was interesting because it explored the psychology of the protagonist. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Works by Dario Argento: 1.1. Again, it feels external, meant for shock purposes, and attempted without any … I thought the film defied expectations by starting out very suspenseful, and then slowly losing the suspense/horror qualities. The film starts in the jungles of Vietnam. What you wrote here, and him dying on the table are not mutually exclusive. Jacob sees Gabe standing at the foot of the stairs, waiting for him. That is not what's happening in my opinion. They just plain missed it. The idea of the lead being dead the whole time was a unique and underused concept, but that wasn't the selling point for the movie because... well, kind of the twist, right? I mean, hey, it may just be me, maybe the ending resonated with the other people. This is the wrong way to look at it. Jacob's Ladder is a 2019 American psychological horror film directed by David M. Rosenthal and written by Jeff Buhler and Sarah Thorp. It's a real cheap shot to reduce all the mystical implications of this to just a rogue scientist in a dirty lab. That was the emotional high point for me, and everything that goes on after that just ruins the ambiguity and the poetic beauty of the film that it was working so hard to build up. Who is to say he isn't allowed to perceive everything quoted above in just a few hours at the end of his life? If all you got out of it was "it was all a dream" I think you missed what was going on. Or you just don't go in for all that afterlife stuff... hey man, either way. I've never really seen this brought up, so I'm either reading too much into it or missing something really obvious, but here's my takeaway: The ending, or rather the it's all a dream revelation in the last minute or two, completely invalidates the entire movie that came before it. This movie is full of biblical names and they really mean something. Surely, this suggests some kind of religious tone to the film which is far more at home in the time when the film came out, but seeing how the forces of light and dark (lame descriptor but you know what I mean) are vying to influence him starts to make a kind of sense. Vast space eats u. It was a weird film. Who cares what this 113 minute journey meant to us or to Jacob if it was all just the fantasy of his dying, drug-addled mind. And he was afraid, and said, "This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. And I am not criticizing that approach. We were also on the tail end of some really well respected Vietnam War films (Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Born on the Fourth of July), and in the middle of it having pop culture usage in films (ex: Casualties of War). For instance, his girlfriend, Jezebel, (King Ahab's wife in the bible who changed his religion) is against church in general. This is made explicitly clear in Bruce Joel Rubin's book of the screenplay, which I know is a secondary source, but it's a clear statement of the intent. Jacob wins. Jacob’s Ladder – directed by David M. Rosenthal – stars Michael Ealy as Jacob Singer. I don't think it's fair to dismiss all the events between the beginning war sequence and the ascension of the staircase as a dream, when the emphasis is, in fact, that they were not. I'm going to have to watch it again with this in mind. For a film that is so abstract in it's form and nature, it sure does have a patronizing final scene. Like so much of the 2019 “Jacob’s Ladder,” they’re shallow. It is a story of angels, demons and their fight over human souls. And it really made people think, which lead to more movies which explore this area of our minds (life within the dreams). Edit: ... Not purgatory, but a dying fantasy which his mind is concocting to explain the fact that he died at the hands of a friendly soldier. They burn them all away. Everything flows, jumping between these different states. It overrides the tone of the film and even sabotages the themes by turning Jacob's journey and struggle, and eventual inner peace, into just a really bad acid trip. 62. In the next scene, he opens his eyes and finds himself on a mostly empty train. Seriously, it undercut every thing we just saw. Jacob now back in society as a pharmacist begins to suffer from severe headaches and nightmares that are slowly become a reality. Nowhere is purgatory mentioned in the film, but there is explicit reference to a state where, (paraphrased) "If you are resisting death, you'll see demons tearing your life apart, but if you accept it, the demons are really angels." Sure, a lot of the events can be interpreted as his insanity or as being symbolic, but it still makes sense. I disagree with you on the tension in the film. I think your interpretation is based on misunderstanding. The film set up something magical here, something that could be interpreted in many ways; it was a personal emotional journey that went into his character, let us see through his eyes and feel what he feels, but then at the last beautiful moment (that bit when nostalgic images cut to the sound of his heartbeat) the film yanks us out of his mind and says the objective truth. Some characters hint that he is dead (The palm reader, the doctor), others tell him he is alive (Louis). But Kenny being an honorable guy, instead rouses Shinsuke and let's him win the title. Those events were an actualization of a so called "purgatory" - his transient state between life and death. Rewatch the original. Works by David Fincher: Inspired themes in Sile… But before we're dosed with this bleak detail, Jacob's Ladder has something of a happy ending. 62 votes, 16 comments. It's not that none of it happened. The title is from the Bible, with Jacob dreaming of a ladder going to Heaven: Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely the Lord is in this place; and I did not know it." Either way fans of the original will likely hate it and it won't entice new viewers because the original isn't a hugely famous film. The Christian symbolism in the film is pretty overt, but it is of course ambiguous. Who cares what this 113 minute journey meant to us or to Jacob if it was all just the fantasy of his dying, drug-addled mind. Saw Jacobs Ladder later in my life, and had a great moment. Exactly. Shinsuke turns face by attacking Sami Zayn. In the end, the demons win. 1. (This is confirmed in the screenplay book, but may be ambiguous in the final movie), New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Press J to jump to the feed. So presumably the crazy drug testing etc was just a manifestation of his fever dream final thoughts... then that stupid title card pops up. By Jim Rohner October 24, 2011 From Script to Screen. It's clearly derivative of Incident at Owl Creek Bridge. One's enjoyment of the ending is really determined by how much the viewer reads into the film and its symbolism. Please convince me I'm crazy here, because I'd really like to reconcile this film with the ending. Being a director is tough. That's all well and interesting, but the movie before that moment felt like it was trying for something so much more tangible than a Wonderland adaptation. With him walking up the stairs with his son and the screen going to white, straight to credits. User account menu. This tells me that Jacob is in hell right now. Suspiria (1977): Listed as an inspiration for Silent Hill: Downpour. I was really looking forward to this, but I know it’s been siting a a shelf for quite some time which is rarely a good sign. This should really be the top answer. But they're not punishing you, he said. 1. This is reference to Jacob's (futile) struggle for life, not an external purgatory. Am i getting the ending of "Jacob's Ladder" right? A list of movies and TV shows confirmed to have inspired the series. Who else was concerned about the 2019 Jacob's Ladder remake? Jacobs Ladder is very intentional in its statement, hell, it's in the title: a ladder to heaven. Share Share Tweet Email. Maybe I'm seeing the whole film from the wrong angle. It would be better left to interpretation, but they end the film in explanatory text that spells it out. In the context of Jacobs Ladder, I think it works brilliantly. I have a different take on it. I have seen it twice and it made more sense the second time. Somebody here called it purgatory, I think that's the right notion. Spoilery discussion of Jacob's Ladder's ending. But while the original's ending worked dramatically and emotionally, this one falls short. You really feel like there's been some progression. Jacob goes to his home and confronts a demon that morphs from Jezzie to a demonic bird to, finally, himself. The goofy drug stuff, the conspiracies, everything. Manga by artist of Märchen Mädchen manga launched in 2019 ― Kodansha's Comic Days website published the final chapter of Takatoshi Nakamura's Aoi no Eins (Aoi's One) manga on February 7. The angels want him to live, to keep suffering. 62. I would rather it finished with him walking up the stairs with his son and the screen going to white; it would just feel right, and not undo all the mystery and beauty of the whole film prior. But I thought everything in Jacob's Ladder did happen. Well, you have to also take in to account when this movie was made, this ending was way more original and therefor unexpected, which resulted in much higher appreciation. Am i getting the ending of "Jacob's Ladder" right? #jacobsladder #badmovienight Chris and Ian checked out the remake of the 1990 classic, Jacobs Ladder so we checked out David M. Rosenthal's Jacob's Ladder! He's atoning for and coming to terms with his life and his sins in order to ascend to heaven. Great comment here. It's no longer an emotional journey, it's no longer his journey, it's no longer him coming to peace for me. Do you feel like they are justified? Happened as in actually occurred. He's given up on Jacob. It was my first viewing after all, and sometimes a viewer brings in their personal preferences to the film instead of accepting what the film was trying to achieve and if that was done well. No Comments. 0. The "near death experience" is more a product of a brain reboot than anything supernatural. Jacob's Ladder also tries for a drastically different conclusion to the story this time around. Comment. But this is a film that really opens up to you on rewatches as you get a better sense of the religious clues and symbolism involved, so I'd suggest revisiting it with an open mind later on. I believe that Louis is an angel and he has given Jacob this information so that a choice can be made. His life working for the post office isn't real. So is Jacob, he says he 'sold his soul for a good lay'. Everything you were invested in was for naught. But it could be seen as appropriately other was as well. It kills the emotional high point of the film for me. The delayed Jacob's Ladder remake does not keep the famous twist ending from the original 1990 film. It is a remake of Jacob's Ladder (1990). Jacob’s Ladder (1990): The Ending. The film was his emotional journey and everything we see seems to be his subjective emotional view on whats going on. An interesting thing about Jacob's ladder: If you go back and read contemporaneous reviews; they generally fall into two camps: they loved it or hated it; very very little in-between.
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