The Others
The Others sets itself in England where fog and an old English mansion are the stage. The central Star, Nicole Kidman, gives a beautiful performance. To say what this movie is about is to give away all the twists and turns it has. How do you rate it?
Keywords: Ghost, Ghosts, TheOthers, Dead
The Others (Hover)
I thought it was a good movie, but you're right, to speak much about it would spoil it for someone who has not seen it.
Message Edited! JB@Trinidad, had to put the spoiler text there since your statement is the whole movie in a nutshell |
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I am interested in several parts of the movie of which we can try to analyze here:
1. Were the ghosts in a 'limbo' state? I know this is a catholic belief system.
2. The husband and father that returned awkwardly in my mind is based on the following: After the war was over (when he was alive) he returned home to find the kids were dead because of his wife, he became depressed and went back to the front? No, but that would not make sense, since the war was already over. Could it then be that he took his life after hearing the news of the suicide of his wife and murder of his children?
3. The others, were they supposed to be the guardians of those that passed on into the next world? If so, why?
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I thought this was a fantastic movie. In answer to your questions,
1. They may very well have been in limbo, but the mother committed suicide so she should've gone to Hell if you follow the catholic beliefs. I think you might be reading too much into the movie.
2. The husband, I have no clue as to why he showed up when he did. To venture a guess or two, maybe he was shot, died and went to Heaven, maybe he just had a near death experience, maybe he grew old and died, but when he visited her on his way to heaven she saw him as she remembered him.
3. I think the other ghosts were the original owners of the house, who must've lived and died there and not wanted to move on. I think the others that the title is based on are the people who were living there. The people who were actually alive.
Edited: Tastanagee on 5th Jan, 2006 - 12:45am
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I think you might be reading too much into the movie. |
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...maybe he was shot, died and went to Heaven |