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ššššš[With it being spooky season, I thought I'd recommend one of my favorite horror movies] The Descent (2005) [Horror, Mystery Thriller]
buttPickleLove this one too. I read Ted the caver and saw this shortly after. I had wild dreams & sleep well for weeks lol
As Above, So Below is kinda in the same vein but not as good.
I loved this movie right up until the end... so so so disappointing and a "oops-we-ran-out-of-money" low budget ending for something that right up until that point was riding a high point.
Disappointing ending? As Above, So Below? Oh Iām sorry butā¦
spoilerending with the world turned upside-down and yet the same as before is entirely consistent with the alchemical, Enlightenment, philosophical, and psychological recognition of opposites, of turning things around, of viewing difficult (e.g. your worldview) and seemingly easy (e.g. memories) subjects from another perspective. Remember where some of the journeyers were interested in the room of gold, and others in the wall of symbols? Thatās the metaphor for the ending.
Looked at this way, the ending is thrillingly deep. Seriously, once Dick Gregoryās observation* is understood, this movie encourages an irreplaceable insight. Itās a trip though, youāre right about that, from āriding high,ā as you say, to the darkest of depths, which is all-too-easily missed. Good flick, give it another go; the movie is the ride, the ending is the worthy destination.
- āBefore you argue with someone ask yourself: Is this person mentally mature enough to grasp the concept of different perspective? If not, there is no point to argue.ā ā Dick Gregory
This movie is scary on top of scary, great recommendation
Thereās a book by a guy called Jeff Long that this is veeeeeery loosely based on, and it expands on the premise to an epic scale. Itās totally bonkers.
Manā¦i remember, and will never forget, going to see this in the theaters. Was not ready for what this brought!
I saw it again later on dvd with the alternate endingā¦i think the alt ending makes it all even worseā¦obviously thatās the point, if youāve seen it, but stillā¦.š©