Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by TopPop (A) on July 02, 2006 at 11:34:09

In Reply to: The last scene was a flashback showing the young boy's trauma at being taken away from the estate . . . . posted by mr grits on July 2, 2006 at 10:52:50:

The one in front of the school. The lack of camera movement makes it seem like another mystery tape. If so, there are three possibilities that I see:

1) The Arab (Majid) was filming the tapes, and this was the last one before his... well... you know...

2) The Arab's son was responsible for the tapes, and he plans to continue the bizarre stalking.

3) Somebody else????

I understood the movie better (especially the abrupt ending) after watching the director's commentary. He says that the film is about guilt, and how one deals with guilt. This particular movie was about Autieul's character's (Laurent) guilt, so it doesn't matter who was responsible for the tapes and pictures. If Majid was responsible, the audience might have wanted to partially forgive Laurent for his actions, but in the director's eyes, different cupabilities should be viewed and examined independently.

Cheers,
Chris

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