The Lighthouse 4K 2019

The 1890s, somewhere off the coast of New England. A young man, Ephraim Winslow, arrives on a remote island to work as the new assistant to the lighthouse keeper, Thomas Wake, a lame, bearded drinker. He treats his subordinate as his personal slave and forbids him to go up to the lighthouse itself and operate the lights. Ephraim is not let go of his own past, so that at first he refuses to drink, and soon all sorts of devilry begins to happen on the rocky island, whether he is imagining it or not.

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Fans of movies about the adventures of men wearing underpants over their clothes should pass. You won't be able to sip popcorn and soda while watching this movie. There is no sugary-sweet pathos, and no heartburn-inducing speeches about saving the world. Most likely, you'll be sick by the twentieth minute, and you'll get an incurable psychological trauma. This film is for film critics and those whose heads are egg-shaped. It is a complex, multi-layered narrative, packed with meanings and cultural codes. Watching the film awakened in me a burning sense of shame for my ignorance, I did not understand much, but even that I understood enough to conclude - this movie is not for me.

Two ugly-haired men are secluded on an island in order to do a four-week watch as lighthouse keepers. It's a nice setup, isn't it? I was afraid I was going to see a sequel to the funny story of the two cowboys camped out. One was a dirty, intolerant straight guy, and the other was a sophisticated rainbow fan. After spending the night outdoors, the straight guy appreciated all the delights of pure male love, and defected to the right side. Anyway, I was afraid I was going to see the 'Humpbacked Lighthouse'. Fortunately (or maybe unfortunately) that didn't happen. Everything that happens in this movie can be interpreted in different ways. You may interpret it as a simple story of madness between two men who find themselves in each other's company. Or one may try to interpret the symbols scattered generously over the canvas of this film.