Movie Troubleshooting

Robin 2022-09-15 18:19:38

First question, who did caroline see before she died?

male lead. Verification 1: Judging from the surprised but expected expression of the female protagonist, this person must have thoughts about this house, and the male protagonist has extreme psychology towards the house. Verification 2: In court, the expression of the male protagonist when he came to a conclusion is obviously a lie, and his thinking is highly nervous. It can be considered that the death of the male protagonist and the female protagonist has a certain relationship. Verification 3: When caroline died, the movie camera gave a first perspective, and at the end of the movie and when the heroine's mother hit a ghost, it gave the hero a third perspective. From two perspectives, suspicious The object is the male protagonist.

The second question, how did the heroine's mother die?

Suicide but related to the male protagonist. Verification 1, before this, the heroine's mother showed some self-harm behavior and was mentally abnormal. Verification 2: The mother of the heroine saw the shattered photo. This photo was broken by the hero and used to induce the mother of the heroine to commit suicide. Verification 3, the door of the room was locked from the inside, the male protagonist could not lock the door from the inside, only the person inside the room might have locked it, so she must have committed suicide.

Third question, what's up with all those strange noises in the house and what appears to be a haunted phenomenon?

The behavior of the male protagonist's subconscious personality. Verification 1: The heroine and the heroine's mother have both checked the strange phenomenon. Judging from the feedback they got, it should be artificial. Verification 2, at the end of the movie, a shot of a boy is given. This boy is the subconscious of the male protagonist and the reason for everything happening.

Fourth question, the theme of the movie?

The subconscious personality is capable of breaking away from the ego under enough pressure to become vicious and manifest the conscious personality.

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Extended Reading

The Little Stranger quotes

  • Caroline Ayres: My mother would rather die than bring any more shame upon this family.

    Faraday: I won't abandon her to her delusions for the sake of class pride.

  • Faraday: I did for a time consider leaving but... a man can not outrun himself.