The double is a 20 british black comedy thriller film written and directed by richard ayoade and starring jesse eisenberg and mia wasikowska. I picked this book a long time ago because i was interested in dopplegangers this was before i even knew anything about the author. A clerk in a government agency finds his unenviable life takes a turn for the horrific with the arrival of a new coworker who is both his exact physical double and his opposite confident, charismatic and seductive with women. With richard gere, topher grace, martin sheen, tamer hassan. Frequently described as that movie where bradley cooper plagiarizes, the words is much more complicated than its core premise as evidenced by the difficulty of marketing the film to potential viewers. Jane campion wanted a bleaker ending for the piano. Explaining what happened in the american i saw the american last night, a fine assassin movie starring george clooney as jack, who was excellent. I recently watched the movie the words, and ive been trying to decipher the ending ever since. Under ordinary circumstances the very idea of an overtly selfconscious art film is likely one to make even the most dyedinthewool cinephile. Simon talks to two police detectives, who question him and explain that if the man had. At the end of the film the hero follows the bad guy into a reservoir. Its exact double will be released in the us for a limited theatrical run on 9th may.
It is about a man driven to breakdown when he is usurped by a doppelganger. At one end of the movie, quaid holds a public reading from the book that gives the movie its title. The double is the most gogolesque of dostoevskys works. The aliens almost certainly have super advanced but not flashy technology as demonstrated by how easily motorguard hijacks vehicles and operates throughout the town. While the majority of the film is a masterpiece, the ending is one assault on the mind that leaves you in a state of bafflement. Was the book, the words, purely fiction, or something more. Simon is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world.
Lamant double premiered at last years cannes film festival how it made the festivals cut is absolutely beyond me. One contemporary critic, konstantin aksakov, remarked that. What is the deeper meaning behind the film funny games. Jane campion wanted a bleaker ending for the piano film. Most of the time were waiting for the other shoe to drop. What i think that happened is that paul was originally cassius but then somehow it got passed down to gere. The end of the film is waited for with baited breath so to find out what will become of this double and for an explanation, an explanation which is never really given. The double, a brainteaser from richard ayoade the new. When he gets there, the bad guy has dug a very deep hole in the ground in which he wants to bury the girl. These are the movies that swerve multiple times, that keep you guessing right up until the very end.
The double is a 2011 american spy film, directed by michael brandt and starring richard gere and topher grace. And much of its scariness derives from its initial inexplicability. Ive read the plot in imdb and wikipedia too, but i dont get it. The double was released in 2014 on friday, may 9, 2014 in limited movie theaters. The double everything you need to know film the guardian. The double dostoevsky novel, an 1846 novella by fyodor. Double zhao wei album, a 2005 album by zhao wei double boa song, 2003 the double, an instrumental by clint mansell from the black swan soundtrack 2010 the double violin concerto bach in d minor, bwv 1043, commonly referred to as the double among violinists. The double under ordinary circumstances the very idea of an overtly selfconscious art film is likely one to make even the most dyedinthewool cinephile want to curl up in a fetal position in a corner for, say, the average length of a selfconscious art film. The film garnered a negative reception from critics. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the double 2011 near you. Somewhere in here is a message about the importance of remaining sexy and vital in your 40sabout asserting your own identity once more after decades of being defined as someones wife and someones mother. The most confusing movie endings explained youtube. That was something jane toyed with when we shot the movie, to end.
Just finished the double 20 and would love to hear. Much like the spinning top at the end of inception, we think his unblinking eyes mean hes dead, but right before it cuts to. I was so blown away by this film, it had a beautiful style and implemented its score very effectively the use of silence to highlight certain moments was something i personally really enjoyed, with submarine 2010 and the double, richard ayoade has become a. In the end we see that whatever happens to simon happens to james thus showing that they are the same person. Like a stripper who gets naked too quickly, the lukewarm spy thriller the double lays out its big plot twist early in the movie and soon finds, shivering, that it has nowhere else to go. A few different possible interpretations of richard ayoades 20 film, the double, loosely adapted from dostoevskys novel, including the.
This story contains spoilers for serenity and discusses the ending in. The legendary jacqueline bisset, as the mother, is unrecognizable i didnt even realize it was her until the end credits rolled. Quick question spoiler i understand that marisol was delusional for most of the movie, and that explains most of her weird behavior, but what i dont understand is why she betrayed her husband to the town that is. A clerk in a government agency finds his unenviable life takes a turn for the horrific with the arrival of a new coworker who is. I have come up with some ideas, but id like to hear other peoples opinions. The opening of the movie was the alien scarlet practicing verbage but also a possibly metaphorical visual representation of her false body being formed.
Explaining what happened in the american paul levinson. Ever watched the end of a movie and thought, i have no idea what i just watched. Vladimir nabokov called it a parody of the overcoat. Adore is decadent fantasy fulfillment masquerading as a declaration of feminist independence. The double is a 20 british black comedy thriller film written and directed by richard ayoade. I have so many questions i just finished the double i havent heard much chatter about this book so i figure it must not be as popular as some of his others. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Looper is the goto source for the movies, tv shows and video games we all love. A clerk in a government agency finds his unenviable life takes a turn for the. The movie was directed by michael brandt, who cowrote the script with derek haas. In movie terms, the double owes evident debts to terry gilliams brazil, andrew niccols gattaca and the handmade psychosocial dystopias of david lynch. The film is based on the novella the double by fyodor dostoyevsky.
I saw the movie the double this morning, a very strange movie. The double arrives as the black sheep of this years toronto film festival. Well be going back and taking a look at some notable endings in film, trying to. My main question is who is james and does he really exist.
Double lover recently opened on a single screen for all of southwest florida. The movie spoiler your guide to the latest plot twists. The double tells the tale of simon james, a young man who has worked at the same company for over 7 years yet goes unnoticed by everyone around him, much to his discontent. The movies trailers present an odd mix of romance and thriller genres but the film is actually more of a contemplative character drama. So i started out writing my thoughts about whether or not james was real, as well as an idea i had about what was going on in the movie. The ending of denis villeneuves new movie enemy has been called perhaps the scariest ending of any film ever made. Simon doesnt know who he is anymore if the the man he used to. But the bad guy arrived only two minutes or so before the hero and didnt have the time to dig a hole of that size. Just finished the double 20 and would love to hear other peoples thoughts.
Your guide to the latest plot twists and surprise endings, now playing at a theater near you. Everything you need to know about the double movie 2014. Many others have emphasized the relationship between the double and other of gogols petersburg tales. After watching it, i went to read about it and came across a question from someone on stack exchange movies. He talks to detectives, who explain that if the man had jumped a few feet to the right, he would have been badly hurt but would have survived. Clara, the prostitute who falls in love with jack and he with her, is gorgeous violante placido, the italian actress who played clara, is also a singersongwriter im going to look for her music. That of timid simon james and a mysterious but cool newcomer, james. The whole movie is a constant battle within himself over the man he wants to be, and the man he is. A retired cia operative is paired with a young fbi agent to unravel the mystery of a senators murder, with all signs pointing to a soviet assassin. Richard ayoades paranoid doppleganger drama is out in australian cinemas today. A vaguely satirical take on fyodor dostoyevskys dense novella the double, ayoades film of the same name delights in waving its quirky.
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