Top 10 HIDDEN Meanings in HORROR Movies
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- čas přidán 21. 07. 2024
- We all like our fun "popcorn" horror flicks, but sometimes the genre dives deeper, and often the meaning can go overlooked. Here are 10 examples of hidden meanings in horror movies! #horror #hiddenmeanings
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Lee, did you know that it's Halloween(1978) birthday today. That movie came out 41 years ago. Great list. You should definitely do a top 10 list of conspiracy theories for The Shining.
I saw something about that. Perfect timing!
Night of the Living Dead was actually the first movie in history to show a black man smacking a white woman on film. The more you know!
I had no absolute no idea about the white hair in "The Six Sense"!! You just blew my mind LEE!!
Awesome!
I remember hearing that Stanley Kubrick said that he videotaped the entire moon landing and that’s why he had the Apollo 11 shirt on Danny and why the door was 237 instead of 217 like it was in the book
I’m very vehemently dismissive of the idea that Stanley Kubrick faked the moon landing
Agreed. If anything, the moon scenes in 2001 look very different from the Apollo version. I'm amazed at the conspiracies surrounding that film, when its theme of domestic violence is so readily obvious.
Great video Lee! I specifically really liked the idea of Last House On The Left being a metaphor for Vietnam, where normal everyday people are forced to be barbaric. I never thought of it that way! Kinda opened my eyes to something I never caught.
The red balloons of IT being warnings of doom, reminds me a lot of the color orange referencing who's the Rat in Reservoir Dogs, including even an orange balloon following behind a Nice Guy Eddie's car at one point
I personally loved the fact that Jamie Lee's improvised song from the first Halloween got turned into an actual song in Halloween 2018, which is heard both in the credits and in the scene of the father and son driving just before they find the bus.
My favorite is probably the commentary on post-idealism America in the 1979 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, where people are slowly replaced by soulless yuppies and nobody notices.
Great Content! Now I'm about to watch The Last House on The Left...never heard of it.
It's one of the first of it's kind. Check it out!
Great video. Good stuff Shape on. Shine on!!!
It’s so great to be able to share opinions with somebody! I love your views and tastes and content! thanks for the fun!!!!
Excellent video! I love how you dug deep into the symbolism of movies, beneath the surface. Drumdums rules! Thx dude.
Thank you!!
You should have pointed out the “Dont fear the reaper” song in Halloween while Myers is following Laurie and Annie in the car!
It also ties into the classroom scene where they talk about fate. The lyrics to don’t fear the reaper are eerie in the context of the movie..
Wet interesting on a couple of these I didn’t know . Thanks Lee very interesting!!
Happy Halloween Lee. Love your list brother.
Good video Lee. Shape on!!!🎃🎃🍁🍁
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Lee, this was a intesting and great video :D happy halloween bro
Thank you brother. Happy Halloween to you!
I think one of the most biting and obvious themes in Dawn of the Dead is conveyed through the zombies converging on the shopping mall. Someone speculates that they're going back to the place they know best. The message: Consumers are zombies.
Great list!
Very cool video man 😊 I did know a few of these. Always sing that song right along with Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween lol
Yep. It's a catchy tune.
"Hellraiser 5: Inferno" I believe has the meaning of how someone can affect their future end by actions taken now through life. Detective Thorn's end was a result of his life of not treating others right. I believe Pinhead even says the child represents Thorn is the killer by killing his innocence by his actions ending up where he did. He basically caused all that happened in the film.
great video Lee.
always lived that song laurie sing
Thank you Tiph. Me too!
At first viewing, I don't always look for symbolism
in media / movies but I do analyze characters, the
storylines, and a few other factors.
I think your movie reviews and a few other similar
channels analyze and summerize movies better than
I ever did. The symbolism you found in this list was
impressive, including the hidden meanings of Silence
of the Lambs, which made perfect sense.
I do often wonder how much symbolism can be found
in film of any genre- except maybe comedy) and I'm not
trying to sound biased or prejudice here, I do like the older
comedies from the '80s and '90s more than the newer ones
though, I won't lie.
Lee, I think even now, you're one of the better movie
analyzers, even though Mike B constantly cracks me
up with his witty comments, you've gotten a share of
lols from me as well, and yes, your dance moves in the
top 10 dance scenes in horror flicks was pretty funny!
to be continued .......
Thank you good sir!
At this point Lee is the king of top 10 vids
I love that they produced a full version of Laurie's song for Halloween 2018. It plays in the end credits.
Yeah I listen to that soundtrack constantly.
Awesome video. 🙂
I seriously LOVE your T-shirt!!!!!!
Thank you Lila!
I love your top 10 videos!
In terms of Rosemary's baby, I never really pictured it as a horror movie either. I always looked at it as more a thriller. Yes, the plot is considered to be horror, but when I think of someone giving birth to a demon child, or anyone having a demon child, I think when it comes to horror movies like the Omen or the Exorcist that deal with posession by the devil. I think Rosemary's more a cult classic, and I recently watched it, and you're absolutely right about them portraying Rosemary with no control because of the way women were thought of at the time. When I was younger, I never understood that meaning in that movie.
Interesting that you brought up the possibility of incest in the Shining. Interesting theory. I've seen a lot of analysis videos on the movie, and I haven't seen the incest theory brought up, but interesting none the less.
Good list, and I love a lot of your top 10 videos!
Great list as usual Drumdums! An entire documentary was made on the symbolism of The Shining. It's called " Room 237" Some of it is really insightful - some of it seems like a real stretch.
Yeah they allowed anybody with any kind of interpretation in that documentary and a lot of great insightful stuff was mixed in with a whole lot of nonsense lol
I've seen that documentary. It goes VERY deep.
Very interesting vid. Thank you.
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Cool concept Lee.🤘🎃
Thank you Eobard!
Awesome video. Very interesting idea for a video.
Throwing this out here for those who have seen A Serbian Film. The filmmakers assert that it is symbolic of the abuse of the government towards the people of Serbia and exploiting them violently for their own gain. Some critics/viewers just see it as an excuse to throw the most blatantly offensive content onto the screen for shock value.
I'm kind of in the middle, as I can see it as an indictment of horror fans and producers who want to see the most extreme or subversive takes, especially where shocking content is concerned, yet are inevitably appalled (or creepily turned on) when that's exactly what they get.
That is one film I refuse to watch haha.
You nailed it 👍
I always think there Sexual Abuse in The Exorcist, like Burke Dennings being very Inappropriate toward Regan, Like their meanings Behind his death and Regan Mimicking his Voice like that some deep Stuff.
Definitely see this!
Thank you for the facts that are in these horror movies
You're welcome Thomas!
I gotta confess I'm 35 years old and I still have not seen silence of the lambs lol
Great list there is one that I think has a lot of symbolism that is it follows but great list
Love your videos.
I will look over your lists,but have you done,or thought if doing some "Top Ten Kills" in slasher movies in general,or specific to particular franchises? One for Jason,one for Freddy, etc?
I have done top kills for all 3 franchises I believe. Thank you!
Interesting concept to do
Awesome video
Thank you!
I always heard there was very blatant meanings to most classic Horror, like Dracula is about fear of someone coming into your room and seducing you while you sleep. Godzilla is fear of Neuclear annihilation. The mummy was something, but I can't quite remember... Colonialism or something? But Frankenstein is about the fear of men creating life without women, which is pretty messed up! 😆
Oh yeah Dracula and Frankenstein are both big ones in terms of symbolism.
What’s up man. Happy Halloween man.
Happy Halloween Samuel!
Dude it's Sunday night into early Monday morning and I'm finishing up the "final destination series" marathon on IFC. I have to say my second favorite horror series behind Halloween! Does any one on here agree that the kitchen fight at the end of the 5th is fucking low key awesome/brilliant! Of course leading up to the final scene which is just classic!
Hey lee, I love most of these movies and seem to understand the meanings too them, but I learned something new from this video. I thought the creepiest one was the molesting from Jack in "The Shining" , although I always kind of suspected it's creepier when others catch on to the idea too!
Awesome thanks Ben. That was my intention for this vid.
Geez you're discombobulating me Lee.... Just joking😆 The Thing from 1982 has some great symbolism worth mentioning in terms of differentiating between who is human or alien. Another great topic!
the greatest theme regarding The Silence of The Lambs is that the monster is not a creature the monster is a man
The Silence of The Lambs proves that humans can be monsters and monsters can be human
I enjoyed this video, Lee. As for the Silence of the Lambs/ serial murder climate in America symbolism,; (conspiracy alert) most of the the well known documented serial killers and lone shooters etc have a background of military training, MK Ultra involvement or family who work for DARPA. An interesting fact that is somehow "overlooked" in news reports on the subject. Also (here's a fun one) Dario Argento pointed out that in his own films rain represents change and often precedes a violent scene, also the shattering of glass represents the minds' exposure to trauma. Both of these examples can be found in Suspiria as well as many others in his filmography. So next time you're watching one of his bizarre movies and it begins to rain...brace yourself! Anyway, cheers buddy!
Thank you Dominic. And great point about serial killers and military training.
A quiet place respecting and taking care of loved ones
What if we lived in a society where social media was outlawed? How would people react?
They'd go insane!
Okay this is just for fun so I hope I don’t get ripped in the comments But the red balloons in IT & IT Chapter Two always made me think of the music video for 99 Luftballoons or 99 Red Balloons by NENA The song as I understand it is a German war protest song.....So my theory is maybe the red balloon 🎈 in IT was Pennywise’s way of declaring war on the kids
Thx for mentioning the Carpenter movies 🎥.
Of course!
Oh the terminator and Back to the future have symbolism
those early Romero DEAD films were chalk full of interesting subtext.. in NOTD, you nailed the civil rights aspect - but it was also about the sweeping wave of counter culture in our society at the time - and our survivors in the house, isolating themselves from the undead, were like those people trying to isolate themselves from a society in upheaval - and that no matter what you do, change will always win.. and then DAY was obviously symbolic of our society's disillusionment of our government - that these "leaders" have abandoned us - so it's a fuck the government type of film..
one film that i think you could've done as well (maybe in a part 2 video ;) ) was SIGNS by M. Night Shyamalan.. it might be a little on the nose, and the meaning of the film might not be really hidden - but i always appreciated how well crafted this movie was, and how what you think is the most insignificant detail, comes back to have major significance at the end - plus Mel Gibson's character arc, overcoming grief and the death of his wife.. plus - much like the color red in Sixth Sense, there are a lot 'circles' in this movie if you pay attention - symbolic of time, and life and death..
The Halloween one creeped me out
Great video but what about the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre?
One of my personal favorite horror movies that has built up a bit of a cult following over the years since it came out was ORCA (1977). One of the deep meanings I kind of got out of the movie after seeing it many times over was even though the film depicts the title character as just a "Jaws-like" monster that goes on a killing spree; I got a bit of curious wonderment about the dark nature of the intelligence of killer whales, and just how their intelligence is in some ways a little bit similar to how humans behave, act/react to our own emotions and our emotional state of mind; (and just on a personal note I don't believe how one of the main characters makes her statement about how killer whales have an equal or greater intelligence than our own, just making that clear that's all I'm saying).
I noticed you have a Bates motel shirt ever watch the tv series is it any good
Everything Entertainment with David It’s amazing! Love the show.
I think the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre has alot to say about slaughter shops and how meat is made. Maniac i find has something to say about abuse and mental illness.
I agree 100% about Rosemary's baby, which I just recently watched for the first time, and I totally could see the symbolism, and I can't even imagine how it was like for women back then. Truly horrifying! I kept wanting her to scream at everybody!! lol
It's been years since I've seen it (before this viewing of course). Very effective film actually Lila!
@@DrumdumsMovieReviews Did you get a chance to see the other Polanski film "Repulsion" that we were talking about in group a few weeks ago? It was soooo full of hidden meanings and symbolisms, I didn't even notice how much until I read an article about it. I definitely think you'd LOVE that movie. It was too slow paced for me, and not enough dialogue, but TOTALLY up your alley!!! Make sure to have that on your watchlist!!
Lila T No but I need to. I’m putting together a part 2 list now. Happy Halloween Lila!!
Jacob’s Ladder has a lot of meaning and symbolism in it. For example Jacob’s chiropractor is actually his guardian angel (get it an angel has your back) and his girlfriend represents his lust and temptation
Jacob's Ladder(1st version) was the weirdest movie in "my" cinema in 90's!!!
Angel Heart: Ethan Krusemark uses the alias Edward Kelley, the name of a 16th Century occultist who could allegedly conjure up spirits in a mirror. The film's protagonist, Harry Angel, can't look directly into a mirror because it reveals his true self.
Very good example Collin.
Well I've always believed that A nightmare on Elm Street was 100 percent about amphetamines, and had to have been written by someone who was using them, or had used and abused them in the past, because of the sequence being so so so familiar to experiences that I've personally had while under the influence of the kind of sleep deprivation that only amphetamines can cause,
although, I see amphetamines hidden in many many MANY movies, songs, books, etc, so they might not all exactly be ABOUT meth, but ANOES most def is about it. Or that's what I'll always believe at least. LOL
I'm actually planning a part 2 of this top 10 series and was actually going to put Nightmare 2 on there. But you make a really great point.
Taaasty Video. DOCTOR SLEEP must be SAVAGE Movie!!!! Caaaaaaaaaan't B-) wait!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't wait for that one!
I haven't seen it, but Rosemary's Baby was recently remade.
I love the mini series remake with Zoe Saldana. She's amazing in it! I prefer it over the original
I need to check out the miniseries. I didn't know Zoe was in it!
@@DrumdumsMovieReviews yes, she plays the main character Rosemary in the 2014 Miniseries.
Sup Lee! FIRST! 😂
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I’m so surprised you didn’t put “It Follows” on the list. It definitely deserves to be on there. Such a meaningful film.
Don’t have premarital sex
I’m vehemently dismissive of the idea that Stanley Kubrick faked the moon landing I’m very vehemently dismissive of that
That is such a ridiculous theory lol.
People should accept that the landing happened. Either that or literally hundreds of people managed to keep it secret.
My main support for it being reality is that I'm supposed to accept that the Americans went to the Moon and all the countries with an anti-american stance (at the time there was the cold war,China,etc) also kept quiet about it being faked?
sorry man but US has absolutely nothing to say - confirmed by the director that there "are no answers".
i get u liked it but i really really hated it
Well that's the great thing about movies. Often times we can form our own theories around them.
did you really mean to say at the end, regarding the conspiracy about Kubrick creating the footage for the moon landing and the shining was an apology for doing it but "We don't know if any of that is really true, probably not"...are you suggesting that there's a possibility that the moon landing did not take place and was filmed by Kubrick as a possible real thing, just "probably not"? or are you saying that those ideas as a conspiracy may or may not be a real conspiracy theory? If the former, Are you a member of QAnon too? I mean perhaps the US government is indeed ran by space lizard pedos who drink children's blood and have their main deep state base under a pizza parlor owned by Clinton? Or would that just be a "Probably not, but who knows" thing for you? WTF I'm flabbergasted.
Oh no...I wasn't referring directly to the moon landing. Of course that conspiracy is bonkers. I apologize for the confusion.
@@DrumdumsMovieReviews ok, lol, that had me skeered for you..lmao with all the crazy out there right now I just had to be sure..lmao
You just had to shoehorn Halloween in here didn’t you?
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Drumdums you trying to get my ghost?
US was a boring film bottom line.
Sorry Drumdums. You don't get away with this topic in 12 minutes. You brought up too much stuff that deserves WAY MORE time and examination. If you are going down this rabbit hole, have the respect to give the topic its "just due."
HNX Media Oh I could definitely go deeper...and I would on an individual review for each movie. But for the sake of the countdown, I gave the cliff notes version.
@@DrumdumsMovieReviews Understood. Looking forward to future examinations of these films. Love your commitment to cinema. Peace.
@@HNXMedia Thanks brother.