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Margaret had a mental breakdown. A series of events all triggered her delusion about David returning. Her daughter soon turning 18 and leaving for college along with the bicycle accident. Her counseling her intern about the toxic boyfriend. Finding a gray hair on her desk. Notice no other characters interacted with David. Obviously the final confrontation only existed in her mind topped off by finding her baby still alive within David's body. The final scene where everything is perfect shows that her mind is no longer in the real world.
I agree, but I couldn't explain the tooth, but I think it was just another detail that fueled her delusion
He interacted with the waitress at the Diner.
@@sbg1911 just saw the movie, David was missing a tooth, they showed it when he smiled
None of that happened in the film, but should have. Too bad you weren't there when they made this mess to give them your ideas.
@@sbg1911 I don't know if this means anything, but the tooth immediately reminded me of a similar scene in Roman Polanski's adaptation of Roland Topor's novel The Tenant. Polanski, who plays the main character, also finds a mysterious tooth which has been hidden in a hole in the wall of an apartment he's just started renting. I actually think it's possible that the tooth in Resurrection is a reference to this because both films are about somebody's life and sanity unraveling.
I really love how Rebecca Hall is a very established actor and could very well be in every next big blockbuster movie, for example, like her starring in âGodzilla vs Kongâ, but she rather chooses to do these smaller, more character-driven indie movies. đ
She doesn't deliberately choose them. Those are the offers she gets. It's not like she got offered the part to be the next Wonder Woman and she turned it down for this little indie movie.
@@bluerabbit1236 and thank God she did not get offered that. She would have 2 hours of dialogue just putting on the costume for the first time.
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I watched it last night. And I definitely gasped đł What a performance from Rebecca Hall! I went back and watched that monologue in the dark twice, I was so spellbound. I absolutely loved this film. If there isnât an Oscar nomination in this for Rebecca , there is no justice in this world.
Yeah its amazing! did you catch that she slowly fades to grey in that monologue?
@@spookyastronauts YES!!!!!! The beginning of her dissolution. Well maybe not the beginning but her acknowledgment. Speaking those words aloud, now someone else knows, it can no longer be pushed down and forgotten.
Highly enjoyed this film. Rebecca Hall is really a force. The ending is very ambiguous and sharp. Took me by so much surprise
Ha sharp I just watched it and understand your comment lol
My favorite movie of the year so far. Rebecca Hall's performance alone is something very special. So sad and tragic. Can't wait to see it again.
I paused the video and watched the picture. It's relentless in its creepiness, and I do like that we stay in Maggie's perspective, sympathizing with her struggle that is psychological and finally physical. She explains throughout the film just how messed up her life has been; relationships are a toxic radiation zone for her. This is clear when she talks about her "daughter's father". David's torture had ruined her from any possibility of a healthy relationship. I agree this could be a kind of mind control, and gaslighting taken to the absolute limits. What a ride.
I don't understand how people sympathize with Margaret when the film is constantly reinforcing how her daughter's life has been completely screwed up by Margaret's behaviour. Empathy is the key here. You should empathize with Margaret. Understand that she is the way she is from being a victim of abuse. But to sympathize with someone who completely destroyed and traumatized a child right in front of your eyes is not right.
@@ed1rko17 Good point. The space between empathetic and sympathetic can be very wide.
I think you nailed the experience of watching this film - it manipulates us the way an abuser would to doubt the reality of the film and puts us in that mental space where you don't know whats real - which is ultimately the most harrowing part. i thought it was such a strong and disturbing portrayal of how abuse can stay with a person and the hold abusers may have over their victims. i also looooved the ambiguous ending, again it just pinpointed the experience of not knowing what's fantasy and what's reality, although im sure we all have our thoughts on what "really" happened
Everything you said about abuse and your breakdown of it being only in her perspective is so spot on! The main actress and Tim Roth were so good. I think the weirdness of the baby storyline was just out there enough that it turned people off and then made them feel like the abuse stuff wasn't accurate which obviously wasn't true.
I was waiting for you to review this one Emma because I figure you had a lot to say about it. While the story of Margaret's breakdown might over-the-top, it's a prime example of how an abuser takes control of their victim by mentally and something physically dominating them.
my main takeaway from this video - you're an ACTUAL astronaut?!?! :D
I watched this movie...and as someone that watched their mother endure mental and emotional abuse, I do not think this movie is unrealistic. I mean, obviously it has been dramatised in some parts, but that's expected from a visual work of art. People don't know what real abuse is like until they've endured [or witnessed] it themselves. In just one year, I watched my strong willed, independent mother be reduced to a scared little girl that wet the bed. It took three years of counseling, love and support from friends and family for her to heal from the trauma her ex put her through. So when I watched this movie, I didn't feel like it was far from the real thing. Sometimes truth is way more stranger than fiction.
Watched this the other night and it was pretty good on its own, but Rebecca Hall elevates any movie she leads, I could literally watch 90 minutes of her walking around looking at things
I wholeheartedly agree
The whole time time I was just like âstop heâs tricking you! Wait what, is he?! Oh wait this is a horror film! Whatâs going on?! âI loved the ending! I thought it was brilliant! My husband hated for the reason I loved it, you just donât know! I loved the dreamy overcast to the ending shot as well, this and the Innocents were my top two most anticipated films for this year, neither let me down!!
Yours is only the second review for this I have seen . The other person completely dissed the film and said "don't waste your time". Honestly, you are always my top choice in helping me choose what films to watch, so now it is on my list! Ever since seeing Rebecca in Christine, I have really liked her, so I'm glad this sounds so good.
I think that the people who think this movie was unrealistic, have never been in an abusive controlling relationship. I have, so it would be TOO realistic for me to watch.
This film requires examination and deep thought. It's not a quick and easy horror, let's say. You actually have to listen and examine the film. The other person probably is only used to seeing typical horror films.
@CWS and TKP 66-02 I WOULDN'T know. Because being in an abusive relationship previously, I DIDN'T WATCH IT!!!!! It was a brutal and terrifying ordeal for me, so I thought I shouldn't watch it.
As a mother, I found this movie gripping! I got so deeply into it, I forgot to be anxious and nervous that my two teens were out trick or treating late at night! Which is really weird, since lately Iâve been literally in tears, realizing my babies are almost all grown up and donât need me anymore. So, since Iâve been feeling that so often, I immediately related to what Maggie is going through. Also, I think the anxiety caused by the fact her daughter is about to âfly the coopâ tipped her over the edge and she started seeing David again. Iâm not sure if David really came back at all (do you think?). She started missing and wanting that baby so bad. She had to find a way to re-gain what she had lost. I absolutely loved this film. â€
I never heard of this. Now I get to look for it. You are always releasing all these awesome, informative videos-I cant keep up.
This depiction of psychological abuse is⊠the most accurate depiction Iâve seen in a film. Some films like, âSleeping with the Enemyâ, âSafe Havenâ & âEnoughâ all portray what it feels like to be trapped in an abusive/manipulative relationship, but this film is so realistic, itâs triggering. Hopefully this will allow those who havenât experienced this abuse, to have a deeper understanding & stop asking questions like, âwhy didnât you just leaveâ. Itâs much more complex then people realize. Itâs easy to know whatâs reality, when youâre on the outside, but when youâre âin itââŠ. A whole different animal.
Emma, Thank you for reviewing & having this conversation! Itâs important. It matters.
đ. & great film. Well done.
Tim Roth never misses and Rebecca Hall is quickly becoming one of my favorite horror girlies
I was just checking your channel yesterday to see if you had reviewed Resurrection!! It was AMAZING!!!
Emma, as soon as I saw your title I didn't even bother to watch the video. I immediately downloaded it and gave it a watch. Rebecca Hall is a totally underrated actress. And this is a fascinating puzzle of a film. I half expected a Saint Maud-like flash of her having um... taken herself apart and the whole thing to be her delusion at the end. And the final couple of seconds is so strangely chilling. In the end there is no line between reality and delusion. Your discussion of the film was quite perceptive on many levels. Thanks again.
Thank you! Thereâs so much I didnât even touch on!
Immediately went to go check this out after watching the spoiler-free section and holy shit it did NOT disappoint.
The final shot in the bedroom where you can hear the music shift ever so slightly, the warmth fading from the lighting, and that last anxiety ridden gasp? Full body chills, seriously one of the most haunting endings I've seen.
Great video Emma, will check out the second half as soon as I've seen the movie.
Honestly I think it's my favorite movie this year, with the possible exception of Everything Everywhere All at Once. And Rebecca Hall is just ridiculous in it. She should win awards for the scene where she lays out David's abuse for her during that uncut piece of dialog. Horror directors need to try to keep her in the genre as much as possible.
Something i'd like to add to what you said is that we still see how much damaged her even though she managed to get away from him and is now a successful businesswoman. She admits to him that she doesn't know who Abbie's father is because she just had sex with random men. She wanted a kid, but didn't want the father around so that she didn't have to fear a repeat of what happened to her son. We also see that she's having having sex with a married man because him being married makes him off limits as far as relationships go. And that's why she's so furious when she comes home one day and finds he's in her apartment with Abbie for that intervention. It was supposed to be about sex with them and nothing more. He was never supposed to have any contact with her daughter.
My favorite film as well!
Also I have been wondering about the tooth that Abbie found and the title of the movie âresurrection.â On one hand, the tooth shows that David may be real and he left that tooth for Abbie, since when he smiles you can see he has a missing tooth. Maybe that is an indicator that he indeed came back? But on the other hand some mention possible triggers for Maggie, Abbie leaving soon, Abbies accident on the bicycle, the hair on the desk, the advice she gave about a toxic boyfriend, all of that may have brought David back to her mind, resurrecting himself in her life. Or maybe since Abbie was leaving, she needed to save Ben, so David had to come back in her mind in order to finally kill him and save her dear Ben.
I think the two monologues of the year belong to Mia Goth in Pearl and Rebecca Hall in Resurrection. Amazing work by Rebecca Hall. I like your rating of 7. I think I'd go there too. I likened it in my own head to the "There are FOUR lights!" episode of Star Trek The Next Generation when Picard gets psychologically and physically tortured for a long time by a Cardassian until his reality starts to actually warp. But Resurrection was like that x 1000. I also liked how it sort of took on a Frankenstein's monster quality at the end. He had actually created a monster. That shred of doubt was what was keeping her sane but the stress that shred of doubt was causing her was what gave him his power and also what he liked to see. Once she was all in, though, then SHE became the master and it was HER reality. No amount of backpedaling could get him out of that situation. I personally believe David was actually there and that the ending, while delusional, did result in the violence we saw. Wild movie.
So excited to see this, not going to watch your video until I do (I'm the kind of person who hates knowing anything at all going in) but will double back when I have!!!
Me and my wife enjoyed the film! Recommend it to anyone who enjoys psychological thrillers. The ending is gruesome. You have been warned. đ
"Obviously, if you did not know, I'm an astronaut, I am not a doctor..." -Emma. Bahahaha!!!! JUST watched this movie after seeing the first part of your video. I really enjoyed it. Rebecca Hall just nailed it. Tim Roth so good. The triggering of past trauma can bring about horrible reactions, even to the point of the full trauma reemerging for the victim. I didn't feel it was over the top at all. The ending was interesting, and certainly allowed for personal interpretation. Now just hearing the word "kindnesses" is creeping me out. Bleck. Thanks for the great review!
thanks for watching. its terrifying eh :( so sad so many people can relate!
Wow your interpretation of the end made the whole movie even better in my mind. Thanks for your insight
You've kind of become my favourite movie reviewer. I havnt seen a film this good in soooo long, I've been finding most films coming out recently arnt really that entertaining or gripping. I love how you always tell us when you'll be talking about spoilers, because I actively avoid watching reviews, purely to not get spoiled but I can always trust you.
Thank you!!! This was so nice to hear
Mine too and I think horror can get heavy so I don't watch it like I used to and probably never will, like I used to.
My point, I would watch her reviews of all genres
I loved this film. I was full of anxiety and it stayed with me long after the credits rolled. The look on her face at the end of the film terrified me. Great review Emma.
One of the most memorable movies Iâve watched in awhile. As an abuse victim with CPTSD, so many scenes hit me hard. Specifically Margaretâs initial reaction to spotting David unexpectedly in person.
Oh, I'll def need to check this out! Thanks, Em!
Good review and cool video Emma!đđđ
Great review đ
Damn Spooky....best review I've seen! Has definitely made me appreciate this film so much more
Great video! Knew youâd enjoy. To anyone who happened to watch the entire video but still hasnât seen the film, Emma didnât actually spoil everythingâŠas wild as the big reveal is, Iâd argue the final moments are some of the wildest stuff Iâve watched in awhile.
Finally watched this movie and knew you must have done a review of it and have to find it immediately!
Iâve heard about this one. Sounds good! I will have to check it out!
Really excited to see this, Rebecca Hall was electric in the Night House, Iâve wanted to see this since I first heard she was in it
I've been waiting for this review since I saw this online at Sundance Film Festival! Was hoping you would have liked it a bit more, but happy to hear you enjoyed it! Still my overall favorite film of the year. 8.5/10 for me. You won't see a better performance than what Rebecca Hall accomplishes in her role and Tim Roth is so damn good!
Same my dude. Loved this movie so much. Glad I'm not alone.
@@bijitaq Right on! I'm creating/producing an immersive theatrical experience for the Halloween season and Ressurection had a big influence on the storyline. My entire cast loves the movie too so you're not alone!
Thank you for this review. I'll wach it tonight. Based on your review, it reminds me of 'Breaking the waves'.
You pretty much had me at Rebecca Hall, especially after The Night House, but you then upped it with Tim Roth, and now I have to check it out.
Good review!
Thanks for the review and the spoiler alert, Emma. I still haven't seen this film yet, but it is on my watchlist.
Hope you 'enjoy' it!
Just finished watching this and came back here to watch your review. Now that you mentioned Saint Maude I do see a lot of similarities. Especially the ending.
Just finished this moments ago. Really enjoyed it and the atmosphere it managed to keep up for the whole runtime. I've been watching a whole lot of really slow burn or just slower paced films in general lately so it was really refreshing to see how artfully they introduced this character and established and fleshed out her world in that first 12 minutes. I like that they weaponised Rebecca Hall's reactions for that climax.
Absolutely chilling movie! You nailed it đŻ! Thank you for sharing!â€ïž
I was blown away by this film. It is so layered but if I had to make a somewhat superficial comparison to similar films I would reference Klute (72') Smooth Talk (1985 with Laura Dern) and even Repulsion (68') among other psychological character studies anchored by a brilliant central female performance. It's a visceral emotional experience you feel in your gut, and it gives no easy answers. Rebecca Hall is phenomenal. 10/10
I LOVED this one. Rebecca Hall is just my favorite right now; had she been just a little less awesome I don't know if I would've bought it, but she just fully sells the premise. It was so tense and earns its creep factor.
Rebecca Hall is worth watching for this alone⊠absolutely incredible in this.. loved this film
finally watched this movie. rebecca hall was seriously incredible as always! i went into this movie with no knowledge about it, i just saw it mentioned in one of your videos and decided to hit play! super crazy movie, i didnât know what to expect but i was chilled to the bone
Great movie and enjoyed your review. So glad you enjoyed it too!
As soon as the credits began to roll, my immediate thought was some people are not going to be on board for what this movie is going for. I really liked it even though the subject matter is heavy. I thought it spoke of grooming, abuse, & psychological demise in an interesting way. I would recommend it for Rebecca Hallâs performance & monologue alone.
I haven't heard of this film into the video, but after seeing the first spoiler free segment then I'm gonna watch it!
I totally agree that, while extreme, this is sadly a realistic scenario. This is about as far as believability could be pushed in a movies plot and I think if any other actress alive had been cast it likely wouldn't have worked. IMHO Hall is one of the (if not the) best actresses today. That monologue gave me life.
Oh I feel that Margaret's overprotective of her daughter in the beginning as well as finding out she has had at least had "episodes" since tells us she isn't healed from the abuse .
Hi Emma, I think that you might enjoy The Innocents (2021). Itâs a modern take on the Village of The Damned (I refer to the original version of that movie), and with some of the best child acting Iâve ever seen. đ
Hey! ive seen it! i talked about it earlier in the year :)
Wow, really interested in this now!!! Rebecca hall is đ„đ„really dug her performance in the night house so Iâll def check this out, thanks Emma!!!
Hope you enjoy!
Thank you, Emma!
Watched this the other night, really enjoyed it, Rebecca Hall is always great đ»
Yay! So glad you did with spoilers on this one
â⊠and this unspeakable yet paranormal anomaly just wouldn't exist, but all this film needs to do is have you question it, even consider it for one moment, one millisecond to show you how easy a mind can be broken.â
This! I think this is really what the film is about. whether David did something that horrifying or not, whether David was really real or not. I think this is what the movie is really about. Insane, and âimpossibleâ things happen but yet you wonder if that could happen. Now a young woman subjected to the delusions of a man with power over her, how could she not become insane?
For me, while watching the movie, the monologue that explains her past and reveals the awful thing David may or not have done. I felt incredibly uneasy, in the sense that I know there are awful things in the world, in our world, and whether it was ârealâ or not, it just kept on reminding me of the awful things in this world. If David didn't do it, just the fact that he said something so horrible is horrifying enough to break someone. And sadly I have dealt with that, the damage of mean, cruel words, the fear, the confusion and sadness they left.
So idk, thanks for this video. I looked and looked for some interesting reviews and only yours seem interesting and accurate to me.
I really really enjoyed this film. Rebecca Hall's performance was beyond words, just SO GOOD. I was totally captivated by her. And I agree with you, nothing about the manipulation felt unrealistic to me, it was terrifying.
It seemed as though Margaret began to unravel right before her only living relative was about to become an adult; perhaps the fear of an empty nest triggered her meltdown.
You're an actual astronaut? That's amazing!
One thing that killed me in this is that Tim Roth was abused as a child, and even made a film about it in War Game, so to play this character.... to embody what was inflicted upon him... it must've been absolutely agonising to say the least.
Rebecca Hall is such amazing actress and I've never been disappointed in any of her movies đđđđ
As someone who's lived with psychological and emotional abuse, I find it *wild* that people actually want to watch movies depicting it so starkly.
I can understand that. However, keep in mind that some people need to be exposed to this to truly see what people like yourself go through, what they are thinking and how this abuse can and has changed them. It can cause them to ask questions. "Is this really possible? This is how the manipulation works and the extent it can go to?" and thus, hopefully, understand the perspective of you and others who have gone through this.
I loved this one. I especially love how, if you go into blind, you don't realize at first just how weird and dark it's going to be. It kind of creeps up on you and then crescendos in that final scene, which basically just breaks your brain. Rebecca Hall once again proves she's an uncommonly talented actress who has a knack for being able to carry a film and I'd argue this is one of Tim Roth's most memorable characters. Given his resume, that's saying quite a bit. The casting is so good that I can't even imagine anybody else in either role. Unfortunately this movie is too weird to recommend to some people. Not everybody is going to appreciate it, but it's great regardless.
I knew I was going to love this movie because she did amazing in The Night House. I just cannot believe this movie. I went into it not knowing much and Iâm glad I did because it made it even better. This movie was very anxiety inducing and triggering tbh but if you can handle it itâs worth the watch. Itâs just sad. I hated seeing her be manipulated like that. I knew the ending wasnât going to be a happy one but wow. I just wish we got that peak of reality at the end like Saint Maud. But i would rate this a 9/10. Canât wait to watch this again
My favorite part was when you talked about how the movie suspends our disbelief and comparing that to how someone in Margaret's situation must feel. I've been in the mental health field for a decade, currently a 90-day residential program for people that suffer from mental illness and substance abuse. From my experience, a lot of her responses are believable. This movie was a wild ride, and I enjoyed it! Thank you for your input, it is always appreciated.
Aaaahhh! I just saw and had to jump on here real quick Iâm old I do not do social media so Iâm sure you have seen the trailer for GD Cabinet of Curiosities itâs a Netflix original!!! Lord I canât wait to see it and to hear your thoughts on this đ
Has anybody watched "The Andy Baker's Tape"? If yes, where did you stream it?
I only see it with a Russian dub, but I prefer to hear the original voices.
Its on CZcams for free on the terror films channel
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This film is on my top of the best psichologic horror movies. The final is not si clear for me, is a illusion? Is really happen? Blow my mind!!! Rebeca Hall Is awesome. Hugs from a big fan of MĂ©xico đ€â€ïž
Really liked it, Rebecca Hall is amazing in it. Twisted ending. She's also great in Christine, if you haven't seen that, I recommend.
This movie was such a ride âŠ. Certainly wonât be forgetting it
What app is this movie đ„ on?
Really really enjoyed this movie. If the ending was just a bit more satisfying, i would have given it a 4 stars. Rebecca Hall is wonderful, sadly she has been in two great movies in a row that for me dropped the ball at the end (The Night House).
This is easily my favorite horror film Iâve seen in years
Thanks!
Been circling this one. Now I need to watch
Let me know what you think Ben!
I watched the spoiler free section for now. Hopefully I can watch the movie sometime soon.
Can u breakdown the teeth scene too?
I hate that I need to see this, but I am writing something in 1st person POV where I have to show things emotionally without explaining them literally, so it sounds like it'll help
Thank you for the spoiler review. This movie just absolutely gutted me (ahem) and Iâm excited to hear more about it!
I felt it when you repeated the traumatic plot synopsis. Oof. Hallâs monologue was mesmerizing. I loved the slow zoom and blackening of the shot. A+
So, the tooth. Thereâs the repeated reference with the fake knockout punch she gives her daughter but I canât figure any of this stuff out. Unless somehow Rothâs character put the tooth in the daughterâ purse? Iâm lost there. I kept thinking it was all surreal but the film felt mostly grounded. Once he visited her at work I realized he was a real person. But did he actually eat the baby? Oh god I guess so. I guess she really was only guilty of putting her faith in her abuser (which is to say she wasnât guilty of anything at all). Tim Roth played a MONSTER in this and I loved his end. What she found inside, and the dream ending - again Iâm not sure whatâs going on there. But from an emotional impact point of view, I give this movie a 9. Iâm absolutely haunted by the performances.
Sorry so long. Thank you for your review and delving into the aspects of abuse therein. What a harrowing ride.
After watching the movie, I concluded that David never even came backâŠthat the whole thing was Maggie having a psychological break. When her daughter said she was âhaving another episode,â I saw the whole thing as Maggieâs delusion. Interesting film.
Didn't know anything about this movie, but I knew Tim Roth was in it so I had to get it.
Was not let down, great movie.
Haven't seen this yet, but from the scenes you've shown, it looks like Rebecca gives one of those performances. Too bad the Academy won't bother watching it.
Tim Roth is just an amazing actor and he plays a villain so well.
Yasssss yassssss Uhg. Sheâs talking about Resurrection
I have a friend who went through horrible things when she was little she developed schizophrenia, later she was in a relationship with an abusive boyfriend since she was 17... well she's still with him, convinced that he really loves her, even if he literally uses her condition against her, and there is nothing we can do to make her realize that she needs to quit him, once and for all...
This movie really made think of her, I think she has schizophrenia, and he uses it to make her believe that the baby is alive inside of him.
Sorry for the sad story, but this movie really have a realistic depiction of emotional abuse
Yeah, im so sorry to hear that :(
5:56 Your reaction lmao
Have you seen Warning: Do Not Play (2019) on Shudder?
Rebecca Hall did an amazing job in this movie and also in the Night House.
To those that say David was a delusion, you can see how his reaction changes in the hotel,
when he sees her fully unravel and become homicidal.
He was there, still manipulating her & enjoying it, and then you see some fear in his eyes.
Obviously, the baby inside him was her delusion, but i do believe he was real and ultimately
murdered.
Saw this movie at an advanced screening two weeks ago by IFC Films. Of course I was going to watch for Rebecca Hall. Loved it, but this is by NO MEANS a fun watch, even a little.
This is the type of movie I would have loved to delve into in college. There are so many thematic talking points/ take aways to unpack here. Like how men in abusive relationships will weaponize children against the mother. Although the way that tactic is initiated doesn't typically look like the way its portrayed in Reresection (or let us hope) there is a lot that can be said here.
*Possible spoiler below*
I just watched the movie and I wonder if Margaret died in the altercation at the end and her finding the baby and "living happily ever after" with him is a form of afterlife? We also don't know what happened to Abbie at the end so is it possible she was tracked down and harmed by David?
Just a thought.
Your interpretation is on the right track, but I think it's only like 10% of what the story actually is.
Abbie is the victim in this film and Margaret is the abuser/villain. David isn't even in the film. Here is my explanation, combined with pretty concrete evidence:
Margaret had Abbie to replace Ben and fill the hole that left. She lost a child and she's making up narratives for herself to cope with it. That's what this film is about (director confirmed).
When Abbie begins to get distanced from Margaret, she's becoming an adult and leaving for college, she begins hooking up with a married man to replace Abbie who she feels she's losing. Abbie confirms this when she tells Margaret that she's saying all these protective things to her for herself, not for Abbie. This persona that Margaret has created is a narrative she has made up for herself to make her feel better about her past.
At the end of the film, when Margaret is with a baby, it is obviously not Ben, it makes no sense. We see a scene where Margaret's nipple is wet earlier in the film, because she is lactating. She is pregnant with Peter's baby. She has Peter's baby. And this whole story of it being Ben is what she has told herself to help her cope with the fact that she lost Abbie, and had another kid with a married man. It's her defense mechanism to feel better about the fact that she pushed her daughter away by being abusive and had a baby with a married man who she didn't give a shit about. Hence the title, Resurrection. By the end of the film, she resurrected the fantasy that she made up in her mind to cope with her past trauma with another kid. It's this cycle of behaviour that she's created to cope with her trauma.
What's really interesting is that in the one part of the film after Abbie leaves, she starts doing better. She needs to confront her trauma instead of coping with it by having another child to fill that hole. The one time we see her actually do this, when Abbie is gone and she doesn't have Peter's child yet, she starts doing better.
David is never even confirmed to be there in the story. No one in the film notices him. Even the girl working at the hotel he's staying at doesn't know who he is.
Then when you consider that the end of the film is a resurrection, you think, how many times has Margaret resurrected that fantasy? How far back does this cycle of behaviour go? Was the story that she told about David part of that cycle? Was that a story that she told herself to cope with feeling responsible for losing a child? Kinda sounds like it, because she never told anyone what happened, which is odd, and even her intern was dumbfounded and disturbed that she told her that, and said to take it as a compliment, which is really fucked up.
Would anyone who actually went through that tell someone, and then say "I've never told anyone that, so take it as a compliment?" Like what on earth. I think that's a pretty clear indicator of just how far back Margaret's unreliability as a narrator actually goes.
The director has spoken about how this is a film that's about over protective parents and the narratives that they tell themselves about why they are doing it.
I think it's important to interpret these types of works properly, and be careful to not sympathize with Margaret's behaviour. Empathize? Absolutely, but sympathize with a child abuser? Because in the context of this story, she is incredibly abusive. Her daughter is permanently screwed up from her and will probably never recover. She's 18, she never had a father, she has no friends, all she does is play video games in her room, she never even learned how to ride a bike... Just look at the scene where Abbie is playing video games after Margaret has started basically keeping her daughter captive, and Margaret is just standing there staring at her, and it scares the shit out of Abbie. Imagine being Abbie, and your mom is doing this shit to you. It's terrifying. At this point, it's clear that Margaret is the villain. The abuse that Margaret has suffered in the film is an explanation for why she is the way she is, and to show that abuse has generational affects, but the true victim in this film really is Abbie. It's hard to sympathize with Margaret while watching her traumatize a child and keep her captive.
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