Fair Play: ENDING EXPLAINED with Director Chloe Domont | Netflix
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- Writer-director Chloe Domont answers all your questions about the end of Fair Play, now streaming on Netflix.
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An unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a couple's romance to the brink, threatening to unravel far more than their recent engagement.
I’m so happy she got away from him. The gaslighting and assault were designed to undermine her and take her power - it’s so fantastic to see her destroy him at the end, and show how weak and cowardly he is. She is so much smarter and better than him in every way. Her parents were also unbelievably awful.
Ikr.. her mom just stared like a distant aunt or something.
EMILY was the one doing wrong i think it was four times she went out and left Luke at home and came home drunk she had a company car she never gave Luke a ride to work she could have she was on team campbell and paul she go to strip bar and send Luke home she complained about not getting any sex and what fool take a 575.000 check to a dark strip club were her purse could be stolen so easily i think in some way Emily wanted to be a man she didn't speak to woman at work she said hello one time in morning the first day she also spoke to strippers she should have told the guys look iam going home I need to do something buy Luke a new watch get a new sexy black nightgown put it on tell Luke to come to the door when he opens the door she will jump into his arms Luke iam been a fool all this money has not made me happy I love you so much here is a new watch noting a new beginning for us this job is killing us but no more i got a bonus check for 575.000 dollars we can leave campbell he may have been drugging me when I came to his house he had 9 pm and he could not would not make you the 10 Luke please forgive me
I dunno I think she's just a woman compensating for the fact that she's not feminine and being manly instead
She was a criminal who assaulted him and attempted to homicide, and he never asked for forgiveness; hence she threatened to say so, and the sexual acts were consent
it is a movie little bro, chill, everything is fake
This was a great movie! Had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Luke's breakdown in the office had been yelling at my computer screen lol. "If I can't make you cry, then I'm going to make you bleed", this line sent chills up my spine. Great acting by the two lead characters!
You watched this on a computer screen? LOL That’s like drinking a vintage wine at McDonald’s. This movie deserves to be seen on a big screen television.
I loved it, too!
@@johnb4905cry 😂
@@prol1shed995 There’s no crying in TH-cam.
@@johnb4905 Relax it wasn't that great, pretty average tbh. You acting like its the Godfather or something 😂
I like the Actor but the character Luke makes me sick to my stomach because unfortunately he's so realistic. They are far too many men like him in real life.
it hits close to home, right?
I mean she wasn’t so innocent🤷🏼♂️ getting home late at night drunk, texting and calling her boss midnight, cuttting him with a knife🤷🏼♂️
Yeah I really don't understand people (and the director) who are try to justify stabbing someone and asking to beg for mercy. That shit is fucked up. Of course, he raped her and was a giant crazy asshole, but damn you don't just stab someone who is not threatening you. Feminism has really brainwashed some people. For some, it went from we want equality to we don't want to be held accountable. It was still a good movie, but the analysis of some people makes me sick. In reality, they both deserve to be in jail, him for rape and her for assault with a deadly weapon.
@@Dazedandconfusedforsolonghaha.. your last words of both of them going jail is true.. that would surely happen in real life. But then you know it's a MOVIE so let it be!
@@eduardocod8924Oh please, he would have done the exact same thing if he were in her position.
The last scene had me terrified for her. I really thought he was going to overpower her and end up taking her life. Thank god that didnt happen, but it was a huge risk on her part knowing how violent men can be and he already proved he is not above assault both verbally and physically.
everything you said !!!
He should have.
I didn’t expect that from him because if a men or a women act like this it’s because he or she is weak, a bastard and a loser
And people said that she’s not innocent because she goes out with her college she drinks and comes home late
but it's because of him that she does this she doesn't have his attention like before and she wants him and he doesn't even look at her, in the film we are shown that she is lacking sex I know she is not I haven't slept with anyone else, I'm a woman I can hook you up a woman who is being satisfied elsewhere is not going to beg you for sex because she can find it elsewhere, people stop saying she's coming back, she drinks with her colleagues talking to her boss makes her guilt. if he paid attention to her she would have known how to impose limits but he acts like an asshole she is forced to collapse at work and there is a part where she invents food for him with she, he said no and she had to eat alone, before going to the club she suggests to him to go out he read and ignore the message, that's when she wants to go to the club.
the role of the guy makes me sick and people continue to say that she is stupid 🤦🏻♀️on the whole line he is the stupid one, he does not know how to fight to prove that he is worth.
no he behaved like a bastard and by begging, seriously he is brought to his knees and he says that his boss was his god but who does that 🤦🏻♀️
If only. That would have been a much better ending.
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I enjoyed the fact that she was empowered in the finale. Too often in real life, women allow themselves to be subjugated by weak men who use physical and sexual abuse to dominate them. His excuse of saying it wasn't him rings false because that's exactly who he was under his facade.
Okay, but she shouldn't have stabbed him, it could have gone terribly wrong
Dated someone exactly like Luke. Though I wasn’t a PM I did earn a position we both applied for….he started making me feel bad for getting the job and calling me names but demanding my paychecks. He later got me fired from that job.
While I apparently took away a very different set of lessons from this film than the director intended I think that only stands as evidence in support of how well made this film was. I started watching with zero expectations and absolutely no preconceptions and I was absolutely hooked from the opening shot to the ending credits. The actors were pitch perfect, the direction was confident and the writing was superb.
Incredible film. They both need a lot of therapy.
😂true what a mind fuck.
Yup.
My heart was fucking trembling when the conflict was at its peak and it’s because I was actually scared for her. I was scared of Luke. I could feel what it would be like to be in that situation and I was terrified. I felt so sick to my stomach to see how Luke’s character was unfolding and how little you could do to change the dynamic of your own relationship. The very end kind of pulled the curtain and it felt too on the nose, I would have preferred that she didn’t say her last line, “I’m done with you now”. It didn’t feel needed. Otherwise I was completely enraptured.
Emily was being supportive of Luke throughout the whole film; even when she got the promotion she was still sticking to their original plan of moving up together and tried to help him by showcasing his talents to their boss. Luke was too jealous to see Emily was still trying to help.
The last conversation Emily had with her boss was all she needed to realize that Luke was a weak man and a coward. Her whole attitude changed when she saw him cry out of weakness and whining like a child; there's nothing wrong when a man crys out of anger or frustration but, Luke was being a beeyotch for real and his girl saw him as pathetic instantly.
Luke handled everything like a child instead of sticking to their original plan of elevating each other no matter who gets promoted first. They were both on same page in beginning. Emily was a "ride or die" from start to finish for Luke until he lost his shid.
Basically he couldn’t take it that she got promoted before him . He was jealous I mean yes she stayed out late with co workers but if it was him in her position no one would have said anything to him you would say he is a alpha and trying to move up in the company right. So why. Cause she is a women . He couldn’t hack it and she could simple .
I’m a guy, and Luke was a jealous ass hole. She was ride or die for him. He messed up a good thing, she had a 537,000.00 check😳 they made it!
Man here too, and yeah he was a prick. Jealousy all the way. Shit, she was the perfect type of woman to have on his side. Was gonna help promote him, had a high sex drive, luke could’ve asked questions instead of listening to rumors and gossip like a sucker.
This film was so incredibly tense and excellent well done!!!🎉
well said.
Let’s be real, they both were horrible people. She could have left him much earlier. Violence is not a solution
Yea but love can push you to try to make things work and in the end can make you 🤪
Horrendously vindictive people and equal players in a violent relationship.
I think that this movie it’s really personal to her, I mean I know that for a director every movie has his personal touch,bearing his personality,but I feel like this is a response to a situation or to someone
Agree 100%
Agree 100%! The movie was perfect until they meet at the engagement party then it goes downhill when she forced the rape scene on the narrative. It’s like she wrote two different scripts and stuck them together to justify just one scene. It could have been so much better if she had continued with the thriller pacing. Disappointing.
@@carlosrios4788 The R scene was not forced.
It’s highly plausible in a scenario they both ‘lived through together’ (*as characters/ lovers), considering their emotionally/physically intimate relationship and what they have gone through up to that point, the R@PE took place!
@@carlosrios4788I think that was the falling action following the climax of him begging for his job security. It wasn’t sudden it was the result of an event, it was also foreshadowed when they would have unsatisfying sex (Emily initiating it) if you analyze it a bit more you notice how each view intimacy… Luke thinks it’s a power dynamic but Emily is clueless that it was ever about power .Ofc in movies you don’t want everything so plateaued, you see he’s a boiling pot ready to burst… losing his job was the last straw as a result he does destructive things to guarantee he never gets his job back and destroy Emily in every way by ruining her reputation, sabotaging her job, and finally raping her ripping her of her dignity because to him that’s power
An earthquake is also plausible@@Killersushiofficial I mean, this was played out more like a Wall Street movie. I thought the main plot was built up around all the trading and dirty business which was getting really interesting and their boyfriend girlfriend drama was a subplot to it. I didn't see the rape scene coming and I thought it was out of place the way the script was developed. That's why I felt it was forced in the storyline.
this movie!!! such a realistic depiction of all these female-male interactions and power dynamics ❤love it so much ❤
This movie wasn't realistic at all. No man would do any of this. 😂 Not to mention, if a woman told me she would "help my career if I ate her pussy"...ya that's the most emasculating shit ever lol. I'd be gone right there.
ah no its not
@ac14cmpunk25 yes it is I've lived it
@@jendikayy then you are a very unlucky Person
@@ac14cmpunk25 not for you maybe!
You just ruined the movie for me because that girl is not innocent also
I didn’t like the knife hitting the floor as it left the ending ambiguous. Did he pick it up and stab her? Very possible given his state. The movie didn’t need to go there.
It’s men like him who get so offended by a woman’s success that they end up killing them. The saying does go that a man’s worst fear is to be humiliated/rejected by a woman and a woman’s worst fear is to be killed by a man she’s rejected.
Lol, shudda ended in ‘fatal attraction’ style!
Why stop with a pathetic mic/knife drop! Just Silly!💀💀💀
This was surprisingly ...a very good film! Excellent writing, excellent acting and excellent directing. The pacing was awesome ....peak tension near the end! It was nice to see Phoebe in something non-Bridgerton! ahaha she was really awesome in this role, look forward to seeing her in more stuff!
I thought it was a good movie, but after hearing this lady's explainations, I think she is crazy ...
It's nonsense. Girl power movies like this disregard this one key fact: women are advancing throughout all organizations and climbing quite high in their respective orgs. Some of it is no doubt attributable to their skills and intelligence; however, in many cases, they are simply the right gender at the right time. In this day and age where social issues are of paramount importance to the peanut gallery, it's no doubt that corporations are nervous about NOT promoting a woman regardless of her worthiness of the promotion. I don't begrudge a woman for advancing, but I become very skeptical when all of the promotions handed out at my company are women.
i just watched this and i love it so much. and phoebe is just proving she is a great actress. love her acting so badly!
Both the female and male character was sick in the head. Disturbing movie, but I guess that was the idea.
True but this movie try to hard to make the men so horrible and weak
@@eduardocod8924 right? It's pathetic.
Yeah and the director here trying to justify stabbing someone who is not threatening you. Both characters deserve to go to jail.
@@eduardocod8924he was horrible tho. She did some bad shit to but there is a difference.
She didn’t do much to stop the “rape”
Chloe - I absolutely loved the movie and bravo to you for your confidence and commitment and talent in telling this story. It’s super provocative and worthy of discussion way after watching - so that is why I’m responding to your ending and the explanation. I appreciate you chose to focus on male accountability. But I personally believe you are naive about rape in general - not sure if you are a survivor or not, sure you are as u mention, a survivor of toxic relationships and power dynamics but rape is different. I am a survivor and I’m shocked about how you and the audiences have not been also speaking about the fact that rape is a CRIMINAL offense - punishable by up to 30 years in prison!!!! I was raped by my fiancé who used it after the love bomb phase to show me one night that he was the one with power and he could hurt me as he did. Rape is not something that anyone gets over just because their partner cries and admits they are sorry and weak. Most abusers if they do ever admit it only do so to be able to cry manipulatively and get the victim to empathize with THEM so they go back to the relationship for more love bombing and then even more escalated abuse. It’s also very hard to prove rape between partners so most of the time it goes unpunished as u showed in the film. But it was so triggering and so sad that in this case, she actually had bruises , black eye etc she could have filed a police report and at least possibly had some criminal record established for him - a note on file that someone had reported him for assault - and she certainly wouldn’t have just gone back to her life after he apologized - it’s a long process to recover from the betrayal trauma and the actual trauma of violence and pain and shock that women and men go thru when they have that experience.
As I said - so much respect for you as a filmmaker and artist - not even suggesting that you change a thing in your movie but please now that u have a platform and u chose to use rape as a part of telling your story, I hope that you educate yourself or get out of denial and face what should be spoken about now that you’re out there on panels and award shows etc
Rape is a criminal offense and should be reported and prosecuted and no woman should feel like oh bummer I was raped and nothing will happen to the perpetrator except for his verbal comeuppance - it’s a crime - I hope it gets more exposure for that and that the conversation can open up the age of transformation and change for anyone who has experienced it. Thank you for listening.
Best
Joanne
As a survivor myself, I believe that rape should be reported and that it would be nice to see more representation in tv and film of it being reported. However, I also understand the reality that not everyone finds the courage to report it, you don't have to be a "perfect victim", I can see that represented in the film. From what I can tell in the film is that the main female character doesn't want people to know they were together as it might tank her career so I found it believable that she wouldn't report it to keep her current standing. Hopefully, women will feel more comfortable reporting rape regardless of anything if more representation of that is shown on shows and movies though.
Every victim faces different circumstances.
I think that what this film maker was trying to portray was how difficult is it for a woman in the workplace to report harassment and sexual assault and rape. She has a career on the line and sadly, our society is especially cruel to women who try to go after their attackers. I know a person who lost her ENTIRE career over reporting workplace harassment and it’s so heartbreaking.
People are imperfect and as such, there will never be a perfect victim who does exactly what they should after they, god forbid, are attacked. It’s so difficult to even think about let alone report
@isabelicshe said stop and did he stop?? No, he continued to slam her head on the table and kept going even though she said it hurt…are you ok frl??!
@isabelic what?
Good movie, congrats on your feature film directorial debut and breaking down the ending! I just wish she hadn't lied to Campbell about Luke saying he's been stocking her!
bro he was gone mad!! He really acted like a psychopath and just because of some mad guy you're not gonna lose your job Or destroy your own career right? So she just wanted her job back, no matter how but she wanted her job back. this is my opinion. What's your opinion on this, how can she get her job back?
@@zaynnn27the reality is - she's still at a loss - because she lost a great loving husband and her relationship, so it's kind of disgusting to see her choose her job over him
@@arcelivezgreat loving husband-? Are you delirious or have you not watched the movie.
@@arcelivez
great loving husband???
Pls watch the movie first. 😂😂
This interview confirms what I felt watching the ending: that what started as a movie about two somewhat realistic characters gradually got reduced to a bunch of Twitter slogans.
The ending was cheesy and the sex scene at the end made me uncomfortable AF
I have a slightly different take on this. Luke definitely needed to be held accountable. But when she hit him in the head with the glass, this was not addressed at all. It was not acceptable for her to do this, despite the disgusting things he was saying to her. They were both wrong in that moment, but the focus is on his behaviour in that scene while she is seemingly absolved. That said, shoving her against the door and then raping her while slamming her head down on the table or desk (giving her a head injury after she may have given him one) was reprehensible. I couldn't even really watch this part, I found it so infuriating.
But the only time a woman should use violence against a man or anyone else is in self-defence. In that moment, she reacted out of justified anger when she broke the glass over his head, but this was still not self-defence. Not in that moment...
Yes, the film was amazing. They did a brilliant job of portraying the fragility of the male ego.
Film was definitely watchable, cast were good, story premise was also reasonably constructed and believable , but... the dysfunction spiral that the lead man goes down throughout the story was utterly ridiculous. The ending was embarrassing, both characters became totally unrecognizable.. I dont see this as a female empowerment tale, if that was the aim, it missed the mark entirely.. Basically just a story of one man's downfall and his fiance burying him at the end. If the director claims this is about male fragility, it's pretty flimsy. Neither character inevitably triumphs. Both belong in a psych ward. Others have already said it, but this story just seems to me like a female revenge fantasy from an emotionally scarred writer.
Are you a man by chance?
Don’t read too much into scripts and assume you know the writer/writers life!
All you tube therapists need to take a seat.💀
@bunny9361 dude c'mon nobody who gets into harvard ,then does 2 years in goldman and then works as an analyst at an hedge fund is as dumb as he is seen in this movie especially cause his girl got the promotion anyone who has had this type of power dynamics knkws ,yeah there are probelms pretty big ones but this was absolutely ridiculous, to say the least like woww
I completely agree, you're telling me an Ivy League graduate just throws away his career
@@mbbsboi7248a lot of people Thow away their lives for less, it’s a believable story
Luke is jealous and not happy with her promotion.
What I got from this film was that TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS ARE BAD. And basically the Toxicity comes from Jealousy and Gas-lighting. which are dangerous elements in a relationships. Neither of the characters are perfect (Which is why the Movie is perfect with its Realism) but its obvious it was his Jealousy and personal inferiority complex that drove them apart. He couldn't handle that She was doing better than him at the firm so he had to verbally abuse her by saying she was sleeping with the boss etc. Now the assault was weird and uncomfortable BUT I GET IT. It started out a Sex, but then Luke got violent by hurting Emily . It was about Power at that point. Hurting Emily, humiiating her. He was already doing it to Emily Verbally and emotionally. Now he was doing it physically. Ironically, it reminded me of an earlier scene when Emily tried to push Luke into having sex with her when he wasn't in the mood. That scene didn't end violently, but in a way, Luke was emasculated. Again, NEITHER LUKE OR EMILY ARE PERFECT. This is why the Story is so well written. Now as for the ending. I know some people would tell her to press charges. I would. But sadly, Sexual assault in a relationship is hard ot prove and there are no perfect victims. Shoudl she had cut him like that? I totally understood why she did that, but in the real world he could charge her with assault. Seriously he could. In the end. Wow what a film . Netflix is kicking it.
During the ending, when he finally cried and she was so very close to him, I felt panic. For a split second I thought that she might comfort and take care of him. Via direction and acting, if this was the intent: Nailed it. Then we moved on to that *not* being how this movie would end. I felt relief. Throughout the movie, I did feel what has been revealed in this interview: This was so much more about male fragility than female revenge.
First half of this movie had me enthralled but it completely fell apart in the second. Could've been a great character drama but devolved into a cheesy and simplistic revenge fantasy.
Yes!!! I was so disappointed, it was set up a suspenseful movie about greed and manipulation and it was about rape? I thought we were going to find out one of them of playing the firm and they were going to get away with a boat load of cash!
it becomes a revenge fantasy when the viewer wants the villain to win, so that’s for sure saying something about you
@@fruit4evr How do you know what he was feeling while watching the movie? Maybe he wanted neither to win. You can be against rape and also against stabbing your rapist after the fact.
@@fruit4evrno it just became really violent
@@Dazedandconfusedforsolong He didnt r word her
It’s a good movie but the ending became…I don’t know the word for it 🤔 it ended like a high school drama. Sorry
Cause that's a thriller movie not a documentary
I thought this film began interestingly and kinda degenerated steadily throughout. Luke is a shallow, lame, ultimately loathsome character, and Emily is not much better. They're both such bleak characters, living such bleak, empty lives.
A really well thought out ending!
Not him grabbing the knife and finishing the Job in my mind.🤣🤣🤭
you are a weirdo. go to therapy
Jesus man…you must know some sorry a** dudes. When my wife succeeds I’m the happiest dude ever. Gimme dat money! We takin the kids to Cancún!!
damn i really hated emily at the end with all the lying and abuse. i'm surprised people are so far on her side
Her abuse? Ur mental
Weak💀
What kind of engaged man or woman would be ok with the female going out to have drinks and party with a group of male coworkers and boss every other night? Don’t you think that’s wrong and it would start making a man a little crazy from hiding the emotions for so long?
Amen!
Chole are you okk😢😢...i think ending was too personal....i haven't seen such thing ever in my life❤
In the beginning she had blood in her dress and she was bleeding .In the end he was the one that was bleeding.The movie connects it really good.
They should have just broke up like normal dysfunctional couples.
I honestly didn't realize we were supposed to be rooting for Emily. I thought that this more just a story of two people messing things up
Although I mostly liked this film, am I the only one who thought of it as a successful yet disturbing satire of capitalism (and power games in general) in society as well as in relationships and of course between gender?? Cause in a healthy relationship or working environment you have equality and not ridiculous power games.... The kneeling of the male character in front of his boss, the "rape " scene then again the forced kneeling in front of his girlfriend and the knife assault makes me feel more about power issues in an unhealthy environment/society/relationship rather than male fragility... And what Emily became in the end (of course I am with her most of the time apart from the ending though i somehow "get" this too) reminds me more of her surrending into this stupid yet "fatal" jungle game (so typical in raw capitalism) rather than girl's empowerment😅
I felt elements of The Apartment but turned to the dark side
@@acdragonriderhave to check this out.. Haven't seen the apartment yet
Based on what the director says here, I don't think she has a problem at all with capitalism. Her main point seems to be that "superior" women need to break free from "inferior" men in order to gain the power that is rightfully theirs. Which seems like a very pro-Capitalist (even Randian) point of view.
THANK YOU for an REALISTIC POWERFUL MOVIE WITH A FANTASTIC ENDING!!!❤❤❤
I thought the ending was great! So interesting to hear the director talk about the thoughts behind
first things first. This is a confession rather than anything. I am a PhD student in a top research institute. I am in a relationship with an amazing woman who is my colleague. Things were also great when academically I was doing better than her. But I soon started feeling threatened when she started doing amazing. Her research has people talking about it like anything among professors of multiple departments. I love her, but the jealousy has always weighed on me. I have come to terms with it and started focussing on my work. When she talks about her work, I actually zone myself out without making it obvious for my peace. I have been a decent boyfriend, I support her. and with a lot of effort I have kept my ego aside, and be as a partner should be. But some days are a struggle. I have learnt to love my work, but ya, there are days where I feel down. I am not supporting luke here, but I actually felt bad for him until he completely lost it. I don't condone his actions, but I certainly empathize until I couldn't.
unwarranted advice but maybe you should talk to her about it so that you don't end up repressing it until you can't. it's perfectly normal to feel threatened but you need to own up to these feelings so you can eventually let them go lest they take over you.
As long as she’s not your boss you should be fine. If she does become your boss it might be time to find a new girlfriend or change your workplace.
This is what cinema making is all about. Not so easy to watch but brilliantly written, directed and incredibly acted. Best dramatic film in many a year.
The issue between Emily and Luke is the fact jealousy was sown. Firstly,. Who on Earth call a woman 2am in the morning to give her a promotion letter. While not do it at work? Secondly, what do u want the man to think, after such a scenario played? Then he goes to work the following day and hears from this colleague the possibility of his girlfriend sleeping with Campbell for the promotion
I agree. But they are together from 2 years. By then they should have established good communication. His issue is lack of trust triggered by inferiority complex.Her issue is establishing boundaries whether its office or personal life . Her boss called her bitch, luke called her hooker but she yet did not take a stand for herself.
And as a couple their issue is communication and prioritizing things.They avoided proper communication about their future together.
He went in to survival mode and his love was not strong enough.If that was there he would have felt bad to hear such things about a woman that he proposed to marry mere few days ago. And if her Boss knew how good she is , luke too must have known that on some level. Her article got published in wall street journal when she was 17 yrs old. Surely he should have known she is deserving but he could not handle the rapid changes in how power dynamics changes in few days. She kept noticing his struggle and she could not even enjoy her success. Nothing feels more bad than close ones resenting your acheivements.
😂😅 A typical male hating film. Men are not like that. Like Luke or Campbell. We are noble and nice most of us. But no one likes nobility and niceness any longer. I know many men whose wives are in higher designations and earning more and they are doing well.
One man being like that doesn't mean that all men are like him, does it now? He wouldn't be an interesting character if he wasn't a bit crazy.
Was excited for this movie until I figured out it’s just another movie catering to woman there’s never anything about growing together cause as man if you were in this predicament you would know as soon as she got the promotion the relationship was done there’s no working thru that.
Calling this film "realistic" is an understatement from what I see from intentions and reactions is it show peoples delusion to such things as it really isn't that deep to call someone strong or weak , I don't see good side in this film and any of charecters actions doesn't make sence on the second half of the film ending was OK not too great nor bad but I really didn't expect the message to be the summary of last 20 minutes
I loved the ending!
Loved the movie, it was so intense! Watched it two times in two nights and want to watch it again. Looking forward to more of your work.
I was so confused by the knife hitting the floor. To me it wasn't obvious that she was still holding it, in my mind she left it on the floor, he took it up and stabbed himself, then dropped it, and she smiled knowing he would die. But I guess I was wrong.
Although the narrative was intended to display today's twisted views of power dynamics within genres, I believe the story, as told, depicts a young couple ingenuously trying to manage a life-work balance without the experience to pursue it. It started with the fact that they were dating in the work environment, which was the fault of both of them. Companies set policies against it to avoid exactly what you see in this movie. Secondly, when she acted on hearsay over a promotion, without any actual facts, she set him up for a fall. This sparked the initial array of problems that followed.
The movie serves as a reminder of the dos and don'ts in the work environment, including dating, rumors, and more. Another violation occurred when she got the promotion and decided to help him with his career because she was in a position to do so. This wasn’t based on merit, and once he said he didn’t need her help, she should have let it go. Her continued interference not only directly affected his ability to advance on his own, creating dependence and diminishing morale, but also started to affect her judgment at work. As a countermeasure, he became obsessed, abusive, egocentric, and felt unworthy, all as a result of both their actions.
In conclusion, it is important to highlight that even though the movie aims to reflect today's ideals of female power and portray men negatively, the story actually provides a valuable exploration of personal responsibility. We all must be held accountable for our actions; there isn't a single victim in this movie. Loved the actors. :)
She was a criminal who assaulted him and attempted to homicide, and he never asked for forgiveness; hence she threatened to say so, and the sexual acts were consent
no it was not. You can consent to sexual activity before hand but u can have it taken. She said stop it hurts. He kept going. That's rape
You clearly didn’t watch what events occurred and rewrote the movie to your liking
He r-aped her.
The sex scene was like a release of all pent up feelings of emotions......and wasn't she the one at one point asked him to fuck the shit out of her......when he was down and out and she was on a high........suddenly she is a different character.....who would accuse him of stalking....raping....abusing......sudden transformation is unreal.......although it serves the directors vision.......
She said STOP.
It felt as both of them went crazy and should go to therapy. She was first a víctim of his poor ego, but then she acted as violently as him. It doesn't feel empowering to see an intelligent women being physically violent. Also it is not a thriller, just a violent relationship drama. In the end, we should take responsibility and just stop dating losers.
I read the "it wasn't me" as Luke still clinging to the idea he is a "good guy" and not owning what he is and what he did completely. So he goes to California and gets another favor from another person. Meanwhile Emily stays in a well compensated position as long as she keeps making money for the firm's clients and owners.
I love this film! I think we all have met some shade of these type of people, whether it be the main characters or the work people. This film resonated with me on several levels. I like the female rage and regaining of power at the end, just because its a nice fantasy for many women who have dealt with abusive male partners. In reality, both characters are flawed but it makes for an exciting film to watch. Having known a few people like Luke, those type of friends that aren't friends at all and find perversive joy in a person's downfall, this ending was satisfying.
it’s more like a director's fantasy. Ending was very disappointing. A fake looking ending.
This was an AWFUL movie. I'm sorry I wasted my time and watched it.
The director here even says the whole movie is about the penultimate scene with the protagonists.
She even praises the bloodshed.
Appalling.
…scared of a lil’bit of red paint on a movie set floor?
I loved this movie. So much so I want to watch similar movies showing strong female characters in the workforce and battling through relationship issues.
Watch show time billions many strong women of all color and non binary better than this
Please give a try for the movie "Syrup" Christine (Definitely not Christina)
frighteningly accurate
This movie is soooo freaking good! It’s so underrated. Can’t believe people are not talking enough of how great it is. Great job from top to bottom from everyone involved in the film. 💯
I thinks its funny, this whole interview: the movie its like a big freudian slip. Actually thought the movie was about seeing the worst in both sexes in a power dynamic relationship, but having to literally explain your intention as a director whilst being so biased takes this from a wannabe artistic production to a crystal clear propaganda billboard. Bad. Just. Mediocre.
This was so good.. Any other similar recommendations
I’d like to know too, but SOOOOO ANNOYED BY THE ENDING!!!! I NEED PART 2!!!
So she physically assaulted him twice, but we’re not holding her accountable for any of this ? This movie was absolute fire except for the very ending. The scene at the end where he walks into the board meeting, belligerent and proceeds to embarrass himself There’s no man on earth who’s nuking his entire career over a woman, Figures A woman wrote the script for this movie.
No. Her physical assault does not count in the least. His is what ultimately matters.
@@PearlsandRoses sounds like a double standard to me
@@PearlsandRosesThat's definitely double standard she raped him assault him attempted murder cheated emasculated him spent $6,000 on a hooker but had a problem with him buying monthly subscriptions and they were engaged?😅🤡
The ending spoiled it
Great movie! A toxic relationship, and she liberate herself from it.
She could have liberated herself by reporting him for rape and leaving him. She should go to jail for stabbing him. You can't just decide to use violence to make someone admit to doing wrong. This type of mentality is so immature.
@@Dazedandconfusedforsolonggod forbid you are ever in a situation like this, you can look back on this movie and not follow the same actions as the flawed main character and go file a police report! :)
@@DazedandconfusedforsolongIt’s called…acting upon emotion/impulse, like a Man would.
Men stab ppl too…why would a woman do anything differently.
Women share more similarities to men than both men and women might think or are willing to admit.
Both men & women are💩sometimes.💀
This is a great movie.
Lots to think about and learn from.
She loved him very much. He didn’t deserve her.
The movie gave me relationship trauma.
I’m glad it was the movie that did that to you and not a real life relationship. My ex had a lot of the same behaviors as Luke and I wouldn’t wish that sht on anyone
The director needs a hug
so many men here in the comments section telling on themselves.
right? like it’s crazy!
It's because the movie is nonsense. Harvard grad works for Goldman Sachs and then completely loses it over not getting a position at one of the hundreds of hedgefunds in NYC. Anyone else would have just, shit, I don't know, called and paid a recruiter and would have had interviews within the week. Who goes through all of this to keep a job at what's basically a startup? Just saying the plot is thin.
Very interesting movie, I utterly enjoyed it. Both actors were amazing. Both characters flawed, it did end up at a pretty insane place but the progression and escalation was done well, it felt quite organic.
One thing I have to say in regards to this breakdown. I feel like especially recently, I've seen this phrase circling around that "rape isn't about sex, it's about power." And I just have to say that this is demonstrably not true. Yes, there's a huge element of power when it comes to rape. In many instances, I do believe that it can be much more about asserting power over the victim than the actual sex itself. But it absolutely is also about sex, and pretending it isn't is simplifying the issue. There are other (simpler...) ways to assert power that don't involve sexual contact. This is specific. No, it definitely is about sex. Power, too. Dominance. But rapists rape for their own sexual gratification.
i saw this last night - cracking film!
before the last scene came to end i relized in my mind that the director must be a woman .And i was correct . it's your achievment ?????
😮
Fr that movie was so tense🤣💯
Fr, cause if he can beg for a chance at a job, he can beg for forgiveness.
No wonder why all the girls (not women) loved the movie. Feminism!
This movie seems like the director's feminist revenge fantasy. It blows my mind that she tries to justify stabbing him. You can't just stab someone because they won't take responsibility for their actions. A mature woman would have gotten a rape kit, reported it to the police and left the guy. Both characters are deranged.
I agree completely. Didn’t Emily rape Luke in the film. He said that he didn’t want to have sex with her and she said, “I don’t care.” The rage about rape seems to be only in one direction when both characters committed violations against each other
@@bauzinjaexactly...I am about
the talk about that scene when she says she want to fuck but Luke refuse her and the said she doesn't care...look I don't empathetic towards Luke ..he is freaking manipulator and he is filled with jealously and ego..Emily even try to help him as much as she can..but in the end it doesn't work...but why this double standard about sexual assault..both men and women can sexually assaulted....I am saying that treat both cases equally..take it seriously both cases...I literally heard a story that a guy complaints to a female officer that some girl is harrassing her and teasing her..then she replied if a girl teasing you why don't you get teased and enjoy it...😢..and I am not only blaming women..men are the one blame to...both do not care when men are victim.they can't talk about to their friends can not go to police station or anything.... fucking biased laws...btw I am not defaming Emily in the movie...she has every right to get angry and frustrated..and I love that fact she said fuck you and I don't need you because she is trying everything she can buy his ego comes first and get out of the toxic relationship...I see many people both man and woman can not get out from a toxic relationship..after knowing their partner is cheating on them.....at the end I just want to say in the case of harrasment and sexual assault don't do double standard and don't be a. Hipocrit..treat them both equally...
@@subhankarmurmu5710But she doesn't physically assault him... She only states her desperation but she does not hurt him. He on the other hand does. There is a huge difference...
@@cmahimathese people see Emily as the villain because they see themselves in Luke. don’t give them much thought.
@@fruit4evr You don't get it. They are both villains in their own way. He was in the wrong for raping her and she was in the wrong for stabbing him and hitting him over the head with a bottle. Reality is not always black and white.
Funny I felt the movie did the same thing to me: I was lied to, I was manipulated and was used until the very end just to satisfy the directors own personal needs.
i would have quit the job and break up with her, once she got promotion. This only because i know myself very well
Would you let her keep partying and having late night drinks with a group of male coworkers?
Fax! That’s exactly when he lost. Would’ve sucked but easier to deal with down the line.
This movie was insanely good! The cast and the plot was amazing ❤️ Phoebe did an amazing job recreating emily 🤗 Im so happy abt her 🫶🏻
there are so many solutions, I don’t feel agree with her to stay with him soooo long like this, luke wouldnt be with me in early stage
I guess I was the only one who thought Luke committed seppuku and that's what caused the knife to drop and Emily to smile before the scene/film cut. This explanation is ok too.
Man if I was Luke I would have been supportive of my lady, this dude blew it with a gorgeous and strong lady, yea I get it going out at 2 am with the boss getting drunk isn’t a good look at all, I wouldn’t put up with it but I sure wouldn’t have been an insecure and jealous dude, if you’re engaged the both people should be supportive of one another. It does seem after hearing the director give her meaning behind the ending, she seems like she hates men and is pretty vindictive towards men. On a side note, not all men suffer from male fragility, whatever that means, I think the director has placed this into her psyche and probably needs some therapy. Other than that it’s a good movie 🤙🏽
Her violence could have backfired on Emily, alone with a person who can physically over power her?? Not really wise to put baby in a corner when he obviously does not have control of himself. Her power play might push him to stalk her and further his abuse.
It's just too much to watch and feel. It's really screwing and who wants so much pain in relationship as well as in job.
What a load of crap lol😂
The Acting on this was Top Notch and so was the Script. Bravo to the Director. Wow. 🙂
Director has so much insecurity and only men can see it
I lovvvvvedddd this damn film!
This film seems like the revenge fantasy of the director.😂
Accountability for the bad behavior of men is necessary, while accountability for the bad behavior of women is somehow ignored or explained away.
brilliant .
It was a nice film but sadly she is gonna go to jail for cutting a dude up 😂
Well, i mistakenly thought the droping of knife ends up them fucking again.. 😂
As a man if I was in this situation and my girl and I worked together and she became my superior I don’t think I could work with her. I wouldn’t have a problem with dating someone in a higher position than myself but she can’t be my direct manager. I be damned if she tells me “we have a deadline by the end of the week” and when we get home “you need to take out the trash.” At that point she’s your mom. When a woman out ranks a man financially, socially, and relationally rightfully both partners will become insecure. She will look to someone else who she can be led by and he will move away to find freedom again.
Awful ending. He has to beg for forgiveness (with a knife front of him) ?? Come oooon. SHe wants only the job nothing else, she thought that cause she has the power at work he has to sex with her😂😂 very good that he didn't.. SHe now has the job till they speak bad to her again, he has a new life and with mayby a new girl without dating with others...
I totally loved this movie.
This movie has so much potential I had heard it was like fatal attraction, which I absolutely loved but this movie sucked in comparison, and the ending was absolutely awful. I would’ve never watched it if I knew the ending was that bad.
Nuh I loved it. One of my favorite theatre experiences. I felt every character and came out stirred
That's powerful af