Very creepy film, I love the atmosphere, lighting, music, static shots! 👍🏾👍🏾Her reaction was too understated from 6:25 and on, for that would have been a logical point for her to call the police. 😄 Even before that point, her reactions were too low-keyed for someone who finds things out-of-place in their home. Most horror filmmakers do this, when they could have the actors display more fear, to make it more realistic. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed this film, my Friend, and I'm subscribed. 😎
Just adding a thought: my mind jumped to the usual suspects as intruders, but there's an ongoing phenomenon of a stranger holing up in someone's house (or apartment or condo). The original When a Stranger Calls is creepy, with a twist. What made me think of that film was director Gambino's title: "The Guest." Could be ironic, like, uh, no, the protag didn't *invite* the person. ... Another thought: what if the woman we're watching (that makes us voyeurs) is the titular guest, and the person spying on her owns the condo. Or she's staying at an Air BnB, and the dude who enters the home at the end is the host or super-host. ... No matter how you slice it, The Guest is creepy ah. And that's great!😁
You're 100%! Thanks for your insight. As you've pointed out, there are so many directions a narrative such as this can take, or be interpreted. Thanks for watching 😊
Why did she cover her mouth to yawn in bed when she was alone? People cover their mouths out of politeness for "others" when they are aware of another's presence. Was the actress doing it out of consideration for the camera person?
I respectfully disagree with you. It's still very much a story. When a writer (screenwriter, director, novelist, playwright, short-story author) chooses an open-ended ending, that creative person actually excels in engaging each viewer's intellect and range of emotions. Yes, in a horror film that can create a strong sense of unease -- and sometimes that's the point. This film short is brilliantly creepy. I won't ever have alarms or ring cameras installed, and I'm never having a phone or cable technician enter my home ... never, ever, ever again.😬 Kudos to director Mark Gambino!👍🏼
@@gabrielapaulinho1luv Respectfully, I think that's a lot of flowery language and horse puckey used by people that like to pretend that they "understand the story's deeper meaning." They want to appear better than all the rest of us plebes. The only thing that "open-ended ending" means is that there is no ending, and an ending is a crucial part to any good story. Homer didn't end his masterpiece on a cliffhanger. Shakespeare didn't leave it up to the audience to figure out what the play was about. Edgar Allen Poe didn't give up writing when he got close to the end. Sure there were elements that were left up to us to decipher, but their writings had a beginning, a middle, and an end. And just because you were made uneasy does not make it a "brilliant" story. You are most likely just left unfulfilled by the lack of a denouement.
@@dethengine I will not permit you to analyze my mind and emotions with regard to how I enjoy art. Whether you like it or not, I am a writer. Sometimes I decide on an definitive ending in my short stories. However, one of many short stories that I've written over the decades ends with a jilted female protagonist (who's mourning an ex who *may not* be deceased) lingering on a fragile pier in her extravagantly long goth gown. I love the works of Poe (and Shakespeare), and "The Raven" haunts my piece in its tone. I've been told by absolute strangers that *that* short story is hauntingly beautiful, that it's like an homage to Poe and that -- wait for it -- they love figuring out whether the protag decides to live or take her life. Art is subjective. So stop being a dimwit and try censoring your potty mouth for a change.😁
@@gabrielapaulinho1luv Hahahaha! I was 100% right that you think you’re better than the rest of us because here you are bragging that you are a “wRiTeR” and that five random weirdos on the Internet said your story was SOOOOO amazing! So spare me your awards speech Mark Twain, and never doubt my ability to spot a narcissist again! Oh, and guess what! I wrote a novel called “Nobody Gives a Crap-Crap-Crappity-Crap About Your Dumb Lazy Stories!” It was awarded best story of the century and I was given a medal by the president of Lithuania! The Nobel Foundation declared me king of all writers, and they specifically mentioned my ability to finish a story. How about that?
@@gabrielapaulinho1luv You were doing reasonably well until your condescending remark about dimwit and potty mouth, what was potty mouth about their response? Sounds like you're uppity at being challenged and think patronising put downs give you some feeling of superiority.
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Respect, pretty decent. At 6:26 I was expecting the film to segue into the finale of "Signs", but I'm glad you avoided that exit.
Thank you 🙏
Very creepy film, I love the atmosphere, lighting, music, static shots! 👍🏾👍🏾Her reaction was too understated from 6:25 and on, for that would have been a logical point for her to call the police. 😄 Even before that point, her reactions were too low-keyed for someone who finds things out-of-place in their home. Most horror filmmakers do this, when they could have the actors display more fear, to make it more realistic. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed this film, my Friend, and I'm subscribed. 😎
You’re a champ, thank you!
@@MarkGambino Awesome Work!! Very Welcome
Just adding a thought: my mind jumped to the usual suspects as intruders, but there's an ongoing phenomenon of a stranger holing up in someone's house (or apartment or condo). The original When a Stranger Calls is creepy, with a twist. What made me think of that film was director Gambino's title: "The Guest." Could be ironic, like, uh, no, the protag didn't *invite* the person. ... Another thought: what if the woman we're watching (that makes us voyeurs) is the titular guest, and the person spying on her owns the condo. Or she's staying at an Air BnB, and the dude who enters the home at the end is the host or super-host. ... No matter how you slice it, The Guest is creepy ah. And that's great!😁
You're 100%! Thanks for your insight. As you've pointed out, there are so many directions a narrative such as this can take, or be interpreted. Thanks for watching 😊
@@MarkGambino You're welcome! And thanks for allowing us to use our logic.❤️ I enjoyed The Guest very much!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Great job! What was the biggest lesson you learned while making this film?
That constraints integral to the creative process 😊
@@MarkGambino Would you be open to participating in a podcast to discuss your experience making this film?
@@MarkGambino* are
Amazing respect 😍
Like a Ghost inside the House
Getting Payed for not saying a word is the best 😮
I enjoyed it
She needs to learn how to brush her teeth 😬
* paid
Subscribed!👌🏽
Мне было немного жутковато, как представила себя на месте героини фильма. Очень страшновато и неуютно.
Yo pensé que la protagonista estaba perdiendo la razón, quiero decir, estaba enloqueciendo. Nada de fantasmas o intrusos 😮
У кого какие мысли, что это по ночам приходит в дом героини ??
😮
The music is almost too much.
Why did she cover her mouth to yawn in bed when she was alone? People cover their mouths out of politeness for "others" when they are aware of another's presence. Was the actress doing it out of consideration for the camera person?
I cover my mouth when yawning at home alone also. Habit
@@leo-unddieAnderenhabit I guess
Maybe She Have A Bad Breath....🤭🤢
@@leo-unddieAnderenYeah, I too cover my mouth when home alone. Soooo ...🤷🏽♀️
❤Cute Actress❤
"so what" ? ,
She doesn't know how to Brush her teeth ...Moral of the story
She didn't say one word either 😅
🫣
There's a fine line between slow pacing and just having bugger-all happen. This movie spends too much time on the wrong side of that line.
It's not really a story when you force the audience to make up their own version of what happened.
I respectfully disagree with you. It's still very much a story. When a writer (screenwriter, director, novelist, playwright, short-story author) chooses an open-ended ending, that creative person actually excels in engaging each viewer's intellect and range of emotions. Yes, in a horror film that can create a strong sense of unease -- and sometimes that's the point.
This film short is brilliantly creepy. I won't ever have alarms or ring cameras installed, and I'm never having a phone or cable technician enter my home ... never, ever, ever again.😬 Kudos to director Mark Gambino!👍🏼
@@gabrielapaulinho1luv Respectfully, I think that's a lot of flowery language and horse puckey used by people that like to pretend that they "understand the story's deeper meaning." They want to appear better than all the rest of us plebes.
The only thing that "open-ended ending" means is that there is no ending, and an ending is a crucial part to any good story. Homer didn't end his masterpiece on a cliffhanger. Shakespeare didn't leave it up to the audience to figure out what the play was about. Edgar Allen Poe didn't give up writing when he got close to the end. Sure there were elements that were left up to us to decipher, but their writings had a beginning, a middle, and an end. And just because you were made uneasy does not make it a "brilliant" story. You are most likely just left unfulfilled by the lack of a denouement.
@@dethengine I will not permit you to analyze my mind and emotions with regard to how I enjoy art. Whether you like it or not, I am a writer. Sometimes I decide on an definitive ending in my short stories. However, one of many short stories that I've written over the decades ends with a jilted female protagonist (who's mourning an ex who *may not* be deceased) lingering on a fragile pier in her extravagantly long goth gown. I love the works of Poe (and Shakespeare), and "The Raven" haunts my piece in its tone. I've been told by absolute strangers that *that* short story is hauntingly beautiful, that it's like an homage to Poe and that -- wait for it -- they love figuring out whether the protag decides to live or take her life.
Art is subjective. So stop being a dimwit and try censoring your potty mouth for a change.😁
@@gabrielapaulinho1luv Hahahaha! I was 100% right that you think you’re better than the rest of us because here you are bragging that you are a “wRiTeR” and that five random weirdos on the Internet said your story was SOOOOO amazing! So spare me your awards speech Mark Twain, and never doubt my ability to spot a narcissist again!
Oh, and guess what! I wrote a novel called “Nobody Gives a Crap-Crap-Crappity-Crap About Your Dumb Lazy Stories!” It was awarded best story of the century and I was given a medal by the president of Lithuania! The Nobel Foundation declared me king of all writers, and they specifically mentioned my ability to finish a story. How about that?
@@gabrielapaulinho1luv
You were doing reasonably well until your condescending remark about dimwit and potty mouth, what was potty mouth about their response? Sounds like you're uppity at being challenged and think patronising put downs give you some feeling of superiority.
This was good until the unresolved ending...
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