PEARL (2022) Ending Explained
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In Pearl, the prequel to X we jump back several decades following a much younger Pearl. She lives a lonely life tending to the farm and caring for her ill father, while dreaming of being a dancer on the big screen. Her dreams begin to take over her reality causing her temptations and repressions collide with dangerous results. We're breaking down the story, including everything we learn about Pearls character, how it connects to X, and explaining the ending.
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My sister summed it up as:
“She gave in to literally every invasive thought”
Brilliant!
Accurate
Never buy into a dream yourself, sell it to others
Nice😁
@@saltedslug7954 that's got a very "live laugh love" girlboss vibe to it lol
Mia Goth deserves an oscar for her end credits scene and end monologue. I wish horror actors got more attention at award shows.
Agreed!
No. We must only appreciate loud explosions and whatever Fast&Furious number we're up to
Agreeeeeeeed
that monologue was heart wrenching and made the movie for me tbh
I agree 💯
She did all that just to end up stuck on the farm for 60 years 💀
🗿
Whole time if she truly wanted to leave she could’ve. I’m sure she could’ve made her way in the world prior to the entire murdering her family thing 💀
@@maqaeda She was really dumb tbh
Quick question: which part of the movie shows she stayed for 60 years. I watched the ending but didn’t see anything like that so I’m curious. Thank you in advance!
@@larissaramirez8266 its a prequel to the movie X
Pearl’s smile at the end makes me so uncomfortable. She’s smiling, but she’s saying “This is my life now. I have to live this life and be happy about it.”
It rivals Norman Bates' smile in the ending to Hitchcock's Psycho. Definitely a homage.👍
I don’t know why but it gave me big time Uncanny Valley vibes…
Or maybe cus she just killed three to four people including her parents and her only friend
Not really
Is it strange if I want Pearl in dead by daylight
They did a lot of work developing Pearl’s character. They could’ve easily just go with “well she’s sadistic and crazy so that’s the whole story”. But they added genuine drama and relatable problems like dreams vs reality.
@John Kult you're an odd bloke
Like when she does the scare crow
@@chainsofgames that goes on a craziness shelf
@John Kult So men don't need a backstory? They just cray? Got it
Who didn't feel sorry for Pearl as the 'Judges Panel' dismissed her so callously, because she wasn't a 'blonde stereotype'...? 😕
Pearls mom knew all along. That’s why she never really let her away from the farm. They were very poor so between to Pearls mental state and the father being really sick and disabled her mom was forced to make a choice keep the father alive and pay for a therapist even thought it’s 1918. Her mom meant well but was way to protective and didn’t know how to communicate.
If her mom didn’t know that something was really wrong with Pearl, wouldn’t she had let her at least talk to her sister in law more? Idk
@@Tanzloranz Was there a clue about the therapist part? Where's the evidence for that?
@@thezquad I think op meant to use or instead of and.
Therapy would not have been an option back then or even considered. It existed, but not the way it does today and most immigrant parents would have either ignored the problem or have you institutionalized
Back then, the psychological solution would have been a lobotomy. Which may have been better in Pearl’s case.
After seeing Pearl I went back and watched X again and it was a lot better. Noticing things that I wasn't even thinking about like the property Pearl lives at, and how she never leaves there like she wanted to. Also that crocodile eating Pearl's victims, made so much more sense to me as to why Pearl was watching the crocodile eat that blonde in X, and the way she said she never liked blondes.
It makes her motives in. X make so much more sense and gives a meaning behind how much she wanted max Because they had thre same sprit to leave there lives behind😊
Oh my god no duh you’re so smart no one else realized those very obvious connections
@@John-Doe-Yo edgelord lol
@@John-Doe-Yo lol that's some mighty fine assholery, sir. Mighty fine....
@@John-Doe-Yo Always has to be one dickhead, doesn't there.
I believe Howard actually stayed because he has now become a casualty of war. It does something to someone, and I believe the only thing Howard held on too, during the tour was his wife back at home. He held that optimism until he arrived home. While he was in shock...at first....he saw Pearl as nothing more than his wife
..who needed help. And help her he did.
How did he help her ?? As you can see in the next movie he too is sick. They are both serial killers who never got themselves help. Only continued to cover up the murders and add more. Pearl never changed, in fact, got worse.
@Helovebarbee Correct! Howard has now been damaged and decided to "Help" his wife. It may not have been the correct approach, but he did help her nevertheless. Their relationship sort of reminds me of the TV Series Dexter. Dexter's father, Harry, though he was helping his son as well(giving him some self-righteous code for killing people) but Harry much like Howard, only enabled their loved ones because they could see past their sickness. Howard, I believe, was so far gone after the war that seeing his wife in that manner sent him into a protective state where he will do whatever it takes to keep him wife. Even the unthinkable.
@@helovebarbee remember in X Pearl said that Howard went on to serve in the second war too. Perhaps the effects of all the trauma broke him in a similar way to not only depend on Pearl but also adopt her hopeless and desperate mindset.
Now thats commitment
@@helovebarbee it's kinda an easy progression to see happening? He has the issues he got from the war, came home, saw the feast of horrors and his wife disassociate n crying, had already DEALT with such horrors in the war while his wife had NOT, had heald on to his vows/love for her as his corner stone of sanity, and decides he needs to "fix this". That he can make this okay.
Just... get rid of the bodies, hold his wife, and no one ever needs to know. He doesn't have context but he knows "she NEEDS him" and he made vows before God to be there for her forever. From there? Damning by a thousand little choices. Each sinking them both worse and worse into that madness. Like a slow rot over the process of decades.
Her freak out screaming "Tell me what I did!" is so spot on for certain types of people! THAT is terrifying!
For crazy women
I did that once. Not my proudest moment.
@@caseygreyson4178 unfortunately it happens. At least you’re self aware. It’s really bad when you’re not.
@@jamesalexhowlett men with little boy names like Xander should avoid commenting on women
@@Creepystalker102 ok crazy woman
I always thought mitzy didn’t get the part and Pearl was just so deranged at that point that she projected what the judges said to her onto mitzy. Since mitzy changed spots with her, we never see her audition and I think that’s purposeful since it leaves it up to the audience to interpret if she actually got the part or not.
Me and my friends though that Mitzy just said that she got the part to try to defuse the situation, because telling pearl she didn’t get the part wasn’t really working.
I agree. I don't think Mitzi even auditioned, having to go attend to the hysterically sobbing Pearl who'd been dragged from the theater.
She 100% did not get it. She only admitted to getting it out of fear of Pearl, who would not let her say otherwise.
I like to think that she did, if you look at the other contestants they all have darker hair and the judges could only choose one girl. Then again, she could of been lying about getting the part it’s very open ended
Mitzy is self-centered (the way she talks over Pearl in her first two scenes) and kind of ditzy, I believe she would admit to getting the part thinking Pearl would be okay with it lmao
Pretty tragic that Pearl was so shattered she doesn’t make any other attempt to seek out her dreams instead of just taking the one shot for a life change
Shes totally nuts, she was never suited for anything further than a mental ward.
She made a promise. Her one moral quality maybe?
This was 1916 in southern texas.
Resources are limited.
@@Crayolapup resources are limited everywhere at every time
EUREKA!
right!! she should've kept auditioning
I'm really curious about Howard's conversion into a complicit murderer for a woman who not only cheated on him while he was away at war, but also killed not only her own parents, but his sister as well. I wonder if a "Howard" movie would work. I would imagine that he must have some fundamental issues with him as well for him to have found her appealing enough to marry in the first place, and I would guess that his time in the war didn't help, either.
right??? and like clearly he ended up fine with it, because hes still with pearl in X and actually kills with pearl! a howard movie would be extremely interesting, or another movie of the timeline between "pearl" and "X", we'll probably never get them but would love to see what would happen
Who did she cheat with?
@@clarencegboddicker8144 The projectionist.
Their actually gonna make another movie but it’s a sequel to x
He must have really been in truly deep, unconditional love
for those that don’t know, Mia Goths crying smile during the credits wasn’t written in the script. that was all her.
She's so talented I literally was scared
she was probably thinking of Shia LeBouf
@@theoriginalbunnygirlC'mon man 🤪🤪🤣😉👍👍
@@theoriginalbunnygirl I was waiting for someone to say it lol 😂 but she is incredible! 🤩
@@theoriginalbunnygirl they remarried and had a baby
I thought this movie was terrifying in a mental descent aspect. Mia's performance was HAUNTING and so was the mother's! They both deserve awards. This movie made me so uncomfortable, but in a successful horror movie way.
Mia makes this movie even better! The movie itself is good but she made it great!
I found it interesting that her mother says "again" when referring to pearl hurting someone. She knows about pearls true nature. At first I thought she did something to the dad but I guess not. I just wanna know what incident Ruth is talking about and what happened!
I honestly think she let her baby die 💀
Pearl admits to being happy she lost her baby during her monologue. Maybe she had something to do with that?
@@shaniahm3083 possibly! But who knows if Ruth even knew about it? I could see pearl not telling her cause of Ruth's demeanor and reactions being mostly shitty and negative 100% of the time. Not to mention the fact that there really wasn't a ton of food to go around to begin with and that was just with the 3 of them! Honestly I could actually see Ruth ENCOURAGING it due to lack of resources but hey, maybe not who knows. Baby or not I genuinely feel as if she's done this to someone outside the womb as well. The most shocking thing of all is Howard STATING WITH HER!?!?! Like....um.....sir...there's 3 dead bodies of people she killed at the dinner table....AND ONE OF THEM IS YOUR OWN FUCKING SISTER WHAT THE FUCK HOWARD?????
I'll imagine the mom is talking about the baby (but it's also implied that Howard was there for that).
@@leahalford5769 i imagine that howard played a part in her babies-- forced departure.
The mom was amazing her monologue in the middle of the movie boosted this film.
100% her monologue gave me chills
Wait, not the monologue Pearl gave to Mitzy? Ruth gave a monologue?
@@crichton397yes in the scene where they were having dinner and pearl was telling her she was going to the audition
Hmm. I thought that Mitzy was telling the truth when she said that she also did not get the part. Pearl just assumed she did because she was blond. Mitzy eventually agreed and said she got the part only because Pearl was insisting it and scaring her.
That's what I was thinking. I also think that movie guy was actually real since didn't they find that sunken car in X?
@@chipp255what I’m thinking
@@chipp255 looking at the scene the car in x is a white volswagen beetle, so not the same car but def a refrence (which in its self is a refrence to hitchcocks psyco)
Naw she really did get picked was the only blonde in there which is what they were looking for and why pearl already knew in the end that misty got the part said she’s was ready to dance around states and everything which is what triggered her and of course knowing everything pearl has done.
I believe Mitzy was telling the truth as there was another blonde girl at the far end of the line. The judges said they wanted a girl who was all American, younger and blonde which could be anyone but Mitzy denial seems genuine rather than a lie.
The Projectionist was definitely real, she pushes his car into the lake and then in X you see the car still in the water right before Howard shoots that one guy.
That was a different car. In X the car had a bumper sticker that said make love not war way past 1918.
It wasn't the projectionist's car. It might be the car of the person that was tied down in the basement.
@@extrawhythat was the rj dude
@P! No it wasn't rj was the first kill in x
@@user-gz1su4mf9tit wasn’t. I thought so too but remember that church mouse was screaming for rj while behind down there with the tied up guy, the naked tied up dude didn’t have stabs to his face and finally you see rj on the floor when Maxine jumps into the car
there could be a chance that a lot of pearl's manic episodes were caused by psychosis- which was a known symptom of the spanish flu. it's obvious pearl wasn't that careful about quarantine, and considering her father used to have the flu, there's a chance she caught it as well. her issue with separating fantasy from reality would make a lot more sense considering that psychosis causes a break in external reality,.
That one interesting underrated theory
Or psychosis from losing the baby
@@FLdancer00 thats one wrong theory right here. Pearl is psychopath, she doesn't need children or sick parents or smhg, because psychopathy cause lack empathy;for Pearl her baby meant no more like some "needy animal in the barn". If you think about she doesn't feel sorry about her killed parents, she feel sorry about her life can't came back as it was.
@@user-ox3rh3lr5r
You’re confusing psycopaths with sociopaths.
@@twostupidasianonecupnoodle maybe you right. What difference can you explain me?
I actually don’t think Mitzy got the part. I think she just lied to placate Pearl and be able to get tf outta dodge while she still could.
Yeah that’s what I assumed as well!
No. She got it
Honestly that’s what I thought-I thought her putting on a smile and “admitting” to getting the role was her just telling Pearl what she wanted to hear rather than what was the truth-and especially with the fact that the Projectionist lied and lied hoping to get out of the situation-I thought she was just doing the same-trying to tell her what she thinks Pearl would want to hear to get out of the situation.
I don’t see how it could be any different honestly. She immediately tried to correct Pearl when she congratulated her, but slowly went with Pearl’s idea because she knew it was meaningless to keep trying to convince her of the reality.
I'm pretty sure she did. After watching it a second time when they were waiting in line for the audition, I noticed she was the only blond girl in line. And when they denied pearl, they said they were looking for someone all american and more blond
So odd that over a century later, sitting here in 2022, I'm thinking "Wow they had land, farm animals, a nice house they owned, what a blessed and fortunate life they live."
Girls named Pearl 1922: I just want to get off this farm!
Girls named Pearl 2022: HOW COME I'LL NEVER HAVE A FARM!
You’ve never been on a farm, have you? Even that life is idealized here. Farms are brutal, and cruel. Animal cruelty abounds, farm laborers are paid almost nothing and treated like shit, and you are in the middle of nowhere, enduring brutal winters and scorching summers. Having land and a owned home is a dream…farm life is not, as someone who experienced it, I can say with authority, there is only a certain kind of cruel person that enjoys “farm life.” You wouldn’t believe how many farmers I know that are pedos or wife beaters. They use the farm to hide, and it works. Seriously, it’s strange how people idealize it, when in fact, it’s hell.
Also should note, I’ve witnessed elder abuse too. 🤦♀️ I wish people didn’t look at farm life as something better, when it’s weirdly close to the hell in Pearl.
@@lesyeuxsansvisage1157 is this based on experience in one farm in particular?
@@lesyeuxsansvisage1157 did you grow up in a cult out in the backwoods of bumfuck nowhere masquerading as a 'farm'? Since you sound mentally unhinged like Pearl here.
@@lesyeuxsansvisage1157 My mom grew up in a farm being poor and she has a lot of good memories of it, I know its hard to understand but people are different you know
After rewatching Pearl I think that each character’s death reflects how they made her feel:
Her mother: destroyed every happy thought she had (literally with fire once), constantly knocked her down, deprived her of food. I think that’s why it took longer for her to die so that Pearl had a chance to do everything to her that had been done to Pearl.
Her father: she felt smothered by taking care of him 24/7
Projectionist: he broke her heart
Mitsy: Pearl felt stabbed in the back over the audition
This might be reaching 😂 but hey, it’s what we like to do here.
You're probably spot on as the creators did something similar with the dialogue and the deaths in X. Every characters method of death is foreshadowed in their previous dialogue.
i would say that the projectionist died bc she felt lied to. about taking her to Europe and getting her off the farm. that's why she stabbed him thru the face and mouth
Classic slasher trope. You're not reaching, just paying attention. 😄
@@skunkyclouds i think the projectionist is the wizard and her dad is the tin man; her father can’t move and must be taken care of, it’s a loss of the love her father was able to give when he was cognizant…the projectionist is trying to encourage her dreams and gives her the outlet to reach for said dreams
@@haileykuespert4517Also, the Wizard was a string of hope for Dorothy. During the story, it was meeting him that gave her hope only for to discover many lies behind the curtain and met other with disappointment.
And the Wizard also uses technology and projections to trick others.
The same goes for Pearl who walked the golden road to be with the Projectionist only to be met with betrayal.
I like this movie because it really demonstrates a very real fear, espcially nowadays. The fear of being unremarkable. The whole time Pearl is in her own head and has this image of herself, being a star. Her infatuation with being special really makes her lose touch with reality and its not until she is confronted with her true self, that is she ultimately is unremarkable, is when she breaks in sanity. Love this idea and i think touches base this fear that is so prominent in people today.
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 “the fear of being unremarkable” 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Indeed the most monstrous are the most human.
Damn you said it so well.
You see this everyday with EVERYONE trying to be a youtuber or "influencer"....pathetic really.
@@gomahklawm4446i also saw it on myself as a normal 9-5 person, i want a promotion and i work so hard and i feel like I'll never jump up the corporate ladder 😢
@@WYIN98 Could be because you just wanted a bit more for yourself. I would too. A lot of people would as well.
To be honest, my interpretation (because tdt be more interesting and less predictable) was that Mitzy DIDN'T get the part, and was being honest there. But she saw that Pearl wasnt gonna let it go, and out of fear, just played into Pearls delusion like yeah ur so right sorry - anything to get out of there faster. I think it'd play with this idea that Pearl has everybody summed up in her head and is delusional about it unless they can give her what they want. Either theyre part of her plan or they're the problem and can die
That's what I thought too!
Also thought the same thing!
I thought the same. Sadly, the writing is not so good after Pearl's monologue. Did Mitzy ignore distressed Peal and went to audition or did she got straight away to comfort her? The latter seems more likely given how empathetic she is. That would give her a perfect defensive response to Pearl's claims. After all, Pearl was too caught up in her own failure to pay atention what happened afterwards anyway. Then she trips. Why? I know she's dressed fancily but it was for dancing audition, shouldn't her shoes be more comfortable and safer than your average heels? That part was my only disappintment in the movie, I hoped Mitzy would put up more of a fight.
It seemed pretty clear that Mitzy was honest about not getting the part imo
Same thoughts!
Ngl, Pearl was TERRIFYING, not to mention the credits which I literally have to skip through cause I was watching it at 2 am, and I never skip on horror movies, and I only find a few horror movies that actually scared me, and Pearl was one of them.
Mia goth is extremely underated. They were no Scary effects or Jumpscares, just her face in the end credits while the music slowly shifts was Amazing and Terrifying
I initially thought they were looping her smile at the beginning of the credits. I can't believe she held it for do long. It one of the scariest thing I've seen in a horror movie and horror is my favorite genre.
FYI a “Dear John letter” isn’t a letter home from a soldier, it’s a break up letter and the “John” is usually the recipient. Called such both because of John being a common slang term for a soldier and also because the idea is that when he opens it and it starts with that rather than “My darling Johnny” or whatever his name is he knows it’s probably bad news about the relationship. 😬
Yeah Foundflix always gets mortified wrong (he uses it as a synonym of terrified, that is not what it means lol) so I was not surprised he also doesn't know what a Dear John letter means
FWIW, the film he projectionist had was a "stag film", not a "snuff film". A stag film was usually explicit sex, but could have just featured nudity and non-explicit sex. A snuff film, technically, is a film where a real death or murder is committed specifically to be filmed, rather than incidentally or in order to terrorize the audience. However, the term is commonly used to describe any video where explicit and real violence or death is captured.
@@bearnaff9387 - I was going to post that observation, as well...a 'snuff' film is *very* different than 'pron'.
You honestly can't expect much from any channel that takes 33 minutes to "explain" the ending of a 103-minute movie.
Indeed, I'm at a loss as to why anyone who has seen the movie would need it explained in the first place. Especially since the film's title character is very clear about who she is and what she wants, to the point of delivering a 6-minute monologue about it before the climax. I suppose "Listen to me pontificate at length about PEARL!" wouldn't be as compelling a title for this video.
@@donkrouskop4753 then don't watch it man. Jeez
The long monologue she gave to her friend about feeling like something’s wrong with her and that she’s missing something which everyone else has, I find scarily relatable to how I feel. The part about God being generous to some but not to others, I also relate to. Lastly, the smiling at the end portraying her trying to mask her true feelings but not being able to keep up the facade any longer. I feel like this whole thing really takes parts from peoples experiences with mental illness, obviously excluding the theme of murdering other people. I would always fantasise about things to escape the horrible reality I was in as a child. I thought “if” I could do this or that then everything would change for me and my life would be perfect. Coming to the realisation that that would never happen and basically that I had been dealt a set of shit cards in life, lead me to having a breakdown. I could no longer smile and go through life pretending everything was fine and would get better.
Congratulations on your healing. Been there too.
@@larrydalesowell1016 me too
the monologue hit hard it made the movie a 10/10 imo it was oscar worthy
she is a psychopath and lacks empathy. Unless you lack this trait, stfu and get real with life.
I felt this. Thanks for sharing, glad you made it through.
I don’t think Mitzy got the part because she didn’t even audition. As far as I can tell she immediately left the line to comfort Pearl and she forfeited her chance to audition at all. And she was genuinely taken aback by Pearl insisting she won, but she had to lie to placate her.
she seemed like a genuinely good friend/sister-in-law who cared about pearl. sad about her death :/
I'm so happy I had the privilege to see this on the big screen in an old timey historic theater at a local Horror Festival. I absolutely loved it! Can't wait for Maxxxine!
Wonder what that movie could be about if Maxine is not the type to become a horror villain herself because to me it would be weird if she finds herself in another horror situation.
@@roneyandrade6287 to be fair, Sydney from Scream was always in that situation lmao
@@courtneymichelle5746lmao i love scream but this one is written so much better i really wonder what happens next myself
A “dear John letter” is specifically a letter where a soldier’s girlfriend is breaking up with him while he’s deployed. It’d be pretty terrible for her husband to send her a whole bunch of those 😂
Yeah, not sure how he could get soooo many things wrong 💀
I’m cracking up at the idea of someone just every week sending a letter like “Dear Pearl, I regret to inform you I’m breaking up with you again. Some more.”
They're all fucking Jodie back home. lol
That and his misuse of “snuff film” really annoyed me
@@TheFlock83 what was the actual subject of the film? i havent watched pearl, but i thought the way he described the ‘snuff film’ kinda seemed like it would be out of place
For those confused :
1# Mitzy DID get the part.
When she 1st sits down at the table before pearls monolog she goes to tell her she got the part but pearl cuts her off.
2# The Projectionist is real.
In movies when a character is a figment of imagination from the mind of another character they will always be in shot together, you will never see the "figment" separated from the person imagining them, showing a "figment" outside of the persons mind will never be done for the viewer, in the projectionists last scene as the croc is about to eat him pearl has already left, she is not there, so showing US the projectionist would be ONLY for the viewer, not the mind that is imagining it, ( It is a rule in movies regarding this ) example : Fight club, you will never see Brad pitt's "Tyler durden" alone, in his own scenes, his scenes are always with Edward Norton as he is the one who is imagining him.
And in Joker the girlfriend the same
Your 2nd point has nothing to do with anything and is essentially made up. There's no "rule".
mia goth co wrote the screenplay so it is kind of half true from a writing standpoint. probably was not a complete figment of her imagination but definitely not the full truth
Honestly just felt so sorry for Pearl, prior to her descent to madness of course, but I did kind of wish that things could have ended differently for her.
I think that she was always "mad".... she's a psychopath. That's what's frightening about her. Yes, her upbringing wasn't pleasant, but she was a bomb waiting to go off. Even if her upbringing was idyllic, she would probably have still ended up a murderer. She's a crazy person, plain and simple
But that poor scarecrow will never recover.
Another bleeding heart who thinks that the criminal is in fact the victim . A strict upbringing is not an excuse to become a murderer and abuse animals .
@@MM.64 sure it is.
@@MM.64 What? I never said I found her the victim. If anything, she was mentally unstable and clearly needed help, but did not get it. Obviously it does not excuse her actions in the prequel or X, which I had said. If you were reading, I said I felt kind of bad for her *prior* to her descent to madness. I acknowledge that she is a remorseless killer and nymphomaniac.
I enjoyed both Pearl and X Mia Goth and Jenna Ortega are horror legends in the making
seriously though both are insanely talented
I’ve been saying this I need Mia and Maika Monroe and Shelly Duvall in a movie together.
“in the making” mia goth as been a horror film legend
I don't think jenna actually is tho
@@mar35962 who asked
That monologue was out of this world.
I cannot believe how much I believe and was scared of her.
The actress that plays her mother Tandi Wrigt is actually from New Zealand . She has to learn some German and the accent. She done so well she actually impressed native German that were on the crew they thought she was a native top
Mia Goth is such a talented actress, she reminds me of Tilda Swinton in the sense that both of them have this great ability to completely disappear into the roles they play. They also both have a unique beauty to them too that really draws your eye to them on screen. I think Ms. Goth has a fantastic career ahead of her and I'm excited to see what roles she takes in the future.
W
Pearl is a masterpiece imo and the best movie I've seen this year. Its really something special. Mia Goth is a powerhouse and she is a directors dream. I knew given the chance she would shine this bright. She is beyond commited to every sceen and just goes for it. She's incredible I really think she deserves an Oscar nomination for this. i love her. Also I liked X but Pearl is in its own league. Lightning in a bottle. Can't wait for Maxxxine!
I actually don’t think Mitzy got the part tbh. Her performance made me feel like she was genuinely surprised when Pearl congratulated her
"X" was another example of a movie and trailer being universes apart. Trailer was brilliant and haunting, movie was really good, except for the goofy killers, and their goofy reasons. "Pearl" was brilliant, trailer and movie are aligned. "Pearl" outshone "X". Can't wait for the 3rd film.
PS-
1. Mad respect to the woman who played the mother. Ruthlessly perfect !
2. Great theory about the projectionist. I never thought of that.
3. Mia's monologue is flawless and raw.
4. Once Mitsy realized what happened (after the epic speech), and begins to slowly back away. And Pearl begins to stalk her prey. That was my ultimate favorite sequence in the whole film.
it’s possible howard stayed as the stuff he saw in the war changed his view and stopped his horror from the sight, he may have also had the mindset “i’ve hurt people and i’m a good person so is she”
Yeah. He probably had PTSD from the war
Not to mention I heard he left Pearl again to go the another war
Cuz it was said he survived two wars
Counter argument for projectionist being a figment:
Just because he tells her what she wants to hear, doesnt mean hes imaginary.
Its likely hes a manipulative sociopath that is just telling her the right things to get into her overalls.
I once dated a woman who seemed perfect in so many ways, she was smart, and gave the kind of connection and attention i craved for so long - but in reality she was telling me romantic shit she THOUGHT i wanted to hear which threw me off to her many red flags. - im skipping so many details for sake of brevity - but honestly he feels just as real as so many people are
Very true
There are two things that weren't pointed out that I feel point to him being imaginary. First, this was in the *beginning of WWI. An able bodied clearly capable man like the protectionist surely wouldn't be undrafted at that time (and note it never even is addressed.) Second, when he pulls up before he is killed he is wearing the strawmans hat. I personally think that he is himself a "strawman" that Pearl is using to assert and give life to her own motivations.
Also I'm genuinely sorry you had that experience. It really blows when the reality comes to light in situations like that.
I think the projectionist is real because his car is still in the water in X (if I remember correctly)
@Angelique Buissereth I believe that was the tourist they picked up's car.
@@DisDatK9 I think an answer to the not being in WW1 could be that he was basically a vagabond, he talked like he never stayed in one place very long. I wonder if he was even officially living at the theater in any kind of way that the government could have drafted him.
that 6 minute diagloue when pearl and mitsy were in the kitchen, WOW! mia goth was incredible!!
Always a good day when FoundFlix posts
Murder and general disregard for human life, Pearls biggest issue was she was unwilling to make the most of what she had; Pearl was not wrong for having dreams but she let it blind her to the point where she saw nothing beyond her dreams
I think you might have used “Snuff” in place of “Smut” a couple of times.
Though I think Pearl would have liked either one, and both movies blur those lines😅.
Yeah I didn't know the difference either, until I watched a (heavily censored) "A Serbian Film Ending Explained" a few months ago. It's a uh very important distinction to make 😧
I knew I wasn't crazy, I was like how did he get a snuff film?!
Yeah I noticed that too! A snuff film is something way darker than a smut film 🫣
Mia's portrayal is Oscar worthy. I agree, this one is actually better than "X". Her 5 minute monologue is epic, as is her smiling through the credits,...so many emotions conveyed in those final minutes without a word spoken....definitely an award worthy performance. Regarding the projectionist, I understand how you came up with your theory....but I don't agree with it. How would she have seen the adult movie? Or even had that single film frame given to her to lose? Too many "real world" things that can't be explained if he were just a fantasy. (btw- you called the movie Pearl was shown a "certified snuff film".....did you mean to say "smut"?....because that was NOT a "snuff" film. I backtracked and listened closely 3 times, you definitely said "snuff film". Just felt that should be pointed out)
Having not seen X yet, I feel the need to clarify that the adult film that the projectionist shows Pearl is not a "snuff" film - it is a "stag" film or a "blue" film. A snuff film is an illegal filming of a murder. From what I could tell, no one in the "stag" film got murdered.
The projectionist correlation is the best bit of sleuthing you've done in a bit, I love it!
It’s a great theory, but his car is seen in X half submerged in the pond so he was real.
@@thrillcollectors so cool you noticed that, I’m gonna go back and watch X now to catch some other things
@@thrillcollectors I thought that car could be from another victim, since it features a sticker from the 60s so there's no way it was the projectionists. or I guess it could be his and the producers just wanted to explain the car but had no way to edit out the sticker since X was already released.
I love that these videos aren't just "this happened then that happened", they're more like "this happened, and there's some symbolism there, and there's a reference to another thing which really supports this overarching theme". I get made fun of for watching recaps instead of watching the movie - but these are so enjoyable AND I don't have to be a bundle of firing nerves for 2.5 hours to hear a good story.
I'm not going to lie I love this movie, I would like a spin-off of the mom and Howard to get their perspective on pearl. I get the feeling pearls mom knows more about pearl.
Mia Goth was phenomenal in this movie. I loved this movie so much 😍
I literally watched this movie a few hours ago and immediately came here. No dice, so imagine my surprise when I got into bed and saw it pop up in my feed!! It’s my birthday today; this was an awesome gift!
Right? Watched this for the first time last night and was so happy to see this! Also happy birthday
Jenna Ortega and Mia Goth are really rising stars, 2022 was their year
I enjoy the movies reviews you do! you have such a passion for it, it definitely gets me into the movie mood!
I truly enjoy found flix..I don’t think I could watch these movies alone so “watching” them here will do
As awesome as the idea is about the Projectionist being a figment of her imagination, his car is seen in X half submerged in the pond, so it’s pretty concrete that he was a real person. But damn I love that theory.
Is it? I haven't watched the movie yet, but I'll have to keep an eye on that
It might be a different car. The license plate is too modern to be from 1918. It says something very 70s.
The projectionist was real because he saw the rotten pig outside.
I love this channel!! Great work as usual!! I just found out that Mia was the old lady in X.
Pearl reminds me of Cassie from euphoria. The screaming, crying & personality minus the murdering
They both have historic personalities. It’s just Pearl could not have been as openly sexual as Cassie because of the cultural context
Thats weird
yess which further my beliefs that she had bpd instead of being a psychopath cassie obviously has bpd they share so many traits i’d like to think pearl as a more “horror” version of cassie
@@ReplyGuy22345Hystrionic?
BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE, THANK YOU
I get so many Lizzie Borden vibes when I watch this movie. That whole 40 wacks thing.
It's big time Lizzie Borden. Borden's wealthy parents complained that Lizzie was wasting all their money on shopping. Lizzie was embarrassed that her family lived so frugally in front of their wealthy peers. The law found Borden innocent, but she was ostracized as a murderer by the same peers she was trying to impress.
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@@newguy90 I learned something new today. Thanks 👍
oh what id give to see Ti West tackle Lizzie Borden directly 😩 even if it were just a thematic retelling
I’d be more than happy if they decided to make one more prequel centered around Pearl’s middle-aged years.
That would also serve as commentary about the idolization of those “idealic” post WWII years
SO excited to see this vid, ive been waiting for it since i saw the movie in theaters. the last 20 minutes of the film had me glued to my seat and i felt like id run a marathon after it finished
i watched this opening night and the theatre was 3/4 empty, I’m really happy to see the movie get the recognition it deserves 😭 she’s a horror icon
This movie was so cool and unique.
The moral of the story is that not everything goes out the way you want it to be. Pearl thought that by being with Howard, she would leave the farm and live a wealthy life but instead Howard went to live with her much to her dismay. She never thought of the possibility that her plan would go sideways. It also goes further when she arrives to the audition packed and ready with a confident face that the judges would choose her but they didn't as they wanted someone younger and blonde which is something Pearl never considered thinking about. Pearl is a good definition of being a psychopath as she has a lot of outbursts and her plans being very fragile and short ended rather than long term and smart. Her actions are nothing more than a 10 year old throwing a tantrum on not getting what she wanted despite being a GROWN WOMAN. She is capable of love to an extent as in her confession, she never loved Howard and only loved the idea of him being "perfect, wealthy, and handsome" and she does love her parents to an extent but her Dad is very questionable as she felt more sadness of killing him than her mother. So to put it all together, the movie is a very dark twisted take on the Wizard of Oz and Pearl is not meant to be sympathetic and is dangerously insane as her ego is the size of Texas and the only person she ever loved and cared about is herself.
I would disagree in so far as Pearl does seem afflicted but maybe not psycho, well psycho but maybe not psychopathic
I think of that Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield movie, never let me go
no need to get into spoilers but to me, when you see characters share in the camaraderie, feel, love, jealousy, hope, sham, pride (nomoho)
It becomes hard to categorize them as unfeeling
And I think it makes them more terrifying, like she says, she is missing *something* everyone else has but that something is not obvious
You raised a few good points and maybe that's the thing, maybe she is missing many components
-maybe- she is completely and irrevocably broken (spoiler alert)
like those kids in attack on titan
A "dear john" letter was when a woman wrote her soldier boyfriend/fiance and left him. Those would have been love letters from her g.i.
For such a low budget movie I was blown away by how great it was. From the great story telling and build up leading to Pearl commiting the murders, to Mia Goths great performance( honestly deserved Oscar consideration) and the terrifying ending just amazing. I'd give it a 10/10. I can't wait for MaXXine to come out!
4:22 someone’s probably already said this but that’s not a “dear Jon” letter. Those were letters girlfriends sent they’re soldier boyfriends to break up.
I think another reason that supports the projectionist not being real theory is his lack of reaction when pearl pulled out the pitchfork, he just stood there and didn't try to fight back
Also that "as long as I don't wake up" line.
I WAS WAITING FOR THIS!!!! THANK YOU 😁😁
can we also talk about just how historically accurate this can be? woman really tried to live out their dreams during war time but had to take care of their families or work. some women felt so lonely waiting on their husbands and dealing with the pressure of keeping a household together that they went into psychosis. now i don’t really know if it drove people to murder, which i wouldn’t doubt, but im sure if some people weren’t mentally stable they might have. it kind gives a shutter island vibe but the X series is far more darker. also the scene of rejection “please ima star” heartbreaking.
It's like a mixture of Cinderella, Wizard of Oz, and Psycho. Mia Goth is a very special actress. She owns every scene.
Just wanted to say that if nobody dies then it's not a snuff film. That's literally the point of the name. Somebody has to get their life snuffed out. That movie was just good old fashioned pornography.
Ah, I was wondering about that too. When he described how it tied to the movie the group in “X” were making, I was like “Wait, the one they intended to make… or the one that they unwittingly became a part of?”
Eh, easy enough to confused “Snuff” and “Smut”.
to sum it up: pearl likely has extremely unattended borderline personality disorder, and also maybe a little bit of sociopathic tendency considering her stance on why she kills living things
A cluster b monster by all accounts 😰
I really do appreciate how she had a Norman bates moment at the end of the movie as a horror fan watching this made me happy lol idk I love seeing cameos
ti west and ari aster are really doing a great job.
Pearl was so good it made X even better, the best thing a prequel can do.
Foundflix with yet another banger of a video🔥
Support for you work, bro! Love the channel.
When he says "snuff film" about the projection guy scene does he mean pornography? Because a SNUFF film is a depiction of actual homicide sooooooo Im a little confused.
He meant pornography I seen the movie and it was really old porn
@@smileyattitude6807 he meant Smut film
OMG thank you!!!! It was so confusing why a guy who was into snuff films was suddenly concerned that she might be murderer.
This movie creeped me out a bit because I’ve always had an uneasy feeling about the rural countryside, things like this could happen because of the remoteness..
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS
Same literally searched "Pearl Ending Explained" earlier this morning and none of them were FoundFlix.
I always get excited seeing new uploads
I believe mitzy when she said she ddnt get the part but in pearls mind when she heard that they were looking for a blonde mitzy just so happens to b blonde so in pearl’s mind she automatically assumed mitzy got the part bc she was blonde
While filming in Whanganui, New Zealand, I served *Britney Snow* and *Kid Cudi* while working at the local cinema.
I did not recognize them (despite him literally wearing a *Kid Cudi* jacket).
They wanted a particular candy which we didn't have, then asked for bottled water... which we had run out of.
Needless to say it was incredibly embarrassing.
On the bright side, my partner got to be an extra in both films so I'm looking forward too seeing them both. (DVD isn't even available in the country it was filmed it, New Zealand
Hello from Tauranga!
We know. You posted this on the X video too.
No on cares, dude. If that's the highlight of your life then that's just sad.
@@DarthWombat
Well now that's just rude.
I was merely sharing an experience that I thought was pretty neat.
Far from the highlight of my life which would probably be getting baptized, meeting my partner in 2014, or having a really good dump.
@@1rockcrawford hey hey, good eye
So excited for this one, it looked super good
Had to rent this after hearing you talk about this. Excellent movie.
I don’t know why but her mom hating dancing kind of reminds me of Miguel’s mom from coco and how she doesn’t like music
I think Pearl crushing the alligator egg signifies that Pearl isn't capable of being nurturing, and from the way she took care of her father, she is a danger to anyone she is given responsibility over, and will not hesitate to murder them if she feels they are becoming too much of a burden on her. She even admitted to "Howard" (actually Mitsy) that she was happy when she miscarried their child because she could not bear the idea of creating new life from herself and then being forced to care for that life given her murderous tendencies. This may explain why after six decades after Pearl takes place, she and Howard never had any children that we know of. Its likely that Pearl's carelessness, compounded by her fragile and unstable mental state made her an unfit mother, which turned out to be lethal for any children she and Howard may of had.
At 4:36, a reference to "Dear John letters" is made, but incorrectly. A "Dear John" letter is typically from a soldier's wife or romantic partner, usually when deployed or at war, essentially dissolving the relationship. By calling these letters written while at war "Dear John letters", it sends the complete opposite message from what was intended. This really confused me, so I did a Google search to confirm my thoughts, and it seems at least Wikipedia agrees with me. Letters written during war are not the same thing as "Dear John" letters. Then again at 11:01 another incorrect term is used, this time "snuff film", which is a term used to refer to a film supposedly showing the homicide of somebody. The channel seems to confuse this with pornography, which again is NOT a snuff film. I have no idea why this one video's script is so sloppy when most others are tightly written and entertaining.
ngl the repeated use of "snuff" film to refer to a porno really was throwing me off, but seems that is typically understood to be a murder film, i think
@@AllfatherBlack That is what I said. "Snuff film" = filming a homicide. Pornography = adult film. He even goes on to later explicitly identify the blurred video as an "adult film", making it pretty clear that the video blurred out is pornographic in nature, which is NOT a snuff film. So yeah, not sure why, but the channel confused its terms more than once, which was extremely confusing to me and apparently others as well. It makes the whole video seem to be of inferior quality than the channel normally produces and could easily confuse anybody who speaks English as a second language or, hell, just regular English-speaking people. Words matter, and just blatantly using them incorrectly (seemingly intentionally so) bugs me.
There was something about him showing her an actual snuff film that didn’t seem right lol. And after the misuse of “Dear John letter” I had to come look for confirmation, cheers for being that!
They must have a new script writer or the usual one had a bit of an off day…
@@SpiceIntolerance I did the exact same thing! Great mind think alike, you know!
Think he meant smut film
been waiting for this one... of course it was a banger. thank you FF
I’ve never clicked on a TH-cam video so fast before but I’ve literally been waiting for this since the day I saw Pearl
That's crazy, I was just thinking when you were going to do this movie a couple hours ago.
I really REALLY loved this movie, it was scary in a new and refreshing way, and while Mia Goth was BEYOND amazing I really want to highlight the scene where the mother snaps at her because it was truly bone chilling, it reminded me of Toni Colette in that infamous Hereditary dinner scene and Tandi Wright delivered it magnifically. One of my fav recent horror movies and probably one of my fav horror movies overall.
Love your channel, you’ve piqued my interest…I’ll watch the movie and come back!
I have been waiting for this
Could you go through raised by wolves? Great show, 2 seasons, canceled after a MASSIVE cliffhanger. I think you would like it and we need more exposure to get picked back up. Thanks mate, you're a legend. 🤘
Great video. I can't wait for the third movie as well.
I REFOUND YOU I USED TO WATCH ALL YOURE VIDS A FEW YEARS BACK YOURE STILL DOING GOOD ON THE VIDS BTW:)
YESS BEEN WAITING FOR THISD