"Rosemary's Baby" contains an in-joke. In the laundry room of the building, Rosemary meets the young girl Teresa. During their conversation, Rosemary tells Teresa that she looks like actress Victoria Vetri. The joke is that Teresa is actually played by Victoria Vetri. Though in the credits, she is billed under the pseudonym Angela Dorian.
To answer your question about where her family was: In the book, which this movie was based on, I believe it’s explained that her Catholic family shunned her after marrying a non-Catholic. I believe she tries to contact them several times but they just don’t wanna know. The movie is mega-accurate to the book, but naturally not everything made it to the screen. I find the book even creepier, and there is a lovely audiobook version read by Mia Farrow herself!
I did an essay in film school about women-centric horror. I included this movie, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992), and The Stepford Wives (1975). All are fantastic. The scariest part of this movie for me is Dr. Hill ratting her out to her husband and Dr. Saperstein. That was just a "normal" sort of horror for a married woman in the 60s -- that your doctor would violate your trust because he thought you were loony tunes, and hand you back over to the people or family members who were abusing you.
I wouldn’t call The Hand That Rocks the Cradle a horror movie necessarily; what angle did you choose to analyze it? Did you focus on the doctor’s SA or the other woman’s invading the family?
Lmfao wait until you're a male in the 2000s and 2010s and 2020s if you think that's bad Nursing and the counseling and psychiatry field is dominated by females- many if them with high levels of neuroticism and psychopathy But, yeah, I found that the most disturbing part, too- the betrayal of trust at the most raw and crucial level Loyalty and Trust is paramount esp at the SO level nvm on a professional and friend level
Thank you for being so open to watching classic and lesser known films! It's really exciting to see this where a lot of React channels tend to watch a lot of the same stuff. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but variety is always good and I'm glad I can come here for that!
Rosemary's Baby is definitely not a lesser known film. I'm pretty sure it won at least an Oscar or two. It's kind of legendary - and I wasn't even born when it was made. It's probably one of the most infamous films of all.
As someone who has a massive phobia of pregnancy and childbirth, this movie along with Alien and Eraserhead terrifies me in the way most horror movies can't manage 😭
@@chicksy6422 No you coomer, it's not justified. Every species of animals goes through childbirth, it's natural and success most of the times. Exceptions does not make the rule.
Mia Farrow was married to Frank Sinatra at the time who wanted her to be a stay-at-home wife, but she went ahead and accepted to play this part. He had the divorce papers delivered to her while she was filming on set.
Oh, by the way, the reason why Rosemary has no relatives of her own to call on was in the book. They have shunned her because she married a Protestant. All except an older sister who calls her just after, (or just before, I can't remember) she's raped by the Devil because she has some sort of premonition that she's in danger. That was one of the few things Polanski left out of the screenplay but I think you're right to have noticed it. I think it was one of the very few errors of judgement in the transfer from novel into film. It would have totally answered your question as to why she's all alone and has only Guy to turn to.
Mia Farrow should have been nominated. I don't know whether it's true, but I saw it suggested in another comment that Frank Sinatra had something to do with her not getting a nomination. Which is another story of a controlling man damaging a woman.
Gordon repeated her role in the 1976 sequel Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby, some of the other characters reappear also; Rosemary Roman and Guy but played by other actors, Rosemary by Patty Duke who was originally considered for the first movie but Farrow got it.
@HuntingViolets wait to you hear what females do to men - and other women- they're well known for manipulation, defamatory gossiping/character assassination and bullying - it's how they gain power. That extra high neuroticism they're born with and that 78% Relational violence level doesn't lie. They're also less likely to question authority and much more likely to enjoy controlling others and being controlled, hence their anti-liberty pro- authoritarian/pro statist voting patterns. They get very upset when they encounter resistance to their preferred tyranny.
This is true psychological horror, very much a template for a lot of movies that came later. We find out information at the same time Rosemary does, for the most part, so we share a lot of what she's experiencing in a more visceral way. What a good start to the Halloween movie season!
Also, the original book was written by a man, Ira Levin, which impresses me a lot because it talks about very important topics concerning women, like gaslighting, abusive relationships (Guy is the worst. Worst!), showing maternity without glamourizing it, the way everybody wants to control women's bodies, etc... There is a gothic short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman called "The Yellow Wallpaper", about a woman who has a baby and probably has some depression, but then her husband, a therapist, decide is better not to let her see other people or get out of her room, isolating her - the room, covered in yellow paper, start to drive her insane. It was a huge influence for the book and even more in the book, since yellow is a key color in Rosemary's scenes.
At the same time that's even more troubling, because it's like these men in power being like "yep, you're completely right, we do gaslight you and manipulate you...and we're going to keep doing it and you can't do anything about it." Idk anything about Ira Levin, maybe he genuinely did care about feminism, but knowing what I know about Roman Polanski I definitely feel like he falls into what I described.
Great comment; I hear the movie stays really close to the book and that's it one of the best book-to-film adaptations. Thaisa, you've seen "Gaslight"? There are two versions, I'd do the 1944 Ingrid Bergman version if you haven't seen it yet (which I am sure you have already!). It's a close call as to who is the worst husband! They're practically tied!
@@rickyricardo9710 Levin also wrote The Stepford Wives, Deathtrap, and The Boys from Brazil, and the play adaptation of No Time for Sergeants, among other works.
The first time I saw this movie I was 10, and it freaked me out. It was on Halloween, 1976, and many tv stations in the 70’s & 80’s had a tradition of showing this movie in particular, and various other ones. What made “Rosemary’s Baby” unique is that it was considered one the best horror movies, yet there is almost no gore, and no one is murdered (Theresa’s bloody body is seen AFTER she mysteriously falls to her death). We never see Hutch go into a coma or die, even though we know the witches put a spell on him that killed him. I grew up in Manhattan, and I would often go by the massive Dakota apartment building at 1 West 72nd Street (across the street from Central Park, and later Strawberry Fields memorial) where the exteriors were shot in this movie, where it was called the Bramford apartment building. The interiors were shot in Los Angeles at Paramount Studios. The Dakota had been a place for the rich and famous for over 100 years, and John Lennon lived there from 1973 to 1980, when he was shot to death outside the building in the entryway as he returned home late on December 8, 1980. Its the same entryway you see the crowd gathered around when Theresa fell out the window. The building is beautiful, but it always had a creepy/scary vibe about it even when I was a kid. We all knew John Lennon lived there (among many other famous people), but when he was killed there it just made the building seem even scarier.
The beauty of Rosemary’s Baby-why it’s such a good film-is because of what it DOESNT show you. As someone who has a masters in film, there are so many ways to interpret this movie-there’s a ton of symbolism regarding religion, feminism etc. In fact, this film has been analyzed as one of Roman Polanskis greatest works many times. Without going into that, what is so good about the film is that unlike modern films which leave nothing to the imagination in terms of blood and gore (example, Saw movies), the reason this is frightening is because you are forced to use inferencing (make educated guesses about what’s happening) and your imagination-which can be far more powerful than just concretely putting what’s supposed to be scary in front of you. Your imagination is a lot scarier than that. It’s kind of the difference between a woman/man who wears next to nothing in an effort to be sexy versus the woman /man who covers up, but maybe wears something form fitting or showing just a tiny bit-leaving your imagination to run wild-far sexier.
Right? I love when filmmakers do that. I guarantee what each of us conjured up Rosemary's baby looking like in our minds was far more scary than anything the filmmakers could've created. What scares me may be totally different that what scares you. I'm seriously freaked out at the image of anyone with only the whites of their eyes showing. (It gives me chills just thinking about it.) While someone else might be completely freaked out over the image of someone with completely black eyes, red eyes, etc. I laugh at the traditional blood and guts horror movies but anything subtle with a demonic possession freaks the shit out of me. A good suspenseful thriller will also have me jumping at shadows and looking around my bedroom like this 😳 in the dark. 😆
@deniece0821 - I agree with you and OP. Also, regarding our individual minds coming up with different horrors, for myself, though what you said is true, it wasn’t the most important thing (what the demon-baby looked like), but had they come up with something and presented it to the audience, I believe it would have become a principle feature of the film that people remember, and possibly distracted from the deeper discussions (as seen in this comment section) about what the movie represents to people. Less isn’t always more, but sometimes it is. As an inverse, there’s a movie titled “Jeepers Creepers” which, for about the first half, focuses on the atmospherics, and builds impeccably a feeling of dread. It shows the antagonist only from a distance, and sparingly, and it creates a terrible unease masterfully. Then they reveal this antagonist in all it’s horrible detail, from every angle (it’s some kind of demon/alien thing) and all you can see is a guy in a form-fitting “scary” costume, and this ruins all the build up attained so far. It’s less than camp after that. I actually recommend viewing that first half, but it’s the only movie that comes to mind where I have to say “if you choose to watch the second half, be prepared to have it completely ruined for you. And I don’t recommend it”. 1st half: one of the best horror movies ever; 2nd half: one of the dullest, most disappointing, and worst horror movies ever. As always, though, this is all just my subjective opinion.
@@polferiferus1938 YES!!! I have only seen Jeepers Creepers one time when it first came out. I thought it started out great but then just fizzled out to nothing. At the time I couldn't quite put my finger on why. You just so perfectly explained why! It's like the filmmaker(s) started out great and then just got lazy and gave up.
She was all alone with zero support, leaving her to the wolves, essentially. I do think you’ve hit upon one of the biggest horrors in this movie, and not one that specifically came to mind for me. Enjoyed all of your commentary, as well. Thank you.
Just some trivia about uncredited roles in the film: when Rosemary calls the blinded actor Donald Baumgarner the silky smooth intonations on the line belong to the late great Tony Curtis. In the scene where Rosemary calls pleading Dr.Hill for help from a public phone booth the cigar chomping man creepily waiting outside with his back turned (at first) is the film's producer William Castle doing a Hitchcock-style cameo. Castle is most famous as King of the 50s gimmick B horror like The Tingler, 13 Ghosts and House On Haunted Hill. His reputation as a schlockmeister was so inhibiting the studio agreed to back the film only on the precondition Castle NOT direct. Rosemary would be the most prestigious film he would ever be associated with.
First of all (and like always!), I love your videos so much!! 😍 Second, I have to say that I've felt the exactly same way you did - a lot of people, when they watch the movie or read the book, they just hate Rosemary, saying she's submissive and accepts everything. But she is a woman. Specially in that time, she has no voice, no matter how much she tries to yell, everybody tells her she's crazy and paranoid. The real evil of the story is the gaslighting, the abus3, the rap3... Not witches or the devil, but the real evils we have to face all the time. Again, thank you for such honest comments and for being the wonderful person you are! I already told you, but you helped me and help me so much to go through my own journey, set boundaries and focus on what makes me happy, especially as an autistic person. So grateful for you! 💜
It’s sad that anyone would be mad at poor Rosemary but I know this happens in real life. That’s why it’s such a scary movie because it shows the helplessness people go through who are being abused and gaslighted/manipulated. I’m happy to hear that. It’s a lifelong journey for sure but it does get easier with time and lots of work out in. ❤
I think in any other movie I would find Rosemary annoying. But honestly, it works so well, she LOOKS like an actual child in the beginning with her little pigtails. And then Mia Farrow is so slight anyway, when they give her some shadows under her eyes and in the hollows of her cheeks, she looks like the baby is consuming her alive like some sort of parasitic larva. Plus, she's not a complete doormat, she does try to advocate for herself and her point of view but she's so easily railroaded by the people around her with the perfect strategy -- they pretend they care about her. Anyway, if she were a stronger personality, she would have ended up shoved out a window too, just like the girl before her, so then we wouldn't have a movie.
Rosemary's Baby is a masterpiece of brilliant, understated psychological horror. Fantastic writing, directing and acting. Ruth Gordon (Minnie Castevet) won an Oscar. More people should watch this movie and learn to appreciate the slow burn, clever set up and originality of it. The terror is in how mundane the everyday setting is. Makes the impact of the evil far more profound.
This movie was filmed at The Dakota. Luxury apartments, in a building that was built in the mid 1800s. John Lennon and Yoko bought a unit there and lived there for many years. It's on Central Park West.
I admire your content more with each movie you react to, Imon. _Rosemary's Baby_ is not only one of the greatest horror movies of all time but was one of the most prestigious films Paramount released in a generation. Whether you like horror or don't like horror, no one can say this isn't a landmark film. It is an A-class production and one that both hippies or their parents could enjoy in 1968. This movie resonated with me even more in the #metoo era when it became evident that women are trying to report sexual assault but nobody wants to believe them, or worse, wants to hush them up. More recent horror films like _The Invisible Man_ tried to make a similar point but not with the emotional tension of Roman Polanski, who doesn't rely on one jump scare.
I completely agree. As far as I know, this is the first horror movie to get true cinematic respect, other than maybe some of the German Expressionist horror of the 20s. This, then the Exorcist, then Carrie: all three of those got multiple nominations (and won at least one: Ruth Gordon for the movie). This and "Exorcist" were both got Best Picture Oscar nominations, which never used to happen with horror (and still doesn't). I fit into your comment's description: i'm not particularly into horror, but I love a great movie.....and there are lots of great horror movies (usually directed by directors who DIDN'T often do horror, like Polanski, Kubrick, Friedkin, John Landis, Philip Kaufman, et al).
A perfect example of how silence imposed on victims sometimes triumphs in Hollywood it could be Asia Argento, who gave Jimmy Bennet money to keep quiet.
I really enjoy the mythology and superstition of religious horror, and it's one of my favorite sub-genres when done well. For a few more choice entries - The Omen (1976), Devil's Advocate (1997) with Keanu and Pacino, The Prophecy (1995) with Christopher Walken, and Legion (2010) with Paul Bettany.
This video just came up in my feed and since it's one of my favorite films, I thought I'd see what you thought. I really enjoyed the way you comment so I am subscribing.
This is my hands down favorite horror film. The book is a little bit more descriptive; but, otherwise, the movie is incredibly faithful to the original material. I don't think the original OBGYN, Dr. Hill, was part of the satanic cult. I believe that he called Dr. Sapirstein because Rosemary became his patient; and, she was ranting (however truthful and accurate) like a crazy person. Dr. Hill felt obligated to call the "respected" older OBGYN. Also, Guy Woodhouse is the most despicable piece of garbage ever. There is nothing worse than a husband pimping his wife out to be raped by the Devil so that he can be a movie star (and she can be the mother to the Anti-Christ) F*** him.
In case no one answered your question about the “thing” you pull down in a fireplace to let the smoke ascend out of the chimney, it’s called a “damper”. The passage inside the chimney is called a “flue” (pronounced just like the short word for influenza; flu). So closing this would be to say “close the flue”, and you close it by shutting damper, so I suppose you could also say “close the damper” (like “close the door”) though I’ve never heard it said that way.
I'll never forget one time when I was about 14, I tried to start a fire in our fireplace. It was a traditional wood fireplace and my childhood home was built in the 1950s. I was home from school because of a "snow day." Both of my parents were at work. I thought I'd be a nice kid (for a change 🥴) and have dinner ready for my parents when they got home. I'd seen my dad build a fire tons of times and figured I knew how to do it. I had a few good logs in there and strategically placed some kindling and newspaper around the logs to get a good fire started. It worked perfectly and I was so proud of myself...until the entire damn house started to fill up with smoke! My dumb ass didn't open up the flue! Luckily my parents got home within about 10 minutes and realized what I'd done. I had the damn smoke/fire detectors going off and had the windows and doors open trying to let the smoke out. 😆 Needless to say, I didn't try to build any more fires for a while. The irony? My dad owned a fire protection business at the time! 😆😆😆🔥
@@deniece0821 good story lol I haven't lived in a place with a fireplace since I was about 12 so I only ever watched my father make a fires but as a 28 year old adult I would be terrified of starting a house fire or burning myself severely I would absolutely need some teaching and some practice before I even attempted to do it, but ay respect to you for at least trying and learning the hard way lol BUT I did always know about the flue, even though I just learned what its actually called.
it drives me nuts when i see people being like "why would dr. hill do that to her at the end??" or something like that because the whole point is that it's 1966 and OF COURSE her male doctor is going to call her husband and other men and tell them how crazy their woman is being and would you please come and fetch her right away? he doesn't need to be in on it to dismiss her out of hand because the sexism of the time enables the cult to control Rosemary the way they do
By far... the best reaction to this movie! I've seen a million times but, Imon, you brought me back IN to the feelings and emotions I felt the first time. Wow! =;-)
This movie lingers with you long after you watch it. I’ve seen this movie probably 1000 times and I never noticed the writing of the senile old lady in the apartment. Your analysis made the reaction more enjoyable to watch. I just wish we could hear your thoughts upon rewatching because i’m sure you’ll pickup details the second and third time
This movie is fantastic. One of my favorite horror films. I don’t think I’ve seen it from a females perspective. Absolutely more frightening. You should check out Repulsion. It was the first film in Roman Polanski’s ‘Apartment Trilogy’. Followed by Rosemary’s Baby and rounded out by The Tenant.
Great reaction!!! Another great Roman Polanski movie is called “repulsion” not only is it a great scary movie ..it’s also a great way to see how London was back in the 60s when this movie was filmed
Oh my gosh, I'm finally getting a chance to watch this reaction and I'm getting goosebumps watching you very quickly fall in love with this fantastic movie. Your eye for detail makes this a really special reaction. I LOVE watching you react to a true cinema classic; please, by all means, go back as far as you want. You can go back to the silent movies for all I care (some of the best movies are from then, believe or it now!), great art has no expiration date and your feel and appreciation for everything from the fashion to the social mores, from the acting to the cinematography.....it's really refreshing. I'm in NYC, are you also? That's the Dakota, where John Lennon was killed. Yoko Ono still lives there. I'm CRAZY about the 60s fashions in this movie, I LOVE how you love them! I'm class of '87, but I love that era. Your connecting it to feminism is not wrong! This is a total feminist horror movie (The Stepford Wives is another, and in a way so is Poltergeist, The Exorcist and Carrie. And the fantastic 1944 suspense film "Gaslight", Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" and the 1962 wacky horror film "Carnival Of Souls" are great antecedents). This reaction was FANTASTIC. Thank you for such a thorough edit of the film. You are a GREAT reactor and great works of cinema (of any genre) deserve a reaction like this one. LOVE YA, IMON!!!!! AND THANKS!!!!!!! Very special reaction, this one imo.
Thank you for the comment! I am very interested in older cinema I just never got around t watching them so I am excited to do some more reactions to older films!
07:38 Imon: "Yes please take the socks off. I don't know why have this thing about so---.... I just feel like if you're naked you should take your socks off." 07:58 Also Imon: "It's coooold!!!" Me: "Yes cold on the floor!"
I know it’s a year old but I’m just coming across your reaction. This movie came out at the end of the 60s. I was only about a year old but in my childhood things were like this and it really wasn’t crazy for neighbors to be in your home and bringing you food and helping you. Elder people really did kind of adopt younger couples in their neighborhood so it was very ordinary but the witchcraft stuff was like fairytales back then. The country as a whole was very respectful of God and it’s one of the reasons this movie was so infamous.
nothing to do with your movie marathon of october, but i really suggest you to watch "the Pianist" (Oscar winning 2002), which is another masterpiece from Roman Polanski.
That is indeed a great movie. For something related to that theme, I would LOVE to see THIS reactor hit "Sophie's Choice" (which no one has done yet, unbelievably), but "The Pianist" is one of the absolute best films on the subject (obviously because Polanski lived through it himself). Both movies are definitely better than the Spielberg film on the subject, which every reactor does. I don't rate that one highly at all, I think it's an embarrassment that THAT'S the only movie on the subject people watch.
My mom was pregnant with me when this movie came out. Also, she gave birth to me 11 days after Sharon Tate and her baby were murdered by the Manson Family. Needless to say, it was a weird time for her. I've always loved this movie. The filming location alone is fascinating. It was filmed in a couple of the apts in the famed Dakota Building in NYC. (Where John Lennon was shot outside the entrance.) Actress Ruth Gordon (Minnie) is a trip in this film. I have to admit, it also would've annoyed the hell out of me to have neighbors like that!
My mom was 7 mos pregnant with my brother and my parents had no idea what the movie was about when they went to see it. I don't think they even knew it was a thriller!
Roman Polanski, director of this film, is a master of psychological horror. He made three movies on the theme of paranoia, and all three take place in apartment buildings: Repulsion (1965), Rosemary's Baby, and Le Locataire (1976). I suggest you to watch the other two films.
OH NO! I'm out of town right now!!!!! Imon Snow watching Rosemary's Baby??!!!!!! how could that possibly not be an amazing reaction!!!! Damn! I'm back on Friday, so you DEFINITELY have another view coming on Friday!!!!!!!!!! PS: The whole history of movies is littered with great stuff that entertains and communicates clearly across time. The older the great movie, the more of a magic trick it is when it feels fresh and engaging and relatable. By all means, do pre-80s movies ANYTIME, and you can go as far back as you want as far as I'm concerned, and that includes the silent era, which has some of the greatest movies I've ever, ever seen. (Sunrise, The Man Who Laughs, The Passion Of Joan of Ark, The General, The Mark Of Zorro, Faust, The Last Laugh....etc etc.....)
"GASLIGHT" (1944 version with Ingrid Bergman). There's a super classic, the source of the term "gaslighting" and in the same area as Rosemary's Baby (although it is a suspense film, not a horror film). As far as horror, I hope you hit "Carrie" (1976), you would do a fantastic reaction to that. "The Stepford Wives" (1975) also. "Poltergeist" and "The Exorcist" are also female-driven classic horror movies. Really excited to see this "Rosemary's Baby" reaction on Friday; you are a GREAT reactor and I haven't gotten to watch anything with you in a long time!
I have a phobia of doctors, I'm scared im gonna have something wrong with me and their just going to ignore it and not provide anything just like the one in the movie
If you watched Bly Manor, you might want to read The Turn of the Screw, which it is loosely based on, or watch The Innocents (an adaptation of The Turn of the Screw).
This movie creeped me out so much even though it was like 60 years old the first time I watched it. The Tenant, also directed by Polanski, was somehow even scarier to me.
Polanski is a problematic figure to say the least. Nevertheless, this film was indeed groundbreaking, serving as a metaphor for the commanding and intrusive nature a patriarchal society has in its treatment of women.
Great reaction. I think the movie is a great representation for oppression and manipulation, especially against women and even more for that time. The movement for: "My body. my choice" was on the full rise and the perspective of your own body, only belonging to you is a key element in the movie (even with her haircut, what she drinks, eats or reads). Also, the aspect of authorities and especially science (another key element in the move) being misogynistic and dismissive of women at the time and for centuries before that. As was (and maybe still is) the institution of marriage. A recurring theme in Polanskis movies. I am always surprised and personally challenged by his great, and I would say feminist, work, knowing he is a child rapist. But I guess that is on us, to separate the art from the artist, without loosing sight of his or her ideology and how it might lurk within his or her work. But I think an important aspect, is not to see to much of the "elites" in the coven. I see them way more as allegory of the "normal" and "civil" (in German we would say "Bürgertum") people, who have way more control over thew way we think and treat other people then some illusive "elite". The critique of authorities such as state, police, science, religion and the "normal" people in society are aspects of all the great horror movies. Exorcist III: Legion being my favorite example of that. Really enjoy your reactions.
Would love to see your reaction to Hellraiser 1 and 2 at the least, there’s an interesting message in the second one. Only bringing it up because you watched this, but this is mild compared to Hellraiser. Not sure how you handle gore… The practical effects are *insane.* I really liked the second one, it was amazing imo.
Such a great movie and loved your reaction to it! I have to say though, the part at 56:00 made me kind of sad at the kind of damage that a strict religious upbringing can do to a person that you would even think for a minute that any of the Satanic sacrifice stuff was based in real life. I can answer the question you ask here very confidently: NO, this does not go on anywhere in any part of the world, nor did it ever. Absolutely no one is performing Satanic blood sacrifices anywhere. These things you say you heard in your teens were most likely part of the "Satanic Panic". If you get a chance, google that term to learn more about it, but briefly: it was a moral hysteria that swept the nation back in the 80's and 90's where thousands of people were making false claims of physical and sexual abuse as part of occult or Satanic rituals, some even saying they witnessed blood sacrifices of children and things like that. In short, none of those accusations were ever substantiated with a shred of verifiable evidence and many of them could be attributed to false memories induced through therapeutic hypnotism or mass hysteria. Or, a lot of them were just making it up. Though it has mostly died down, some of the hysteria has persisted to this day, and modern conspiracy theories like Q Anon echo very similar ideas (and are equally as ridiculous and devoid of evidence) A good book you should check out is Carl Sagan's "The Demon Haunted World", particularly the chapter titled "Therapy". In that chapter he goes into detail about the Satanic Panic and describes how people can have very vivid false memories that can surface during therapy and hypnotism. He even gives some specific case studies to illustrate how all these accusations fall apart once investigated with reason, skepticism, and critical thinking. So, don't get me wrong, I *love* this movie, it's one of my favorite horror flicks of all time and just an absolute masterwork of filmmaking. Just keep in mind though that although this movie deals with some very real-world problems, many of which you mentioned in your reaction (gaslighting, people not taking women's concerns seriously, psychological abuse, the anxiety and expectations of motherhood), the Satanic ritual and evil witchcraft stuff is total fiction. Real Satanists and witches are nerds and not even remotely scary or anything to fear (trust me, I know a few lol)
The year after this film was released, Sharon Tate, Roman Polanski's pregnant wife, was murdered by Charlie Manson's disciples. (Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actually features this)
Another movie that will enrage you is Love Story (1970). At the time everyone thought it was "sooooooo romantic!" The song from the movie was f-ing everywhere. It is NOT romantic. It's definitely worth watching for a glimpse into that period of time, but damn.
Speaking of those who take from and hurt other people, they all lack empathy. This lack, which seems to have been growing in the world since I was a child (I was born in 1965) is a major factor in the corrosion of society. Also a general distrust. It’s smart and good to be aware that there are lots of people around who aren’t worthy of trust, but that’s different from the “trust no one” attitude that is so prevalent today. Historically, societies always devolve and destroy themselves when no one trusts anyone, and the aftermaths to this is are even bleaker. That should be as much of a caveat as being foolhardy in whom we trust, if not a greater one.
There was a sequel to this movie called "Whatever Happened to Rosemary's Baby?" Stephen McHattie played a grown-up Adrian. It's on youtube somewhere. Some of the cast came back, but not Mia Farrow. There was also a remake a few years ago with Zoe Saldana as Rosemary. Keep in mind, neither of these movies is great, but I think they have their moments.
She was married to Frank Sinatra at this time. He actually divorced her over that short hair cut she had at the end. Said it made her look like a boy, nad he didn't marry a boy. That is according to an interview with her I saw years ago.
It's funny, Halloween has always been my favorite holiday..... If you want to call it a "holiday". When I was young, into high school, I loved all scary movies. As I got older, all "scary" movies turned from scary to funny (really just too silly). Then I just lost interest in the horror genre. However, I still loved Halloween. I've only recently come back to watch old scary movies I grew up with. THIS WAS ONE OF THEM! It kind of seems like it is just become tradition to watch scary movies as Halloween approaches. Still not scared though!....lol.
In the original novel it's explained that Rosemary had a distant relationship with her family because they disliked that she had not married a Catholic.
I enjoyed watching your reaction video. Thank you. Listening to your thoughts, I thought it would be interesting if you could watch the 2008 film Doubt and share your thoughts.
A lot of people think this is a snooze fest because there are no cheap jump scares and no gore. But first ask yourself what you WANT from a.horror movie. Do you want fear and dread or do you want a rollercoaster ride with a high body count of kids you don't care about killed in bloody creative waves? If you want fear and dread, Polanski, a Holocaust survivor, is your director. He classes up everything he touches.Every picture of his is very good to classic. ..As to the apartment, Manhattan had Rent control from the 50s to the 80s in order to maintain a.thriving middle class. Not all buildings had it, but most did. That's why they could afford a big apartment and why rich people could afford an entire floor in a good apartment building.
By the way, this is a horror movie. Anything else would be a lie, like the end of the 1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers, where the studio forced a happy ending on the director.
There are sequels to this story, but I read that they aren't very good. 😅 There is "What ever happened to Rosemary's baby," which is a sequel to the movie, and "Son of Rosemary" which is a sequel to the original book. Both of those stories are about the anti-Christ but are in completely different continuities
There's no shame in avoiding certain types of movies. Although I finished the Fall with Gillian Anderson (and definitely enjoyed it), I've decided that I am now done with anything along those lines.
Just a note or two on history. NYC had Rent Control until recently. That's how they could afford a big place like the Bramford. If you were apt. hunting in NYC, the obits page was your first place to look. Guy technically did not rape Rosemary. Legally it wasn't until the 1980s that marital rape was a crime. There was spousal abuse, bruises and all, but no law against a husband raping his wife if he didn't hurt her. Of course we see things differently now. Just like...slavery, which is still legal as a punishment. That's right, America still has slavery as an acceptable condition if it's used as punishment for a crime. If anyone finds that unacceptable let them feel free to dedicate their lives to abolishing it. While doing so they can also end global warming and defeating Trumpism and reinstating Roe. In other words there's a lot of messed up shit happening right now that we'll be hard-pressed to explain to our grandkids. How could we not fix global warming, they'll ask us. And what will our answer be? Or cradle to the grave health care? Why didn't we make America a utopia in the early 21st century? And why didn't we respect trans-racial rights? There are probably a thousand injustices occuring in America each day that we don't even recognize AS injustices because we're so ignorant.
I'd say Guy technically raped her regardless of the law if he had been the one who had raped her. (A thing can exist without the law agreeing.) He was chanting next to Minnie while Satan raped her. Guy was a part of a conspiracy to rape Rosemary, and, yes, I realize they would never be able to bring the devil into court, but forced sex is rape regardless.
that rant at the end was incredibly nonsensical, it sounded like you were in a rush to describe everything in the whole world in the most negative, attacking light, and suggesting all your own personal problems are something wrong all women have to deal with also, asking for advice from trained prosessionals is not people opressing you, nor is people raising their children as best they know them using "dogma" to "condition" them
Everything you are questioning is in the Bible, especially in the book of Sirach and the book of wisdom. The Bible in essence is the handbook of how to combat Satan.
Big fan of your’s, but there were some really disappointing opinions you shared in this video. Firstly your comment about “extreme feminism”… feminism is the belief in equality; it’s been made out to be evil or “extreme” by weirdos that want all women to go back to being obedient babymakers while real feminists want everyone to have THE CHOICE. Also real pagans and witches know above all rule ONE: any negative energy you put out comes back times three. Christianity actually stole a ton of things directly from pagans… they’re not “evil”. They don’t even believe in a devil. I know you were raised with the background you have, but it bums me out to hear the same misinfo constantly about feminism and occult-related religion. Heck, praying IS essentially casting “spells”.
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@@rickyricardo9710 There are some really serious alegations around his behavior towards Tippi Hedren. The Wikipedia entry for the Birds provides a pretty good synopsis.
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"Rosemary's Baby" contains an in-joke. In the laundry room of the building, Rosemary meets the young girl Teresa. During their conversation, Rosemary tells Teresa that she looks like actress Victoria Vetri. The joke is that Teresa is actually played by Victoria Vetri. Though in the credits, she is billed under the pseudonym Angela Dorian.
Interesting
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Thanks for that. I love this movie, and that's simply wild.
To answer your question about where her family was: In the book, which this movie was based on, I believe it’s explained that her Catholic family shunned her after marrying a non-Catholic. I believe she tries to contact them several times but they just don’t wanna know.
The movie is mega-accurate to the book, but naturally not everything made it to the screen. I find the book even creepier, and there is a lovely audiobook version read by Mia Farrow herself!
I did an essay in film school about women-centric horror. I included this movie, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992), and The Stepford Wives (1975). All are fantastic.
The scariest part of this movie for me is Dr. Hill ratting her out to her husband and Dr. Saperstein. That was just a "normal" sort of horror for a married woman in the 60s -- that your doctor would violate your trust because he thought you were loony tunes, and hand you back over to the people or family members who were abusing you.
I wouldn’t call The Hand That Rocks the Cradle a horror movie necessarily; what angle did you choose to analyze it? Did you focus on the doctor’s SA or the other woman’s invading the family?
Lmfao wait until you're a male in the 2000s and 2010s and 2020s if you think that's bad
Nursing and the counseling and psychiatry field is dominated by females- many if them with high levels of neuroticism and psychopathy
But, yeah, I found that the most disturbing part, too- the betrayal of trust at the most raw and crucial level
Loyalty and Trust is paramount esp at the SO level nvm on a professional and friend level
Thank you for being so open to watching classic and lesser known films! It's really exciting to see this where a lot of React channels tend to watch a lot of the same stuff. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but variety is always good and I'm glad I can come here for that!
Rosemary's Baby is definitely not a lesser known film.
I'm pretty sure it won at least an Oscar or two.
It's kind of legendary - and I wasn't even born when it was made.
It's probably one of the most infamous films of all.
As someone who has a massive phobia of pregnancy and childbirth, this movie along with Alien and Eraserhead terrifies me in the way most horror movies can't manage 😭
What kinda weird ass phobia you got bruh !
watch out for Satan surprise pregnancies ladies!
@@SDWorksYT Is that such a weird phobia? Childbirth seems horrifying.
@@SDWorksYT wdym weird that phobia is very justified lmao
@@chicksy6422 No you coomer, it's not justified. Every species of animals goes through childbirth, it's natural and success most of the times. Exceptions does not make the rule.
Mia Farrow was married to Frank Sinatra at the time who wanted her to be a stay-at-home wife, but she went ahead and accepted to play this part. He had the divorce papers delivered to her while she was filming on set.
What a scumbag. Good for her though, doing what she knew was right for her.
She also still stands by Roman while dismissing Woody.
Her younger sister actress Tisa Farrow passed away recently.
Wowww.
He's right she's a terrible actress.
Oh, by the way, the reason why Rosemary has no relatives of her own to call on was in the book. They have shunned her because she married a Protestant. All except an older sister who calls her just after, (or just before, I can't remember) she's raped by the Devil because she has some sort of premonition that she's in danger. That was one of the few things Polanski left out of the screenplay but I think you're right to have noticed it. I think it was one of the very few errors of judgement in the transfer from novel into film. It would have totally answered your question as to why she's all alone and has only Guy to turn to.
One of the few horror movies to receive an academy award. Ruth Gordon won for best supporting actress.
Mia Farrow should have been nominated. I don't know whether it's true, but I saw it suggested in another comment that Frank Sinatra had something to do with her not getting a nomination. Which is another story of a controlling man damaging a woman.
Gordon repeated her role in the 1976 sequel Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby, some of the other characters reappear also; Rosemary Roman and Guy but played by other actors, Rosemary by Patty Duke who was originally considered for the first movie but Farrow got it.
@HuntingViolets wait to you hear what females do to men - and other women- they're well known for manipulation, defamatory gossiping/character assassination and bullying - it's how they gain power.
That extra high neuroticism they're born with and that 78% Relational violence level doesn't lie.
They're also less likely to question authority and much more likely to enjoy controlling others and being controlled, hence their anti-liberty pro- authoritarian/pro statist voting patterns.
They get very upset when they encounter resistance to their preferred tyranny.
This is true psychological horror, very much a template for a lot of movies that came later. We find out information at the same time Rosemary does, for the most part, so we share a lot of what she's experiencing in a more visceral way. What a good start to the Halloween movie season!
Also, the original book was written by a man, Ira Levin, which impresses me a lot because it talks about very important topics concerning women, like gaslighting, abusive relationships (Guy is the worst. Worst!), showing maternity without glamourizing it, the way everybody wants to control women's bodies, etc... There is a gothic short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman called "The Yellow Wallpaper", about a woman who has a baby and probably has some depression, but then her husband, a therapist, decide is better not to let her see other people or get out of her room, isolating her - the room, covered in yellow paper, start to drive her insane. It was a huge influence for the book and even more in the book, since yellow is a key color in Rosemary's scenes.
At the same time that's even more troubling, because it's like these men in power being like "yep, you're completely right, we do gaslight you and manipulate you...and we're going to keep doing it and you can't do anything about it." Idk anything about Ira Levin, maybe he genuinely did care about feminism, but knowing what I know about Roman Polanski I definitely feel like he falls into what I described.
good take on this I always concentrated on the demonic stuff but part of the horror is that this is happening to her because she's a woman.
Great comment; I hear the movie stays really close to the book and that's it one of the best book-to-film adaptations. Thaisa, you've seen "Gaslight"? There are two versions, I'd do the 1944 Ingrid Bergman version if you haven't seen it yet (which I am sure you have already!). It's a close call as to who is the worst husband! They're practically tied!
@@TTM9691 A lot of young people haven't seen Gaslight, it seems, based on the few reaction videos I've seen of it.
@@rickyricardo9710 Levin also wrote The Stepford Wives, Deathtrap, and The Boys from Brazil, and the play adaptation of No Time for Sergeants, among other works.
This movie is a true classic. It's very psychological and was ahead of its time. I'm glad you reacted to it
I once heard someone describe this movie as "feminist horror' and honestly, it is. I'm glad you gave it a chance but this movie hits hard.
The first time I saw this movie I was 10, and it freaked me out. It was on Halloween, 1976, and many tv stations in the 70’s & 80’s had a tradition of showing this movie in particular, and various other ones. What made “Rosemary’s Baby” unique is that it was considered one the best horror movies, yet there is almost no gore, and no one is murdered (Theresa’s bloody body is seen AFTER she mysteriously falls to her death). We never see Hutch go into a coma or die, even though we know the witches put a spell on him that killed him.
I grew up in Manhattan, and I would often go by the massive Dakota apartment building at 1 West 72nd Street (across the street from Central Park, and later Strawberry Fields memorial) where the exteriors were shot in this movie, where it was called the Bramford apartment building. The interiors were shot in Los Angeles at Paramount Studios. The Dakota had been a place for the rich and famous for over 100 years, and John Lennon lived there from 1973 to 1980, when he was shot to death outside the building in the entryway as he returned home late on December 8, 1980. Its the same entryway you see the crowd gathered around when Theresa fell out the window. The building is beautiful, but it always had a creepy/scary vibe about it even when I was a kid. We all knew John Lennon lived there (among many other famous people), but when he was killed there it just made the building seem even scarier.
The directors and artists back in the day left these breadcrumbs to put us on. Eyes wide shut by Kubrick is trippy af too.
This movie is pure atmosphere. No jump scares, no gore. All the red flags just build up and create this senses of dread and terror.
And, as I learned with my dear late father, this IS what a real horror movie is all about. No gore, no blood. Just an eerie mood.
The beauty of Rosemary’s Baby-why it’s such a good film-is because of what it DOESNT show you. As someone who has a masters in film, there are so many ways to interpret this movie-there’s a ton of symbolism regarding religion, feminism etc. In fact, this film has been analyzed as one of Roman Polanskis greatest works many times.
Without going into that, what is so good about the film is that unlike modern films which leave nothing to the imagination in terms of blood and gore (example, Saw movies), the reason this is frightening is because you are forced to use inferencing (make educated guesses about what’s happening) and your imagination-which can be far more powerful than just concretely putting what’s supposed to be scary in front of you. Your imagination is a lot scarier than that.
It’s kind of the difference between a woman/man who wears next to nothing in an effort to be sexy versus the woman /man who covers up, but maybe wears something form fitting or showing just a tiny bit-leaving your imagination to run wild-far sexier.
Right? I love when filmmakers do that. I guarantee what each of us conjured up Rosemary's baby looking like in our minds was far more scary than anything the filmmakers could've created.
What scares me may be totally different that what scares you. I'm seriously freaked out at the image of anyone with only the whites of their eyes showing. (It gives me chills just thinking about it.) While someone else might be completely freaked out over the image of someone with completely black eyes, red eyes, etc.
I laugh at the traditional blood and guts horror movies but anything subtle with a demonic possession freaks the shit out of me. A good suspenseful thriller will also have me jumping at shadows and looking around my bedroom like this 😳 in the dark. 😆
@deniece0821 - I agree with you and OP. Also, regarding our individual minds coming up with different horrors, for myself, though what you said is true, it wasn’t the most important thing (what the demon-baby looked like), but had they come up with something and presented it to the audience, I believe it would have become a principle feature of the film that people remember, and possibly distracted from the deeper discussions (as seen in this comment section) about what the movie represents to people. Less isn’t always more, but sometimes it is.
As an inverse, there’s a movie titled “Jeepers Creepers” which, for about the first half, focuses on the atmospherics, and builds impeccably a feeling of dread. It shows the antagonist only from a distance, and sparingly, and it creates a terrible unease masterfully. Then they reveal this antagonist in all it’s horrible detail, from every angle (it’s some kind of demon/alien thing) and all you can see is a guy in a form-fitting “scary” costume, and this ruins all the build up attained so far. It’s less than camp after that. I actually recommend viewing that first half, but it’s the only movie that comes to mind where I have to say “if you choose to watch the second half, be prepared to have it completely ruined for you. And I don’t recommend it”. 1st half: one of the best horror movies ever; 2nd half: one of the dullest, most disappointing, and worst horror movies ever.
As always, though, this is all just my subjective opinion.
@@polferiferus1938 YES!!! I have only seen Jeepers Creepers one time when it first came out. I thought it started out great but then just fizzled out to nothing. At the time I couldn't quite put my finger on why. You just so perfectly explained why!
It's like the filmmaker(s) started out great and then just got lazy and gave up.
She was all alone with zero support, leaving her to the wolves, essentially. I do think you’ve hit upon one of the biggest horrors in this movie, and not one that specifically came to mind for me. Enjoyed all of your commentary, as well. Thank you.
Just some trivia about uncredited roles in the film: when Rosemary calls the blinded actor Donald Baumgarner the silky smooth intonations on the line belong to the late great Tony Curtis. In the scene where Rosemary calls pleading Dr.Hill for help from a public phone booth the cigar chomping man creepily waiting outside with his back turned (at first) is the film's producer William Castle doing a Hitchcock-style cameo. Castle is most famous as King of the 50s gimmick B horror like The Tingler, 13 Ghosts and House On Haunted Hill. His reputation as a schlockmeister was so inhibiting the studio agreed to back the film only on the precondition Castle NOT direct. Rosemary would be the most prestigious film he would ever be associated with.
First of all (and like always!), I love your videos so much!! 😍
Second, I have to say that I've felt the exactly same way you did - a lot of people, when they watch the movie or read the book, they just hate Rosemary, saying she's submissive and accepts everything. But she is a woman. Specially in that time, she has no voice, no matter how much she tries to yell, everybody tells her she's crazy and paranoid. The real evil of the story is the gaslighting, the abus3, the rap3... Not witches or the devil, but the real evils we have to face all the time.
Again, thank you for such honest comments and for being the wonderful person you are! I already told you, but you helped me and help me so much to go through my own journey, set boundaries and focus on what makes me happy, especially as an autistic person. So grateful for you! 💜
It’s sad that anyone would be mad at poor Rosemary but I know this happens in real life. That’s why it’s such a scary movie because it shows the helplessness people go through who are being abused and gaslighted/manipulated. I’m happy to hear that. It’s a lifelong journey for sure but it does get easier with time and lots of work out in. ❤
I think in any other movie I would find Rosemary annoying. But honestly, it works so well, she LOOKS like an actual child in the beginning with her little pigtails. And then Mia Farrow is so slight anyway, when they give her some shadows under her eyes and in the hollows of her cheeks, she looks like the baby is consuming her alive like some sort of parasitic larva. Plus, she's not a complete doormat, she does try to advocate for herself and her point of view but she's so easily railroaded by the people around her with the perfect strategy -- they pretend they care about her.
Anyway, if she were a stronger personality, she would have ended up shoved out a window too, just like the girl before her, so then we wouldn't have a movie.
Rosemary's baby isn't so much scary but it gives you a slow sense of dread throughout.
Rosemary's Baby is a masterpiece of brilliant, understated psychological horror. Fantastic writing, directing and acting. Ruth Gordon (Minnie Castevet) won an Oscar. More people should watch this movie and learn to appreciate the slow burn, clever set up and originality of it. The terror is in how mundane the everyday setting is. Makes the impact of the evil far more profound.
This movie was filmed at The Dakota. Luxury apartments, in a building that was built in the mid 1800s. John Lennon and Yoko bought a unit there and lived there for many years. It's on Central Park West.
This is definitely top 3 movies of all time for me. The paranoia and gas lighting is out of control
It is definitely a very intense psychological horror movie
I admire your content more with each movie you react to, Imon. _Rosemary's Baby_ is not only one of the greatest horror movies of all time but was one of the most prestigious films Paramount released in a generation. Whether you like horror or don't like horror, no one can say this isn't a landmark film. It is an A-class production and one that both hippies or their parents could enjoy in 1968.
This movie resonated with me even more in the #metoo era when it became evident that women are trying to report sexual assault but nobody wants to believe them, or worse, wants to hush them up. More recent horror films like _The Invisible Man_ tried to make a similar point but not with the emotional tension of Roman Polanski, who doesn't rely on one jump scare.
I completely agree. As far as I know, this is the first horror movie to get true cinematic respect, other than maybe some of the German Expressionist horror of the 20s. This, then the Exorcist, then Carrie: all three of those got multiple nominations (and won at least one: Ruth Gordon for the movie). This and "Exorcist" were both got Best Picture Oscar nominations, which never used to happen with horror (and still doesn't). I fit into your comment's description: i'm not particularly into horror, but I love a great movie.....and there are lots of great horror movies (usually directed by directors who DIDN'T often do horror, like Polanski, Kubrick, Friedkin, John Landis, Philip Kaufman, et al).
A perfect example of how silence imposed on victims sometimes triumphs in Hollywood it could be Asia Argento, who gave Jimmy Bennet money to keep quiet.
A good companion piece is the 1973 "The Wicker Man." Very eerie and doesn't take any cheap shortcuts.
I really enjoy the mythology and superstition of religious horror, and it's one of my favorite sub-genres when done well.
For a few more choice entries - The Omen (1976), Devil's Advocate (1997) with Keanu and Pacino, The Prophecy (1995) with Christopher Walken, and Legion (2010) with Paul Bettany.
Legion needs more love.
This video just came up in my feed and since it's one of my favorite films, I thought I'd see what you thought. I really enjoyed the way you comment so I am subscribing.
This is my hands down favorite horror film. The book is a little bit more descriptive; but, otherwise, the movie is incredibly faithful to the original material. I don't think the original OBGYN, Dr. Hill, was part of the satanic cult. I believe that he called Dr. Sapirstein because Rosemary became his patient; and, she was ranting (however truthful and accurate) like a crazy person. Dr. Hill felt obligated to call the "respected" older OBGYN. Also, Guy Woodhouse is the most despicable piece of garbage ever. There is nothing worse than a husband pimping his wife out to be raped by the Devil so that he can be a movie star (and she can be the mother to the Anti-Christ)
F*** him.
Scariest thing in this movie for me.... Neighbors wanting to interact with me... Knocking on my door and stuff. Leave to my life of solitude thanks.
In case no one answered your question about the “thing” you pull down in a fireplace to let the smoke ascend out of the chimney, it’s called a “damper”. The passage inside the chimney is called a “flue” (pronounced just like the short word for influenza; flu). So closing this would be to say “close the flue”, and you close it by shutting damper, so I suppose you could also say “close the damper” (like “close the door”) though I’ve never heard it said that way.
I'll never forget one time when I was about 14, I tried to start a fire in our fireplace. It was a traditional wood fireplace and my childhood home was built in the 1950s. I was home from school because of a "snow day." Both of my parents were at work. I thought I'd be a nice kid (for a change 🥴) and have dinner ready for my parents when they got home. I'd seen my dad build a fire tons of times and figured I knew how to do it. I had a few good logs in there and strategically placed some kindling and newspaper around the logs to get a good fire started. It worked perfectly and I was so proud of myself...until the entire damn house started to fill up with smoke! My dumb ass didn't open up the flue! Luckily my parents got home within about 10 minutes and realized what I'd done. I had the damn smoke/fire detectors going off and had the windows and doors open trying to let the smoke out. 😆 Needless to say, I didn't try to build any more fires for a while.
The irony? My dad owned a fire protection business at the time! 😆😆😆🔥
@@deniece0821 good story lol I haven't lived in a place with a fireplace since I was about 12 so I only ever watched my father make a fires but as a 28 year old adult I would be terrified of starting a house fire or burning myself severely I would absolutely need some teaching and some practice before I even attempted to do it, but ay respect to you for at least trying and learning the hard way lol BUT I did always know about the flue, even though I just learned what its actually called.
it drives me nuts when i see people being like "why would dr. hill do that to her at the end??" or something like that because the whole point is that it's 1966 and OF COURSE her male doctor is going to call her husband and other men and tell them how crazy their woman is being and would you please come and fetch her right away? he doesn't need to be in on it to dismiss her out of hand because the sexism of the time enables the cult to control Rosemary the way they do
Charles Grodin, who played the young doctor, said that people would come up to him and berate him for betraying Rosemary.
By far... the best reaction to this movie! I've seen a million times but, Imon, you brought me back IN to the feelings and emotions I felt the first time. Wow! =;-)
The mercy of the wicked is cruelty.
"That's the rawest of the raw meat..."
Well I guess the baby has got his fathers appetite.
52:56 "fuck off!" my favorite moment of this. What a terrifying ending... *shivers* no, thanks.
This movie lingers with you long after you watch it. I’ve seen this movie probably 1000 times and I never noticed the writing of the senile old lady in the apartment. Your analysis made the reaction more enjoyable to watch. I just wish we could hear your thoughts upon rewatching because i’m sure you’ll pickup details the second and third time
You watch this more than once you're psychopath
This reaction was so damn good lol...more, please.
This movie is fantastic. One of my favorite horror films. I don’t think I’ve seen it from a females perspective. Absolutely more frightening. You should check out Repulsion. It was the first film in Roman Polanski’s ‘Apartment Trilogy’. Followed by Rosemary’s Baby and rounded out by The Tenant.
Great reaction!!! Another great Roman Polanski movie is called “repulsion” not only is it a great scary movie ..it’s also a great way to see how London was back in the 60s when this movie was filmed
Oh my gosh, I'm finally getting a chance to watch this reaction and I'm getting goosebumps watching you very quickly fall in love with this fantastic movie. Your eye for detail makes this a really special reaction. I LOVE watching you react to a true cinema classic; please, by all means, go back as far as you want. You can go back to the silent movies for all I care (some of the best movies are from then, believe or it now!), great art has no expiration date and your feel and appreciation for everything from the fashion to the social mores, from the acting to the cinematography.....it's really refreshing. I'm in NYC, are you also? That's the Dakota, where John Lennon was killed. Yoko Ono still lives there. I'm CRAZY about the 60s fashions in this movie, I LOVE how you love them! I'm class of '87, but I love that era. Your connecting it to feminism is not wrong! This is a total feminist horror movie (The Stepford Wives is another, and in a way so is Poltergeist, The Exorcist and Carrie. And the fantastic 1944 suspense film "Gaslight", Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" and the 1962 wacky horror film "Carnival Of Souls" are great antecedents). This reaction was FANTASTIC. Thank you for such a thorough edit of the film. You are a GREAT reactor and great works of cinema (of any genre) deserve a reaction like this one. LOVE YA, IMON!!!!! AND THANKS!!!!!!! Very special reaction, this one imo.
Thank you for the comment! I am very interested in older cinema I just never got around t watching them so I am excited to do some more reactions to older films!
@@ImonSnow Can't wait! (but no pressure! :)
07:38 Imon: "Yes please take the socks off. I don't know why have this thing about so---.... I just feel like if you're naked you should take your socks off."
07:58 Also Imon: "It's coooold!!!"
Me: "Yes cold on the floor!"
Love your Horror reactions. Really addicting
I know it’s a year old but I’m just coming across your reaction.
This movie came out at the end of the 60s. I was only about a year old but in my childhood things were like this and it really wasn’t crazy for neighbors to be in your home and bringing you food and helping you. Elder people really did kind of adopt younger couples in their neighborhood so it was very ordinary but the witchcraft stuff was like fairytales back then. The country as a whole was very respectful of God and it’s one of the reasons this movie was so infamous.
nothing to do with your movie marathon of october, but i really suggest you to watch "the Pianist" (Oscar winning 2002), which is another masterpiece from Roman Polanski.
That is indeed a great movie. For something related to that theme, I would LOVE to see THIS reactor hit "Sophie's Choice" (which no one has done yet, unbelievably), but "The Pianist" is one of the absolute best films on the subject (obviously because Polanski lived through it himself). Both movies are definitely better than the Spielberg film on the subject, which every reactor does. I don't rate that one highly at all, I think it's an embarrassment that THAT'S the only movie on the subject people watch.
@@TTM9691 In fact, Spielberg wanted to hand over the direction of Schindler's List to Roman Polanski, but he refused.
Loved your commentary on this one, very much agree!!
That was excellent. Can't wait for your next reaction.
My mom was pregnant with me when this movie came out. Also, she gave birth to me 11 days after Sharon Tate and her baby were murdered by the Manson Family. Needless to say, it was a weird time for her.
I've always loved this movie. The filming location alone is fascinating. It was filmed in a couple of the apts in the famed Dakota Building in NYC. (Where John Lennon was shot outside the entrance.)
Actress Ruth Gordon (Minnie) is a trip in this film. I have to admit, it also would've annoyed the hell out of me to have neighbors like that!
My mom was 7 mos pregnant with my brother and my parents had no idea what the movie was about when they went to see it. I don't think they even knew it was a thriller!
@@rebeccaschurwanz5679 Oh wow! I bet that was a huge surprise for them!
Roman Polanski, director of this film, is a master of psychological horror. He made three movies on the theme of paranoia, and all three take place in apartment buildings: Repulsion (1965), Rosemary's Baby, and Le Locataire (1976). I suggest you to watch the other two films.
Le locataire avec Isabel adjani ,that's a good one et frantic Avec Harrison ford
Le Locataire is my favourite film. Masterpiece.
Just watching the intro and I'm like "Oh, man this going to warp your mind."
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another good, and kind of forgotten creepy film by the same director, starring johnny depp, is The Ninth Gate
OH NO! I'm out of town right now!!!!! Imon Snow watching Rosemary's Baby??!!!!!! how could that possibly not be an amazing reaction!!!! Damn! I'm back on Friday, so you DEFINITELY have another view coming on Friday!!!!!!!!!! PS: The whole history of movies is littered with great stuff that entertains and communicates clearly across time. The older the great movie, the more of a magic trick it is when it feels fresh and engaging and relatable. By all means, do pre-80s movies ANYTIME, and you can go as far back as you want as far as I'm concerned, and that includes the silent era, which has some of the greatest movies I've ever, ever seen. (Sunrise, The Man Who Laughs, The Passion Of Joan of Ark, The General, The Mark Of Zorro, Faust, The Last Laugh....etc etc.....)
"GASLIGHT" (1944 version with Ingrid Bergman). There's a super classic, the source of the term "gaslighting" and in the same area as Rosemary's Baby (although it is a suspense film, not a horror film). As far as horror, I hope you hit "Carrie" (1976), you would do a fantastic reaction to that. "The Stepford Wives" (1975) also. "Poltergeist" and "The Exorcist" are also female-driven classic horror movies. Really excited to see this "Rosemary's Baby" reaction on Friday; you are a GREAT reactor and I haven't gotten to watch anything with you in a long time!
Loved your reaction. I've heard this film classified as feminist horror. Watching this as an adult, I totally get it now.
We own ourselves. This is a cautionary tale.
I have a phobia of doctors, I'm scared im gonna have something wrong with me and their just going to ignore it and not provide anything just like the one in the movie
Such a Classic!
If you watched Bly Manor, you might want to read The Turn of the Screw, which it is loosely based on, or watch The Innocents (an adaptation of The Turn of the Screw).
SRA IS REAL.
This movie creeped me out so much even though it was like 60 years old the first time I watched it. The Tenant, also directed by Polanski, was somehow even scarier to me.
Polanski is a problematic figure to say the least. Nevertheless, this film was indeed groundbreaking, serving as a metaphor for the commanding and intrusive nature a patriarchal society has in its treatment of women.
Another creepy movie with the themes of narcissistic abuse and gaslighting is “The Invisible Man” from 2020 with Elisabeth Moss.
there is rosemary's baby part 2, as well as a sequel novel by ira levin. i think the part 2 movie is on TH-cam
wasn't part 2 released in like 2012/13? I do remember they made a similar remake around that time maybe thats the one youre talking about.
Great reaction. I think the movie is a great representation for oppression and manipulation, especially against women and even more for that time. The movement for: "My body. my choice" was on the full rise and the perspective of your own body, only belonging to you is a key element in the movie (even with her haircut, what she drinks, eats or reads). Also, the aspect of authorities and especially science (another key element in the move) being misogynistic and dismissive of women at the time and for centuries before that. As was (and maybe still is) the institution of marriage. A recurring theme in Polanskis movies. I am always surprised and personally challenged by his great, and I would say feminist, work, knowing he is a child rapist. But I guess that is on us, to separate the art from the artist, without loosing sight of his or her ideology and how it might lurk within his or her work.
But I think an important aspect, is not to see to much of the "elites" in the coven. I see them way more as allegory of the "normal" and "civil" (in German we would say "Bürgertum") people, who have way more control over thew way we think and treat other people then some illusive "elite".
The critique of authorities such as state, police, science, religion and the "normal" people in society are aspects of all the great horror movies. Exorcist III: Legion being my favorite example of that.
Really enjoy your reactions.
Would love to see your reaction to Hellraiser 1 and 2 at the least, there’s an interesting message in the second one. Only bringing it up because you watched this, but this is mild compared to Hellraiser. Not sure how you handle gore… The practical effects are *insane.* I really liked the second one, it was amazing imo.
Such a great movie and loved your reaction to it! I have to say though, the part at 56:00 made me kind of sad at the kind of damage that a strict religious upbringing can do to a person that you would even think for a minute that any of the Satanic sacrifice stuff was based in real life. I can answer the question you ask here very confidently: NO, this does not go on anywhere in any part of the world, nor did it ever. Absolutely no one is performing Satanic blood sacrifices anywhere. These things you say you heard in your teens were most likely part of the "Satanic Panic". If you get a chance, google that term to learn more about it, but briefly: it was a moral hysteria that swept the nation back in the 80's and 90's where thousands of people were making false claims of physical and sexual abuse as part of occult or Satanic rituals, some even saying they witnessed blood sacrifices of children and things like that. In short, none of those accusations were ever substantiated with a shred of verifiable evidence and many of them could be attributed to false memories induced through therapeutic hypnotism or mass hysteria. Or, a lot of them were just making it up. Though it has mostly died down, some of the hysteria has persisted to this day, and modern conspiracy theories like Q Anon echo very similar ideas (and are equally as ridiculous and devoid of evidence)
A good book you should check out is Carl Sagan's "The Demon Haunted World", particularly the chapter titled "Therapy". In that chapter he goes into detail about the Satanic Panic and describes how people can have very vivid false memories that can surface during therapy and hypnotism. He even gives some specific case studies to illustrate how all these accusations fall apart once investigated with reason, skepticism, and critical thinking.
So, don't get me wrong, I *love* this movie, it's one of my favorite horror flicks of all time and just an absolute masterwork of filmmaking. Just keep in mind though that although this movie deals with some very real-world problems, many of which you mentioned in your reaction (gaslighting, people not taking women's concerns seriously, psychological abuse, the anxiety and expectations of motherhood), the Satanic ritual and evil witchcraft stuff is total fiction. Real Satanists and witches are nerds and not even remotely scary or anything to fear (trust me, I know a few lol)
Nice reaction..
The year after this film was released, Sharon Tate, Roman Polanski's pregnant wife, was murdered by Charlie Manson's disciples. (Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actually features this)
Another movie that will enrage you is Love Story (1970). At the time everyone thought it was "sooooooo romantic!" The song from the movie was f-ing everywhere. It is NOT romantic. It's definitely worth watching for a glimpse into that period of time, but damn.
Speaking of those who take from and hurt other people, they all lack empathy. This lack, which seems to have been growing in the world since I was a child (I was born in 1965) is a major factor in the corrosion of society. Also a general distrust. It’s smart and good to be aware that there are lots of people around who aren’t worthy of trust, but that’s different from the “trust no one” attitude that is so prevalent today. Historically, societies always devolve and destroy themselves when no one trusts anyone, and the aftermaths to this is are even bleaker. That should be as much of a caveat as being foolhardy in whom we trust, if not a greater one.
There was a sequel to this movie called "Whatever Happened to Rosemary's Baby?" Stephen McHattie played a grown-up Adrian. It's on youtube somewhere. Some of the cast came back, but not Mia Farrow. There was also a remake a few years ago with Zoe Saldana as Rosemary. Keep in mind, neither of these movies is great, but I think they have their moments.
3.3/10 on IMDB, ouch. It looks like only Ruth Gordon came back.
I think we all have our own fireplace stories.
37:03 - 37:15 Best reaction to this scene I have seen!
She was married to Frank Sinatra at this time. He actually divorced her over that short hair cut she had at the end. Said it made her look like a boy, nad he didn't marry a boy. That is according to an interview with her I saw years ago.
It's funny, Halloween has always been my favorite holiday..... If you want to call it a "holiday". When I was young, into high school, I loved all scary movies. As I got older, all "scary" movies turned from scary to funny (really just too silly). Then I just lost interest in the horror genre. However, I still loved Halloween. I've only recently come back to watch old scary movies I grew up with. THIS WAS ONE OF THEM! It kind of seems like it is just become tradition to watch scary movies as Halloween approaches. Still not scared though!....lol.
In the original novel it's explained that Rosemary had a distant relationship with her family because they disliked that she had not married a Catholic.
But aside from that Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?
Calm. The banality of evil.
Please do Hereditary!!!!!
Don't do that to her!
I enjoyed watching your reaction video. Thank you. Listening to your thoughts, I thought it would be interesting if you could watch the 2008 film Doubt and share your thoughts.
At the end, her mother’s instinct called her for duty. And the Devil delivered his son to the World (He’s suposed to be 57 today 😂).
A lot of people think this is a snooze fest because there are no cheap jump scares and no gore. But first ask yourself what you WANT from a.horror movie. Do you want fear and dread or do you want a rollercoaster ride with a high body count of kids you don't care about killed in bloody creative waves? If you want fear and dread, Polanski, a Holocaust survivor, is your director. He classes up everything he touches.Every picture of his is very good to classic.
..As to the apartment, Manhattan had Rent control from the 50s to the 80s in order to maintain a.thriving middle class. Not all buildings had it, but most did. That's why they could afford a big apartment and why rich people could afford an entire floor in a good apartment building.
By the way, this is a horror movie. Anything else would be a lie, like the end of the 1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers, where the studio forced a happy ending on the director.
56:48 Let not the elites _gaslight_ you that these things does not take place!
You are awesome
John Lennon was living in that building when he was murdered
There are sequels to this story, but I read that they aren't very good. 😅 There is "What ever happened to Rosemary's baby," which is a sequel to the movie, and "Son of Rosemary" which is a sequel to the original book. Both of those stories are about the anti-Christ but are in completely different continuities
There's no shame in avoiding certain types of movies. Although I finished the Fall with Gillian Anderson (and definitely enjoyed it), I've decided that I am now done with anything along those lines.
I’ve seen season 1 of the Fall; Dornan’s character was infuriatingly annoying. Was season 2 any good? Did they make GA’s character lose the battle?
her family arent talking to her because she married a protestant and she is roman catholic, which was a big deal back then
Just a note or two on history. NYC had Rent Control until recently. That's how they could afford a big place like the Bramford. If you were apt. hunting in NYC, the obits page was your first place to look.
Guy technically did not rape Rosemary. Legally it wasn't until the 1980s that marital rape was a crime. There was spousal abuse, bruises and all, but no law against a husband raping his wife if he didn't hurt her. Of course we see things differently now. Just like...slavery, which is still legal as a punishment. That's right, America still has slavery as an acceptable condition if it's used as punishment for a crime. If anyone finds that unacceptable let them feel free to dedicate their lives to abolishing it. While doing so they can also end global warming and defeating Trumpism and reinstating Roe. In other words there's a lot of messed up shit happening right now that we'll be hard-pressed to explain to our grandkids. How could we not fix global warming, they'll ask us. And what will our answer be? Or cradle to the grave health care? Why didn't we make America a utopia in the early 21st century? And why didn't we respect trans-racial rights? There are probably a thousand injustices occuring in America each day that we don't even recognize AS injustices because we're so ignorant.
I'd say Guy technically raped her regardless of the law if he had been the one who had raped her. (A thing can exist without the law agreeing.) He was chanting next to Minnie while Satan raped her. Guy was a part of a conspiracy to rape Rosemary, and, yes, I realize they would never be able to bring the devil into court, but forced sex is rape regardless.
that rant at the end was incredibly nonsensical, it sounded like you were in a rush to describe everything in the whole world in the most negative, attacking light, and suggesting all your own personal problems are something wrong all women have to deal with
also, asking for advice from trained prosessionals is not people opressing you, nor is people raising their children as best they know them using "dogma" to "condition" them
Everything you are questioning is in the Bible, especially in the book of Sirach and the book of wisdom. The Bible in essence is the handbook of how to combat Satan.
Big fan of your’s, but there were some really disappointing opinions you shared in this video. Firstly your comment about “extreme feminism”… feminism is the belief in equality; it’s been made out to be evil or “extreme” by weirdos that want all women to go back to being obedient babymakers while real feminists want everyone to have THE CHOICE.
Also real pagans and witches know above all rule ONE: any negative energy you put out comes back times three. Christianity actually stole a ton of things directly from pagans… they’re not “evil”. They don’t even believe in a devil. I know you were raised with the background you have, but it bums me out to hear the same misinfo constantly about feminism and occult-related religion. Heck, praying IS essentially casting “spells”.
@45:35 XD
I'm glad my name wasn't Rosemary in the 70's like some gals I know.
It's a horror movie.
One of the creepiest movies ever. No uplifting message here. The only messages are don’t trust anyone and avoid unprotected sex with the Devil.
She didn't have much choice about protection since it was rape.
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Director is problematic, so separating the art from the artist is important. He should not be celebrated
Creepy directors making creepy movies with female actors. Hitchcock is in that club too, along with Kubrick.
@@zammmerjammer from what I've heard Hitchcock was kind of an egotistical ass but not necessarily creepy.
@@rickyricardo9710 There are some really serious alegations around his behavior towards Tippi Hedren. The Wikipedia entry for the Birds provides a pretty good synopsis.
Roman Polanski's story is particularly wild to me in terms of influential directors who were bad people. Here's a man who survived the Holocaust, was married to a beautiful woman who was murdered (by the Manson Family no less), has had a decade-spanning career making powerful movies that empathize with victims of cruelty, and yet he STILL became the villain of his own story in the end.
@@rickyricardo9710 Tippi Hedren had a different story to tell.