WARNING: This video is NOT intended to glamorize Roman Polanski. He and his actions are absolutely horrendous and should be looked down upon with the utmost disgust by every sensible human being.
Oh, please! Leave the excoriations and moralizing in the fourteenth century. If you judged artists by what their respective society thought of their 'morality', then we would have no art.
The looks in his eyes and on his face were unmistakable. He was out to turn her in from the second she said "witches", whether he was truly in on it or not.
Yes exactly! That's what I found most horrifying about the film. It's like those nightmares I get where me and my mom for example are running from a masked guy who wants to shoot us, then I look to my side and I know it's mom, but she too is all of a sudden masked and wants to shoot me as well! That's mainly how I interpreted the movie.
She just looks sad and defeated in the end... In the romance, she actually considers to kill the baby and then herself, before finally giving in. That though process was somewhat downplayed in the movie version.
Aside from the fact that the satanist women, especially Minnie, coule do that to a fellow woman, Guy's betrayal pissed me off the most. Because he isn't even one of them, he just did it for fame. The plausibility is beyond eerie, especially for young women. I, myself, am almost 25. Getting married, this year. Moving into a larger apartment. And based on our plan but completely coincidental, if I become pregnant when we begin trying, my pregnancy timeline will be the same as Rosemary's and I would NEVER suspect my man of doing anything like that to me....But, neither did Rosemary.
@@cesarcampos8746 those women dont matter though. Notice how the real women who love her tried to talk her to seeing someone else for help while the nosey neighbor was a satanist. I see the ultimate betrayal is from her husband while everyone else is irrelevant who she naively trusted for no good reason. Alot of her problems would of been solved if she wasnt a push over. All except the rape of course.
@@darianrose2195 her husband had traits that she was way too submissive or blinded to. The way he talks to her and belittle her at time was already a red flag but the way he talked about raping her in her sleep so damn casual is probably the most fustrating thing about this movie for me.. the idea of demon or satan rape isnt part of womens reality but there are countless men who rape there wives and girlfriend and think nothing of it.
Guy is the worst POS husband; sells his soul and his wife's body to the devil for his own material needs. Worst betrayal I've ever seen in the movies; you can actually feel the deceit.
What was one of the most scariest elements of the film for me was how the people in the satanoc coven were so warm and friendly and could easily be old people you see in church every day. That makes ot so creepy because it takes somethibg familiar and safe and makes it apart of a disturbing cult
It makes a lot of sense if you think about it, though. They couldn’t infiltrate and control Rosemary’s life (and monitor her pregnancy) unless they were trusted, respected friends and neighbors. Rosemary’s weakness was that she was essentially a good person. She was respectful and deferential to her seniors. She trusted and loved her husband. She was grateful to her neighbors for their help and attention. She was a good quality person herself and obviously very young and sheltered. Most good people give goodness to others and expect goodness (or at least no harm) in return. Food for thought: if these people were devoted Christians convinced Rosemary would bear a Christ child, they would have behaved no differently.
Yes! One more thing to add to list! Unraveling this movie is fun and after awhile you cannot deny its place as one of the greatest horror films ever made.
@@amasion2882 very true but disagree with your last part. These Satanists were deceptive and treacherous and depended on hiding in plain sight to conceal their secrets. Vs if Christians had a similar agenda, though I wouldnt see the reason, it would most likely be open and not concealer. They would not use deception lying harm. But those tactics have always been used by evil forces. Its always disconcerting though when evil masquerades as good and is so convincing
dawn ella27 : Respectfully, there are self-identified “good Christian” people who have done pretty terrible things. When people have an agenda-especially if it’s something they feel passionate about-they sometimes stoop to maladjusted or even criminal behaviors. I’m certain that there are “good Christian” women who have been befriended and emotionally pressured by their spouses and communities to do things they may not have wanted to do. If a Christian community believed a particular woman could be “bred” to produce an angelic or messiah child, the community would certainly put effort into assuring that the “breeding” occurred and that the mother was “protected” (isolated) from potential “enemies” or “outsiders” (anyone not fitting into the agenda.)
The most brilliant part of the movie is with just 15 minutes to end, you don't really know how it is going to end and start entertaining the possibility that maybe Rosemary has turned insane and maybe she's just hallucinating. However moments later, the horror that it is actually real dawns on you. That is why the film is true horror, not because of random ghosts popping up, but because everyone that Rosemary confides in, is either in on the plan, or will believe she is insane and she is just all alone, in a big city with no one to help
I think it also depicts how cults work really well. Everyone apart of the cult tries to distance and cut her off from friends and family who care about her
This movie was ahead if its time , but also the time it was made , civilization was at it's peak in style and everything great , then the 90's came ..horrible fuckin times.
yo it absolutely was ahead of its time. I am a 20 year old girl who somehow hadn't had this movie spoiled and the abject horror this film made me experience was........ a ride. The first half was kinda poorly acted, cliche...and then suddenly you experience the abandonment, terror, and paranoia that rosemary feels. it's wild.
It’s almost as if his interested reaction when she mentions Dr Sabersteins name enlightens us to the notion that perhaps Dr Hill was also in on it with them and knew exactly what might’ve been going on
@@Ben-xl4hp Not to my way of thinking. Dr Saperstein was evidently a highly respected doctor in his field, apart from the fact that he was a satanist that only his fellow coven members were party to. Dr Hill saw a deeply disturbed pregnant woman, and his course of action was to inform her doctor. He had no idea he was putting her in real danger.
She was not even nominated. Many believe that her ex-husband, Frank Sinatra, who had the divorce papers served to her on the movie set, used his mob influence to prevent her from being nominated.
The theme is loss of control. When I realized this, then I wasn’t as afraid of the film anymore. Rosemary is young and unsure in the beginning but she’s not stupid. She figures out what’s happening to her, while at the same time, the theme still continues on until the end, which leaves her in a strange unsettling compromise, which I didn’t find funny at all.
it is like a force of nature. you know it is there and coming but you cant do anything to stop it. the only thing left for you to do is to suffer the consequences. sometimes it is the way life operates.
Back in the 60s, when the films of horror was basically monsters and vampires, Polanski broke all codes with this story about dark atmospheres and devil presence. The horror genre began its change
The symbolism of her cutting her hair off and deciding to raise her demon baby was her taking back control of her life after the complete powerlessness she suffered, it's like a twisted way of finding freedom, becoming something you fear
When they are not perverting innocents they are messing with human DNA ... it's what the fallen angels did ... and do ... whenever they get the chance. (Then they make a movie about it )
My mother took us to see this movie when it was first released - we were young teens!! She didn’t have a clue what it was about - I think she expected a musical or something. We didn’t leave though, because it was so fascinating. No blood or gore or twisting heads. Just a young girl from Nebraska who goes to the big city, and finds herself in the middle of a satanic plot. And Ruth Gordon was integral to its success - an old nosy neighbor who is seemingly harmless and warm-hearted, but turns out to be a coven witch.
i think one of the biggest horrors of the movie was just how often Rosemary could have avoided being in contact with the Castevets but didn't because of being polite and adhering to social norms. like, this old bat is super fucking nosy and Rosemary could have turned her down at any point, but she didn't because of the social norms she had to adhere to. idk i think way too much lol
The music during the elevator scene where she is trying to run away from her husband and doctor scared me when I first heard it. It trumpet sounds like panic screams.
I have an alternate interpretation of the ending. Rosemary's choice to raise her son despite knowing his Satanic origin is her last attempt at reclaiming her identity. She sees herself in her child. To kill it would be to murder the last remnant of her humanity. Truly terrifying.
i'm gonna build on this and say that she was not only reclaiming what is hers, but idk if this is just me or not, but i think she takes Castevet's words to heart: the whole thing he has about how they're going to use this baby to get revenge on everyone who wronged them, i think that Rosemary agrees, and that this is her way of getting back. she's not doing this for them- she's doing this for herself and for her child, and she's going to wreak havoc
@@ChamiKhan13 Or, her motherly instincts kick in. Her assumed individuality & her idea of becoming a mother (all the planning - from fantasizing about motherhood, to finding a partner, to eventually painting the baby's room, searching for the child's name etc - all societal constructs), are being subsumed by plain nature, which is much, much stronger than any ideology or fantasy either she or the Satanists could concoct.
@@christianschmitz5261 Okay, but that just takes out all the reality of the movie. They try so hard to keep it in a realistic setting and the idea that Rosemary is so mindlessly blinded by a positive release of hormones that she’s unable to think for herself is cartoonish. You really think women just get mind controlled into loving their child to the point where they can’t think for themselves? I feel bad for your mother.
Reminds me of the basic elements of the Handmaids Tale. Strip the female of her identity, her belonging, and her total autonomy.Ruth Gordons is a prototype of Aunt Lydia in a less violent way.
A mother can give birth to a monster but she can never truly let that love for them go. That's the interpretation I got after just seeing it for the first time.
That's what I got too. Demanding that she be the one to rock the baby was by far the most directly she had stood up for herself at any time during the movie. If we combine it with the analysis in this review it might even answer the central question of the movie. If the movie is a metaphor about how women were treated in society then why do they still play along even though their lives are based on the exploitations of others? Because no matter what their maternal instincts will overpower all, even if those instincts are directed towards the literal anti-Christ.
It's Alive was like that too. The baby is a mutated freak that literally kills people, starting with the doctors and nurses in the ER as soon as it is born, but it still goes home to its mother and its mother still breast feeds it and protects it.
I never saw this as a comedy, black or otherwise. It haunted me for years until I saw it again a couple of years ago. It has dated but is still a good film.
For me, the scariest sequence is when Rosemary is walking through crowds and traffic around Rockefeller Center. Although she is in a crowded city...she is Utterly alone. That solitude is for me the scariest scene.
Considering the murder of Sharon Tate a year later there is one scene that really creeps me out. When Rosemary comes in through the closet as Guy is in the kitchen the crib is rocking. Rosemary stops it with the knife. A visual premonition?
Yes it's quite disturbing now that you mention it. And for those who don't understand what the comment is saying that Sharon Tate was murdered by using a knife.
This is my favorite horror movie of all time. I think this had an effect on my world that was very unexpected. I realized that sometimes everyone lies to you and that yes, several people can gather together to cover-up something hideous just for their own benefit. I wonder if I would question the truth if it wasn't for this movie. Rosemary seemed innocent, yet intelligent. She trusted those that should have taken care of her, like her husband, a doctor and a "motherly" neighbor. I could relate to in regards to her dislike of her neighbors and it angered me that her husband kept pulling her towards them, so disrespectful of her wishes. Of course, his actions over and over again showed his disrespect for her but one just assumed he loved her. As the movie goes on and the sides are drawn one realizes that the evil prospers regardless of the good trying to interfere. The world is covered in dark and pretending to be light. That is what makes this movie very frightening.
OH MY !!! I just loved this video and this analysis. I watched the film a couple of months ago for the first time and it really kept me glued to my sofa. What a great film and what a great analysis. Thanks a lot !
This was produced by the great B-movie director William Castle who did all those horror films in the late 50's + 60's , though Roman Polanski directed it . Castle has a cameo as the guy who knocks on the phone booth door . The glorious shot of the building during the credits is the Dakota .
So was it all in her head and a dream, was she crazy? Or were they all actual Satanists conspiring together. Not sure what is significant about the ending.
@@JacksMovieReviews I think that's why Rosemary's Baby was so effective. It's part horror, part drama, part romance, part comedy ... it's no one thing, but rather an amalgam of many things in just the right balance.
@@richardalvarado-ik9br what wrath has he displayed? he has avoided new wars. meanwhile, millions of babies are being murdered in their mother's wombs, and you're talking about the president's wrath. you are ignoring this great evil. there's no proof of sexual deviance other than adultery. also, since you are completely detached from the material world and don't care for money, send me some money. thanks.
I was always puzzled by Minni Castavet’s obsession with the floor. She worries about drinks being spilled on the carpet and when she picks up the knife Rosemary dropped, she rubbed the hole it made in the word… Curious
Great vid, terrifying content, and amazing analysis. You're going to get more and more subscribers with such quality. Hope you reach more than a million soon!
I don't know what it is, but this movie is such a delicacy to watch, the pacing is perfect imo, few movies have impacted me as much Rosemary's Baby, when I watched it for the first time back when I was little and raised religious, it freaked the hell out of me, now I'm not religious anymore, but this movie still has an unsettling mood that I can't find in any other horror movie, a real masterpiece.
Thank you for this video! I just finished reading the book and though it is SO good, I struggled through it, as I used to be a victim of extreme emotional and verbal abuse at the mercy of my controlling and manipulative ez husband. The horror in this story is not satanism, but rather what human beings will subject another unwilling person to for their own benefit. The realism is all too poignant in this story, which is what makes is so fascinating yet repulsive at the same time. Btw, Guy Woodhouse is like the absolute WORST character of all time, and deserves a Scorsese style death.... think Joe Pesci, Casino.
That scene from Casino actually happened. Except it occurred in a basement lounge. They later buried him in a corn field. The mobster in question was Tony Spilotro. Google him, he looks almost EXACTLY like Joe Pesci did back in the 1990s. It's a trip.
No one really mentions this, but the overall atmospheres are so familiar, yet Polanski makes the color tones of objects from floor panels to the walls just look so bitter and cold. Genius. Made me nervous and shaky the entire time.
Wow, I did not know that Ira Levin wrote the book "Rosemary's baby". I knew he wrote The Boys from Brazil and The Stepford wives which were both great. If anyone gets the chance either watch the movie or read the book The boys from Brazil it was great, the title is deceiving it's not what you think lol .
The interiors were sets. If you want to see the inside look at clips of Andy Warhol’s Lupe starring Edie Sedgwick. Iirc that was filmed inside of the Dakota.
I watched this film in the last decade and recommended it to ny younger brother. This film despite being made in the early 70s surprised both of us and is now one of our top vintage horror film 👏👏👏
@stagga lee no.you are rude for "speaking "in your tone of typing to Muriel.What does race have to do with you being rude?.Please don't pick a fight when there is not one.Nobody condones Roman Polanski and his behavior.
Aleister Crowley was not a devil worshiper. He hated Christianity ("the devil" is a Christian entity). He was an occultist who created his own religion with his own gods. I'm not saying he was a nice guy or anything, but he was certainly NOT a devil worshiper . That said, the confusion and blur between the occult in general, Satanism and cults in general that existed at the time (and still exists in the mind of some of the more extreme "Christians") is VERY present in this film, so for our intentions here... probably not a big deal
Brilliant analysis as always of possibly the greatest horror film of all time, I think it is important to separate the art from the artist and you did a fantastic job of demonstrating the awesomeness of the movie without unnecessarily addressing Polanski's obviously awful misdeeds. Loved the video!
What's sad is her gut instincts were right from the moment she and Guy toured the apartment and sees the old lady's note "I can no longer associate myself" and why she tried to block the closet connecting two apartments with a larger dresser.
The worst part about this film is that there is no justice. We all know Satan lost and he ends up in eternal fire. So there is nothing to praise but a loser fallen angel.
It's up to the public to judge Polanski, not you. As for the sexism in this film, there was no exaggeration. The 1960s in America, even during its most revolutionary period, was far more misogynistic than anything we can imagine today. Roman Polanski crafted a classic. Yes, he's a monster, but his work, especially this film, should not be censored.
I think I can safely surmise that little Adrian had to be home schooled. Right? I mean they won’t let you go to school if you haven’t had thier MMR series and those eyes look very contagious.
Fun fact: Aleister Crowley wanted his surname to be pronounced so that it rhymed with "holy". For no other reason than that he thought it was hilarious. =D
I always imagined that after Rosemary is in the car, Dr. Hill told his secretary never to allow Rosemary in his office again. "If she calls tell her I'm unavailable." Ironically the one character not part of the coven turns out to be Rosemary's worst enemy of all! Also why did Rosemary even bother going to Hill in the first place, being that since she's only hours away from giving birth it's way too late for Hill to do anything for her. He even said that it would take him hours on the telephone.
The scene where Sapirstein gives Rosemary medical advice at the New Year's Eve Party, or delivers the baby in her bedroom in her apartment, there's no way any normal professional doctor would giving a patient advice, or deliver her baby in the patient's home during non work hours. Rosemary should have been suspicious of Sapirstein at the New Years Eve party.
Adding to the lack of control Rosemary has in her situation, it should perhaps also be mentioned that marital rape back then was not considered true rape.
I haven't seen the movie but I've heard the title thrown around a lot. I was trying to get a perspective on what I'm about to watch (because old movies are super hit or miss, well I guess they all are but you know) and this video makes me really excited to watch it, thank you!
Rosemary is lovely. She is the kind of woman who men would slay dragons to protect. Her childhood was mid-western and God fearing. It is reflected in her innocence and femininity which is what makes the movie work so well. You want to protect her because you intuitively know that what she represents is the essence of life and a worthy civilization. The betrayal is so awful because she is a thing of beauty and grace. That being said, her own greed and pressure on Guy to take that apartment put them in the orbit of witches. Her desire of a worldly, fashionable life (and a shallow actor husband) caused her to put her own faith to the side so she could enjoy the sophisticated pleasures of NY. She is confronted with her own betrayal when Roman starts criticizing the Pope which makes her very uncomfortable but she has already chosen sides in her soul. She is ripe for the picking - as was Sharon Tate.
Sebastian Brook also signed his book of poetry 'TID-BITS BY THE BARD OF BROOKLYN' for me a few years back, he played head of the coven Argyron Stavropoulos who can be seen at end of the film, he was sadly uncredited for his role.....
His more recent & lesser known film, Carnage, is excellent as well. (btw, the film has no gore/blood/ect, the title has a different meaning..also it isn't a horror film.) Ninth Gate & The Ghost Writer both got mixed reviews, but I thought both were very good. But as far as his newer films, Carnage is just flat out amazing in so many ways & more people should know about that movie imo. - @deadpopstar
Rosemary ‘s baby is based on namesake Iran Levin novel . I am confused, am’t I? or in this video he said the wrong name and surname of the author ‘s novel?
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WARNING: This video is NOT intended to glamorize Roman Polanski. He and his actions are absolutely horrendous and should be looked down upon with the utmost disgust by every sensible human being.
Jack's Movie Reviews what did he do?
Jack's Movie Reviews I also say it is meant tone about a failed abortion
His Wikipedia page goes into a lot of depth about his personal life.
Oh, please! Leave the excoriations and moralizing in the fourteenth century. If you judged artists by what their respective society thought of their 'morality', then we would have no art.
Oh, just shut up and let the work speak for itself, we don't need your moralizing.
the scariest part was when her doctor turned her over to her family
standing here Ikr omg
The looks in his eyes and on his face were unmistakable. He was out to turn her in from the second she said "witches", whether he was truly in on it or not.
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Exactly, That really pissed me off!
Especially in NYC. If she had only hopped a subway to Jersey...
Beyond the literal Satan rape, I definitely found the idea of the one you trust most betraying you in the most intimate way to be the most unnerving.
Yes exactly! That's what I found most horrifying about the film. It's like those nightmares I get where me and my mom for example are running from a masked guy who wants to shoot us, then I look to my side and I know it's mom, but she too is all of a sudden masked and wants to shoot me as well! That's mainly how I interpreted the movie.
Ones. The husband, the doctor, the kindly neighbors . . .
Darian Vocker maybe that’s what scares me too the most . It’s chilling
That's why the movie reminds me of The Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, another psychological horror classic. Can you trust your loved ones?
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I didn't see her accepting her son as showing her conformism; I just saw it as a mother's love asserting itself over everything else.
agreed. after all the baby is half her.
The book also follows that same route. Rosemary has much more power and assertion in the final moments of the book.
I very much agree!! The look that comes across Rosemary's face is undeniable.
She just looks sad and defeated in the end... In the romance, she actually considers to kill the baby and then herself, before finally giving in. That though process was somewhat downplayed in the movie version.
Exactly
All I know is I wanted to see Guy get the holy crap beat out of him.
Aside from the fact that the satanist women, especially Minnie, coule do that to a fellow woman, Guy's betrayal pissed me off the most. Because he isn't even one of them, he just did it for fame. The plausibility is beyond eerie, especially for young women. I, myself, am almost 25. Getting married, this year. Moving into a larger apartment. And based on our plan but completely coincidental, if I become pregnant when we begin trying, my pregnancy timeline will be the same as Rosemary's and I would NEVER suspect my man of doing anything like that to me....But, neither did Rosemary.
@@cesarcampos8746 those women dont matter though. Notice how the real women who love her tried to talk her to seeing someone else for help while the nosey neighbor was a satanist. I see the ultimate betrayal is from her husband while everyone else is irrelevant who she naively trusted for no good reason. Alot of her problems would of been solved if she wasnt a push over. All except the rape of course.
@@darianrose2195 her husband had traits that she was way too submissive or blinded to. The way he talks to her and belittle her at time was already a red flag but the way he talked about raping her in her sleep so damn casual is probably the most fustrating thing about this movie for me.. the idea of demon or satan rape isnt part of womens reality but there are countless men who rape there wives and girlfriend and think nothing of it.
@Dyno Spectrum exactly.
It’s funny how I thought that he raped Rosemary while she was out cold. But no. Actaully that would have been the better outcome.
Guy is the worst POS husband; sells his soul and his wife's body to the devil for his own material needs. Worst betrayal I've ever seen in the movies; you can actually feel the deceit.
white people will sell out for more money anytime
I felt bad for her character throughout the whole movie, all those people manipulating her. Smh
It is the root of ALL evil!
@@patrealynn9749 so true my parents are this way!
@@patrealynn9749 you mean evil people? The color of a person's skin is irrelevant.
What was one of the most scariest elements of the film for me was how the people in the satanoc coven were so warm and friendly and could easily be old people you see in church every day. That makes ot so creepy because it takes somethibg familiar and safe and makes it apart of a disturbing cult
It makes a lot of sense if you think about it, though. They couldn’t infiltrate and control Rosemary’s life (and monitor her pregnancy) unless they were trusted, respected friends and neighbors.
Rosemary’s weakness was that she was essentially a good person. She was respectful and deferential to her seniors. She trusted and loved her husband. She was grateful to her neighbors for their help and attention. She was a good quality person herself and obviously very young and sheltered. Most good people give goodness to others and expect goodness (or at least no harm) in return.
Food for thought: if these people were devoted Christians convinced Rosemary would bear a Christ child, they would have behaved no differently.
Yes! One more thing to add to list! Unraveling this movie is fun and after awhile you cannot deny its place as one of the greatest horror films ever made.
And that's how it is.
@@amasion2882 very true but disagree with your last part. These Satanists were deceptive and treacherous and depended on hiding in plain sight to conceal their secrets. Vs if Christians had a similar agenda, though I wouldnt see the reason, it would most likely be open and not concealer. They would not use deception lying harm. But those tactics have always been used by evil forces. Its always disconcerting though when evil masquerades as good and is so convincing
dawn ella27 : Respectfully, there are self-identified “good Christian” people who have done pretty terrible things. When people have an agenda-especially if it’s something they feel passionate about-they sometimes stoop to maladjusted or even criminal behaviors. I’m certain that there are “good Christian” women who have been befriended and emotionally pressured by their spouses and communities to do things they may not have wanted to do.
If a Christian community believed a particular woman could be “bred” to produce an angelic or messiah child, the community would certainly put effort into assuring that the “breeding” occurred and that the mother was “protected” (isolated) from potential “enemies” or “outsiders” (anyone not fitting into the agenda.)
The most brilliant part of the movie is with just 15 minutes to end, you don't really know how it is going to end and start entertaining the possibility that maybe Rosemary has turned insane and maybe she's just hallucinating. However moments later, the horror that it is actually real dawns on you. That is why the film is true horror, not because of random ghosts popping up, but because everyone that Rosemary confides in, is either in on the plan, or will believe she is insane and she is just all alone, in a big city with no one to help
“this is no dream, this is really happening”
I think it also depicts how cults work really well. Everyone apart of the cult tries to distance and cut her off from friends and family who care about her
Just finished this movie and damn dude it’s bananas
Seems like it was way ahead of its time
No it wasn't ahead of it's time, we're just lagging behind
This movie was ahead if its time , but also the time it was made , civilization was at it's peak in style and everything great , then the 90's came ..horrible fuckin times.
yo it absolutely was ahead of its time. I am a 20 year old girl who somehow hadn't had this movie spoiled and the abject horror this film made me experience was........ a ride. The first half was kinda poorly acted, cliche...and then suddenly you experience the abandonment, terror, and paranoia that rosemary feels. it's wild.
... its timeless , cause its about timeless things
Hollywood openly revealing how rituals and satanic worship are very much a pathway to success within that industry. Not even subtle!
Rosemary's little dresses are adorable 👗
The very worst is when her doctor betrayed her........
She betrayed him first, she only went to him once and betrayed him. I didn't view him as her doctor and her story sounded insane.
It’s almost as if his interested reaction when she mentions Dr Sabersteins name enlightens us to the notion that perhaps Dr Hill was also in on it with them and knew exactly what might’ve been going on
@@Ben-xl4hp Not to my way of thinking. Dr Saperstein was evidently a highly respected doctor in his field, apart from the fact that he was a satanist that only his fellow coven members were party to. Dr Hill saw a deeply disturbed pregnant woman, and his course of action was to inform her doctor. He had no idea he was putting her in real danger.
What an amazing actress Mia Farrow is! She deserved the academy recognition for this role itself.
demanded the gamut of emotions and tremendous applications of nuance to avoid caricature.
She was not even nominated. Many believe that her ex-husband, Frank Sinatra, who had the divorce papers served to her on the movie set, used his mob influence to prevent her from being nominated.
The theme is loss of control. When I realized this, then I wasn’t as afraid of the film anymore. Rosemary is young and unsure in the beginning but she’s not stupid. She figures out what’s happening to her, while at the same time, the theme still continues on until the end, which leaves her in a strange unsettling compromise, which I didn’t find funny at all.
This is what is most frightening. This kind of thing can happen in real life in many forms
it is like a force of nature. you know it is there and coming but you cant do anything to stop it. the only thing left for you to do is to suffer the consequences. sometimes it is the way life operates.
Back in the 60s, when the films of horror was basically monsters and vampires, Polanski broke all codes with this story about dark atmospheres and devil presence. The horror genre began its change
Just in time for New Hollywood and all the great movies that came out of it.
Ironically for him.😢
The symbolism of her cutting her hair off and deciding to raise her demon baby was her taking back control of her life after the complete powerlessness she suffered, it's like a twisted way of finding freedom, becoming something you fear
That is a symbol of karenism . If that is a word
That comment is a symbol of stupidity, and tone deafness.
kinda like in midsommar!!
The tragedy is Rose's loss of all self.
Roman Polanski’s films are sensational. Rosemary’s Baby is a classic, a must see for every generation
What did he mean by Guys name? What was it supposed to stand for?
When they are not perverting innocents they are messing with human DNA ... it's what the fallen angels did ... and do ... whenever they get the chance.
(Then they make a movie about it )
@@leighannferguson961 Guy, as in a man.
My mother took us to see this movie when it was first released - we were young teens!! She didn’t have a clue what it was about - I think she expected a musical or something. We didn’t leave though, because it was so fascinating. No blood or gore or twisting heads. Just a young girl from Nebraska who goes to the big city, and finds herself in the middle of a satanic plot. And Ruth Gordon was integral to its success - an old nosy neighbor who is seemingly harmless and warm-hearted, but turns out to be a coven witch.
i think one of the biggest horrors of the movie was just how often Rosemary could have avoided being in contact with the Castevets but didn't because of being polite and adhering to social norms. like, this old bat is super fucking nosy and Rosemary could have turned her down at any point, but she didn't because of the social norms she had to adhere to. idk i think way too much lol
The music during the elevator scene where she is trying to run away from her husband and doctor scared me when I first heard it. It trumpet sounds like panic screams.
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yes i thought that too. That instrument really sounds like a human voice
I have an alternate interpretation of the ending. Rosemary's choice to raise her son despite knowing his Satanic origin is her last attempt at reclaiming her identity. She sees herself in her child. To kill it would be to murder the last remnant of her humanity. Truly terrifying.
i'm gonna build on this and say that she was not only reclaiming what is hers, but idk if this is just me or not, but i think she takes Castevet's words to heart: the whole thing he has about how they're going to use this baby to get revenge on everyone who wronged them, i think that Rosemary agrees, and that this is her way of getting back. she's not doing this for them- she's doing this for herself and for her child, and she's going to wreak havoc
@@ChamiKhan13 Or, her motherly instincts kick in. Her assumed individuality & her idea of becoming a mother (all the planning - from fantasizing about motherhood, to finding a partner, to eventually painting the baby's room, searching for the child's name etc - all societal constructs), are being subsumed by plain nature, which is much, much stronger than any ideology or fantasy either she or the Satanists could concoct.
@@christianschmitz5261 Okay, but that just takes out all the reality of the movie. They try so hard to keep it in a realistic setting and the idea that Rosemary is so mindlessly blinded by a positive release of hormones that she’s unable to think for herself is cartoonish. You really think women just get mind controlled into loving their child to the point where they can’t think for themselves? I feel bad for your mother.
Reminds me of the basic elements of the Handmaids Tale. Strip the female of her identity, her belonging, and her total autonomy.Ruth Gordons is a prototype of Aunt Lydia in a less violent way.
Welcome to June 2022.
A Groomer. Like Ghislaine too.
A mother can give birth to a monster but she can never truly let that love for them go.
That's the interpretation I got after just seeing it for the first time.
That's what I got too. Demanding that she be the one to rock the baby was by far the most directly she had stood up for herself at any time during the movie. If we combine it with the analysis in this review it might even answer the central question of the movie. If the movie is a metaphor about how women were treated in society then why do they still play along even though their lives are based on the exploitations of others? Because no matter what their maternal instincts will overpower all, even if those instincts are directed towards the literal anti-Christ.
It's Alive was like that too. The baby is a mutated freak that literally kills people, starting with the doctors and nurses in the ER as soon as it is born, but it still goes home to its mother and its mother still breast feeds it and protects it.
Its about women being stripped from her identity / all control/ freedom taken from her and forced into motherhood. Its about sexism
Mother's love their children no matter what. That love is inborn.
Rosemaries baby: the worlds most effective form of birth control
@Selene this movie is the perfect thing to show someone's wife to convince them not to get pregnant.
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I didnt see the coven scene as absurd. I saw it as terrifying madness..high pitched and hysterical.
They make the last scene goofy so people will realize it is just a movie.
Not goofy or absurd. Rather the undeniable reveal.
I never saw this as a comedy, black or otherwise. It haunted me for years until I saw it again a couple of years ago. It has dated but is still a good film.
It's true to its time. Prior to feminism taking hold.
Easily one of the best movies of all time.
Bad movie
@@lucialucia8324 STFU!
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You don't know much about movies, right
Brilliant film
@@lucialucia8324 you must be crazy
For me, the scariest sequence is when Rosemary is walking through crowds and traffic around Rockefeller Center. Although she is in a crowded city...she is Utterly alone. That solitude is for me the scariest scene.
This movie gave me the chills like no other horror/modern horrors could, the setting, subtle themes, score, acting was on point.
Ruth Gordon is perfect in this film!
Yes-just over the top enough to be creepy!
She won best supporting actress of 1968 for this role.
And she's a Scorpio..
She’s very New York-Jewish
@@queerchoreography54 shes just like any one else but they seperate by sayen jewish
One of my favorites love this movie still watch it in 2019 never gets old or boring...
Considering the murder of Sharon Tate a year later there is one scene that really creeps me out. When Rosemary comes in through the closet as Guy is in the kitchen the crib is rocking. Rosemary stops it with the knife. A visual premonition?
Nah, it's in the book.
They still could have played out the book?
As in Roman and Manson and all them!
Interesting!
Yes it's quite disturbing now that you mention it. And for those who don't understand what the comment is saying that Sharon Tate was murdered by using a knife.
This is my favorite horror movie of all time. I think this had an effect on my world that was very unexpected. I realized that sometimes everyone lies to you and that yes, several people can gather together to cover-up something hideous just for their own benefit. I wonder if I would question the truth if it wasn't for this movie. Rosemary seemed innocent, yet intelligent. She trusted those that should have taken care of her, like her husband, a doctor and a "motherly" neighbor. I could relate to in regards to her dislike of her neighbors and it angered me that her husband kept pulling her towards them, so disrespectful of her wishes. Of course, his actions over and over again showed his disrespect for her but one just assumed he loved her. As the movie goes on and the sides are drawn one realizes that the evil prospers regardless of the good trying to interfere. The world is covered in dark and pretending to be light. That is what makes this movie very frightening.
Just the cinematography. So crisp, yet so brooding. Beautiful snapshot of cinema in its authenticity
This movie is a masterpiece
@stagga lee uhh cool. Still a masterpiece tho
My opinion is my opinion so zip it stagga lee. Go watch what YOU like
stagga lee you are clueless
Yeah it’s one of the greatest movies of all time.
OH MY !!!
I just loved this video and this analysis. I watched the film a couple of months ago for the first time and it really kept me glued to my sofa. What a great film and what a great analysis. Thanks a lot !
This was produced by the great B-movie director William Castle who did all those horror films in the late 50's + 60's , though Roman Polanski directed it . Castle has a cameo as the guy who knocks on the phone booth door . The glorious shot of the building during the credits is the Dakota .
I love William Castles films. I liked Straight Jacket and the House on the haunted hill!!!
Speed Racer The Dakota where Yoko Ono had her husband murdered.
@@tumbleweeduk7479 Yoko Ono had her husband murdered?
I think you might be thinking of Kurt and Courtney.
@@tumbleweeduk7479 Somebody doesn't like Yoko? Pretty grim...and false... observation.
This movie should always be brought up in conversations about best movie endings, because this movie's ending is masterclass level.
So was it all in her head and a dream, was she crazy? Or were they all actual Satanists conspiring together. Not sure what is significant about the ending.
It had no ending - thats not deep, nor intellectual, nor brilliant. Its just a half told story.
You forgot to add the movie was filmed at the Dakota Building in NY.
It's clear to me that it's been eons since I last saw Rosemary's Baby. After watching this, I have to see it again. Cheers.
VFX Todd: Yep, me too. But the difference this time is I will watch it during the day!
It is a brilliant film.
It is!
This movie is literally my worst nightmare. I would NEVER let strangers into my home.
My pick goes to Rosemary’s Baby as the groundbreaking horror film over The Exorcist. I think it did it better and first.
They're different. Rosemary's baby is MUCH more comedic.
You are correct in my eyes! This film is more enduring and respected
@@JacksMovieReviews I think that's why Rosemary's Baby was so effective. It's part horror, part drama, part romance, part comedy ... it's no one thing, but rather an amalgam of many things in just the right balance.
It scared me literally im 26 and couldn't sleep for days goes to show you can't trust no more even the ones you love
"Decline in morals" is a perfect suit for his director.
Kinda like the guy in the WH....who's literally every one of the 7 deadly sins.
@@richardalvarado-ik9br be more specific. and provide proof.
@@APAL880 wrath, greed, hubris, a sexual deviant.....nuff sed
@@richardalvarado-ik9br what wrath has he displayed? he has avoided new wars. meanwhile, millions of babies are being murdered in their mother's wombs, and you're talking about the president's wrath. you are ignoring this great evil. there's no proof of sexual deviance other than adultery. also, since you are completely detached from the material world and don't care for money, send me some money. thanks.
Most realistic dream sequence in film ever.
Love the scene where Rosemary is playing with the Scrabble tiles.
My bff and I always refer to crazy people as "all of them witches!" LOL!!! xo
@@HooliganMomma There’s a great rock band with that name!
I was always puzzled by Minni Castavet’s obsession with the floor. She worries about drinks being spilled on the carpet and when she picks up the knife Rosemary dropped, she rubbed the hole it made in the word… Curious
Although she's a Satanist, Minnie is pragmatic and down-to-earth.
The true terror is Rosemarys acceptance of evil.
She does not accept evil. She believes that since the baby is half hers it has the potential to be good. READ THE BOOK!
Great vid, terrifying content, and amazing analysis. You're going to get more and more subscribers with such quality. Hope you reach more than a million soon!
I don't know what it is, but this movie is such a delicacy to watch, the pacing is perfect imo, few movies have impacted me as much Rosemary's Baby, when I watched it for the first time back when I was little and raised religious, it freaked the hell out of me, now I'm not religious anymore, but this movie still has an unsettling mood that I can't find in any other horror movie, a real masterpiece.
Thank you for this video! I just finished reading the book and though it is SO good, I struggled through it, as I used to be a victim of extreme emotional and verbal abuse at the mercy of my controlling and manipulative ez husband. The horror in this story is not satanism, but rather what human beings will subject another unwilling person to for their own benefit. The realism is all too poignant in this story, which is what makes is so fascinating yet repulsive at the same time.
Btw, Guy Woodhouse is like the absolute WORST character of all time, and deserves a Scorsese style death.... think Joe Pesci, Casino.
That scene from Casino actually happened. Except it occurred in a basement lounge. They later buried him in a corn field. The mobster in question was Tony Spilotro. Google him, he looks almost EXACTLY like Joe Pesci did back in the 1990s. It's a trip.
as a fellow emotional abuse survivor, there were scenes in that movie which also felt very familiar to me
Love this analysis. Thank you so much for posting it. I love Mia Farrow and Ruth Gordon in this classic. It's one of my favorite movies!
This is the BEST analasis of this movie. You really put words to what i never could but always felt
Great breakdown and social analysis of this movie! I think the warning you put in the description of this video says it all concerning Polanski.
Thank you. I went back and forth when considering discussion of the movie.
No one really mentions this, but the overall atmospheres are so familiar, yet Polanski makes the color tones of objects from floor panels to the walls just look so bitter and cold. Genius. Made me nervous and shaky the entire time.
Wow, I did not know that Ira Levin wrote the book "Rosemary's baby". I knew he wrote The Boys from Brazil and The Stepford wives which were both great. If anyone gets the chance either watch the movie or read the book The boys from Brazil it was great, the title is deceiving it's not what you think lol .
stagga lee if it makes you feel better this film was made long before he was a convicted rapist.
stagga lee that’s a silly thing to say, I love R. Kelly’s music.
Filmed in the Dakota apartments. Ever wonder what the inside looks like? Yoko owns 7 apartments there just for storage.
Sagezilla only the outside of the Dakota apts were filmed not the actual inside apts.
The interiors were sets. If you want to see the inside look at clips of Andy Warhol’s Lupe starring Edie Sedgwick. Iirc that was filmed inside of the Dakota.
I watched this film in the last decade and recommended it to ny younger brother. This film despite being made in the early 70s surprised both of us and is now one of our top vintage horror film 👏👏👏
I have to agree with this analysis. And it is the reason that movie makes me so uncomfortable.
Ira is pronounced "Eye-rah".
@stagga lee Rude.
@stagga lee no.you are rude for "speaking "in your tone of typing to Muriel.What does race have to do with you being rude?.Please don't pick a fight when there is not one.Nobody condones Roman Polanski and his behavior.
Simply brilliant, your thesises. Thanks, and keep it up.
The husband was so insensitive, it was disgusting! He cared nothing about rosemary
Aleister Crowley was not a devil worshiper. He hated Christianity ("the devil" is a Christian entity). He was an occultist who created his own religion with his own gods. I'm not saying he was a nice guy or anything, but he was certainly NOT a devil worshiper .
That said, the confusion and blur between the occult in general, Satanism and cults in general that existed at the time (and still exists in the mind of some of the more extreme "Christians") is VERY present in this film, so for our intentions here... probably not a big deal
Brilliant analysis as always of possibly the greatest horror film of all time, I think it is important to separate the art from the artist and you did a fantastic job of demonstrating the awesomeness of the movie without unnecessarily addressing Polanski's obviously awful misdeeds. Loved the video!
greatest horror of all time ?? no lol maybe top 15 but not even top 10 ... TRY AGAIN
Knuckle Sandwich, So whats your top 10 ?
Ira told me he was a good friend of Maurice Evans. when I wrote to him all those years ago....
I always thought of that movie as a very dark comedy and i'm glad you bring it up
I was 11 when I saw it in 1968 lol.
I don't understand. What is the significance of Guy's name?
ok ill be that oblivious guy. What's the significance of 'Guy's' name?
Guy as in man-"he's a nice guy."
Huh?
What's sad is her gut instincts were right from the moment she and Guy toured the apartment and sees the old lady's note "I can no longer associate myself" and why she tried to block the closet connecting two apartments with a larger dresser.
The worst part about this film is that there is no justice. We all know Satan lost and he ends up in eternal fire. So there is nothing to praise but a loser fallen angel.
I thought it was so creepy that Roman polanskis pregnant wife Sharon Tate was brutally murdered in the evilest way after he made a movie like this😱
Probably a sacrifice
"Better than 'Cats'"
It's up to the public to judge Polanski, not you. As for the sexism in this film, there was no exaggeration. The 1960s in America, even during its most revolutionary period, was far more misogynistic than anything we can imagine today. Roman Polanski crafted a classic. Yes, he's a monster, but his work, especially this film, should not be censored.
I think I can safely surmise that little Adrian had to be home schooled. Right? I mean they won’t let you go to school if you haven’t had thier MMR series and those eyes look very contagious.
Fun fact: Aleister Crowley wanted his surname to be pronounced so that it rhymed with "holy". For no other reason than that he thought it was hilarious. =D
Yes, but is it "kid-friendly"? Hey, it has the word "baby" in the title.
I always imagined that after Rosemary is in the car, Dr. Hill told his secretary never to allow Rosemary in his office again. "If she calls tell her I'm unavailable." Ironically the one character not part of the coven turns out to be Rosemary's worst enemy of all! Also why did Rosemary even bother going to Hill in the first place, being that since she's only hours away from giving birth it's way too late for Hill to do anything for her. He even said that it would take him hours on the telephone.
The scene where Sapirstein gives Rosemary medical advice at the New Year's Eve Party, or delivers the baby in her bedroom in her apartment, there's no way any normal professional doctor would giving a patient advice, or deliver her baby in the patient's home during non work hours. Rosemary should have been suspicious of Sapirstein at the New Years Eve party.
This was before Managed Care. The Dr was one of the old generation of Dr's that would have done that.
Mia Farrow was phenomenal in this movie ! It’s one of my favorite films. Dr. Hill =shit. I also hate Laura Louise 😡
My mum said that it's supposed to be subjective whether she was crazy or if they all really were Satanists. Is this true?
I think that your mother's right.
Adding to the lack of control Rosemary has in her situation, it should perhaps also be mentioned that marital rape back then was not considered true rape.
Oh, please.
@@watermelonlalala It was literally not illegal to force a woman to perform her "marital duties" in many states up through the mid-90's.
Nothing is more terrifying than everyday life.
Hey Jack. The video is awesome. Please make an interpretation of The Tenant as well...
How ironic that Roman Polansk's own wife and unborn son are sacrificed by Manso's cult
And just one year after this films release. Its beyond creepy
Great analysis. I wish it was longer. I just subscribed.
I haven't seen the movie but I've heard the title thrown around a lot. I was trying to get a perspective on what I'm about to watch (because old movies are super hit or miss, well I guess they all are but you know) and this video makes me really excited to watch it, thank you!
Anton LaVey also played the devil in this movie.
Rosemary is lovely. She is the kind of woman who men would slay dragons to protect. Her childhood was mid-western and God fearing. It is reflected in her innocence and femininity which is what makes the movie work so well. You want to protect her because you intuitively know that what she represents is the essence of life and a worthy civilization. The betrayal is so awful because she is a thing of beauty and grace.
That being said, her own greed and pressure on Guy to take that apartment put them in the orbit of witches. Her desire of a worldly, fashionable life (and a shallow actor husband) caused her to put her own faith to the side so she could enjoy the sophisticated pleasures of NY. She is confronted with her own betrayal when Roman starts criticizing the Pope which makes her very uncomfortable but she has already chosen sides in her soul. She is ripe for the picking - as was Sharon Tate.
Not only the best Horror film of all times, yes even better than The Exorcist, but one of the best in filmmaking history.
Sebastian Brook also signed his book of poetry 'TID-BITS BY THE BARD OF BROOKLYN' for me a few years back, he played head of the coven Argyron Stavropoulos who can be seen at end of the film, he was sadly uncredited for his role.....
I have Ira Levin's autograph - it was his story not Polanski's !!!!
Yes it was
Yes, but Polanski is an amazing director, and as much as I admire his art, I still would like to have him put in jail for what he did.
Finally someone analysis Roman Polanski movie. Thank you so much. Do Chinatown movie too
Check: th-cam.com/video/K77aPil7btM/w-d-xo.html at 6:20 :-)
His more recent & lesser known film, Carnage, is excellent as well. (btw, the film has no gore/blood/ect, the title has a different meaning..also it isn't a horror film.) Ninth Gate & The Ghost Writer both got mixed reviews, but I thought both were very good. But as far as his newer films, Carnage is just flat out amazing in so many ways & more people should know about that movie imo.
- @deadpopstar
I think they should remake it with Rosemary killing all those weird old people in the room. Kind of like Kill Bill.
Rosemary ‘s baby is based on namesake Iran Levin novel .
I am confused, am’t I? or in this video he said the wrong name and surname of the author ‘s novel?
This is the most insidious and evil movie in history of cinema!
Are you a paid film critic/writer?....If not, you should be.
I still don't understand the movie.
The music score was brilliant too