SMILE 2 (2024) Ending Explained
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In Smile 2, about to embark on a world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her past. We're breaking down the story, including Skye's personal journey and explaining the shocking ending that sets up part 3.
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Well that’s a horrifying thumbnail to come across at 3am after suddenly waking up from a nightmare and not being able to get back to sleep.
Lol wait til you see it in the movie..! terrifying!
Fax, gotta make sure it’s in my watch history so it’s unlikely to show up in my feed
Same, I was just scrolling then BOOM 👻
Came to say the exact same thing but it’s two here 😂
Soft
In the first movie, remember the dude in the prison said, "If you murder someone in front of someone else, you can pass it on to them, so you don't necessarily have to die." So it is sticking to the lore. I think homeboy getting turned into a movie poster by a truck was just terrible luck.
Yes I was going to comment this
Exactly, I was surprised he missed one of the major points from the first movie. It's like making a copy of the videotape in the ring and having someone else watch it.
Exactly. It was just because he was running away from a really bad turn of events that didn't go his way. Question is, did the demon make things go so poorly for him? Or was it all just dumb bad luck?
@@Gdub33 yeah I noticed a lot of people reviewing this movie Missed a lot of the plot points. Also forgetting some of the stuff from the original movie.
I laughed so hard when he got hit
The way the Smile demon systematically broke Skye down was pure torture lol. any time she got a glimpse of hope it was snatched away immediately
The Smile demon is a certified A$$hole
10:04 The scariest part of the movie IMO. 🤢
Just got done watching it rn and its 11:36 pm😂 im fucked
@@mikeaflick that scene where she got chased thru the apartment sent chills down my spine 😂
@ that part eased me a lil, seemed hella choreographed
Lol, the people that appear in her room are not dressed as fans. You said they moved like a dance troupe-- they ARE her dance troupe! They are the background dancers that we see from the beginning when she hurts her back. That's why when they get her, they throw her around and lift her up in unison, just like when they rotate her in midair in the beginning.
I’m surprised some people thought they were fans. If you paid attention, they are the background dancers
That whole seen was goofy as fuck, not even “scary” in the slightest😭😭
Thank you ! 😂 @@tpriceee
Lol, thank god you're here- this changes everything.
@@tpriceee I agree, it wasn't scary (the arm down the mouth and the sudden verticality of them piling up at the doorway were both unnerving, but not scary), but I found the scene really amazing. It's actually my favorite part of the movie, but, yeah, not scary...
Excellent choice of thumbnail, really puts the emphasis on your audience not sleeping
I'd like your comment, but I don't wanna ruin the 666 likes.
Idk. Seems like when he murdered the 2 gang members, he was free of the curse at that point, and his death was just an unfortunate accident.
Yeah, this is what I thought too.
Definitely an accident. Had he still been cursed, I'm sure truck driver that killed him would be traumatized after splitting a guy in half after all🤣
According to Wikipedia, he was able to transfer the curse to Lewis.
What I think happened is that Joel killed the first guy, the second guy shot at him which caused Joel to shoot back, meanwhile Lewis is still in the room when this is happening, and sees the guy die which causes him to receive the curse, Joel could’ve gotten away if he watched where he was going ik he was getting shot at but, yeah lol
Yeah surprised he didn’t see that, I thought it was obvious considering Joel apologized to him for passing the curse to him.
The Demon says to Skye "I've been waiting for you a long time". Meaning to me, it never had that 1 person who could spread it to multiple people until Skye.
I see where you're coming from. I kinda saw it as Skye having mental issues and trauma for a long while was only just recently able to get to her. I think your interpretation is right tho lol
I agree, that’s why everything the demon did was to make sure skye made it on that tour. It even showed up for rehearsals/mgms, probably to not get sued by the label 😅
I agree! I also took it as she's one of the only ones it has come across that had so much trauma and un-delt with issues that it could fester and thrive a lot more in her mind. Like Rose from the first movie lasted 6-7 days. But Skye was gone by the end of day 3. After her meeting with Morris, nothing after that was real.
Never thought about it like that great observation !
@@Codini_Craven I don't think Morris was ever real to begin with.
And I think the demon was more aggressive with sky because her mental state was already weak, where was with rose her mental state was stronger.
I said that to my girlfriend who watched this film and also Gemma was never with skye.
Not only that, but demon accelerated the events after the meeting with Morris. It probably felt threatened by his plan, so it temporarily possessed Skye to break her down to the point of no return. In the dancers scene, a demonic arm goes down Skye's mouth, indicating possession.
@ tbh I just thought that morris didn’t exist honestly, which I don’t agree with but we just can’t trust reality. It definitely did get bigger (the demon) but I don’t want it to be some giant monster, I like what it did in the first, but I would like to see maybe a more stable, but stronger person that can handle it (like a veteran). I agree with foundlfix that if the message is suppose to be mental health then rose should’ve lived but not skye.
@ I wonder if Gemma also saw the death of skye, like via a life stream?
@@Mia-fp9tr The 3rd movie will clear up whether Morris existed or not. But it's highly likely that he did exist in the 1st encounter, but not in the 2nd.
Joel is mentally strong, and he survived 6 days without completely losing it. He was able to transfer the curse. As for Gemma, I don't think she even follows Skye's tours because she still hates her.
Ending was both goofy and terrifying as hell. Watching the audience scream with horror as their favorite singer takes herself out on stage is unnerving as hell. And of course the implications of what the curse will do to everyone there.
Did you see the extras laughing and waving there hands tryna get their 5 mins of fame, lollll
@@donbongz4732damn must’ve missed that 😂
@@donbongz4732now i gotta rewatch 😭😭🤣
27:38 I disagree. I think that the fact that she doesn’t win adds to the message of how important it is to take mental health seriously, because in this case, she genuinely needed support and her family and team valued her tour and career over her so much that she had no way to get out. I think it’s a necessary message for families and loved ones of mentally ill people to realize that living with a mental illness is HELL. You have NO IDEA what someone else is going through because everyone’s individual experience is unique, and in order for people to get better, some things have to be put aside for later. There is no tour without our protagonist, but there is no protagonist anymore because nobody was willing to allow the tour to be canceled.
Nah I’m getting tired of cynical endings like this , it’s always a losing battle regardless of what you do , the second movie makes more sense , the first not so much
And like it’s deeper then just “ addressing “
It’s about how to handle or manage
This works because this character is getting used by the culture of Hollywood and being a celebrity
@@nqk_0662
Personally yeah it bums me out because it’s like “mental illness will ruin your entire existence irreparably and also the lives of everyone around you, might as well just uh… ‘unsubscribe from life’” if you catch my drift
A darker version of Brittney's story with a worse ending
That thumbnail was terrifying man😭😭
Wait til you see it in the movie..!
If you think about that one scene from BeetleJuice BeetleJuice where BeetleJuice’s eyes looked similar it makes the thumbnail kinda funny
It was the stained undies at the video's 10:00 mark that traumatized me!
@@drewgoin8849they poopy whitey tighties got me too. That was the scariest part of the whole film.
@@drewgoin8849 That was even worse
I honestly didn’t know how they’d follow up with the first one. I was surprised how damn good this sequel was.
Yea after Smile 2, no one can say that this movie was a$$ because that’s a damn lie.
This film is tiktok brain asf. Its trash. But theyre funny.
@@ragekage702 meh. It was ok. The scene where the fans are in her hallway was silly
@@HorrorDrummer666That was her dance crew which is why they were synced up with her.
@HorrorDrummer666 nah that was the best scene for me she was in and out of consciousness throughout the movie it was ok that was amazingly choreographed and creepy. 😂
Louis saw the murder of the gang member which traumatized him and that’s how it passed. This was covered in the first one
I didn’t realize that was him at the start
Sometimes foundflix misses some obvious things that make you doubt he really paid attention or sometimes whether he just reads off a synopsis found on wiki..
I didn't realize that it was louis at the beginning there. Also, I think people are just under the assumption that the monster HAS to possess someone to off themselves to pass it on, or they really wanted to see joel's possessed death.
Makes sense, Lewis was there there the whole time, caught it & passed it on to Sky. So that's why he said, "This wasn't meant for you" 🤔
@@ElijahNMitchellsame🤣🤣
2:07 the rules haven’t been bent. They stated in the first movie you can pass it on by k!lling someone and having a witness. Joel’s death was truly just a freak accident
27:17
I don't think that the message is that "mental health issues are unconquerable" but rather what can happen when those issues aren't conquered, ultimately leading to the nuclear outcome, suicide.
Suicide doesn't stop the pain, it just spreads grief which causes trauma in others, often those closest to them, resulting in the continuation of a vicious cycle.
In both this movie and its predecessor, both protagonists are surrounded by mostly well meaning but misguided friends and family who don't believe what they're going through, resulting in further and further mental and social isolation until eventually it's too late.
The demon is representative of that feeling of losing control and doing something you wouldn't do, something drastic, something that isn't you.
I do believe there is a way to defeat the demon, I just don't think the right people were there at the right time to figure it out.
incredible take.
the reveal at the end that the whole sequence was in her head messed me up
Huge plot twist imo
@@grandoblivion5268literally exactly the same as the first tf u mean, y'all dense
@@thedevilsrockstxr2309 calm down Jamal, don’t pull out the 9😳
@@grandoblivion5268😂😂😂
@@thedevilsrockstxr2309 yea calm down 😂
@FoundFlix you're misunderstanding the opening. We learn in the first movie that the curse can be transmitted from a curse-holder brutally murdering someone in front of another. The evil entity is passed through trauma. The drug dealer witnessed the stabbing (he's now cursed), and then LEWIS witnessed the drug dealer bleed out through the neck (and the curse is now on him.) Joel getting hit by the truck was just happenstance
100%. but seeing how fast that damn truck was driving DOWN A RESIDENTIAL 2 LINE ROAD while there's SNOW ON THE GROUND is kind of wild. since we see Lewis infested later he did get it from seeing the Russian guy bleed out, I haven't seen the first movie but I'm guessing the smile demon has no purpose having someone getting hit by a car since its goal is to have someone take themself out in front of someone to spread itself
i just realised watching this video that the scene with the tv showing skai's first interview after the accident is in lewis' apartment (you can see the sword he later holds). Meaning that the demon is probably seeing this through lewis and seeks out skai to transfer to her.
I remember the demon telling sky towards the end of the movie that it had been waiting for someone like her for a long time, that’s why it replied with 🤩 when it texted her
Oh snap!! That makes totally sense
But that doesnt make sense because SHE is the one who reaches out to Lewis. if she didnt reach out to him for drugs the demon wouldnt have been able to get her.
@@captainmarvelous7678I feel like Sky asking for the pills was a matter of WHEN she will text Lewis not IF she will text him. She was already getting pills from Lewis for her pain (text messages show August & September brief texts). While the demon was possessing Lewis, it probably saw this lovely pill problem Sky had and was just waiting patiently for her to text after seeing that interview.
Which goes with Sky’s problem with asking/getting the proper help and support system she needs for her mental health. If Sky was more honest about her pill addiction, that could’ve prevented her from contacting Lewis in the first place. I know from personal experiences with my mental health that it can be hard & feel embarrassing to ask for help. I’ve also had partners with drug addictions and learned the hard way: you can only help someone who is ready *AND* wants to be helped. Also, *THEY* have to want to get better for themselves before anyone else. Sky sadly wasn’t at that point and we just get to watch her journey 🫶🏽
@@captainmarvelous7678she reached out to Gemma to and then found out she never really reached out to her it was just the demon messing with her head. So when she text Lewis to meet him for drugs the demon could have also been messaging her posing as him when he sent the 🤩 cause when she showed up to his apartment he didn’t even remember responding to her to come over
The horde in the apartment was the creepiest thing I’ve seen in a long time
OMG GIRL it’s moments like that are the most terrifying in movies
I thought it was pretty laughable, wasn't creepy in the slightest lol
That shi was not even creepy/scary in the slightest, I’d died laughing seeing it💀 first movie was levels above this corny snoozefest
@@tpriceeesame
It was too goofy
Yeah I got really confused about what you said with the rules being bent in the beginning....iirc In the first one, The protagonist visits a guy who tells her the only way to save herself from the curse is to commit a murder in front of a witness. Which is why he was trying to murder the gang member in front of the other one. But since Lewis witnessed the two murders then he would be the new host.
I think Getting run over by the truck was just bad luck on his part. Nothing to do with the smile Demon /curse
I can’t believe the sequel is better. This does not happen often but I was hooked. I wish I could’ve seen this in theatres.
What an experience that was, my wife and I were scared!!
From princess jasmine to possessed by a demon in a truly disturbing movie. I was really impressed by this horror flick.
I loved this movie. Naomi did amazing as the lead and then the cinematography was so good the upside down transitions. Chefs kiss
So basically everything after the entity puts in hand in her mouth, it was all one big hallucination?
Basically yeah
I think it’s way before, because gemma and her reconciliation happened way before and even before her costume thing.
Most of the movie right after she sees her drug dealer die isn’t real. The demon does let her pop back into her life occasionally though like at her performance rehearsal and seeing the guy at the bar just to give her hope so it can take it away from her.
I think she hallucinated from the moment she wanted to refuse the costume that she had on at the end scene. Or when the dancer stuck his arm in her throat. She was adamant about not wearing thst costume but everything indicates that was a hallucination so I think the demon took her on autopilot from there on
That’s what I thought
This movie hit me on a more personal level than I was anticipating, Perhaps one of my favorite movie of the year by far and the usage of sound in this movie was truly gnarly 😅
I think that’s what’s great about the movie. It’s the horror of not finding a cure to your issues or a cope. I think that’s fine to have a movie like that. It cements the horror by making you think there’s no way to win.
I was physically HIDING from the screen during this one.
I haven’t done that before or since.
You 10? lol
It was scary fr
@@windycitywarrior71yeah yeah we get it, you’re a big brave person that’s different from the rest and this is movie is mere child’s play to you because of how unfazed you are right? 😐
Ngl I've watched this film 4 times and this has to be the first episode of @FoundFlix I'm disappointed in. Were y'all even paying attention?
Lewis gained the Smile demon after Joel killed the gang members IN FRONT OF HIM. Lewis witnessed THAT, end of discussion. No rule change, just not paying attention for some strange reason.
The people in her closet/apartment were NOT fans, they were all of her backup dancers. (Y'all even said "twisted choreography" not 45 seconds later and still stuck with "fans" for your final edit)
"Dehydrated how?!" she may have never actually BEEN hydrating in every cut we see of her drinking since she was already infected with the Smile Demon, it's "draining her" in more ways than one hence the concept of the hallucinations.
Almost everything past Lewis' death is VERY LIKELY hallucinations INCLUDING Morris. (yes this would mean almost the entire movie)
Which explains why Skye is transported DIRECTLY to the concert from the freezer at the end. The Smile demon has been messing with her the ENTIRE TIME.
With both movies, I think it's safe to say, it's an entity of "eff you I do what I want" giving its' victims false hope in finding a way out while feeding on their emotional dread and fear throughout. And while it CAN be "stopped" The Smile Demon refuses to allow that because it has the power to do so in self-preservation. Skye's cycle is just a LOT easier to SEE when the switch from reality to hallucinations begin ESPECIALLY if you watch it again.
Damn, you hit him with the Cinema Sins corrections.😂
You have done a better job explaining the movie than this entire foundflix video 😂👍
I loved this movie and was excited to see the ending explained, but I was disappointed by the lack of… accuracy, detail, and care compared to other reviews for this movie.
And let me say I grew up on foundflix, but this review falls short
2:20 the prison scene in the first smile told us that if you murder someone violently in front of someone it will pass the curse it’s a trauma demon if you willing traumatize someone else it’ll let you go the reincarnation truck was just doing its job completely separate from the curse it self just bad luck
That thumbnail is the stuff of nightmares 🫣
A big part of the story is what was real and what wasn't. If the conversation about not wearing the dress never happened, then this demon's mind control is so complete (even early in the infection) it's damn near unbeatable. Apparently in her mind's eye she's saying and doing all this stuff, but in the real world she's still presenting as ... sane and agreeable? To her she's driving an SUV with glass in her foot, but in the real world she's getting ready for a concert?? I think one issue with this demon is it's too powerful, which boomerangs into lowering the stakes. You know it can't be beaten, so now you're just watching it do its thing and claim a victim.
Yeah I agree it’s pretty impossible to win against, but maybe a suicide pact or something could beat it? Or like a Romeo and Juliet ending type of situation.
You nailed my feelings about the whole thing. Not a bad movie at all, but when the demon can make you see hear do anything it wants, and there’s no way for the protagonist to win, all of the dramatic tension is gone and it hurts the plot
I think it could manipulate Skue so much because she had extreme and fresh trauma. In Smile 1 she had trauma from when she was 10 years old (likely over 20 yrs old since she was a psychiatrist) while Skye's trauma is 1 year old.
Joel was a cop and has likely seen some sht so he has a strong will and resistance. Thats why he could still plan and execute the opening scene on day 6. Thats my headcanon though
Maybe it was extra brutal and controlling of Skye because she had addiction and serious mental health issues.
@@oliviav.3565 It's a possibility, but doesn't change the main problem being if the main character has no way whatsoever to make it, what it the incentive to watch?
it feels illegal to see this so early, love the videos
Its on streaming now
for those wondering, the raycon ad ends at about 18:26 if you are truly that desperate not to watch them
This video was uploaded immediately after i finished watching the movie. Found Flix watching me like the smile demon
REAL lmaooiooo
That thumbnail was absolutely deadly horrifying.
Thank you FloundFlix, with that thumbnail I wasn't planning on sleeping anyways!
Id love to see more horror movies where the main character actually tells people what they feel, see, and are going through instead of just saying something like "I feel like I'm going crazy".
Or Someone that's totally freaked out but calms down quickly, is more inquisitive about it, a "smart solver" type, and works/experiments to solve the problem more.
I would also love to see the next movie actually come out for once when the situation potentially affects more of the world.
Just particular tropes I feel like I still see way too much.
I love the concept of this franchise however I have to agree with it's attitude toward mental health being rather callous, though one could argue that's the intention as those suffering would feel this hopelessness and the public at large, particularly in America, disregard mental heatlh - thus establishing a basis for why it is so ruthless in it's delivery.
I dunno, I’ve read an interview by the director from after the first one came out, and he seemed rather blasé about the idea, saying stuff like, “Yeah, it doesn’t always end well” in regards to mental health. His argument was that the outcome was more “realistic” than the happy ending most would want, and he just sounded like a pretentious douchebag throughout. So yeah, in this case the callousness of the art reflects the callousness of the artist. I was boiling so hard reading that interview that I wanted him to be liable for any deaths his message caused, however “unrealistic” that desire is.
@@xanderfloyd2656 I can't say I've seen anything of that sort, but if that is the case I can only say I pity him fot the lack of foresight that attitude comes with.
Sigh. If a movie is enough to make you give up bettering your mental illness you wouldnt have overcome it anyways. If you are at such a low point then don't watch movies specifically about a trauma monster, doh.
Well, I have binged your content for the past three days. Now I am not afraid of anything. Thank you.
The ending had me thinking about Morris. Was he even real, and did he actually wanted to help? Or was he just a distraction or "mirage" created by the being to make her think there was a way to stop it? It's probably a dumb question, but I had to ask.
Smile 2 was soo good. It was times I forgot I was watching a horror movie cause the choreography, music was actually fantastic. I can't wait for It Follows 2
It follows is getting a sequel?
Talk about a movie that had me on the edge. Jesus I can’t believe they’re making another one
menacing it is
I hope for It Follows 2 they don't touch the characters of the first movie. Make it new characters, new setting, and its own story. The ending of the first one was perfectly ambiguous for the characters and ended the movie well. I hope they don't do a cold open where Jay dies or something. Too much time has past and the actors are way older now too, so it wouldn't make too much sense in that way as well. Unless they figured out a way to get rid of " it" but that's kinda lame imo
Jesus Christ dude, the thumbnail was a nightmare to see as I’m getting into bed 😭. Great video though!
That thumbnail... I don't need sleep anyway
You are so foul for picking THAT for your thumbnail. My butt clenched so hard when this popped up💀💀💀
So cool to see the GAGA contact on her phone after Naomi said she was one of the main references when building Skye.
I think the ending signifies less that "mental illness isn't possible to overcome" but more so that yeah, the people around her really failed her. I think it's a running theme for both movies but a lot more in this one. She's clearly not well, everyone around her knows she has a bad past with taking care of herself when things get bad and instead of listening to her, they just force her to continue on.
Like Rose in the first movie, and Skye now, both of their occupations consume them and their mental health, Rose in the first one putting it more on herself, and Skye being forced by the people around her to continue overworking herself.
The smile demon and freddy kruger have to be buddies the way it plays with its victims minds is crazy
27:14 thank you for pointing that out it agitates me because the first and second movie the ending might as well say you can’t beat your mental illness and be better
You can but the odds are definitely against you. Takes decades of work and willpower. Of course most people will never handle it
@@pristinegarbagesir2997 I kind of agree, that’s the real horror. It’s the horror of reality.
Right I hate the movies cause everyone knows you can solve your mental issues in a week, totally unrealistic
If watching a horror movie is enough to make you give up hope of beating your mental illness, you never would have beat it in the first place. Anyone with Skye's symptoms in real life would be a paranoid schizophrenic with all other major mental illnesses stacked on top, so you would be too far gone to help anyways in that situation.
I have seen several comments like yours on other Smile 2 videos and you need to grow a friggin backbone. It's not a movie's responsibility to coddle you and make YOU work on YOUR mental illness.
“Gemma hates you Skye scene” sent me to the stars 🗣️🗣️🗣️
If I'm being honest the moment they said she was a pip star. And considering how the curse is spread I knew how the ending would go
Same. I've seen a lot of horror movies. 😂
It passed to Lewis because he watched him kill the drug dealer brutally haha Joel was actually free from the curse since he brutally infected someone else by committing murder with a witness… which makes him getting obliterated by a truck a mere few seconds into his freedom THAT MUCH WORSE 😅😅
@20:00 they weren't smiling fans; they're her backing dancers!
Yeah i can't believe he missed that detail. That's why they move so theatrically, and they're attack mimics the dance practice routine from earlier in the film.
Its like he barely has seen the movie. Maybe he sent someone else to write a script thst he just reads because he made so many mistakes ik this video.
Came to the comments looking for this. IMO it’s the creepiest scene in the movie. Beautiful.
CAUGHT THAT NOTIFICATION IMMEDIATELY!!
Same haha
@@fl4meing219same here! Greetings from Germany
So fast!
Proud of u
Same here
Those were her backup dancers that did the "interpretive dance." I also believe that guy sticking his hand down her throat marks the moment where everything from then on is not real. The best friend coming over was fake as well. I think only the initial text was real.
On the 20:05
Joel at the beginning of the movie had one of the dumbest plans ever to pass the curse on. Bro went about that situation horribly wrong and he could’ve been fine if he had any sort of plan lol, but the demon probably messed his brain up to the point of no return.
Also, the way this movie ends there’s no way that it’s not some apocalyptic type of situation from how many people the demon reaches. Very interested to see how it plays out.
So, in the beginning, Joel guts that mobster in front of his brother, and then the brother gets shot in the neck and bleeds out. If the young kid wasn't there to witness it and Joel was able to escape, would he be free of the demon? Would the demon just jump into the traumatized, shot brother and then die as the brother dies?
Umm that's a good question if Lewis wasn't there then maybe it could have transferred to him. But maybe there's rules to it like it takes a while so since he died almost immediately after their could have been not enough time. And since it's not the original seeing someone commits suicide than it could be different rules as well
@@anthonyogden9762Lewis witnessed Joel murdering the two mobsters the entire time so the curse did in fact get passed on to Lewis since he was the only person in the room who witnessed the murders. No rules got bent or anything. Joel getting hit by the truck was just bad luck.
@@chriswelter3859 I know I'm aware of that I was just saying if Lewis wasn't there how would that go down? Did the guy immediately get the curse after seeing his brother gets stabbed and then when he died at the cursed guy with him or would it go back to Joel? That's all I was wondering
@@SSJBlueVegitoYeah we all saw the movie. I was putting out a hypothetical. If Lewis hadn't been there to witness the whole scene, what would have happened? It's safe to say that the brother had already been traumatized.By scene his sibling get gutted by joel, but then he died of a gunshot wound immediately after. Is Lewis hadn't been there, and the demon had jumped into that brother that got shot, would the demon then die? Or would it just revert back to Joel?
@@anthonyogden9762 If Lewis wasn’t there then the curse would have just went back to Joel.
all i got to say is out of all horror scenes you chose the eyeballs to be the thunbnail..
Something I noticed in the beginning is that the POV is from someone watching Skye on TV. I think the Smile demon was watching her through Lewis & was already devising a plan to possess her. Especially since we see that same TV with the GameCube set up in his apartment later.
19:27 the writing on the booth. Nice touch
"can't trust reality" is one of the biggest cop outs in filming.
If done well, it's great. It's usually not.
This was literally my favorite movie of the year and the year was pretty decent.
Nice! Been waiting for this one!
I laughed when she threw the old lady into the table
Be interesting to see how it happens since Naomi Scott killed herself in front if her audience, lotta demons now
Been waiting for this one!
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Parker Finn improved from the last film 10000%! The gore, sound track, characters and cinematography was chefs kiss! Every-time the camera angle starting rotating upside down it just got darker and darker
She did a really good job in this movie for sure ❤
man I remember when Naomi Scott was in Lemonade Mouth 😭 it's wild that I was first introduced to her in elementary school and now I'm a horror fan and I get to see her kick ass in a great horror movie
Well. I found it as scary as the first movie. My only problem was the increase in blood and gore. That's not what I'm in to.
Gosh.. I´ve been trying to get that single shot you used for thumbnail out of my nightmare fuel closet for weeks.. Thanks for bringing it back.
no fr
Literally the most horrifying thumbnail I've ever seen.
Wow, the timing on this... just watched the movie couple mins ago.
Same, I just watched it with my mom yesterday
Same here, great movie.
There were points in this movie, at the theaters, where I asked myself, ‘am I allowed to get up and leave?’ Not because the movie was bad, but because I was so scared/the movie gave me such anxiety. Great film!!
I rented this movie at home and felt the same way sitting in my own living room! God the suspense was crazy! But btw yes it is perfectly okay and acceptable to leave in the middle of a movie for any reason. I was so pleasantly surprised by how well this movie was filmed and written. great sequal for the original which i also loved!
@ I told some folks, Smile 1 and 2 are like Alien to Aliens
This is the earliest I've ever been, love ur videos man :)
In the scene where Skye shattered her shower, I really expected her to start coughing up blood after swallowing the Tylenol because she would’ve actually swallowed some of the glass.
thanks ill have nightmares from that thumbnail
Also the rules weren’t bent. Remember the first movie where the prisoner explains you have to kill someone in front of someone else to spread trauma and transfer the curse? Luis got the curse because of this. Joel just happened to get hit by a truck after.
Foundflix, love your content, but holy CRAP did that thumbnail scare the bejeezus outta me. sweet lord
i need you to know it’s 1am and i can’t sleep now because that thumbnail was the first damn thing i saw when i opened this app to look for a video to lull me to sleep
YESSSSS IVE BEEN WAITING TYYY
How do many reactors say they’re confused about the “rules being changed” when the first movie explained that if you k!ll someone in front of a witness, you pass it on as a way to win over the demon?
Aaaaaaaalrighty Then 😎
lets discuss this logically. The creature, aka the Smile Entity, has never been shown to be able to infect more than one person at a time. If this was actually the case, it could have done this at any point in the past, by "killing" its victim in front of any crowd at any time.
For example, lets say it has a victim taken over in the middle of a crowded place, like a mall.
It then offs that person presumably in front of two or more people, let say a dozen.The multi-possession logic would imply that twelve ppl would all be possessed and die in front of others, atleast one other person. Meaning the Smile entity would supposedly be able to infect a dozen or more people continuously unless stopped somehow, potentially multiplying its victims each kill.
This multi-possession theory ultimately falls apart when you realize it has likely come across opportunities to multi-possess people throughout the years. The only real conclusion that can be made based on the *Known* facts of the Smile entity is that it can only possess one person at a time.
However, I think its perfectly logical to conclude that it probably created a situation in which, it can now jump from one person to the next without the need to "Self-Delete" its victim. Or its created proxies which would allow it to escape to another victim in the event that its been defeated or denied its current target. Essentially, keeping a food supply ready so that it always has something to feed on/it never truly dies...
Now I could be wrong, but this makes a little more sense to me than the idea of an Apocalyptic event where thousands are now all infected at the same time and then they infect thousands more when they die. The Smile entity has only been able to possess one person at a time, so its more reasonable to assume its goal wasn't an apocalypse... But this is just my own observation. We shall see 🙏
Yes. Lets look at the magic movie using logic. 😂😂😂🙄🙄🙄
@clevergray8754 not really getting your point. The first film sets out the rules of its universe, if they suddenly change in the second film it defeats the whole point of the first film
@@clevergray8754 Are you implying we can't have lore conversations about something? The logic I'm referring to is based on what was presented narratively. Whether we're talking about a movie, a book, or a myth (like vampires), you can still have a logical conversation about what is the more reasonable conclusion based on the facts that are presented. Just because the movie presents a magical element, doesnt mean that anything and everything is possible. (Example: Harry Potter can't magically go to another planet with a spell just because Magic exists)
There were clear limitations presented in both the first and the second SMILE films, and thats what I'm pointing out. Of course, The writers could eventually say that the limitations were a misdirect. But we don't know that at this point, so the multi-possession theory feels like an illogical conclusion based on what was presented in the story.
Lastly, if people can have lore conversations about video games, anime, and superheroes, they can certainly have them about a movie. If you're a fan of any story, you would likely be able to find the logical limitations of where that story can believably end up going. Naturally, Its all theory, including my proposed viewpoint. Which is why I acknowledge I could be wrong. Would love your opinion if you see something I don't 🙏
@granddaddyotaku636
The demon has always made sure there was ONE person present to spread the curse to.. otherwise Rose could have done it in front of everyone at the hospital, the original patient could have done it in front of the emergency room, the professor in the hotel lobby, etc… now that we know how MUCH control the demon has over the situation, we have to assume that he only wanted one person to witness each completion.
For some reason, it now wants a larger audience.. but *I* think the concert crowd is like a giant buffet that he can browse through and select which person he wants to inhabit next.. who has the “sickest/weakest” mind to feed off, and he also spread a bunch of trauma to the rest of the attendees, making it that much easier to carry on “feeding” later.
What I would like to know is if you have to witness the trauma LIVE, or if someone watching a tv broadcast or livestream of the act could be infected also? Another commented predicted it getting to the president and then the whole WORLD witnessing the final completion and spreading to the planet… is that a possibility? Gore videos are all over the internet, and are traumatizing to watch.. but it seems (so far) you have to witness it in person. The (not great) movie Truth or Dare ended with (spoiler) the main character asking her livestream/youtube audience Truth or Dare, thus spreading THAT curse to 1000s and adding a bunch more people to the chain.. does this trauma demon function similarly?
A lot of gaps in the lore right now, and a lot of answers to come up .. could be fun; could get messy.
@@samanthakoller533 yeah I agree. He definitely was setting a big buffet like you said.
But yeah I don't think it's possible to be able to get infected via TV. But we don't know for sure so it's possible I suppose. But yeah I do think the creature set up a scenario in which it's got a lot of delicious traumatized victims to choose from. I just don't think they are all cursed at the same time.
Was waiting for this one! :D But it's 3am here in France, not gonna be able to sleep, anticipation, the thumbnail? Who knows
well that was the most terrifying thumbnail this month possibly this year
Maybe the saving grace for the people in the third movie will be the fact that there is now a unified front of people suffering together? That could be the overarching "moral" (if one could be found) relating to the mental health metaphor. And within the movie's canon, the smile demon seems to go for one person at a time. Could that be it's weakness? Perhaps it might be more vulnerable in the third film as a result of spreading itself too thin, trying to go after all victime but unable to succeed as it has lost the advantage of an isolated single target.
And that strength in numbers it can finally be defeated ❤
That's what I was thinking.
What if the demon discovers that it simply cannot infect all of those people at once with any severity?
Basically watering down it's affect.
It is actually wild how little of an explanation of the ending it is possible to offer in a video called “ending explained.”
First off, loved the movie review! Ive been waiting for this one, thank you FoundFlix!
As for theories cause i been wanting to do this for a while.
To anyone who may still be confused or dont think the ending is as good, or some being like FoundFlix who think whats the point of the bad ending still with mental stuff not being taken seriously. I just wanna say that Skye here, was screwed from the start.
An obvious thing to point out is that its sadly a sterotype where anyone whos more wealthy or successful is seen as a person who has it all and people think they have nothing to complain about. This isnt true as there are many stories where people who had it all and were at the top fell into deep pits of substances, drinking, or any form of depression & other mental issues because nobody would listen. Some have even taken their own lives over it cause nobody would hear them out nor cared enough. Same thing happening here to Skye who must've been pushed in the spotlight all her life, everyone says they love her, but who is really there when she needs someone?
Going back to why I said Skye was screwed no matter what she did. A theory I had and Im sure other people also thought of was at the beginning where she went to go get pain killers from a drug dealer. After witnessing this guy kill himself, Skye repeats her mistake by not speaking up nor telling anyone. Its like her fiance's death, she caused it, but didnt tell anyone she did it. Another thing is that Skye is fully aware of the fact that she keeps messing up, but doesnt do enough to fix it. This is why the Smile Demon has more ease screwing with Skye till driven to pure insanity, its the fact shes doing everything else but attempting to fix it. She has a hard time speaking up, she already has a bad rep, she pushed those she love/care about away from her, has a great deal of trauma and already struggles with her career. Skye was nothing but a feast for the Smile Demon
As for the hallucinations, i do believe Joel's brother was never real, just another way of the smile demon screwing with Skye and giving her false hope, same as Megan not actually being there. Cause we probably wouldve gotten hints about Joel's brother from the first movie, he couldve been real, but i believe the brother wasnt. As for Megan, this makes sense why she was never there, the first dead give away being Skye telling her about witnessing druggie dealer killing himself in front of her, and Megan is like, "Good job cause your fame is important." If that was the real Megan, she most likely wouldve given a more reasonable reaction by freaking out or convincing Skye to go to the authorities. I also wanna point out that another dead give away with Skye telling the hallucination Megan about what happened, which doesn't fit since Skye has no one to talk to and its clear she chooses not to.
As for the other hallucinations, i think majority of the half point in the film where everything stopped being real was after she breaks her leg on the stage, thats when it stops being real for most of the film. She only gets back on stage cause in her mind, the demon is messing with her, in reality, the demon is also controlling her and getting her trapped in the position it wants her to be in.
Idk whats to come next of Smile 3 other than a mass chain reaction where it could reach the Internet and cause more people to delete themselves. If not then the demon would just hunt its way through the crowd and pick that one unfortunate soul.
I do believe there is another way to rid of the smile demon other than killing someone else and having a witness or deleting yourself. You could take the risk and outsmart the demon by using its own tricks against it since you cant ignore it or avoid the hallucinations, but if you play smart enough you could have the chance of fooling it to make it go away.
Other than that, that is my theory. Loved the video and movie, cant wait for the next. Bye :3
"Gives her a startle -RAYCON"
I really really loved the first SMILE, I felt it was probably one of the best thriller/suspense movies ever for the first 2/3ds of the movie, and then it felt like they didn't really know how to wrap it up. SMILE 2 didn't have this problem, and kept that anxiety active the entire way, I felt exhausted by the end but in a good way and ultimately dreading the aftermath of the final scene.
I wanna see where the 3rd one goes. Like will it become so widespread that the government gets involved? Inb4 the president gets it and then does a press conference televised to the entire planet at the end of the movie.
Probably will have to wait after avengers doomsday for it's sequel, Avengers smile.
You did us dirty with that thumbnail man I ain't gonna lie.
Not the most original concept but the leads of these films have been outstanding. Really looking forward to 3
Yessss I've been waiting for this vid since I left the theatre!! I love your channel and I love these movies. Skye's characterization, the smile demon representing trauma or mental illness, the brutality, it's all fantastic. These stories aren't just cautionary tales, they're doomed and tragic tales. I can't wait for the next entry, I feel like this was meant to be a trilogy from the get-go and they'll find a way to counter the demon if not defeat it permanently. The troupe of smilers being her backup dancers was also something I didn't realize at first and it makes it much cooler to watch a second time!
Bro the thumbnail... I'm scarred for life ! 😔
In all my Horror/Thriller surfing days, Smile and its sequel are some of the most terrifying concepts I've ever seen. Not just because of the tragic deaths for all involved, but their helplessness and the demon's overwhelming strength in comparison to them, its victims. It's like a lion in a meerkat den just feasting and killing as it pleases with no hope of being defeated. On paper you think, "Yes, that's what I want the villain to be", but as it plays out in these two films it's just the most crushing thing that could very well depress any who watch it hoping for a silver lining or comeback from the 'Forces of Good'. But there are none--only dead people.
Bro... its 1:40 am, here. Why would you do that to me?
Can we all appreciate how Real Gemma is for immediately grabbing a weapon to help after not seeing her friend for years 😂😂
This was like the Terminator 2 or Aliens of Smile when it comes to a sequel.
This was actually a really great horror sequel, and we really don’t get those anymore
best horror movie of the year. i've seen it like 6 times already