Original Bad Talk's ending explained the themes of the controversial 2022 horror film, though it does little to make its diabolical twist easier to stomach. 2022 claimed some of the best horror films of the decade from the big-budget chill. No to camp folds Orphan: First kill. Shudder has tried to bring many of these horror films home, with the site's collection of releases offering everything from silly monster flicks to thoughtful psychological horrors. This includes Bad Talkit stood out from the rest of the Shudder library in its unusual premise and downright disturbing execution.
Two years before the James McAvoy-led remake, the European horror film Bad Talk caused mixed reactions. While many fans of weird horror praised it, it felt like many viewers received it online with less enthusiastic questions. Directed by Danish director Christian Tafdrup, Bad Talk's nihilistic comedy of manners proved equally divisive It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. Although horror films are famous for their twists and turns, Bad TalkThe ending of the film also presented a moral dilemma, taking the film from being a bad and creepy film to a shocking and disturbing film that has been generating conversations online since its release.
What Happens When You Talk There's No End to Evil
The Tone of Speaking Flips Badly in the Final Act
psychological horror movie, Bad Talk it seems more like a dark, unusually tense comedy for most of its running time. While liking indie horror movies Terrible Use distance from the mainstream to tell stories that are too gory and obvious for mainstream moviegoers, Bad Talk takes the opposite position. The most Bad Talk's deliberately paced story is a bloodless comedy of manners that begins when the meek, weak-willed Bjorn meets the outspoken Patrick on vacation. Patrick charms Bjorn, so Bjorn accepts Patrick's invitation to visit his home in the remote Dutch countryside.
The Danish family spends the most money
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anxiously ignoring repeated violations.
Björn's wife Louise and child Agnes join him on the trip and soon collide with Patrick's strange, silent son Abel and his overly familiar wife Karin. The Danish family spends the most Bad Talk anxiously ignoring repeated transgressions, microaggressions, and unexplained boundary crossings—all of it Bad Talk's shockingly dark, unexpected twist ending.
Throughout the horror film Shudder, Bad Talk making it increasingly clear that something is seriously wrong in the family. Patrick and Karin repeatedly make it clear that they don't care about their guests' concerns. Gradually, these rude gestures turn into outright insults, as Patrick controls his son Abel on the playground, verbally abuses Agnes and Abel when the children break a dance routine, and watches Louise shower.
Finally, Louise convinces Björn to go with Agnes when she finds her child sleeping in the same room as Patrick and a naked Karin, but their elopement doesn't go according to plan. In a classic horror movie cliché, don't talk bad”etc the ending begins when Bjorn's car breaks down and he must seek help in the forest. Back at the car, Patrick and Karin took Agnes and Louise hostage.
Doesn't Agnes say anything mean?
Death May Be a Better Ending for a Child Who Doesn't Speak Badly
don't talk bad”etc the ending reveals that Agnes survived, but she couldn't have wished. After Björn hears Patrick beating Abel, he sneaks out to find the boy's dead body. He discovers that Karin and Patrick kidnapped and cut out Abel's tongue and are sadistic criminals who intend to do the same to his family.
When Björn finds Patrick with Louise and Agnes, he begs Patrick not to hurt them. Patrick tells her to do as he is told and that her family will not be harmed. Björn and Louise watch helplessly as Karin cuts out Agnes' tongue and takes the child before Patrick drives them to an empty quarry. There, Patrick and Muhajid stoned Louse and Bjorn.
Why didn't Bjorn stop Patrick?
Bjorn's tact ruined his family
The history of horror cinema is full of unanswered mysteries. But one of the biggest questions don't talk bad”etc the ending is more existential. Although it is relatively believable that Bjorn and Louise may not have to mention the erratic behavior of the hosts in the first two acts. Bad Talkin closing, their inability to act rationally is beyond belief. The most Speak No Housel's positive reviews point to Bjorn's politeness as his fatal flaw, stating that Bjorn's over-permissive attitude ultimately destroys him, Louise, and their child.
It's really as simple as it sounds once – Bjorn was too polite to stop Patrick. However, this explanation does not add up. Most viewers can distinguish between normal social graces and compassion and Bjorn's inability to act in his own best interests. Unlike the horror of 2022 No's ambiguous twist ending, don't talk bad'The end of s offers little alternative interpretation. Bad Talk has a pretty obvious point to make – though not necessarily a good one.
What the End of Evil Really Means
Controversial Horror Has a Mixed Message
in the world Bad Talkgrace and courtesy are enough to condemn a family of three to death. A small child is disfigured, another is killed, and two adults are stoned to death because Bjorn is too afraid of conflict. Note that Patrick is given a free pass. During an excruciatingly intense scene, she crashes her car while heading into the woods for a bathroom break. This means Louise and Bjorn can get the keys and set off if they are only willing to take risks and fight back.
Inevitably, they don't, and the film hits its own nest of transparent morality. Despite the provocative horror scenes, don't talk bad”The end of s reconfirms the fundamentally conservative outlook. Bjorn fails because at crucial moments he falls short of the traditional male hero, his tact proves him to be innately weak, while the other couple's cultural differences are an act to sacrifice their upper-class family. And finally, the groundbreaking 2022 horror Bad Talk saw his characters die for the mere crime of being too nice, dignified, and polite.
Why didn't the director Christian Tadrdup speak badly
Speak No Evil's Director Explains His Creative Process
Christian Tafdrup, the director, explained his speech about the meaning don't talk bad'end of s. He said that the reactions to the film varied according to the countries of the audience (vini RogerEbert.com). He explained that the German audience was laughing and screaming, while in South Korea they were silent until the end, but they loved the movie. He also said that there are those who say that he should be ashamed of himself for making a film with such an ending and twist. Speak no evil. However, there was a reason for it to end, and it all came down to society today.
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We were also working with ideas of political correctness. A dark stranger is staring at your child and you're scared, but you don't want to seem racist, so you don't say anything
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It is important to understand Tafdrup's intentions see the film from his perspective as a Danish filmmaker. It should be noted that in this context, the film is about Danish and Dutch families.darkness” refers to an overtly aware and ominous entity like Karin, rather than pointing to pigmentation or visual differences.
Director Christian Tafdrup's point was that there are always monsters out there who will take advantage of others' good intentions and cultural misunderstandings, like Patrick and, as the babysitter points out, Karin. In don't talk bad”As s ends, this nanny becomes Patrick's murderous partner. It would be an unimaginable nightmare for any parent to know that they voluntarily abandoned their child in such obvious danger for fear of hurting them.
It's an idea that Christian Tafdrup masterfully plays with here. Finally, for all the film's twists and turns, don't talk bad”etc the ending is a screen against the dangers of civility and pacifism. “I didn't want to explain why they did it. “Where are the police?” I didn't want to say. I wanted the story to symbolize the evil in the world and how we react to it.”
How Speak No Came to a Bad End
Critics Loved It, But Audiences Disliked The Ending The Most
Bad Talk received a lot of praise after its release, especially on the film festival circuit. Christian Tafdrup won Best Director's Choice at the Bucheon International Fantasy Film Festival, and critics agreed, praising the story and satire the film offered. Rotten Tomatoes critics labeled it Certified Fresh with an 84% positive scorethough audiences weren't quite as sold, with a Popcornmeter score of just 55%.
One of the main reasons audiences aren't completely sold is the ending. One viewer reviewer wrote: “He was tense throughout. I didn't like the ending though. It was too dark for my taste. Hopefully the remake will change the ending.“However, there were those who appreciated the effort of the ending. One reviewer wrote, “Very worried. I didn't like it. But I wasn't ready for the ending. It's hard to watch. You have been warned.”
As for professional critics, most know what to expect from the horror genre and praise what it's trying to do. From Scott Tobias Disclosure wrote, “While Tafdrup takes the film to unimaginably (and gratuitously) grim places in the final third, Speak No Evil feels like a modern-day tale with a twist, one where the characters are drawn into a deep, dark forest. There is also a moral side to the story here.“AA Dodd agreed, he wrote,”closure of Bad Talk it is a real dark night of the soul, painful and suffocatingly intense; it's terrible horror.”
