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In The Black Phone, a timid young man is taken captive by a mysterious serial killer known as The Grabber. When all looks lost, a black phone starts to ring allowing him to contact the spirits of previous victims. We're breaking down the story, including The Grabber's potential origins, as well as explaining the ending regarding Finn's journey.
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i honestly really love the idea of one of the themes being about breaking abusive cycles. the grabber's line about "the phone hasn't worked since i was a kid" really solidified it for meâ how it implies that the grabber had been in a situation like fin, likely abused, and didn't break the cycle, but continued to perpetuate it. the whole thing about fin's dad using a belt to beat gwen, and then the grabber having a belt at the top of the stairs during the "game" is a really interesting juxtaposition that links the two situations. something my boyfriend pointed out was the "i was really thinking about letting you go" line, and how that was NEVER going to happen, but abusers giving a false sense of hope and blaming their victim for something that is completely not their fault is so so common in situations of abuse. also, the sexual abuse implications that was present in little tidbits. the whole "it's his favorite part" thing doesn't ring as the grabber killing the boys to me, but actually assaulting them, and that implication is so much scarier to me. and the grabber being shirtless at the top of the stairs, the scene where he brushes fin's hair, and the "anything i do to you, you'll like" line all feel very, very intentional.
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I didn't expect a traditional horror/ slasher from the trailer. It's actually refreshing to see a movie not follow the typical Hollywood format. You don't need gore and jump scares to make a decent creepy movie.
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The situation the grabber puts the kids in is a perfect visual representation of abuse. On the surface it looks like a normal home, but to the victim it's a prison. The basement isn't the most secure location in the world, and the kid is not tied down. It LOOKS like there's several ways out, but a situation of abuse is set up by the abuser and it's built to fail the victim. If the victim tries to escape, he will be caught and punished. Even getting help could get him killed as we saw with the other boys telling him what to do to escape and it doesn't work. It's no accident he's using the same tool for punishment as the abusive father. He just takes it one step further. Tricked, kidnapped, brought into the world by the abuser, how someone is put in a situation of abuse doesn't matter. it's still abuse.
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I absolutely refuse to believe Robin didn't fight back with the sickest Kung Fu moves imaginable
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I know a lot of people don't like that we didn't get a blatant backstory for the Grabber, but honestly? There's soooooo many hints throughout the movie that it's easy to piece together. He's meant to be a dark reflection of Finn and an example of what Finn's trauma could turn him into if he doesn't find a way to deal with it. So in this case, the Grabber represents Finn's trauma and he has to defeat him to become a fighter, rather than a victim. This story isn't about the Grabber. It's about Finn. That's why the movie spends so much time at the beginning showing you Finn's life, his relationships, and how he deals with his demons. Because it's HIS story and HIS time to be strong.
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The film to me was clearly about the lifecycle of abuse - the killer was the living, breathing version of that and Finn through the support of his friends (albeit deceased) and sister was able to break the abuse his father was perpetuating and that was being presented in the form of the very real, very visceral killer. It's very much a film about childhood trauma, how it is survived and I absolutely loved it.
The horror of the film comes from knowing what it feels like to be locked in a basement with an alcoholic parent on the otherside of a door excitedly holding a belt hoping you try to escape.
Honestly, good to know you had decent parents and don't recognize that level of childhood trauma. No kid should experience that.
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This movie had one very key moment of subversion of tropes/stereotypes. In the beginning of the movie, we see Finn constantly gets beat up by the bullies and in traditional Hollywood movies, these characters are usually portrayed as weak. But Robin's encouragement telling Finn that he has always been a fighter because even though he couldn't throw a punch he always knew how to take one, was very inspiring. I have never view a character who always gets bullied in that light and so it was a very refreshing take and a welcoming one at that.
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I personally enjoyed the grabber having almost no story, he was simply a bad guy. A bully who is a bad person. The simplicity of this movie was incredibly refreshing
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I love how Iâm the end of the movie, Finn uses all of the tricks and items and knowledge he gained from the other victims
The chord, the password and lock, the hole, the grate, the phone, the moves, the screws, the washer, all of it
All of their advice was not for nothing, and none of it was wasted, as Finn used all of them to kill the Grabber and escape
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The premise for The Black Phone would be great for a video game. Especially the circumstances around Fynn trying to escape, the ghost of the dead kids giving him tips, etc. I would play that game.
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I completely loved how after all the things the boys told him were useful in the end. The hole for the grabber to fall in, the cord to trip the grabber and the frame to get his foot stuck/break it, the lock for him to be ready to free himself, the meat so he knows where to go and give it to the dog, and finally the phone as the main use for a weapon. It was so outstanding seeing everything he was told all come together in the end even when he thought what he was being told was completely useless.
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I really liked this film. It was more atmospheric than your normal horror film. And you really want the kid to live in the end and you want the grabber to get what he deserves. Really good movie imo. One of the better horror films I seen in a while.
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I personally love the idea of the black balloon bouquet. I think it's a very haunting idea. Imagine being outside, then seeing black balloons flying in the sky. Each sight of these balloons resembles another kid being taken.
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Finneyâs & Gwenâs mother was hearing voices in her head and seeing things. So she was both clairvoyant & clairaudient. Their father was afraid that now that Gwen became clairvoyant in seeing dreams that she was going to start hearing the same voices that her mother heard, which got the mom to kill herself. But I think that they showed it that way unpurpose, because Gwen will never hear voices in her head. Gwen inherited their motherâs clairvoyant ability, whereas Finney inherited her clairaudient ability. As for the grabber being psychic as well, that is somewhat ambiguous. Maybe the ringing was just static. Maybe Finney used that as a mechanism to unlock his clairaudient ability.
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I like how they portray the family relationship. The dad DOES love his kids, but he is a deeply damaged person and he loves them in a deeply damaging way.
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Some of us grew up with Child Snatchers that actually existed while we were growing up. And it was terrifying when it was happening. I know it took me back to that happening near my home town growing up in the early to mid 80's.
Plus, with all the convoluted stories being made into movies, these very streamlined and simplified stories are a welcome breathe of fresh air
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I liked the film. One problem I had with it.. I can not suspend my belief when a serial killer drives a purple van dressed as a magician and takes 5 victims from the same town. No one notices this creep who also lives in the same town. I do like that the cops listened to Gwen since that hardly ever happens. I enjoyed your review as always. Thank you.
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This was one of my favorite movies all year:) In the film, the Grabber mentions how he spent a lot of time in that basement as a child. He also referred to his little brother, Max, as his idiot and seemed very fond of him. I believe the boys were abused by their own parents and locked down there as children. I also think Ethanâs character took most of the abuse to protect Max. The Grabber was inspired by real life serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who had a turbulent relationship with his own father and solely murdered males. The Grabber is actually a part-time clown in the original short story, but the directors didnât want the audience to think this was another IT copycat. What I gathered from the movie was that the Grabber is trapped in a cycle of abuse and inflicts pain on his victims to finally feel in control. This film made me so emotional and I absolutely loved it. As a survivor of childhood abuse myself, Gwenâs scenes with her father really frightened me. The walking on eggshells, the pleading, the tears, the relief of spending the night at a friendâs safe home all felt so real. Her performance was fantastic. Fin and Gwen reuniting at the end of the film deeply moved me. In real life, we know that almost never happens. It was nice to see a happy ending and watch Fin develop and defend himself against a literal monster.
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i read in an article on the movie that the game ânaughty boyâ was sort of meant to insinuate something else , they didnât want the movie to be explicit and just left to the imagination but itâs presumed he would SA his victims as well
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@Sleepingsparklegirl
1 year ago
Maybe the film focus is more on the victims and their trauma and how they survive as opposed to going into depth about a murders life. People tend to get caught up in a murders story that they forget about the victim or survivor who has to relive the pain and trauma in their minds everyday. From what I got from others reviews this film is more of a character story from the view point of a victim with some horror tones.
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