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Things Heard & Seen 2021

Before watching, Google: Emanuel Swedenborg; even if you only briefly read his Wikipedia page, it will give you a better understanding of the film.

I really enjoyed the film and their interpretation of Emanuel Swedenborg’s theology. I’ve not yet read his writings on the afterlife: Heaven and Hell, so it’s difficult to know if the films interpretation is accurate or not.

It is, of course justifiable that if there are good spirits influencing or watching over people, then it’s possible there are bad or evil spirits influencing people. However, I don’t like how the film made it appear as though the male character was acting solely upon the evil presence and he wasn’t necessarily in control.

Forgetting any background knowledge, I still really enjoyed the film. Plus, I do enjoy films that have found inspiration from real life.

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excellent acting and beautiful cinematography. not necessarily a happy ending, but a good one.

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An amazing psychological thriller. Suspenseful with an interesting mystery

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Like when you're trying to make an omelet but it's too hard so you say "Fuck it," and make scrambled eggs instead.

The way they pushed everything to the end and then blew the ending...

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At the begining it wasn't so bad but the ending is a bit dissapointing.

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What the fuck was that ending? Why was he even going out on the boat? So fucking stupid.

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You have heard and seen movies like this before but that isn’t to say its not worth watching. Despite the familiar story, the film still holds the attention, and there is some imagination on display here.

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Dumbest ending.
Was decent then just slammed its own head into a brick wall.

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It was alright but not brilliant and was confusing at times and felt I didn’t really get the ending and the cast were average.

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Really enjoyed the movie until they shit the bed with the ending. Unfortunately cannot recommend this because of the lackluster resolution.

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This honestly was very well done throughout the film. Yes, there were the typical tropes involved but the story was engaging enough to keep you entertained and you wanted to see things through to the end. And then, just like that, they destroyed the ending in one fast minute. What could have been a really good movie, quickly became meaningless and left me feeling cheated.

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Streamed via Netflix

I have no words. That was rubbish. The third act was so fucking dumb. I wish I've not heard and seen this film.

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Very impressive above average slow burn ghost story.I thought the ending would be predictable but i was happily proved wrong.Well worth a watch.

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Hmm, luckily I can say it was worth the two hour length... :vulcan:

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BlockedParentSpoilers2023-05-25T05:18:06Z

what a disappointing ending. i hope bc we didn’t see his death that there isn’t a sequel planned.

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BlockedParentSpoilers2022-07-31T18:26:49Z

I felt that the explicit, overt supernatural elements, cheap jumpscares and karmic bullshit were entirely unnecessary and only served to diminish the film's message about misogyny, the characters' agency and accountability (primarily George's), while promoting some revenge fantasy fairy tale about how "goodness always triumphs".

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BlockedParentSpoilers2021-10-06T20:27:40Z

I loved this. Everyone did an amazing job in their role and the setting was perfect. I can see why it has divided people - this is not really standard 'horror'. It's definitely more psychological, and even more than that it's a deep character study. If that doesn't interest you, this movie is not for you.

The ending is also divisive - it is not exactly what you hoped for after spending time watching things deteriorate. But honestly, that's why it works. It's real, and it's brutal, and sometimes the best we can hope for in this world is that there is something more out there to dole out justice.

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There are some things that I found that was wrong with this movie. The concept was good but I think the writers could've made it more thought-provoking. First of all, this movie should not be listed as a horror movie because there was nothing chilling about it, yeah there were one and two mild scare factor attempts but again, it was not a scary film, at all. The other thing that bothered me is that as the movie progresses towards the end, there were too many things happening and no connections being made and then the ending was just pointless to me. Overall this movie had the potential to be better but it lacked interest.

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BlockedParentSpoilers2021-08-07T23:08:25Z

The film definitely kept me interested but the ending was confusing which is not a good way to end a movie imo. Amanda Seyfried delivers a good performance and I thought it quite an interesting choice to see her character being murdered in the final scenes of the movie.

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The husband “I don’t believe you” troupe is getting a little old. How bout more movies where they both experience the paranormal activity at the same time

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Bottom line - skip it. It's not that great to begin with. Filled with stereotypes. And mostly boring.

How I rate:
1-3 :heart: = seriously! don't waste your time
4-6 :heart: = you may or may not enjoy this
7-8 :heart: = I expect you will like this too
9-10 :heart: = movies and TV shows I really love!

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The story had a great potential. The movie is almost 2h. If they had a 1h30min movie + a more appealing end, it would be memorable. But is pretty slow and disappointing :/

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the ending pretty much soiled the movie. it wasn't groundbreaking but it ended up feeling meaningless because of the way it was rushed into a 2 minutes climax with tons of loose ends and elements very poorly explored. it was 2 hours but feels like not that.much happened then. 4/10

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Messy story aside, this had decent acting but the potential to something bigger.

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Good start, interesting and engaging at the beginning. But at some point it loses all that and the outcome is very bad. I am very struck by how some movies (e.g. Promising Young Woman) decide to kill the female protagonist, it is very shocking to see that , especially taking into account the entire feminist movement and the empowerment of womenof the last years.

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