From a Catholic/Christian perspective, this movie reminded me very much of C. S. Lewis's fantastic little book "The Great Divorce," especially in Lewis's conception of what Hell really is. In the face of the trite complaint against Hell often heard in today's world ("Why would a good God condemn anyone to Hell??!!!"), one way to answer is that Hell is the necessary outcome of free will. We walk ourselves into Hell by the choices we make every day. That's what Lewis's many damned characters ultimately represent. In their own separate ways, they all have something they just can't let go of. They refuse to surrender control, and they become stuck - damned not by an angry God, but by their own selves. And this film -- without giving away any spoilers -- I'd suggest, shows at least one character who does exactly the same thing.
Yeah, it's an interesting way to think about it. I don't know if the director was influenced by Lewis at all but the similarities are definitely there. I especially was struck by the not-so-subtle metaphor of the STOP signs which are scattered around in the film, especially when the main character (and then later his employees) were first beginning to explore the Backrooms. Like a repeated subconscious (or divine?), yet ultimately disregarded admonition, something was trying to warn them about the paths they were continuing, in their own free will, to choose.
TWENTY?!
I don’t like feeling old when I hear the ages of directors nowadays 😂
(old man voice) In my day, movie directors had to finish college!
From a Catholic/Christian perspective, this movie reminded me very much of C. S. Lewis's fantastic little book "The Great Divorce," especially in Lewis's conception of what Hell really is. In the face of the trite complaint against Hell often heard in today's world ("Why would a good God condemn anyone to Hell??!!!"), one way to answer is that Hell is the necessary outcome of free will. We walk ourselves into Hell by the choices we make every day. That's what Lewis's many damned characters ultimately represent. In their own separate ways, they all have something they just can't let go of. They refuse to surrender control, and they become stuck - damned not by an angry God, but by their own selves. And this film -- without giving away any spoilers -- I'd suggest, shows at least one character who does exactly the same thing.
This is an awesome perspective!!
Yeah, it's an interesting way to think about it. I don't know if the director was influenced by Lewis at all but the similarities are definitely there. I especially was struck by the not-so-subtle metaphor of the STOP signs which are scattered around in the film, especially when the main character (and then later his employees) were first beginning to explore the Backrooms. Like a repeated subconscious (or divine?), yet ultimately disregarded admonition, something was trying to warn them about the paths they were continuing, in their own free will, to choose.
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