Did anyone cry at the end? - Mysterious Skin (2005) Discussion

[–] vanglak 15 years ago

I thought the ending was pretty happy...happy for Araki, anyway. The whole movie was disturbing but knowing the director, I expected it. I even expected even worse than sad- more f--ed up ending that has nothing to do with the plot. But he surprised me because this ending was unusual of his works. In this movie, he left off neutral- not good, not bad, not ugly. and delivered a lot more room for our imagination between the two boys.

One boy is getting his life back together while the other finally finds the answer he was looking for his whole life. And at the end, they're together... no... not sad. It's perfect. Well done, Araki!

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[–] rooee 15 years ago

I'm listening to that Sigur Ros tune right now and it's reminding me of the film's power.

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[–] skatepunkkid 15 years ago

Anyone that did not cry at the end of this movie has a black hole where their heart should be. And they have probably already fallen into it and will never escape.

"This is the west sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."

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[–] fluidity1979 15 years ago

I do not cry at movies, and this film made me cry THREE TIMES before it was over.

****SPOILERS BELOW****
1) When Neil gives a back rub at the request of his AIDS-infected john---"I just need to be touched," he explains. There's just so mach happening in this scene: the palpable loneliness of the john, Neil's weary, grudging recognition of the dangers of hustling, the need for connection that hovers over both of them. Very powerful.

2) When Brian confronts his Dad and he's screaming "What happened to me?!" it felt like a decade of hurt, confusion and anger being let out at that very moment. It got to me.

3) Neil tells Brian how he got the bloody nose. There's a shot of the young Brian's face, as he's getting dressed by the coach, after the molestation happened. Neil tells him "You look like you had been erased...empty inside." Just the look on his face caused me to burst in to tears.

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[–] the_dirty_bandage 15 years ago

I usually don't cry easily, but your first scene got to me.

And the ending didn't make me cry... I became physically cold and needed a blanket.

"I hate it when a guy looks like Tarzan, sounds like Jane."

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[–] king_ghidora 15 years ago

I absolutely loved Mysterious Skin. After watching the ending, i felt as if I was punched right in the soul. The acting by Corbet and JGL was so incredible, and the way the story was carried out just made my jaw drop. If only there was another masterpiece like this to be released, another film that really moves me so much.

Plus, Neil's powerful narrative speech at the end really got to me. Absolutely unforgettable.

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[–] the_marble_faun 15 years ago

"Rise up like two angels in the night and magically... disappear."

Gives me chills like nothing else

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[–] Aerov53 14 years ago

I didn't cry, but I felt seriously disturbed. I couldn't think of anything else but that movie for a period of time after the ending.

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[–] mad_men 15 years ago

Everytime I watch it, I cry at the end... it is so powerful...

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[–] drew_atreides 15 years ago

That ending is one of the most moving and powerful that I have seen in a film.

How can you NOT cry?

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[–] madi-840-42222 14 years ago

I actually COULDN'T cry at the end.

Im not sure why I think it was probably that I was in shock . . .

Either way I was just waaaayyy beyond tears

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[–] thecreativenovelist 14 years ago

Yes...heaps...I was so shocked with the events that unfolded as the movie went on. I felt so sorry for both boys..for very different reasons. I sat and cried for ages after this movie...mainly because I knew the events in the movie are based on real situations that still occur in today's society and I hated the idea that I can't change that. So yeah, to answer your question, I cried.

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