Why Did The Boy Freak Out at The End?
Could someone explain this to me? He started attaching pop-pop while screaming gibberish and going mad!! Was it the poop?
shareHe was scared witless, standing there with sht all over his face about to die. It was a release of high tension, that is all.
It's all a deep end.
But do you really think a kid would do that? And adult might, but would a kid? or just screenwriting it in...
shareHow the hell would I know if a kid would behave in such a violent manner after being subjected to abuse and his life threatened by a mental patient.
It's a movie which requires a certain degree of tension and M.Night was going for the shock factor during the final act.
It's all a deep end.
I agree you would not know, but you were a kid once and would you freak out and kill an adult? or would you run and hide like most scared kids would.
Also, here's my beef with M Night. So pop pop is the main antagonist, the main bad guy, the evil mastermind, and he's easily taken out by a kid in less than two seconds. That's like James Bond going after the bad guy and the bad guy dies by tripping on a dog.
He was old and frail, and you would be surprised what you are capable of under extreme pressure. I have to say though that I thought Pop Pop's demise was under whelming. Nana was frightening, very creepy especially during the scene under the house. She could pass for a Witch.
It's all a deep end.
I interpreted the boy "freezing" from the fear/anxiety of being confronted by this adult man - he explained this happened before at a junior football game. I interpreted that his "outburst" was a result of the adrenaline release from the shock of the situation. In addition, I feel he also felt powerless that his father left, and those feelings of anger rose up at that moment where he was so vulnerable and powerless. Prior to hitting "Pop-Pop", the boy recited something about hitting an opponent in the hip to tackle or knock them down, which I took as a strategy learned from football that he implemented to try to defeat his opponent at that moment. I don't mind the idea of a child having this reaction or outburst, especially under these circumstances, but I think it comes across as unnatural (hence your comment) because this scene is poorly acted and directed - in my opinion.
shareFor sure... a kid who had just been whacked over the head, his sister locked in a room with a crazed possibly knife wielding nana, who just watched same adult male take off his diaper and shove it in kids germaphobic face, make him sit there with it while telling a kooky tale, THEN attacks my sister... it would be all over. He's dead or I'm dead... whichever came first
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