We want to encourage and support in-depth, intellectual discussion. use the following search parameters to narrow your results: /r/TrueFilm is a subreddit for in-depth discussions about film. I guess it's a nature and nurture thing. disastrous results. What are/were your thoughts on it? In this film we see mother Eva and her struggles with her sociopathic son Kevin. For full Oscars coverage and commentary by its reviewer, Fr. Although it was clear she doesn't want kids. If you read the book, it is apparent that mommy is just as much to blame for what happened as Kevin is. There was one scene where the couple knew the intruders had been inside the house and the husband goes outside to investigate, leaving the wife in the house by herself. His reply: "You don't want to kill your audience." [–]missmediajunkie 8 points9 points10 points 8 years ago (1 child). [–]moesif 0 points1 point2 points 8 years ago (4 children), [–]electric33l 1 point2 points3 points 8 years ago (3 children). I was sweating with anticipation when this film was announced. I Care A Lot: A conflicted analysis on following an antihero, or maybe I just don't get it. In conclusion, I think this film is about revenge. Then he finally takes the game far enough and kills people just to hurt her, while also proving her right. i definitely need to go back and watch this film again! We Need to Talk About Kevin is a 2011 psychological thriller drama film directed by Lynne Ramsay.The screenplay, written by Ramsay and Rory Stewart Kinnear, was based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Lionel Shriver.A long process of development and financing began in 2005, with filming commencing in April 2010. I think that is exactly the point of the movie, to manipulate people's reality through her pov even when it's pretty obvious she is mental, the same way she manipulated her son's reality. 70. I vote for unreliable narrator. Both of them were under the impression that her actions as a mother eventually caused him to go on a killing rampage. Ultimately, the film does not give as much insight on Kevin as the book, instead relying solely on Eva's perspective of memories while the book allows a much more complete picture of all the flashbacks, most likely pieced together by Eva's investigation of Kevin's actions, however I felt this was still a very interesting isolated character study and worked well for the medium. Tilda Swinton was so unfairly snubbed by the Oscars. This film is BRILLIANT! [–][deleted] 7 points8 points9 points 8 years ago (0 children). [–]EternalRocksBeneath 1 point2 points3 points 8 years ago (1 child). © 2021 reddit inc. All rights reserved. So it's even more torture for her to have her own son commit one. Costume compliments the visual expression Lynne Ramsey has chosen to adopt. Overall, a haunting character study. It was one of those films where I had to read up about it afterwards, and the scene at the end with Kevin on the anniversary was so interesting. To prove a point she is loving towards his younger sister who (not surprisingly) turns out to be an easier child. We Need to Talk About Kevin is a 2003 novel by Lionel Shriver, published by Serpent's Tail, about a fictional school massacre.It is written from the first person perspective of the teenage killer's mother, Eva Khatchadourian, and documents her attempt to come to terms with her son Kevin and the murders he committed, as told in a series of letters from Eva to her husband. Even though we know Kevin's crime from the beginning (or from reading the back of the book), we don't know right away how he did it, and Eva lays out every gruesome detail so that sheâand weâcan be aghast at how terrible the crime is. This, too, built up the kid's resentment to his family. It was plodding and cryptic in the beginning. The use of the colour red, like you say, in the beginning of the film was beautiful. It's like we were watching a completely different movie. It broke my heart when they would show flashbacks of her life before she had that kid, where she was travelling and happy, loving her newly married life, and then she ends up becoming nothing other than a prisoner in a life she didn't really want to begin with, and that life turns into a nightmare. Essays for We Need to Talk About Kevin. All thanks to having an incredibly sick mom. We Need to Talk About Kevin Summary. We Need to Talk About Kevin feels like a daring art installation, filled with the obvious color red as a metaphor. Despite We Need to Talk About Kevin never feeling subtle, particularly in regards to its unambiguous red aesthetic, in terms of costume the overall look is perfect. âWe Need to Talk About Kevinâ is a movie adaptation of Lionel Shriverâs novel with the same title. It's such a subtle little look, but it means so much. Another redditor made a comment about Mom's face when Kevin said "you never got used to me", it's just a lot more apparent in the book i felt. Has anyone here seen "We Need to Talk about Kevin"? Curious to hear other people's interpretations. This was a really great movie. Has anyone here seen "We Need to Talk about Kevin"? The use of color was breathtaking. I though there was no way possible to adapt the book into the film. [–][deleted] 7 points8 points9 points 8 years ago (8 children). [–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 8 years ago (2 children). [–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 8 years ago (0 children). (self.TrueFilm). Life has ruined her chances at free fun and she hates the world. ***(Minor) spoiler warning*** I loved We Need to Talk about Kevin and yes, it produces anguish, despair and sometimes just a little disbelief, given that Kevin is so disturbed you have to ask a âreal-worldâ question about a medical/psychiatric assessment of Kevin. I highly recommend the book, not to say I was dissapointed with the film version, it just couldn't go near as in depth on the evolution of a psychopath like the book did. Every sight is a work of art and so is every sound. Early on in the book, we know that Kevin is in prison, convicted of murdering nine people (seven classmates, a teacher and a cafeteria worker) in his school gym. The novel We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver is a chilling depiction of the actions of a son and the effects that it has on his mother, however under the surface, the true story depicts the dark side of motherhood. Tilda Swinton is the star of We Need to Talk About Kevin, and her performance is so complex and volcanic and transfixing that all of the film's flaws melt away. Word Count: 2350. We Need To Talk About Kevin is a searing and complex look at the reasons couples decide to have children, the parent-child relationship, marriage, and the limits of love and loyalty. The fact that Kevin is so ridiculously a problem child and that no one picks up on it for so long is hidden by the intercutting of time periods is laughable. He says back, "Just because you get used to something doesn't mean you like it. [–]SmileforDan 4 points5 points6 points 8 years ago (0 children). We need to talk about Kevin, By Lionel Shriver, Serpent's Tail, $22.95 Well before the post-September 11 security crackdown, there were metal-detectors in American schools. It is her offspring, that does the horrible act breaking with the mundane cycle of ordinary-everydayness. As a portrait of a deteriorating state of mind, "We Need to Talk About Kevin" is a masterful film. [–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points 8 years ago (0 children), Ahhh yeah, the one that comes to mind is "The Strangers". The child is played as a teen by Ezra Miller, and his relationship with this mother, played by the Brilliant Tilda Swinton, is the central point of the plot. J.R. Jones Jan 28, 2012. John C. Reilly was totally miscast. I would slap him across his face if I saw him. At the very least, I wanted to shake the hell out of them. And when she tries to bond she talks shit about other people (although that part was a bit funny.) Kevin hated his middleclass privilege, his mothers bourgeoisie attitude, the tedium of having whatever wants. I posted something about this the other day, but deleted it. We Need to Talk About Kevin is a masterful blend of drama and horror, with fantastic performances across the board (Tilda Swinton especially, delivering one of her very best). [–]Grytpype-Thynne 0 points1 point2 points 8 years ago (0 children). After you see the film, think about it. From an early age she taught him that everything is an ego game between two of them because that is how she responded to everything her son did since before he could talk. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver. We Need to Talk About Kevin focuses on a school massacre orchestrated by a 15-year-old Kevin, who harbored a troubled psyche ever since he was a child. She can move on with her life now, (mostly) free of guilt. Told through letters written by Kevin's mother Eva, to her former husband Franklin, Eva's letters are a form of therapy, and an attempt to gain an understanding of her son's innate hatred for the world. My brother was really troubled by the way she responded to her kid, and thought it was awful when she was talking to him like "Mommy was happy before little Kevin came along, you know that?" He was going into the "big" prison, and he had to know that his life was about to get even worse. [–]shakha 1 point2 points3 points 8 years ago (0 children). Sometimes Zuzuâs petals are all you have to hold onto. There is a 180 character minimum for top-level comments. It's not told in chronological order, as it also depicts the mother's life after the crime is done. [–][deleted] 5 points6 points7 points 8 years ago (1 child). She asks Kevin why he didn't kill her. But at the end the film he bears the physical and mental scars of his time in juvenile prison and is facing the prospect of being moved into adult prison - he is afraid but this is the closest he can come to saying he regrets his actions. She asks him, "Why?" [–]moesif 0 points1 point2 points 8 years ago (1 child). Kevinâs killings, meanwhile, are the absent, invisible center of Ramsayâs film. However, I felt the film was still perfectly casted, and the stark cinematography was very appropriate for the subject matter, in particular I loved how Ramsay captured Kevin's triumph in the gym, the image was in my mind for a good week. I hate that character so much, I hate him for playing the role. He (Kevin) doesn't develop any kind of attachment to anyone and the only kind of attachment that is shown is the one to his bow. After I saw it the first time it literally haunted me. Today we focus on the psychology of this psychological thriller. Probably one of my new favourite films. My favourite movie of 2011. Read full review. She is so brilliant anyway, and the way she portrayed that character was really complex, which I loved. I enjoyed it, after about the forty minute mark. The movie goes back and forth in time to show different points in Evaâs life. The result was brilliant. Whereas I felt really really sorry for her and could understand where she was coming from. When faced with her sympathy, he realizes he fucked up his life for no reason. [–]makingbacon 4 points5 points6 points 8 years ago (7 children). Because of that, she eventually develops some sympathy for him for the first time in her life. Eva Katchadourian, his mother, gradually tells the story of his life in a series of letters â written in elegant, discursive prose â to her now absent husband, Franklin. We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) - who is the fucked up one here? It was sort of plodding along before that, not saying much, not really going anywhere, etc. I'm sorry, but that's the only way that I can put it. "The movie is good, but doesn't capture the experience of reading the book. Lionel Shriver's 2003 best-seller, We Need To Talk About Kevin, chronicles a mother coming to terms with the heinous massacre her son committed in an upstate New York high school.Shriver won the prestigious Orange Prize in 2005, and the book was adapted to screen in 2011. [–]EagleSkyline 5 points6 points7 points 8 years ago (0 children). erm SPOILERS the way the book is written you really get into the mind of Kevin's mom, the analysis of the incidents that take place (drawing all over her room, burning little girl's eyes out) show you that Kevin is the way he is not just because of his apparent psychopathy but because she secretly resents and hates him. Seriously, I hate the kid that played him. As a side note, I don't intend to preach to anyone and don't think the movie is a case for the existence of God. Tilda Swinton is an incredible actress for pulling that off. I had been indifferent when it came to Lynne Ramsay (I HATE Morvern Callar), but this film made me realize that she is, in fact, the real deal. The story revolves around a family of four, but the main focus is on the relationship between the mother (Eva, played by Tilda Swinton) and the son (Kevin, played by Rock River, Jasper Newell and Ezra Miller).. A huge part of Swinton's character is her guilt, and how she's looking for signs of Kevin's abnormality. John C Riley also stars as the sensitive and goofy husband who often takes the son's side over his wife in various issues. Thoughts on it. But after a rough start it really soared. Fuck you, Kevin, your sister was so cute and nice and so was your dad. Directed by Lynne Ramsay. In life we are presented with choice, the opportunity for belief and faith. She had the intelligence and education to involve therapists to fix their issues, but she rather decided to keep playing games and try to turn his own father against him. Also a great use of colors, particularly in the beginning of the film. Thursday 02 April 2009 23:40. comments. I don't get what all the red in the beginning is for. Director Lynne Ramsay's new film, We Need to Talk About Kevin, returns again and again to Phillips's song as it examines the relationship between Eva ⦠Thoughts on it? There are some great comments on this thread about the mum being an unreliable narrator and I want to add to that with something interesting. [–]EternalRocksBeneath 1 point2 points3 points 8 years ago (3 children). You can see it at 2:45 here. I choose to believe the latter, because it obviously makes for a more interesting film and I think it fits the impressionistic style the film was going for, which I think it was very successful in doing. But now, her son isn't so sure. wow, i never looked at the movie this way. She exits the prison into a brilliant, pure, white light. But Kevin is just getting started, and ⦠(Week of (February 21, 2021). I absolutely love this film. I don't remember exactly what I said but I had to think about it for a while after seeing it, mostly because of Kevin. My main question is regarding the relationship between Kevin ⦠Because of this he feels the need to take revenge on the one person that brought him into this world, which is why instead of killing her, he tortures his own mother by killing the two people that mattered most to her; the man she loved and the child she had always wanted. In my opinion, that's her guilt melting away. The kid was difficult (maybe because he had a mom who blatantly didn't love him), but not evil, however she interpreted every act of spite directed towards her as if he were Damien. [–]goobysalad 1 point2 points3 points 8 years ago (0 children). I'm starting this topic because I recently got into a discussion about this on another sub and pretty much no one agrees with my interpretation of the movie at all, which is that mom is a psychopath. I could not get it out of my head, then I saw the DVD for sale in a local shop and had to buy it immediately. We can decipher character subtly or as in all the most effective costume design, ignore it entirely. I call shenanigans! Kevin's mother struggles to love her strange child, despite the increasingly dangerous things he says and does as he grows up. Last Updated on October 26, 2018, by eNotes Editorial. Get an ad-free experience with special benefits, and directly support Reddit. Relating to Kevin: A ⦠That ending was really sad. I, too, was haunted for days. One of these things just doesn't belong. By the way, you should check out her other two films (Ratcatcher and Morvern Callar); they're equally if not more terrific. Rendered by PID 16297 on r2-app-061122a8e59027707 at 2021-02-23 12:30:30.342562+00:00 running 81a1eda country code: US. Clear, polite and well-written responses should be upvoted; opinions should not be downvoted. It's far more impactful as a novel. This film is highly underrated. Swinton told me of a line in the script that wasn't used, wisely, I believe. I'm starting this topic because I recently got into a discussion about this on another sub and pretty much no one agrees with my interpretation of the movie at all, which is that mom is a psychopath. It's about a kid who commits a mass school shooting, told after the ⦠The fat guy from Hot Fuzz is one, even though I like him in other movies. Jake Martin, visit our special Oscars season blog, Movie Minister.. He seemed so broken, as if he had discovered that he didn't have life all figured out like he thought he did (if that makes sense?). [–]trigfinal 1 point2 points3 points 8 years ago (0 children). Before the film opens, the character referred to in the title of Lynne Ramsayâs We Need to Talk About Kevin, at the age of 15, has massacred a number of his fellow schoolmates. To prove to her son that he is the problem and that she would love a kid that wasn't him. Then, when the film started really showing off its true colors (literally) and the performances, especially by Tilda Swinton, were challenged, it became infinitely more enjoyable. Lynne Ramsayâs 2011 rendition of âWe Need To Talk About Kevinâ is an eerie homage to the Lionel Shriverâs 2003 bestselling thriller novel. Most of the characters in most horror movies...especially the two girls in the original "Last House on the Left". In a sadistic way, Kevin fulfils his mother's fantasies. I had already read the book (which, by the way, is very different from the film), and Lynne Ramsay is one of my favorite directors. [–]mrchocolateguy 9 points10 points11 points 8 years ago (4 children). [–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 8 years ago (0 children). He was apparently not stupid and accepted that. If you study her expression very closely, the way she reacts, you'll see the slightest hint of a smile. REDDIT and the ALIEN Logo are registered trademarks of reddit inc. π Rendered by PID 16297 on r2-app-061122a8e59027707 at 2021-02-23 12:30:30.342562+00:00 running 81a1eda country code: US. [–][deleted] 5 points6 points7 points 8 years ago (0 children). we need to talk about kevin ending explained ... For more than a decade /R/HORROR has been reddit.com's gateway to all things Horror: from movies & TV, to books & games. It is ⦠It's something I didn't catch the first time around. Don't get me wrong, it was great, and I loved it. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy. But everyone wants to believe that there is an answer to the freakin' madness, so badly, that such a simplistic rendition is touted as being relevant. By contrast with Elephantâs oddly diffident lyricism, We Need To Talk About Kevinâs expressionistic naturalism has a roiling, post-traumatic nonlinearity. So, Mom's to blame? The novel is presented in a series of letters by Eva Katchadourian⦠[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 8 years ago (4 children). I think We need to talk about Kevin is a great book for discussion, there are many points that could be pulled apart and looked at closely. He also acknowledged at a very young age that she disliked him and didn't love him, to which she would mostly agree with him. Then when he is older she tries to reconcile by inviting him out to eat and manages to still be a bitch about it. [–]EternalRocksBeneath 2 points3 points4 points 8 years ago (0 children). One of these things is not like the other. No racism, sexism, or other forms of bigotry. If all else remains equal, we should choose what gives us purpose, hope and meaning. The whole existence of his sister serves only as mom's way of saying fuck you to her son. On the other hand, many other people have kind of distant relationships with their mothers, and they don't go off on a killing spree. [–][deleted] 7 points8 points9 points 8 years ago (1 child). you didn't explain a thing.. is there anyone who can? Loved the film overall although I disliked its pretentiousness. About the author⦠Lionel Shriver is a novelist whose previous books include Orange Prizeâ winner We Need to Talk About Kevin, The Links to outside articles must be submitted in a self-post and are subject to the above posting rules. She feels better. The film posits Evaâs point of view, who relays the history of her relationship with her firstborn, and ⦠[–]electric33l 0 points1 point2 points 8 years ago (5 children). Thriller. I really wanted to reach into the film, strangle the hell out of that kid. In my opinion it is showing the story of someone who truly does not want to be alive purely because he never asked to be brought into this world. The ambiguity of the mother and son's relationship is also much more out front, it brings much more empathy to the character of Kevin, instead of the near impenetrable portrait Ezra Miller painted. You all get upvotes :] excellent commentaries and now I know that I must read the book! I loved it! In my opinion, the movie clearly shows a mother who never wanted to have a kid but did, and hated him for it. A clean slate, a fresh start. I'm sure many parents resent the sacrifices they've had to make for their kids, but that doesn't make every kid a killer. I still do feel really awful for her, though. The first time I watched it with my family, and we all loved it but had different reactions to what was happening. With Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller, Jasper Newell. So how do people watch all this and then sympathize with her? and join one of thousands of communities. That's the climax of her entire development as a character, in my opinion. I've watched a good few more times since. We Need to Talk About Kevin is already playing in NYC; it opens today in LA, Chicago, Houston and Phoenix and is rolling out nationwide. The way I interpreted that was that she felt Kevin finally questioned himself. The narrative structure is equal parts frustrating and rewarding and forces the viewer to take part in the film on every step. (Click for video essays). His face had lost all that arrogance that made me want to smack him so much throughout the rest of the movie. We should choose whatever helps us to live the best lives we can live. "We Need to Talk About Kevin" is a very accomplished novel about a woman who gave birth to one of America's most infamous high school killers. There are a lot of characters in movies who I wish I could just swiftly kick in the teeth. We Need to Talk About Kevin essays are academic essays for citation. [–]electric33l 0 points1 point2 points 8 years ago (0 children), [–]gmac0692[S] 2 points3 points4 points 8 years ago (0 children). Threads must promote in-depth discussion. This is movie is Reader's Digest simplification of something that has no easy answers. His pattern changed, he showed some regret for his actions. So much detail and story. I was out by the scene of the Kevin still in diapers, playing a FPS yelling, "Die, Die!" We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) - who is the fucked up one here. Article bookmarked. I only questioned that because I've been reading about serial killers a lot lately, and many of them seem to have that kind of relationship with their mothers early on, so that made me wonder about that. We Need To Talk About Kevin, by Lionel Shriver A dark, witty tale of guilt and redemption. I think the key to the ending of the film lies in the look that she gives her son after he answers her question at the end. Of course he does kill more than just these people, but they also have a meaning; because his mother states at one point that the only way to get famous is to kill someone and she holds strong opinions on high school killings. By Lisa Gee. In April 1999, Drew Barrymore had Never Been Kissed, Cher told everyone to "Believe," and two kids shot up a high school in Columbine, Colorado. It seems like a lot of people interpret this movie as if the son (Kevin) was naturally evil and his mom always saw the truth, but no one believed her and at the end she was proven right. That it was sort of a level of self reflection that perhaps he previously didn't have, and may lead to his sociopathic condition improving in the future. He wanted a hard life. If the movie was told in a linear timeline, everyone would think that the parents were the most clueless, unaware people ever. [–][deleted] 10 points11 points12 points 8 years ago (0 children), My favorite scene was when the mom was explaining to Keven he would have a sister, and that he would get used to having her around. Is he a cartoonishly evil kid or is Tilda Swinton an unreliable narrator? There are all these little ambiguities in the film, if you pay close attention, that suggest she may be building Kevin up to be more of an obvious monster than he was. She and Kevin both share an absolute hatred of all things mundane. for whatever reason, it never occurred to me to consider the fact that swinton's character was the storyteller and that things might not have been as they seemed. That was mostly how I felt during the first viewing, and I still do feel horrible for her, but with the second viewing I started to wonder if she was really a reliable narrator, or if the lack of bonding with him somehow influenced him. She cared about being right more than about fixing any issues, in fact she never tried fixing anything at all. [–]cranne 1 point2 points3 points 8 years ago (0 children). He replies, "I used to think I knew, but now I'm not so sure.". Then as another evidence of how fucked up and spiteful she is, she chooses to have another kid. It might not be her fault after all. [–]EternalRocksBeneath 4 points5 points6 points 8 years ago (5 children). It's a genius film. We Need To Talk About Kevin- Opening Scene Analysis. Threads must point discussion in a specific direction. I hated the ending. But I hated it. This review of the film was originally published on December 22, 2011. Heat(1995) and incompatibility with normality, Michael Haneke on violence (Benny’s Video/Funny Games), Every Kurosawa Film Reviewed - #24 Dodes'ka-den (1970), What Have You Been Watching? How are the main characters of the movie âWe need to talk about Kevinâ? 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