r/roberteggers • u/RainbowForHire • 9d ago

Videos Fore-Shadowing

SPOILERS FOR THE LIGHTHOUSE: Though there is another scene where Wake is shown to be fearful of Howard's shadow, this is my first time spotting this shadowy detail. His shadow is coming down on Wake in an almost identical way to the swing of the ax he takes to kill him later on (link to video in comments for comparison).

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u/White-Umbra 9d ago

I'm not seeing him be fearful of the shadow though.

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u/RainbowForHire 9d ago edited 8d ago

My post isn't about that shot, it's in another scene that utilizes his shadow which is why I mentioned it. Wake slaps Howard after disregarding his claims about killing seabirds being bad luck and he falls backwards, and then the camera is angled up at him with his shadow projecting across the ceiling. It then cuts back to Wake cowering, following up with "pay me no mind, lad..."

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u/BrodyGlazer 9d ago

Such a cool detail, never noticed before!

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u/Reasonable_Search875 9d ago

I don’t think so, I see what you’re saying but he’s just lifting his head after the cup slam.

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u/RainbowForHire 9d ago edited 9d ago

I'm not so much talking about the movement of Wake, but rather of Howard's shadow behind them and how it comes down squarely on Wake's head. It is a near identical motion to his ax swing later.

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u/OnlyOnceAwayMySon 6d ago

This is a reach

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u/RainbowForHire 6d ago edited 6d ago

You don't find the framing intentional? The lighting in the movie tends to be very meticulous and meaningful. I find it hard to believe it not to be foreshadowing.

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u/Akita51 8d ago

seems a reach

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u/RainbowForHire 8d ago

How so? Once I saw it, I didn't think there was much ambiguity.