The Lighthouse

Robert Eggers' movies are always so brilliantly crafted, both visually and narratively. He has an absolute hold over folk horror, atmospheric dread, and really putting you into a period piece. The Lighthouse is definitely his most confusing movie to date, but also one of his more interesting ones. It leans a lot into surrealism and raises questions about the psyche, with heavy Lovecraftian influences, often focusing on symbolism over plot. Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe give great performances, and their characters represent complete opposites. The loud, harsh, old-fashioned sailor opposite a quiet, tense younger gentleman who is hiding a deep secret. The eventual loss of sanity, shifting power dynamics, and loss of rules make for a really intriguing story, where you see how willing they are to cause each other's mutual destruction. This would benefit from multiple rewatches because it is easy to overlook some of the things the characters are saying. Insane ending too, with lots to be said about what it truly represents. Can't wait for Werwulf.