Smile 2 discussion (spoilers)

[Mother of Puppies 35,519]

I feel like "Smile 2" deserves its very own thread (just like the Substance, because I feel like they're not just your typical horror movie)

And I really need to let my thoughts out and talk about it with people who also liked it (which I know exist here)

 

First of all, the first one has been my fav horror movie and this one is just as great as the first one, actually even better imo, because the character build was so strong in this one. I really felt for Skye, even though she was clearly flawed and not  a "perfect human being" which I loved. I don't like when characters are portrayed in a perfect light, as if they were perfect human beings, because nobody is.

And the point of view from a "star" is what makes it so interesting as well, because it's not your "every day life person"  (And the music and whole vibe/aesthetics slayed as well)

 

What also separates this film from other films is how they use shame and humiliation.. I'm thinking of the scene in the first movie where Rose's cat is in that package.. ( birthday present for her nephew) That was horrific. And in this movie they did that again, which was when she did that speech and she said the name of her dead boyfriend and then accidentally pushed that old woman off stage.

 

I don't think I need to say what a great performance Naomi gave, because everyone who's seen the movie can't deny, that she carried the whole movie on her shoulders and killed it in every scene!

The scene where she's in the car crying, after they just had the car crash, and she was injured, crying as she saw her dead bf... omg my blood froze because it felt so raw and real

The scene that startled me to death was when she was looking at her phone watching the video of the dude from the beginning... and then jumpscare

There's one scene that actually made me giggle, which was when she's in that hospital/clinic and her mom's dead on the floor (at least in her head) and she sees the blood on her clothes and uses a blanket to try and get it off as if that's gonna do anything

 

Some people on TT didn't really get the ending or the movie at all, because obviously things were happening in her head or at least the "outside people" could not see what was happening to her. I think she was hallucinating from where the entity basically goes onto her, but there were times in between where things were real and also things were happening in her head - like it was going back and forth, which is why in between they kept showing the world upside down which could represent the real world and the world in her head.

 

What was your favorite scene or the one that startled/impressed you the most?

 

I can't wait for the 3rd movie and I think it's gonna be intense, because there are so many people now who saw her die and who got "infected".

 

 

 

[63grekke 1,113]

#Justice4SkyRiley is all i can say.

[David Ward 8,253]

I agree, it was slightly better than the first!

Would have been cool to see Gaga in that role and Naomi in Joker 2, but I still loved it either way. 

The whole sequence where she thought she murdered her mom and was trying to escape was crazy, I feel like i actually had nightmares like that.

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[JolP24601 5]

I really enjoyed the sequel! Naomi Scott is definitely one of my favorite performances of the year (right next to Demi Moore in The Substance). If I had to pick the scene that scared me the most, it was that scene where the entity is the "old" version of Skye and the eyes of the entity are bulging while it's confronting Skye literally made me jump in my seat. There were actually quite a few well-used jumpscares throughout the entire movie. I'm really interested in where Parker Finn goes next with this franchise (especially with how Smile 2 ended) or if he does something new.

 

I'll also say that I think the EP they released is honestly a solid collection of songs. I keep finding myself going back to New Brain, Blood on White Satin, and Death of Me!

[Mother of Puppies 35,519]

19 hours ago, JolP24601 said:

Naomi Scott is definitely one of my favorite performances of the year (right next to Demi Moore in The Substance). If I had to pick the scene that scared me the most, it was that scene where the entity is the "old" version of Skye and the eyes of the entity are bulging while it's confronting Skye literally made me jump in my seat. There were actually quite a few well-used jumpscares throughout the entire movie. I'm really interested in where Parker Finn goes next with this franchise (especially with how Smile 2 ended) or if he does something new.

Yes I completely agree!! I felt her performance was so natural.. like sometimes actors say sentences in a way where I feel like a normal person wouldn't phrase or say it like this (or the intonation).. this sometimes bothers me in movies...  like when she said "God, I'm so fucking cold" when she was laying on that table in the freezer... that came out sooo natural.. or asking to see the needle and then going "wtf!" or "can you knock?!" I just feel like this is how people talk in everyday life, so I really liked that.

 

And yes, Demi was amazing in the Substance.. I need to watch that again because it was so good.

Yeah I didn't expect the eyes so that came as a surprise..

 

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[Mother of Puppies 35,519]

20 hours ago, David Ward said:

The whole sequence where she thought she murdered her mom and was trying to escape was crazy, I feel like i actually had nightmares like that.

Yeah totally! I recently saw a tiktok where someone said that in movies people always "get up" in bed when they had a nightmare and that in real life nobody does this... but the comment section was full of people saying they do this too.. and I've certainly done it a few times as well

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