I stumbled upon this essay and now cant wait to watch again. Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, director of photography (as Roger A. Deakins), key hairstylist (as Elizabeth 'Shawna' Robinson), make-up: Hugh Jackman (as Pamela Westmore), second second assistant director (as Michael E. Saunders), first assistant director (as Donald L. Sparks), construction medic (as Cindy Huggins R.N. Itsweird. it may work, but I think theyre mainly just fooling themsves. Barely talking. It made writing the piece very cathartic. But it does seem like its probably one of those oversights they hope we dont focus on too much haha. I hesitate though because Bob was out of the house and living on his own. Instead of tracks 1-14, listen 14-1. Kendricks dad had always given Top Dawg extra biscuits on the house. I think the film supports it by not having Bob Taylor or the girls talk either. Cant wait to show this movie (and analysis) to my wife! Mark just pointed that out in another comment! I loved the movie and really appreciate you breaking it down like that. To talk about Prisoners, it helps if we un-maze the story by laying out its key events in chronological order. Thanks Chris for your work here! I think that Jackman (whom I like) was awful, not believable; art of this may be due to the accent, as the Aussie tried to sound like a Joe Sixpack American. And seems to have no one to talk to about what happened. Let me know how the re-watch goes! Yeah, holding back the last part of the prayer is a huge moment. Thats Bob Taylor, one of the many children Holly and her husband had abducted. Within hours of her disappearance, police launch a massive search and issue an "Amber Alert," a. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); We hate bad email too, so we dont send it or share your email with anyone. The best answer I can think of is its been long enough and theyre desperate enough for any lead that they dont question it. This writeup helped explain a few things I was uncertain of but I still found too many parts of the movie unbelievable and just plain frustrating. Holly Jones was abducted in her neighbourhood after walking a friend home from school. When you realize one of the names has a deeper meaning, it leads to the question: Do the rest of the names have meaning? This brings us back to Grace and Loki and Dover and Birch, etc. The rest are just kind ofdoing their part? Blowing a whistle in order to be heard, and thus saved from dying in the hole, is the equivalent of being saved by the bell from being buried alive. As it starts to get into the idea of how properly is he executing his faith? Best. We then have Bob Taylor being obsessed with mazes and the FBI agents book detailing how the child abductor dubbed the Invisible Man had used mazes. They accept what their instincts tell them and both end up playing the hero. Hes burying mannequins in his yard. Villeneueve even discussed trees in an interview with Indiewire. Great Read thanks for the detailed and thorough breakdown. Because 26 years again, he lured Alex to play and kidnapped him. Tue 9 Jul 2013 06.45 EDT. Due to a law passed in 1997, we also confine offenders who have been convicted of a felony in the District of Columbia. To lose a child to a violent death is an unimaginable horror, but it's a horror . . Who was the guy in the priests basement? Spiritual imprisonment: Holly and her husband found it impossible to move beyond their belief God had wronged them. Ok, thanks for the response. Constantly updated. But so many people missed this concept that Kendrick actually released a special edition of the album that was reverse chronological order. One is thematic, the other iswellfor lack of a better word, pretentious. The fastest growing independent movie & tv news website! The album finishes with the very first line from the first song: So I was takin a walk the other day Its a line that begins a situation where Kendrick gets shot and killed. Among 747 males the risk of being a perpetrator was positively correlated with reported sexual abuse victim experiences. to Keller Junior is that killing is okay because the animal population needs to be maintained. Toronto (AP)-On Friday, June 20th Toronto Police arrested Michael Briere, a 35 year old software developer, for the horrific murder of 10 year old Holly Jones. She had been jailed for trying to post 10.4g of heroin back to . The Joneses were unhinged serial killers. Holly offers Keller tea, which would probably be drugged (we later see she kept a jar of drugged liquid in the fridge). For some (many?) Imitates kidnapping children. In addition to her legislative duties, Jones works as the Business Manager for Renz Law LLC. We know hes still traumatized by what happened but not that hes necessarily still in contact with Holly or does Hollys bidding. The man who pleaded guilty to murdering 10-year-old Holly Jones at a Toronto court Thursday morning fulfilled his "dark secret" when he abducted, sexually assaulted, and dismembered her shortly. Anyway just brilliant write up. 100 Belmont-Mt. This movie is called Prisoners, but the title isn't meant to simply reference Bob Taylor as a prisoner of Detective Loki, or Alex Jones as the hostage of Keller Dover, or even Anna and Joy as. Hes essentially trapped in being the caretaker for his mom. How does a top detective let an old woman finish an injection, pick up a gun, stand up, turn around and get shots off instead of just taking her down when she has her back to him? The main villain is in a war against the Christian God, while the hero is named after a god of Norse mythology. This is such a fantastic analysis. Its just too confusing and I skipped some of the violent parts. The standard Hollywood police chief who constantly undermines the investigation is so completely overused. and murder on him. I read somewhere Lokis first name is David its on a screen or card thats flashed in one of the scenes. Just some observations. But how the movie explores religion and puts Christianity in conversation with other religions/spiritualities is pretty incredible. He is told a third of that should do for a man of your size and that it is her husbands old secret recipe. Prisoners Theres something being said in this collision between civilization and nature, Christianity and the Old Gods.. Did Loki know she found her whistle? Reading what you wrote got me thinking if there is another layer to the way the trees relate to Kellers profession as a carpenter. Check your email or visit the Flickr blog for more information to celebrate your 2022 on Flickr. Holly Jones is the main antagonist of the 2013 thriller film Prisoners . How do you create a plot with supposed depth and cleverness and use so many ridiculous elements? Alex says In the maze, and Bob simply draws it. And how could he know where the girls lived in the first place? Thematicallybeyond mazesreligion and trees are huge motifs. I never caught what was said in the newspaper. It seems to be a male figure and not Holly, either. I didnt find any particularly bad the way you did. I believe they say that Alex often drove the van and looked at his old house? Enter the letters and numbers from the image: Please note -- this site only provides general search information. Holly Deane-Jones lived in cell with 120 women A convicted drug trafficker who spent years in a Thailand jail has opened up on her time sharing a cell with 120 other women and eating food with. Thanks again! As mentioned before, we have a character named Grace. Snakes also as in snakes and ladders. -Prisons (physical, emotional, mental, spiritual)-Mazes-Religion. Youd have to add some sort of in-road, like a conversation she has at a party where she mentions she used to date someone who wanted to be a writer but she broke his heart. A funny example is Kendrick Lamars 2017 album, Damn. The big issue every character has is with acceptance. Texas Department of Criminal Justice | PO Box 99 | Huntsville, Texas 77342-0099 | (936) 295-6371 I dont think its entirely unrealistic. Holly had to tell him to write his full name. But 5 years ago, he was missing. But then you look at the structure of Prisoners, how it tells its story, how it reveals information, theres an understanding that the maze stuff wasnt just to spice up the thrills (as some people have complained). Joy and Anna attempt to escape, but only Joy is successful. When we were shooting, we did shoot a version where it goes a little beyond where the fade out is. Dover seemed like a portmanteau of dove (peace) and lover. The number of prisoners held in private facilities accounts 128,300 inmates US has 1,393,975 male and 111,422 female prisoners US Imprisonment Rate is 450 people per 100.000 residents, 847 for males and 64 for females The majority of the inmates - 16.3% are between 30-34 years of age 303 East Church Street Post Office Box 69 919-894-3616 919-894-2091 . What a coincidence that the character with that name ends the movie in a hole in the ground?! My question is who is the person that Joy sees in her flashback? And how do we make sense of the miracles in our lives? She heads to where she is hiding Anna and plans to kill her and taunt Keller by throwing her dead body into the hole with him. You start the movie in a place of ignorance but end with a sense of superiority in understanding the who, what, when, how, and why. Almost a hundred years later, it can be pretty seamless. Buddy Holly was a singer songwriter from Lubbock Texas who died after a short 18 month career. Loved your summary and analysis! Loki the trickster would be best able to figure out a maze (tricks) that bad people do/commit. Eloquently posited Jeff, this certainly fits into the message and subsequent explanation for me. Taylor remembered the snakes, and it was Hollys husband who had the obsession, so it makes sense that we dont see them again in the film at Hollys house. Other interesting fact about the snakes: they have a connection with Loki too. Joy and Anna leave the Birchs to find Annas missing whistle. So was he waiting outside of his old house for someone else to play with who never came? And bipartisan lawmakers couldn't be happier. Alex might have just been referring to Hollys husband who did go missing and who Holly and Alex were both wondering if hed ever come back. Kind of like when he lifts the dog. Largest Database of Taylor County Mugshots. Others will be so invested in the first watching that this goes right over their headwhich is intentional on the movies part. We know its coming from Keller Dover, trapped underground. The 10-year-old girl was raped and murdered by Michael Briere, her dismembered body eventually found where the 35-year-old software developer had disposed of it, in two bags floating in Lake Ontario. Maybe you still disagree though. Im also a bit confused about it. and if so, I guess its just coincidence that Hollys husband had a maze around his neck and that they left mazes in the locked room? Alex may have become too attached to Holly and the only home he had known for many years. Excellent insight, Jasmine! The body had been decomposing for a number of years. They dont expect someone to break into their house and take clothing. He writes about complex movie endings, narrative construction, and how movies connect to the psychology of our day to day lives. Into the frame comes the barrel of a shotgun. Which really is a question for us.