Weapons Movie Explained (SPOILERS)

Coming here because I couldn't figure out why tf there was an AR15 in the sky 😭😂😂

Dude in movie: "Wait, I've seen that run before..." Me: "Yeah. Naruto."

The inverse triangle also represents water in hermetic alchemy which flows with how she breaks the spell

One thing you forgot…. I think the reason that the parents were still in a zombie like state…and the kids were still like zombies….is because the which would stop the spell by placing the hair-thorn black magic piece in a bowl of water. But the boy didn’t do that. Until he doesn’t place that structure in water….the spell doesn’t truly stop.

maybe the 2:17 refers to Genesis 2 17 "but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die"

Those final moments in the theater were an absolute hoot, lmao. Great essay Thomas!! I love seeing various perspectives on the matter (similarly to the film itself, lol).

Thank you for the breakdown, brother! Favorite movie of the year. May the light and grace of Jesus Christ shine within you all!

I think that opening narration was a clue to the location of the missing kids. I found it strange that she said “walked downstairs” and not “walked outside”. As if every kid had a bedroom on a second floor. I feel like it was a clue to the dark basement.

I think the title “Weapons” is a play on Alex’s weaponizing Gladys’ spell to both kill her and to leave his bullies in a trance state so that they can’t harm him anymore. That’s why you don’t see him “cleanse” the spell. The movie sets up the narrator as somewhat unreliable as she speaks both literally and figuratively about the events that took place. I also think that the title could also be a play on the often weaponization of childhood trauma. Like kids that get abused often abuse others in turn. Alex’s trauma from being an active accomplice to Gladys’ witchery could have led him to take his revenge on the bullies. Which then brings me to Archer’s relationship with his son. Could be that he wasn’t the best dad, maybe even a bit abusive, and is suffering from guilt. This could be the reason why he’s so obsessed with finding his missing son, and why his wife seems so disconnected to his grief. Maybe that’s why Archer’s son is a bully in the first place.

I knew you would have a field day over this film & it is the most unusual film with a nod to previous horror films from yesteryear!

Saw the film yesterday. I reckon 217 comes from the room number in the Shining. There are loads of references to the Shining in Weapons. The parents looking like the twin girls, the (black) blood gusher, at least two “here’s Jonny” joke scenes. There are probably quite a few more if you look hard enough. I reckon there are basket loads of Easter eggs to be found in this film. I really liked all the dark humour, particularly the teacher having to drive around for days in her Witch car.

Loved the movie, but apparently it takes place in a town where nobody has home security cameras, other than the parents of the kids that went missing. And I mean nobody!

The "oh no" moment of the witch realizing what happened, reminds me of Sauron realising his ring is gone. His most powerful weapon became his demise.. What he used to control others, destroyed him in the end

In an interview, Zach Cregger explained that his friend and fellow comedian Trevor Moore died at around 2:17 in the morning and he included the time as a tribute to him.

I discovered your channel a few months ago when I watched your analysis of Ryan Coogler's Sinners, and I just wanna say that I absoloutely love and appreciate how you analyze and dissect films, especially horror films, through a Christian Biblical perspective and standout. As a believer in Christ and a horror film nerd--and a movie buff in general--I always look forward to your videos and commentary because I always come away feeling Biblically, spiritually, theologically, artistically and intellectually enlightened and blown away by the many God given divine epiphanies I end up having that both help me grow in my faith and look at and understand movies and their meanings on a deeper level, as well as feel motivated as a storyteller to deepen and sharpen my own art and stories. Plus it's a blessing watching a brother in Christ from the UK. Continue doing what God called you to do and keep up the good work! God bless! ✝️

I think she was an OLD witch using their life force for immortality because there is a part where she says the parents have consumption and Marcus laughs and says I thought that was something people got on the Oregon trail and I think that was to show how OLD she actually is….

[spoiler] Gladys' magick was also very interesting because it seems totally selfish, not about "the devil" or demons, but about just pure specific power and purse evil for selfish reasons. Her rituals also lack specific cultural references, they are very generic... just an evil bonsai, salt, a few candles, a bell, blood and water... almost like chaos magick, and most objects found in European and African voodoo. Her goal does not even seem to hurt as much as just to "feed" herself and keep living, although she does enjoy violence. Very interesting character indeed, and she being the eccentric drag lady loved by gays adds a layer of humor.

The clown makeup and red hair wig… there’s an interesting rabbit hole about how the Nephilim looked like clowns, could also be a nod to how these occult knowledge have been passed down since the ancient times

I liked the movie, except the lack of police investigation. Triangulation of the kids running path was the first thing we thought of.

Saw it twice, and couldn’t wait to hear your take on it