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Apr 30, 2024 · Despite drugging his family and trapping them in a hole underground, John receives no punishment at the end of John and the Hole. His parents don't even yell at him. He's behaved horribly and endangered those who are supposed to be closest to him, and he receives no consequences of any kind for it.
- Zachary Moser
- Staff Writer
- Pascual Sisto
- Why Did John Drug and Trap His Family in The First place?
- John's Parents Want to See The Best in Their Son
- John and The Hole's Ending Reaffirms The Film's Dark Tone
John's Pursuit of Freedom Endangered His Own Family
It's typical for children, especially teenagers, to long for the freedom of adulthood. From their perspective, it looks so easy and fun, as most adults tend to keep the trials and tribulations of adult struggles to themselves. Adults can do whatever they want, eat whatever they want, and there are seemingly no consequences for the choices they make. Childhood misconceptions about that freedom lead many to experiment in adult activities behind their parents' backs, often finding themselves in...
Brad and Anna Likely Know It Was John, but They Don't Want to Believe It
By that point, John’s family has been imprisoned for nearly all of John and the Hole. His father, Brad, played by Dexter's Michael C. Hall, has flirted with madness, because he now understands what it means to be truly hungry. Sister Laurie (Taissa Farmiga) almost immediately knew that it was John who drugged them, and lowered them into the concrete bunker. However, their parents had hoped otherwise. Even after the answer becomes clear, John’s mother, Anna (Jennifer Ehle), is still more worri...
The Family's Return to Normal Life Suggests the Future Will Only Grow Darker
When John's parents and sister return home from their harrowing ordeal, they find John lying face-down in the swimming pool. Suddenly terrified for his son's safety, rather than for his own, Brad jumps into the pool to find that John is actually fine. Relieved to discover that he's okay, his family says nothing to him about what happened. They don’t even scold him for his actions. In fact, the next shot circles back to the beginning scene, depicting John and his family at the dinner table lik...
- Kevin Melrose
- 2 min
- Pascual Sisto
- 18
Aug 6, 2021 · John and the Hole: Directed by Pascual Sisto. With Pamela Jayne Morgan, Charlie Shotwell, Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Ehle. A coming-of-age psychological thriller that plays out the unsettling reality of a kid who holds his family captive in a hole in the ground.
- (4.8K)
- Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Pascual Sisto
- 2021-08-06
May 17, 2023 · The next morning, Anna, Brad, and Laurie are shocked to find themselves in the pit but worry about John’s safety. John soon arrives at the hole and drops some supplies for his family while refusing to get them out of the hole. As a result, Laurie deduces that John drugged and threw them in the hole.
John and the Hole is a 2021 American coming-of-age psychological thriller film directed by Pascual Sisto and written by Nicolás Giacobone. A feature-length adaptation of Giacobone's short story, El Pozo , the film stars Charlie Shotwell , Michael C. Hall , Jennifer Ehle , and Taissa Farmiga .
Dec 3, 2022 · When Anna (Jennifer Ehle), Brad (Michael C. Hall), and their daughter Laurie (Taissa Farmiga) wake up in a nest of pillows and blankets at the bottom of a deep hole in the woods, they are worried...
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Jul 19, 2021 · Opening in theaters and VOD August 6 Director: Pascual Sisto Starring: Charlie Shotwell, Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Ehle A desperate game of survival unfolds after 13 year old John traps his...
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