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Dec 13, 2023 · Unbeknownst to Phil, Peter has taken the hide off a diseased dead cow earlier in the film. Phil then gets to work, soaking his hands in the same liquid that the diseased cowhide is in, not wearing any gloves and with a large open cut on his hand.
- Jeremy Crabb
Sep 18, 2023 · After initially tormenting and bullying the effeminate Peter on the ranch in front of the employees, Phil begins to take the teenage boy under his wing and they spend more time together.
Dec 5, 2021 · Phil envies Peter because he can completely be himself. It’s interesting how they swap roles. Peter becomes the darker, crueler figure and Phil the more innocent child with a great deal of...
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Dec 4, 2021 · At this turning point, The Power of the Dog seems poised to become a romance when Phil suddenly dies, having contracted anthrax through an open wound on his hand. The ending of The Power of the Dog reveals that the cowhide Peter supplied Phil was diseased and that Peter had killed Phil.
Mar 25, 2022 · Power of the Dog ending explained. To explain the ending, some context needs to be applied first. Phil Burbank (Benedict Cumberbatch) spends most of the film snarling away at his new sister-in-law and her son, Peter. However, he eventually takes the young boy under his wing.
- Jack Slater
Dec 8, 2021 · What happened to Peter in the past? And is he a psychopath? After getting bullied and humiliated by Phil across the movie’s run-time, Peter strikes an unlikely bond with the rancher. While together, Phil agrees to make a lasso from rawhide as a gift.
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Dec 3, 2021 · Peter, who has the cold, clinical mind of a doctor (hence the scene earlier in the film where he’s dissecting the adorable rabbit), knew how to manipulate Phil into his own demise.
