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00:00A worthwhile and incredibly creative horror film by Australian sibling directors Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou.
00:08Clearly distinct from horror movies that solely focus on jump scares, this film delivers a truly unique story.
00:15Talk to Me 2022 has been highly praised by critics, currently holding a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
00:22The film revolves around a dark and haunting narrative, portraying the mental distress or depression prevalent in today's youth,
00:29combined with supernatural elements to deliver a chilling and terrifying experience within the horror genre.
00:36This review will contain spoilers, so if you wish to enjoy the film fresh, please return later.
00:43Talk to Me kicks off with a seemingly ordinary house party in southern Australia,
00:47where a young man is seen weaving through the crowd, searching for his brother.
00:51Upon finding him, the brother suddenly stabs him in the middle of the party before taking his own life.
00:56This opening scene immediately shows us the core premise of communicating with spirits and the horrific consequences that follow.
01:04The film then shifts, introducing us to the main characters whose relationships will drive the rest of the story.
01:10Mia is a young black woman grappling with the pain of losing her mother, Rhea, who died by suicide due to an unbearable illness.
01:17This unspoken grief causes Mia to withdraw and distance herself from her father.
01:23Mia seeks solace from her friends and Jade's family, which includes her mother, Sue, and her younger brother, Riley.
01:31In the opening sequence, Mia takes Jade's place to pick up Riley because Jade is preoccupied with her boyfriend, Daniel, forgetting about her younger brother.
01:39On the way back, Mia and Riley accidentally spot an injured kangaroo on the road.
01:45Mia abandons it, leaving the kangaroo to its fate.
01:49This image symbolizes coldness, loneliness, unending pain, and ultimately, death, acting as a premonition for Mia's tragic destiny.
01:58While still grappling with her emotional wounds and losses, Mia is brought by Jade to a small party with her brother, Riley.
02:05It is here that the appearance of the spectral hand forever changes Mia's life.
02:11The spectral hand is a mysterious object, possessing psychic power capable of summoning the spirits of the dead.
02:18In the film, this image is depicted as an allegory for the temptation of drugs.
02:23Much like stimulants often found at parties, the hand offers an exhilarating escape from reality,
02:28but simultaneously causes people to lose control, become immersed in illusions,
02:34and ultimately pay a hefty price for these seemingly harmless experiences.
02:39This dangerous game marks Mia's first step into the world of spirits and the afterlife.
02:45The soul invocation ritual is limited to 90 seconds, during which the spirit will inhabit and take over the body.
02:53If the time limit is exceeded, the player may become haunted or possessed by the spirit.
02:58When Mia participates in the ritual for the first time, she accidentally summons an evil spirit,
03:03instead of the spirit of her mother, whom she desperately wishes to reunite with.
03:08Unfortunately, this mistake goes beyond the time limit,
03:11becoming a pivotal turning point that allows the malevolent spirit to latch onto Mia,
03:15the beginning of an inevitable chain of tragic events.
03:19One noticeable feature is that when the spirit inhabits Mia,
03:22she starts exhibiting mysterious behaviors,
03:24speaking in fragmented, cryptic sentences,
03:27as if the spirit is trying to prolong its possession.
03:30The first experience of this is an exhilarating, almost addictive sensation,
03:47akin to the high someone might feel when first getting lost in the illusion of drugs.
03:51The image of Jade's friends taking turns indulging in the sensation of possession,
03:59acts as a metaphor that the director uses to comment on how today's youth seek stimulants
04:04as a way to release their inner sorrows.
04:06This is most evident in Mia's sorrow.
04:09She lost her mother, has a strained relationship with her father,
04:12and has no hope left for life.
04:14Mia turns to the spiritual game in the hope of relieving her emotional pain.
04:18Ironically, this event becomes the trigger for a series of horrific actions that follow.
04:24There is a scene where Riley lies next to Mia, talking in the middle of the night,
04:29and then a ghostly hand touches Riley's face from behind.
04:33This suggests that Mia has been haunted by the evil spirit.
04:36The spirit seems to be certain that Riley is the best tool to break down Mia's defenses.
04:41As a result, the next day, Mia, influenced by the supernatural,
04:45urges Jade to find Haley and continue the game.
04:48The crucial turning point is Riley, Jade's younger brother,
04:52who wants to experience the feeling of spirit possession.
04:55This phase will push the film toward its climax.
04:58Jade firmly refuses, but Mia reveals her true nature.
05:02What if we did it for like 60 seconds?
05:05Mia, stop.
05:0660 seconds, Jade.
05:07You don't have to be a bitch about all things Riley.
05:09This shows that Mia has gradually been influenced by the possession of the spirit during the first experience.
05:15The soul-summoning ritual is performed, and unfortunately, Riley exceeds the 90-second limit and gradually loses control.
05:23This scene is extremely violent and horrifying, as Riley begins to harm himself continuously.
05:30The director uses raw and sharp filming techniques, enough to make us flinch at the violence and disgust portrayed.
05:36Even after being taken to the hospital and later on, Riley continues to find ways to hurt himself.
05:42At this point, all the problems seem to focus on Mia, and even Jade's mother forbids her from visiting Riley.
05:50Mia then returns to her own house.
05:51Her mind becomes more chaotic, and she can no longer distinguish between reality and illusion.
05:57In the latter part of the film, Mia faces the haunting memories of her mother.
06:01After returning from the hospital, Daniel and Mia go back to her room, and perhaps she is moved by love, but reality does not allow for it.
06:10All the remaining loneliness becomes a shadow for Mia to lean on.
06:15She has lost family affection, and both love and friendship seem hopeless at this point.
06:20The internal urge constantly pushes Mia to use the ghost's hand.
06:24I'm saying we do it again with Riley, but blow out the candle this time.
06:27You want him to do it again?
06:28The thing that put him in hospital.
06:30You want to save him?
06:30Don't fucking ask me.
06:31We have to do something, Jade.
06:33With the director portraying this image as a metaphor for addiction.
06:37At this moment, Mia stands on the edge of a precipice, without any rational connection to reality.
06:44But perhaps the most heartbreaking image is of Mia's elderly father.
06:48He tries to repair their bond and take care of his daughter, but the haunting presence of the spirit is too strong, and he is tragically stabbed in the throat by his own daughter.
06:57The film's ending is not particularly hard to predict, as it is the consequence of Mia's depression, a condition that the director subtly conveyed throughout the movie.
07:08In the end, she chooses suicide as a way to escape her pain, right on the road where Kangaroo had been injured.
07:14There is a foreshadowing image of this moment, faintly visible on the window.
07:19The traffic accident scene at the end is deliberately obscured by the director, leaving a gap for the audience to speculate about the conclusion.
07:27However, based on the logic established throughout the film, the director portrays it similarly to the Duckett brothers' story.
07:35Ultimately, they kill their only family member before taking their own lives.
07:39The final sequence shows Mia trying to grasp the common human emotions of love and affection, only to become a ghost, under the supernatural influence of the ghostly hand.
07:51Throughout the film, the director also incorporates genuine emotions of family love.
07:55Jade's mother is portrayed as a weak woman, always nurturing family bonds.
08:00She constantly reminds Jade to take care of Riley, and is willing to forgive Mia.
08:05One delicate gesture is when she throws away her cigarette, as Jade gets into the car, symbolizing her desire to set a better example and protect her family.
08:15As for Riley, it seems that with time, he may eventually recover and break free from the haunting presence.
08:21This is hinted at during a scene on the bus, where Cole briefly touches upon this possibility.
08:26The paper he let him mess up his head.
08:30If he'd just stop doing that fucking thing that would have left.
08:32Talk to me is the message the author conveys to the generation, a point that truly stands out because we rarely see it in typical gory horror films.
08:41The ghost hand is used by the director to symbolize the negative aspects of society, such as drugs, violence, pornography, etc.
08:50Along with the presence of depression, which threatens the younger generation due to the lack of care and empathy from family and parents.
08:58Curiosity, curiosity, the desire to mature, and the drive to prove oneself, are natural reactions of adolescence.
09:05But it is these immature emotions that are easily exploited, just like how the ghost hand manipulates them.
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