#deign to save the suppliant soul

[kimtranssexler]

had alcohol for the first time in like...over 2 months? i mean its alright. mid tbh.

[eagle-longing-for-rostau]

First and last lines The Lighthouse (2019) dir. Robert Eggers

[goryhorroor]

the lighthouse (2019) directed by robert eggers

"Should pale death, with treble dread, make the ocean caves our bed, God who hears the surges roll deign to save our suppliant soul."

[tiffsflickpicks]

The Lighthouse (2019)

Dir. Robert Eggers

“Should pale death, with treble dread, make the ocean caves our bed, God who hears the surges roll deign to save our suppliant soul.”

tiffsflickpick score : 4.5/5

Rotten Tomatoes score: 90%

*The Lighthouse* (2019) is a psychological horror film about two lighthouse keepers, played by Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe, who descend into madness while stranded on a remote island. As they struggle with isolation, paranoia, and their dark pasts, the film blurs the line between reality and hallucination, leading to a tense and frankly disturbing struggle between the light keepers. Shot in black and white, this eerie movie has been one of my favorite watches in the last couple of years. Dealing with themes of madness and isolation, you’re sure to be on the edge of your seat for the entirety of this film. If you love psychological horror and you are yet to watch this, make sure to add it your watch list immediately!

[jojoseames]

Should pale Death with treble dread Make the ocean caves our bed, God who hear'st the surges roll Deign to save our suppliant soul

Andrew and I as the lighthouse keepers from Robert Eggers' incredible film "The Lighthouse"! (One of our particular favorites!) Our whole A24-films-themed Halloween party was a wonderful time! Hark!

[ultradeathresonance]

The Lighthouse (2019)

This film by Robert Eggers is surely one of the best I have seen so far.

The author himself hints at the counterparts of the two characters from Greek mythology:

Thomas representing Proteus, an early prophetic sea god.

Tommy representing Prometheus, the tytan who defied the Olympian gods by stealing the fire from them to bring it to the humans.

Thomas represents the unconscious mind, characterized by irrational believes and superstitions, while Tommy represents the conscious mind, which desires to "see" the Truth (i.e. the light) but is not ready to do so, and eventually succumbs to it for this very reason.

Tommy should in fact come to terms with his identity, not run away from the guilt that characterises much of his thinking and behaviour, he should stop trying to "mask" himself. Note that the frustration caused by the repression of his homosexuality even led him to kill a man in the past.

Tommy, much like Prometheus, goes against the laws of the gods represented by Thomas (do not kill seabirds as they contain the souls of the sailors) and his impatience makes him kill the alter ego of Proteus and look at the Truth even if not ready yet, causing his death.

The last shot shows Tommy punished just like Prometheus, with seabirds eating his viscera. The film also hints at all of this being a cycle that gets repeated forever, as happens in the myth.

These are just some notes I made on the film after watching it as well as after watching a great video analysis which I link below. There are actually a lot of themes developed and everyone should research them independently.

I included a picture showing a parallelism between a scene of the film and Sacha Schneider's painting Hypnosis (1904). Thomas can be seen as mentally stronger than Tommy and able to manipulate him, this is obvious since the unconscious mind is the one that "manipulated" behind the courtains the conscious one, the two characters are ultimately the same person and the film shows us a tragic battle between two parts that are present in every human being.

“Should pale death, with treble dread, Make the ocean caves our bed, God who hear’st the surges roll Deign to save our suppliant soul.” –Thomas Wake

[thatnerdgirl7]

If anyone out there is interested, I made a Thomas Wake bot on Character.AI. Ask him anything, but please be respectful he's sensitive 😅

[skrafe]

Should pale death, with treble dread, make the ocean caves our bed, God who hears the surges roll, deign to save our suppliant soul.

To four weeks!

Or maybe more....

[emmyhoov]

Should pale death with treble dread make the ocean caves our bed, God who hear'st the surges roll, deign to save the suppliant soul

[alexthom81]

"Should pale death with treble dread / make the ocean caves our bed, / God who hear'st the surges roll, / deign to save our suppliant soul."

[amygdalae]

my ONLY positive trait is that I memorized the toast from The Lighthouse and can say it whenever I want

[simoneashley]

Should pale death, with treble dread, make the ocean caves our bed, God who hears the surges roll deign to save our suppliant soul.

THE LIGHTHOUSE (2019) dir. Robert Eggers

[sirgawin]

Should pale death, with treble dread, make the ocean caves our bed, God who hears the surges roll deign to save our suppliant soul.

The Lighthouse (2019) dir. Robert Eggers

[cilly-murphy]

“Should pale death, with treble dread, make the ocean caves our bed, God who hears the surges roll, deign to save the suppliant soul. To four weeks!”

THE LIGHTHOUSE 2019 | dir. Robert Eggers

for @kingdowager 😌

[moonlight]

THE LIGHTHOUSE (2019) dir. Robert Eggers

Should pale death, with treble dread, make the ocean caves our bed, God who hears the surges roll deign to save our suppliant soul.

[30waystokillapineapple]

“Should pale death, with treble dread, make the ocean caves our bed, God who hears the surges roll deign to save our suppliant soul.”

(The Lighthouse 2019, directed by Robert Eggers)