. Chris, you have written a very good essay, and most of your explanations are sound and thoughtful. What happened to Alex after Loki found him? The Ministry of Justice said 2.02 per day is spent on . An in-road is a purposeful element that the writer/director includes to clue the viewer in on thematic subtext or plot mysteries. Its just too confusing and I skipped some of the violent parts. Look Up An Inmate Jones County NC Jail. I have kids and if they were ever kidnapped I would pick them being killed than for them to do what Alex did. (But is also comes from the old Scandinavian meaning a ravine, gap, gorge, or a crevasse between cliffs. The French, Celtics, and Gauls all had similar versions of the word (Douvres, Dubrs, and Dubris, respectively) and all meant water as well. This is such a fantastic analysis. Though Keller was having a most difficult time thinking and behaving Christian or Christ-like, their never was a scene where he cursed God or threw away his cross. Perhaps it was intended to reflect his personality, peaceable in normal situations, but with a killer instinct ready to take over when pushed by circumstances. Holly Deane-Johns, 51, was subjected to the awful living conditions while serving time at Lardyao Women's Correctional Institution. What a coincidence that the character with that name ends the movie in a hole in the ground?! Stick a piece over your mouth and see how ridiculously easy it is to open your mouth. He was the 28-year-old from Woodstock charged with Tori Stafford's abduction, rape and murder. The captor is seen in one of the last scenes attempting to inject the child with a drug most likely heroin or morphine as Grace is seen frothing at the mouth as she is driven to the hospital by Loki. I cant remember if he was listed above in the list of prisoners now but I was thinking Kellers Son Ralph is a prisoner too. Glad that came through for you! Holly Jones is the main antagonist of the 2013 thriller film Prisoners. A 1987 newspaper article about Barry mentions there might be a serial child abductor and the FBI are involved in the case. Its a solid theory. I must reiterate how spectacular this review was. I think of it as a cry for help by the way he looked at the officer behind the desk. I was so impatient with all the people not talking, but it makes sense now, the priest, bound by his guilt and confession rules, Alex, most likely having been drugged from an early age on which alters your brain and personality, and God knows what else these people did to him and Bob. His aunt also says that he just wanted to play and thats why he took the girls. I loved the movie and really appreciate you breaking it down like that. Das Drehbuch schrieb Aaron Guzikowski. The first kid they ever took was Alex in 1987, who was actually Barry Milland. The characters are great. Why does that trigger a flashback where she thinks he was there? No thats not what happened. I noticed this strange bit of dialogue from Loki: You know IF YOU KNOW something And how do we make sense of the miracles in our lives? Hope that made sense haha! And how could he know where the girls lived in the first place? In Latin, Dubris meant waters. Excellent insight, Jasmine! Yet he still lives with Holly. | We end with Loki either saving Keller or Keller dying underground. Why does Alex say I waited but he never came? But her husband was more complicated. An upstairs bathroom could lose power but the bedroom down the hall might be on a separate breaker and still have power. Thats Bob Taylor, one of the many children Holly and her husband had abducted. That idea of the maze goes beyond the characters to the structure of the story. Lets get some answers. And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have . Cornton Vale I believe. I want to watch the film again. Im pretty sure it was Keller. Really happy to hear that! Lets go through the various types that show up. Yeah, it seems thats the case. Derrick Chambers, Superintendent. So Alex wanted to meet he again and played the game. I am very much amazed with the way you see things about the movie and the way you tell them.Just wanted to say thank you. Alex, nostalgic about his own childhood, tries to play with the girls in the RV. And the movie deals a lot with the circle of life, the dawning of a new age, new beginnings, etc. Hes burying mannequins in his yard. But then you look at the structure of Prisoners, how it tells its story, how it reveals information, theres an understanding that the maze stuff wasnt just to spice up the thrills (as some people have complained). (if that was what she was doing) And why did she do it so slowly? Its like Hollywood thinks they have conditioned us to just accept anything and call it clever. Great analysis!! Hardcover. Now if Nocturnal Animals didnt have flashbacks, if we only saw Adams read this book and get emotional but otherwise live her life normallythat wouldnt work. The profound trauma capable of changing the intrinsic nature of a person, their beliefs, their language. And the hidden basement with the hole in the ground. But it does seem like its probably one of those oversights they hope we dont focus on too much haha. Accepting not just the bad but the good as well. Kendricks dad had always given Top Dawg extra biscuits on the house. After this all goes down a lot of parents get closure, the two families go home and deal with court stuff, but this family has a living ghost that haunts them 24/7. Both Taylor and Alex are old enough that they could physically move beyond what happened to them. Thank you so much! How fitting we have a character named Grace, a word typically associated with Gods favor. Alex might have just been referring to Hollys husband who did go missing and who Holly and Alex were both wondering if hed ever come back. We expect psychos to have weird obsessions like mazes. Anyway thanks for the insight. Largest Database of Taylor County Mugshots. It was on screen so briefly, and Netflixs Pause function obliterates whatever Im trying to read, so I didnt bother. If he was, then he wouldnt have continuously lied to the police and Keller. I wonder if perhaps he was strangled by a snake for a time, causing a lack of oxygen in his brain, which could also add to the severe mental damage he displays. Holly Jones 1992-2003 Holly was kidnapped while walking home from a friends house. The way they said it, sounded like a death notification to me. To find an inmate, please enter the name OR the ID number, and then click the SEARCH button. Then you will see that what Im saying is absolutely true. about what happened to these girls and you DONT TELL US, YOUR AUNT WILL GO TO JAIL too. Wouldnt keller have been caught red-handed? The justification given by Keller Snr. So hes doing what he should do and giving her a chance to surrender. In other mythologies, it varies. Anyway just brilliant write up. My guess is he's been blowing the whistle for days without anybody being able to hear him during the excavation. She reveals that she heard Keller while she was held captive. But how in the world would a jury ever find this guy guilty of anything when he saves two kids, finds/stops the biggest kidnapping ring in the country, after the police basically screwed up bad. Let an old woman finish injection: He walked into the room after she had started the injection. Communication with everyday people would be like communicating with an alien. Detective Loki goes to see Alex's aunt, Holly Jones (Melissa Leo), who raised him with his uncle after his parents died when he was six. He had no criminal record, not even a parking ticket to his name. One of these underground people tells a shocked family, Were Americans. After that information, the title, Us, can be read as US, or U.S., or United States. Or it could be that the wiring for the lights was bad or the bulbs all broke or something. That was a great analysis. Maybe the newspaper article was premature (but then why show it)? one question. And can be argued is another example of being in a prison. Without your amazing, insight ful comments I would never have got any of it at all. Not sure how much I buy into it, but its an example. Just my two cents. The article mentions that his co-worker Mr Dover didnt make any comments. Some people may follow the clues and put 2 and 2 together. Bobs almost completely externalized his pain. Compare that to Bob. Holly Deane-Jones lived in cell with 120 women A convicted drug trafficker who spent years in a Thailand jail has opened up on her time sharing a cell with 120 other women and eating food with. The body is beyond recognition, but there is a necklace of a maze. Like inNocturnal Animals we have three stories being told. Specific questions about an offender's status should be addressed to the institutional caseworker or the Probation and Parole field officer. Thanks for the analysis. Keller tells Ralph he isnt allowed to leave the house, he has to be an adult stay home and make sure Grace doesnt see the news. That says a lot about his mental state, the degree of Stockholm Syndrome hes experiencing. That the book is a dramatic retelling of Adams cheating on then dumping Gyllenhaal and the pain he dealt with in the aftermath of her hurting him. His rapid eye blinking is almost like a tick that may have varies meaningsone of which is that the man rarely blinks. Armed with a hidden gun, Keller heads to see Holly, but she soon learns he knows she kidnapped the girls and prepares her own revolver, which she aims at him upon arrival without hesitation once he voices he knows the truth. And the imprisoned Alex Jones eventually tells his captor that the girls are, In the maze.. It could also explain that Alex could not respond until days into his captivity, finally giving him a break in this regular prescription as he regained a scrap of his ability to think. Inmate Search. Holly secretly pulls out a pistol and begins shooting at Loki, who panics and manages to move our the way. Declaring it likely that the girls are dead, the parents and Detective Loki all but give-up when Bob commits suicide. This is due to the detective leading the case, Detective Loki, finding what he believes to be evidence in Bob's house, finding blood-stained cloths, making it appear that he'd murdered the girls. I was confused when Alex said that he was waiting for a man to come back and he never did. Rewatched the movie while reading this and you really nailed it. Hes essentially trapped in being the caretaker for his mom. Holly eventually admits to Keller she cant really abduct kids without her husband so hasnt been as active. Debord and Van Christopher Havis were arrested in . What follows are the vital details of Prisonersstudied, analyzed, deconstructed, dissected, unraveled, and presented for your review. A maze without an exit. What fate for Keller do we accept? trying to mimic where the pit is in Hollys yard (where Holly puts Keller and Keller finds the whistle). On the character names, I took Keller to be a variation of killer because he hunted, owned a handgun, and was prepared to use extreme violence to protect his family. Chris, this was a fantastic analysis of a complex story, and dead on. This is purposefully meta, as midway through the film the motif of the maze is introduced. Cant wait to show this movie (and analysis) to my wife! That kind of goes with the idea of an intricate maze, a labyrinth, where you get lost and wonder, and keep returning to the same spot, looping around and around, as you try and find an escape. Duration: 10m 29s. You did an amazing job! In addition to her legislative duties, Jones works as the Business Manager for Renz Law LLC. Kind of like when he lifts the dog. She feels God is anything but gracious. The first scene shows how Keller trains his son to kill. She had been jailed for trying to post 10.4g of heroin back to . he was there he visited Hollys home before he realized she was the kidnapper he said he was there to apologize for scaring off Alex and he came in and they talked but he left when he saw the paper saying that Bob killer himself. The van is clean, but the forensic guy does say that if there was a struggle they would have found some fibers. POOPER: Holly Jones (Melissa Leo) kidnapped the two little girls. The priest trapping Mr. Jones in the basement to die. Prisoners. I noticed how Holly cares for her dog and I wonder if Alex abusing it is his way of getting back at her (His abuser). I hope this was helpful. Got it (which is why Keller finds it in the hole at the end). The address where Alex parked the RV was his old house. So he definitely has a cruel streak. Awesome article Chris and I love that youre still replying to people after all this time! Not saying it isnt annoying. Doesnt know what happened to him. Brilliant analysis. It happens to be near the Birch house, where the Dovers celebrate Thanksgiving. One is thematic, the other iswellfor lack of a better word, pretentious. The doomsday preparation stuff does come back, kind of, with the whistle? Ten-year-old Holly Jones disappears after walking her friend home in her Toronto neighbourhood. Prisoners is about spirituality and the complicated nature we have with spirituality. I think Loki didnt necessarily have the time since he was more concerned about the girls. Whats it mean that Keller prays to God to save him from the hole and its Loki whos there? I also appreciate how you still respond to comments after a year. moment. Pre-order Price Guarantee. Absolutely brilliant analysis, I wouldnt ne surprised if it is the best lne there is. Then took them back to Holly. Barry was kept by Holly, where she renamed him Alex and told him she was his aunt. How? So he moves the fridge and finds the body. When we first meet Holly, she tells Loki that her husband has been gone for 5 years. 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Watson), additional production assistant (uncredited), special consultant: end credits (uncredited), set production assistant: second unit (uncredited), completion bond representative (uncredited), forensic technical consultant (uncredited), basecamp production assistant: second unit (uncredited) / production assistant (uncredited), global director of motion picture logistics: Altour Travel (uncredited), production assistant: drone unit (uncredited), additional set production assistant (uncredited), production finance controller (uncredited). Denis Villeneuve and company accomplished this by placing key backstory and exposition details throughout the movie without ever having a scene that clearly ties them all together. Hes reduced to a scared child who finds it impossible to provide the logic of language to the absurdity of the life hes been forced to live. Holly Debord; Van Havis. So we have two very Christian characters in Keller and Grace who are dependent on Loki, a character symbolizing non-Christian religions. With the motifs in mind, we can finally get to what I think is the most interesting thing about Prisoners. Official Sites But again, wow! Holly Jones disappeared from her west-end Toronto neighbourhood in 2003, raped and murdered by Michael Briere. By that, I mean Alex has headed towards introversion. There are SO many other examples of this in the film! The current owners would would have been creeped out. While Alex is a victim, he can be a dick. When Loki brings Taylor in, Taylor cant just explain what happened and why. Into the frame comes the barrel of a shotgun. The last shot of the movie is Loki, at night, hearing a faint whistle. And while Alex may have initially had innocent intentions with Anna and Joy, to pretend he was a child again, free from the burden of his theft, he had to have known bringing them back to Holly wouldnt end well. Also, are we sure Holly is not in the van as well? I shall watch it again. And is still stuck in it, so to speak. Prisoners puts that concept onto how people struggle to work through and escape from their traumas. Alex/Barry's caretaker Its likely that since the girls probably went from the van to the hole that the scent wasnt lingering in a way the dogs would notice. We saw him hurt the dog. So while Alex not confessing what happened to Keller could seem crazy, its in-line with how Prisoners shows other victims of abduction struggling to express themselves. These factors lead me to believe that the two girls, especially Anna, are potential abusers-to-be, because of their limited speech, the abuse they suffered, and the nature of inevitable violence in the cyclical maze, where abuse encourages more abuse. So was he waiting outside of his old house for someone else to play with who never came? to Keller Junior is that killing is okay because the animal population needs to be maintained.
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