Timeline for Why are all people not affected in the same fashion?
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| Jan 9, 2019 at 13:16 | comment | added | conman | @Anu7 Gary had seen the entity himself and was clearly quite crazy. He said that he didn't see the entities because someone from his group attacked the "psychiatric patients", distracting them enough for him to escape. That obviously didn't happen (because he in fact saw the entity). That makes him both a liar and crazy. As a result, we don't actually know the truth. | |
| Jan 9, 2019 at 5:19 | comment | added | Anu7 | I dont know for sure if the the kids are immune and they didnt know in the movie.. or the makers didnt want to show any kids dying in the movie. I assume the kids are not immune | |
| Jan 9, 2019 at 5:05 | comment | added | Anu7 | @conman -- Is'nt it clear when Gary explains that "people from the psychiatric institution are making everyone see the entities" ? i thought it was established that people who were psychologically disturbed were not effected by the entity. | |
| Jan 9, 2019 at 5:02 | history | edited | Anu7 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 9, 2019 at 0:53 | comment | added | Mooing Duck | @SiXandSeven8ths: And the movie hints very strongly toward that interpretation. However, all we really know is that (A) a few characters did not commit suicide, and (B) one of those characters claimed that this was because they were mentally ill, but was later determined to be lying about important information, making that detail of questionable accuracy. It may yet be true, but it's hard to be certain. | |
| S Jan 8, 2019 at 23:23 | history | suggested | user11418 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 8, 2019 at 17:16 | comment | added | user25738 | My interpretation, in the broad sense, was that since they were already mentally ill, they are therefore affected differently by the entity. In this case quite the opposite of healthy minds. They are the opposites of healthy minded people and in this world the entity therefore affects them the opposite of those healthy minded people. | |
| Jan 8, 2019 at 16:59 | comment | added | conman | @JPhi1618 The group of "evils" that were patients at a psychiatric hospital were never actually seen but were reported to be crazy by a character who was later discovered to be one of the crazy ones himself, and lying about his origins. As a result, I think it is hard to conclude why some people survive and only go crazy. Sure, a cursory viewing of the movie can leave the impression that already "crazy" people don't commit suicide, but I don't think the movie actually explains their origins, nor do I think we are supposed to know the origins of these crazies. | |
| Jan 8, 2019 at 16:00 | comment | added | Broots Waymb | I wouldn't necessarily say that closing the kids' eyes during the river journey is a clear indication that kids are no exception. I think it's just a precaution because there is no reason at all for her (or us) to believe they'd be affected any differently (and I'm not suggesting they would be). From what I recall, we don't see any children going crazy or committing suicide - which is probably a good thing... | |
| Jan 8, 2019 at 15:45 | comment | added | JPhi1618 | @conman, I think you're forgetting that the first "evil" character in the grocery store is called "a bit crazy" by the guy that knew him, and later there is a group of "evils" that were patients at a psychiatric hospital. I think it's clear in the movie that they are linking "crazy" people to the "evil" reaction. It's not something these answers are making up. There's several articles online that criticize the movie for the explicit link between crazy people and becoming evil agents of the entity. | |
| Jan 8, 2019 at 15:32 | comment | added | conman | I always wondered if perhaps some of these were people who saw the entity but, for whatever reason, failed to commit suicide. Perhaps after the initial "shock" wears off they lose the desire for suicide but their mind still "breaks", leaving them with a very strong impulse to "share" the experience. | |
| Jan 8, 2019 at 15:31 | comment | added | conman | Nitpick: I'm not sure that those who survive seeing the entity are necessarily insane (before seeing it), nor embrace it afterwards. I viewed it as a different reaction. Seeing the entity still drove them quite crazy, but not to suicide: rather it made them single-mindedly focused on getting other people to see it to. | |
| Jan 8, 2019 at 10:57 | history | edited | Paulie_D | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 8, 2019 at 10:03 | history | answered | Anu7 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |