Lighthouse: A wonderful descent into madness

If you had to spend over a month working as a lighthouse keeper you would probably go crazy too. Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson star in The Lighthouse, as they slowly lose their minds. Robert Pattinson has a mysterious past and elements of his past show up in dreams and hallucinations throughout the movie. He has trouble distinguished reality and hallucination.

Willem Dafoe plays the drunk lighthouse keeper in charge who is the only one allowed to be up in the lighthouse as he protects the light with a possessive manner.  The only time the two men get along is at night while drinking themselves silly. They discuss how drinking is the only way to avoid succumbing to boredom and madness while they go mad anyway.

Both actors do a great job of trying to figure out the others motives. By the end of the movie the audience can’t tell who is more insane and the mystery of the movie is left open ended and for interpretation. Both Dafoe and Pattinson give great performances since they the only to people in the movie and keep the audience focused on them. Some people may not like the movie if they don’t like abstract storytelling or the movies slow burn approach to the conclusion, but if you do like abstract then this is for you. 🍔🍔🍔🍔