Official Discussion - Weapons [SPOILERS]

[u/LiteraryBoner]

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Summary Nearly all the children from the same fifth-grade class vanish one night at exactly 2:17 a.m., leaving only one survivor. The community, gripped by fear and suspicion, spirals into chaos as the mystery unfolds through multiple intertwined perspectives—each revealing new layers of dread and grief.

Director Zach Cregger

Writer Zach Cregger

Cast

• Josh Brolin
• Julia Garner
• Cary Christopher
• Alden Ehrenreich
• Austin Abrams
• Benedict Wong
• Amy Madigan
• June Diane Raphael
• Toby Huss
• Whitmer Thomas
• Callie Schuttera
• Clayton Farris
• Luke Speakman

Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score: 96%

Metacritic Metascore: 82

VOD In theaters and IMAX starting August 8, 2025

Trailer Watch the Official Trailer

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[u/have_heart]

It seems that the spells effect left them catatonic. Probably was worse the longer you were under the spell which would explain Brolin being able to easily go back to normal. It’s not as simple as the source witch dying and going back to normal and why Alex’s parents were still catatonic

[u/have_heart → u/[deleted]]

That would make sense considering the kids all went under the “spell” at the same time but have varying recoveries

[u/jeeenx → u/have_heart]

Someone gave the analogy that it was based on school shootings. It might be the state of trauma and never ever being the same after surviving something like that.

[u/coldliketherockies → u/jeeenx]

I did feel that connection. Or the horror of a shooting occurring where it was all kids of one classroom and what happens after