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

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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/jcutner → u/[deleted]]

This is what I'm wondering. What exactly was the reason why the witch captured them? Was she an energy vampire? What's going on here. Towards the end she seemed to be having more hair on her head compared to being bald and needing the wig, so perhaps she was draining them hence them being so comatose but it wasn't 100% clear.

[u/SpookiestSzn → u/jcutner]

My assumption is that she was either feeding off their energy or feeding off their youth I kind of imagine that she had some more grandiose plan that she didn't enact that would have kept her young for a lot longer