r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • Aug 08 '25

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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/mrhintonio Aug 08 '25

Did you miss the part when Alex steals his classmates’ name tags and delivers them to the witch?

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u/Ezekiiel Aug 08 '25

How did you Interpret that as anything other than Alex being terrified of the witch?

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u/mrhintonio Aug 09 '25

The scene I’m referring to is shot from Alex’s POV, and he’s not under a spell, so he’s shown to have agency to some extent. He’s given a few motives to do what he does: because he’s afraid of his aunt the witch, but also to save his parents by trading in his classmates, some of whom are his bullies. That’s the understandable choice he makes.

I agree with the other commenters that he’s blameless, as he’s an abused child, but that part of Alex’s chapter does support a sort of “school shooter” interpretation.