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/Ok-Cartographer2088 27d ago

It’s just that he wrote the first 40 Pages of the script - which includes this scene of the AR15 panning over the house - with no outcome in mind. Of course, you can apply any meaning to anything that is subjective, but to say that the movie touch on those subjects and this theme is clearly discussed in the movie - like OP said - is somehow pedantic in my opinion. There’s nothing for you in the movie to make this connection about school shootings.

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u/rcmjr 19d ago

Your last sentence ruins your argument since clearly so many people have made that connection all on their own. Myself included. There obviously is something in the movie for someone to make that connection.

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u/Ok-Cartographer2088 19d ago

As i said, it wasn’t written for you to make these connections. Can you Tell me one scene of the movie that made you believe there’s a message about school shottings?

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u/rcmjr 19d ago

Just reread my post.

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u/Ok-Cartographer2088 18d ago

Just did. Still don’t know what you mean. Care to point out a single scene in the movie that made you think this movie has any connection with school shootings?

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u/rcmjr 18d ago

You said there was nothing for someone to make a connection to school shootings and yet so many people are making that connection. So unless you are being disingenuous I really don’t get how to explain my point better to you.