I know the eye color is wrong, but this old woman looks so much like Dani to me!
Posted Jan 12, 2020, 7:11 PM UTC
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During that scene I couldn’t help but to think maybe dani is her but in a old cycle and pelle is the man.
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I wondered the same thing! I like that the movie left it ambiguous. It could have been cheesy if it was literally a cycle of reincarnation, but just having the characters look bizarrely similar without explanation was perfect for the dreamlike feeling of the story.
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I thought the SAME THING...Dani and the old woman have the exact.same.nose. I was convinced the old woman was just Florence Pugh in makeup and had to go onto IMDB straight away to realize I was wrong and it wasn't :(
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I have seen people mention the similarity in this sub before but that was quite some time ago so you're definitely not the only one
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Big idea time for me: so they believe life is a cycle and when one leaps from the cliff in Attesupa in their death begets new life. Could it be possible that in the moment the life of the old woman regains new life in Dani? Dani does a slow exhale and then a sharp gasp, similar to the Harga breath pattern as the woman leapt.
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It would be great if someone would do an age progression on a photo of Florence Pugh and post it for us.
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One of the people I initially saw the theatrical cut with in the theaters thought the same thing! I don't see it but I love hearing that other people do!
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[Spoilers] I went in to the movie without knowing anything beyond the trailers. When I saw this woman, I was convinced she was Dani, and from that moment I believed Dani would join the cult and enter a literal cycle of reincarnation. I thought Pelle was so drawn to her, and so convinced she'd be a good fit, because somehow he'd already met her. Now having finished the movie, I don't know if it's quite so literal, but I still think this woman looks very much like Dani. I like the idea that Dani saw a lot of herself in this place as time went on, like when she thought she saw her mother among the cultists toward the end. Anyway, I was surprised I couldn't find any other discussions about this. I'm usually terrible with faces, so am I completely wrong here, or does anyone else see the similarity?
I was thinking about this recently too. I agree with you! She has a striking resemblance to Dani.
Maybe in that moment Dani was seeing both her future (the old woman) and her past (her sister and parents)?
I like that idea! There is so much symbolism about life cycles and mirror imagery.