Green Room's Unexpected Terror

It was either this or the stomach scene. What's YOUR favourite unexpected disturbing scene from a film?

It is fair to mention brilliant acting by Antoan Yelcin, especially in the door scene

Green Room still feels a lot more frightening considering deep down we all experience existential dread and paranoia. It feels as though this film is capable of exploring heavy-handed themes that not all horror films have all the capacity to showcase in a more or less subtle manner.

That door scene is one of the hardest movie scenes to get through. Have friends who wont watch it at all because of it. Great movie though

Green Room was a total random pick for movie night, and I LOVED IT. huge horror fan

Great breakdown, but I think you can go even farther. What makes "that scene" special to me isn't only the technique you described—implication and suggestion, abrupt violence, a masterclass in building tension—but also the one-two punch of unexpected violence that manages to catch even hardened viewers off-guard. As you noted, the scene builds and builds to the horrific reveal of Pat's butchered arm. The protagonists manage to close and secure the door, and render the bouncer, who is stuck inside the room with them, helpless. This ostensible climax results in an enormous release of tension for the audience. Which Saulnier immediately follows with an abrupt shot of Amber slicing open the bouncer's stomach with a box cutter. Saulnier weaponizes your relief. It is this second act of unexpected violence that truly subverts the viewer's expectation and makes for an unforgettable, albeit unsettling, memory lingering long after the film has ended.

The curb stomp... that in particular has always haunted me.

I would LOVE to see you cover The Eyes Of My Mother (2016). One of the most simultaneously beautiful and terrifying films I've ever seen, using explicit and implied violence. Incredible story telling that left me thinking and made it among my favorite contemporary films to this day.

It’s nice when the writers don’t assume the audience is dumb and spell out scenes and plots

This movie stayed with me for a very long time

Man, I will never forget the first time I saw those Red Laces.

Also walking out of the press screening in like February knowing for sure that that was the best movie I'd see that year and not even being sad about it.

Green Room and Bone Tomahawk are two of my all time favorite movies. RIP Anton

Green Room was one of those films that I purchased before seeing it, I just knew I’d love it and I was blown away. It’s my idea of true horror, especially the way everything plays out, just feels helpless throughout.

Green room is great. Real horror of being in the wrong place at the worst time. One tiny decision can change you’re entire life. Terrifying.

Jeremy Saulnier, man. Goddamn.
I would highly suggest Blue Ruin to anyone who liked Green Room.

And if feeling slightly more adventurous, his first feature length film, Murder Party, isn’t terrible.

when i first watched this movie, it absolutely traumatized me. it was so good but i physically could not watch it again for years after. i came back to it about a year or so ago, and it was still so difficult to watch that i had to split it into two sessions. this is a beautiful dive into the chaos and terror that is green room.

This is the first movie in a while that actually had me yelling at my tv rooting for the main characters to win. I showed it to my friends and they had the same reaction lol.

This is one of my favorite thrillers of all time! It deserves so much more recognition. Thanks for covering it and making such incredible videos. Cheers!

You add so much rich context to so many films that I adore. Keep doing what you’re doing. It’s great!

Reason I like your channel and content is it gets me to watch movies I didn't know about or have been holding off on for too long. Thank you very much!