10 Most Disturbing Details Implied In Movies

How does a film lure in its audience within the first minute? Open with a scene of a boy stumbling down a street with a bloody, mutilated hand of course!

This entry and its implication only comes to fruition when you watch the film in its entirety and realise that Michael Faraday (Jeff Bridges) was being manipulated by the Langs (Tim Robbins & Joan Cusack) from the very beginning. The subtle layers of subtext throughout the film, and the way the Lang's gaslight Faraday, start to make the audience begin to question every interaction between the hero and the antagonists - even the ones before the characters have even met.

Through this lens, you can look at the film's opening scene and the filmmakers true intentions come to light - the Langs disfigured their own son deliberately to lure Faraday in. Given how precise and particular the Langs are with their plans, there is no way the incident that disfigured Brady was anything short of an accident.

The second layer to this implication resonates after the films closing scene - with the Langs being so cold and emotionless about their attacks, we have to assume everything they do comes without regret. Did poor Brady even have a choice when his dad disfigured him? You can run around in circles imagining and questioning the dynamics of the Langs - and whatever theories you concoct can only go deeper and darker.

This is why you shouldn't be friends with your neighbours.