8 Horror Movie Moments Nobody Understands
2. Is It Just A Drug Trip? - Mandy
Mandy was part of the Nic Cage resurgence, and you can totally see why. It plays to the actor's madcap, meme-able strengths without falling into total parody, and straddles the line between being an arthouse horror, and a bat-sh*t insane dark comedy.
However, its purposefully slow and surreal plot means that so much of the actual story is difficult to grasp. Essentially, the general thrust of the story sees Cage attempting to avenge the death of his wife at the hands of a sinister cult. It's easier said than done though, as Cage's character is forced to fight against demonic bikers and later suffers through apocalyptic visions, with his sanity well and truly slipping.
The film is quite upfront with the fact that drugs play a heavy part in what audiences see on screen. Much of the story hinges on characters dosed up on LSD, so surely the wilder moments can just be chalked up to that, right?
Well, it's not really clear. The movie goes so mad, and blurs the line between characters tripping and full on supernatural shenanigans that nobody can really parse what's going on.
This film is the definition of "no thoughts, just vibes."