Wake Up Dead Man Movie Reaction

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1. Introducing the crew to Paul Thomas Anderson and Yorgos Lanthimos would be great. I hope Bugonia and One Battle After Another win soon

2. I think that it’s always up to personal preference, but for my money this is my favorite Benoit Blanc film so far. Or at the very least, the one with the most rewatch value.

   Knives Out is good, and watching it again lets you really see how Blanc is trying to figure things out now that you know he’s had Martha’s whole thing figured out from moment 1.

   Glass Onion is a bit more campy, the people a bit more of caricatures of themselves, but I do think it’s fun and it is undoubtedly satisfying to see.

   But this one, while not the most complex *mystery,* is absolutely fantastic for having Jud’s journey of faith. On the first watch you’re like Blanc, fiending for the answers and trying to figure out what’s happening. You want that moment of catharsis, the big untangling of the web, the checkmate moment. And Jud is right there with him up until that call with Louise, when he (and the camera) looks at the broken statue of Jesus on the table and he has his Road to Damascus moment, when he realizes that he’s trying to persecute the guilty instead of save them. And that’s what brings him into conflict with Blanc, what pushes him to try and turn himself in when he thinks he killed Samson. But Jud is a good enough man, and a good enough priest, that he realizes that just finding and punishing the guilty isn’t what he wants- he himself killed a man in anger, but the Lord welcomed him with open arms, and so he has to be that for others.

   And at the end of it all, he makes it through to Benoit. Blanc realizes that his big checkmate moment serves nothing but his own ego, leads to the meaningless death of one of the only truly faithful members of the parish, and denies Jud the chance to bring her the peace he found. He cannot solve the case… in good conscience. And so, Damascus. Jud saves Martha in those final moments, helping her see that the man she had idolized had demonized his own daughter and brought his grandson into the fold to do the same, helping her find peace with her faith, offering her absolution and forgiveness for her faith. It’s an incredibly tightly written mystery, but more than that it’s a really beautiful examination of faith and punishment.

   Having that long period of Jud’s struggles at Our Lady of Perpetual Fortitude for the 9 months prior to the murder really helps put the audience into the same confrontational mood that Jud was in, too. We’ve got our fists up, but at the end of the day it’s about open arms… not raised fists. And so Jud puts himself at the forefront of a church that’s about to be flooded with Wicks fanatics because he knows they need his help to return to a more righteous path. He returns Eve’s Apple to the tree, returns Christ to the church, and steps forward as the new pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Grace to help those that need it most. I was raised Catholic and later left the church for my own reasons, but Jud’s journey of faith is really inspiring and speaks to the true strength of religion that he discusses with Blanc in their first conversation.

   In any case this comment’s getting a bit long. Wonderful film, my personal favorite of the three so far, can’t wait for the next Benoit Blanc mystery.

3. It’s implied that blanc was gay… Hugh grant answered the door to blancs house in glass onion

4. This movie was so much fun and never felt like it overstayed at all. I am kinda shocked you guys didnt touch on the part where Judd actually had that amazing scene talking to that equipment office lady about the situation with her mom. It was such an amazing feel good moment that told you just the kind of person Judd is. That in the middle of all that chaos he took a moment to help regardless.

5. Knives Out: Captain America is the killer.
   Glass Onion: Drax is the victim, Hulk is the killer.
   Wake Up Dead Man: Thanos, Sandman is the victim, Hawkeye is the killer and then victim, Prime Nova is the killer.

6. Does anybody else watch a movie, see a part that makes you emotional and just know Aaron is gonna make that face? Because that was me about the Louise scene. I said “Aaron’s gonna make his emotional face again” love these guys

7. Man, Eric would love Midnight Mass so much. Great reaction!

   1. Absolutely.

8. I knew Eric would love this movie, I was looking forward to his commentary regarding the Catholic themes, he did not disappoint.
   I think it’s my favorite Knives Out movie too.

   1. I was thinking the EXACT same thing while watching this.

   2. After the Jud – Samson scene, I thought to myself, “if Jud is the Catholic priest the movie has been showing and telling us he is, he’d turn himself in.” Ridden by guilt over his memory of rage and believing he did it. Growing up Catholic (now lapsed) was taught the seal of the confessional is so sacred you could confess murder to a priest and he couldn’t turn you in, BUT he would appeal to you and tell you to do the right thing and face the consequences.

      So long story short, when Jud walked into the precinct I fell even more in love with him

      I wondered if Rian Johnson grew up Catholic while watching but later read some interview where he said was Protestant

9. No YouTube yet?

   1. Probably problems with copyright strikes. Netflix has been blocking everything lately.