![]() The movie wanted us to make that connection. Hugh/Jeff's mom was the naked woman in the abandoned building. If anyone noticed why the camera lingered for so long on Hugh/Jeff's mom when we finally met her, THAT IS WHY. ![]() First, we see Hugh/Jeff's mom, in the abandoned building. Instead, it marks an important repetition we see throughout the movie:in every case, the final Follower each character sees is of their parent, walking towards them. I don't, however, believe that The Follower's form when it killed Greg was simply out of convenience. It's simply unfortunate that Greg was cornered when The Follower was in the guise of his mother. From Greg's death, we know that the Follower finds you, and then brutally rapes and murders you. ![]() It's easy to remember that Greg is basically fucked to death by his mom, but again, the mom detail can easily be ignored if we remember one simple rule: The Follower takes whatever form is most useful to it. ![]() What's missing, however, is the discussion about the parents. The Follower may also represent the anxiety of STDs, adulthood, the fear of poverty (Yara has an important monologue about Detroit).I've read a slew of interpretations, few of which completely miss the mark. If you aren't vigilant, if you can't keep swimming you end up like a bad game of twister. But what follows? A demon, perhaps, but it doesn't take a film student at Tisch to see that The Follower (as I'll call it) is a metaphor for something. ![]()
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