PerfectAdvertising30 t1_j9pdqg3 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 5:00 PM

This is in my top five horror movies.

I think that Antione is developed simply as a misdirect. We think that the movie will follow him as the protagonist and the first part was an extended prologue. Eventually Lucie will meet up with him. Instead he gets killed instantly.

They have a torture room so that the parents can take their work home with them.

HeeeyMacarenaAy OP t1_j9piu9m wrote on February 23, 2023 at 5:31 PM

I appreciate that you shared another perspective. Another thought I had was the parents were probably waiting for him to reach a certain age before he gets tortured as Lucie gave a few seconds before shooting him, unlike the case with his sister in which Lucie shot her with no hesitations.

Lucie was tortured in a seemingly abandoned building, which somehow seems weird that the parents would place a torture room in their home

PerfectAdvertising30 t1_j9pq1o4 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 6:16 PM

I don't remember whether they said only women are tortured or mostly women are tortured because they are more likely to become martyrs.

quixoticVigil t1_j9psza9 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 6:34 PM

The torture chamber was hidden in an abandoned building, but was still discovered. Years later, the cult is refining its methods. Where better to hide a torture chamber than under a quiet suburban home?

In that respect, the family's kids are just part of the deception. I'd guess they didn't even know about the cult or their parents' membership.