So, I got into this movie, “The Killing of a Sacred Deer”, and man, it was a trip. I went in because I’d heard some buzz about it, and let me tell you, the title itself had me hooked. “What was the poison?” I wondered. I had to find out.
I started digging around, you know, like you do. Turns out, the whole thing is a nod to this old Greek myth about Iphigenia. I read this piece online that talked about how King Agamemnon, Iphigenia’s dad, messed up by killing a deer that was special to the goddess Artemis. To make things square, he was told to sacrifice Iphigenia. I was like, “Whoa, that’s heavy.”
Then I watched the movie. It was something else. There’s this kid, Martin, played by Barry Keoghan, and he’s just messing with this family, the dad’s played by Colin Farrell and the mom by Nicole Kidman. I mean, there are these scenes that are just… weird. Like, Martin gets Farrell to show him his armpit hair, and in another part, Kidman’s character is kissing Martin’s feet. I read somewhere that it’s supposed to be like that biblical story where a woman kisses Jesus’ feet. It was all very symbolic, I guess.
I got into some discussions online, and people were saying the movie is all about fate and how we can’t escape the consequences of our actions. It’s like the universe is this big, uncaring thing, and we’re all just at its mercy. Someone said it’s like a modern Greek tragedy, and that made sense to me.
The way the characters talked, it was stiff, kind of unnatural. I thought maybe it was bad acting, but then I realized it was on purpose. I watched an interview with the director and he said something along the lines of doctors are just people, and the stiff dialogue was there to make things off-putting. It made sense.
The Ending Got Me Thinking
I found an article that explained the ending, and it got me thinking even more. Could the main character, Steven, have gotten out of Martin’s curse? It’s one of those things you keep wondering about long after the movie’s over.
The Poison – It’s More Than Just a Plot Device
I read somewhere that the “poison” in the movie isn’t just some random thing. It’s supposed to represent guilt, and how secrets can eat away at you. They connected it to Greek tragedy again, and I thought, “Yeah, that fits.”
So, that’s my deep dive into “The Killing of a Sacred Deer.” It’s one of those movies that sticks with you, makes you think, and maybe even makes you a little uncomfortable. But in a good way, you know?