Here's my take on the theology behind this movie, how purgatory works , the mistakes Andreas made and how he could have prevented his transformation into a snowman. The way purgatory depicted here looks to test the character of a man to determine if he's fit for heaven or condemned to hell is primarily via the removal of all earthly delights. Food has no taste, there's no engaging conversation to be had, even sex is motion without passion so almost all of what many people think gives life meaning is absent. Normal people are sent here to prove their character and are 'assisted' in this task by human-like entities that are more akin to video game NPC's (non player characters) robotic facsimiles programmed to replicate life. evidence for this is their complete lack of real emotion compared to normal humans, finding emotions and the concepts of taste or the laughter of children to be foreign, even somewhat disturbing, a complete lack of empathy or recognition towards human injury and an obsession with furnishing and construction projects in a very robotic manner. Andreas adapts quickly to his new surroundings, but lifeless humdrum of everyday life soon wears on him. His first big break and possibility for redemption comes when he starts his relationship with Anne. Andreas finds himself much happier with Anne, despite her robotism, however the relationship is only half the story. The other big half is he's now involved in caring for and helping someone else, even though this should be part of any healthy relationship, it's the spark of selfless altruism that's key here. The film focuses on first the vibrancy and life of the pot plant followed by the construction project the two of them complete. The hint is very subtle so Andreas can be excused for missing it, but aren't there a lot of people thinking about moving furniture and remodeling their houses? indeed there are entire dinner parties of people almost begging for help with these things. Unfortunately andreas not only misses the hint, he screws up in an atrocious way by cheating on Anne when the initial excitement of the relationship dies out due to her being an NPC. NPC or not, cheating is Bad , M'kay? It's an extremely selfish and self centered act which earns Andreas his first strike. Lets move on to the second opportunity, which is meeting Hugo. All andreas needed to do here is listen to Hugo's misgivings about tampering with the wall and accept them. Hugo stands to lose far more than Andreas if the cleaners get wind of this situation, so Andreas should not have imposed on Hugo. listening and accepting shows respect and care for another person, even though they have something you desperately desire. Andreas could have befriended and looked out for Hugo and the two of them would have had a chance to support each other ,moving in the right direction whilst using the wall music as incentive. Instead Andreas puts his own entitled desires ahead of Hugo's even to the extent of taking over his apartment to dig out the wall. Strike two. The third opportunity is a big one. Now the duo have dig so deep that they can't keep the secret hidden, something Hugo was afraid of. Elderly residents notice the music and nice smells and want to join in appreciating them. These older folk are humans like Andreas. The NPC's don't show evidence of aging at all, nor are they attracted to jaunty music or definitive smells as a human would be. It's quite possibly some humans have been languishing here for decades at best, millennia at worst and suddenly they have a tiny glimmer of joy in the miserable doldrums of their lives. Let me detail how reprehensible Andreas is right here in the context of purgatory. Andreas has shown he has little to no respect for individuals feelings or needs other than his own. The way he deserts his job and shirks responsibilities paint a grim picture of his treatment of broader society as well, so here are some of the most vulnerable members of a community who are no threat to Andreas , who don't what to interfere with him, they have no desire to betray him, all the elders want is to sit quietly and listen. To andreas, the mere thought of them sharing in HIS music is unacceptable. Even them existing in the nearby vicinity upsets him. Even if we chalk this up to the most paranoid and irrational fear , just a few seconds of thought would tell anyone it's safer to have the elders sitting quietly inside than standing outside by the basement window impersonating wooden dippy drinking birds. Strike three, he's out. I honestly believe Andreas dun goofed too much by this point. Reason being .... welll... said group of fossilized fogies loitering by the window. Even the NPC's will soon see this is odd and the Cleaners will be on their way. It's most likely the Cleaners knew about the wall already and this is the sign to move in and clean house they were waiting for. This is purgatory after all and not some soundproofed city basement and by purgatories rules Andreas has proven himself time and again unworthy of heaven and his selfish douchebaggery has earned him a one way bus ride to PP-shrinkage land. There's still hope though. Andreas can literally still escape through the tunnel into heaven if he works alongside Hugo to finish it. Friendship, comradery , hard work and diligence are all admirable qualities whilst working towards a goal for the common good. There's no true escape though as Andreas fumbles around through the hole and like an addict fixing for his next high, misses the entire picture when he grabs on to a single , lousy bit of cake. Andreas doesn't even try to share it with Hugo, who worked just as hard along side him to obtain it. Andreas fails the most basic of all human tests, even caveman co-operation and simple sharing is too far a concept right now for this selfish, self-absorbed butthole. Had Andreas just thought to share a crumb of that cake, he'd most likely still be in purgatory rather than the frozen wastes. This would have been the city leaders decision in the context of purgatory and redemption. Andreas had multiple opportunities to show even the meagerest consideration towards the needs and wants of his fellow man over his own selfish desires and instead he made other peoples lives worse in order to benefit his own so a permanent seat in the deep freeze with an icicle up the bum for eternity was the call they made. There you have my take and explanation on this movie. TL/DR Andreas was a selfish twat too many times for too long and got put on ice.

He probably was in purgatory because there is no real happiness or excitement or pain...just dullness. The fact he almost broke into Heaven may have been a test to see if he would continue to strive for it or be content with the smallest distraction instead...since he failed, he was sent to hell

it was going so well it could have been a great great movie and then that stupid ending had to come

So we admit, being an accountant is universally considered torture

Damn from Purgatory to Hell, what an ending

Title is a bit misleading. Pretty sure this dude starts out in Purgatory, and betrays the establishment and tries to escape to heaven before his time is up in Purgatory. So they banish him to hell for his actions. And judging by the snow and wind. He’s in the 9th circle now, and more specifically the innermost circle, Judeca iirc. It’s the worst spot in hell according to Dante and if memory serves those strong winds are actually cause by Satans wings as he unsuccessfully tries to escape.

These recaps are a brilliant way of assessing the suitability of a film to watch. I particularly like that sometimes I can just decide to watch loads of recaps instead of a film. Trying to find a film I really like the look of AND can get to work properly can get tedious so I like that sometimes I can just stay and watch recaps. I've discovered a few good films too like this recently.... Keep them coming! Many thanks. .. 😎😉🙏🙏🙏

The thing with these Scandinavian movies is that they are often socially critical. As an outsider and someone with a more objective view on Norwegian society, I can confirm that a lot of what is shown in the movie is socially accurate. High bureaucracy, loveless relationships, false positivism, pragmatism, materialism, superficial friendships and topics of conversation, alcohol and drug addiction, strong lack of ambition, strong routines and punishment of those who diverge from the status quo. All this can be easily observed in about one week of living in Norway, let alone years. Also in regards to food, Norwegian cuisine and food are notoriously tasteless.

"Small hole in the wall made him realize there is a heaven..." Same thing happened to me at a truckstop.

What andrew has experienced is actually the boring 9-5 job, the never-ending dating, clothes changing bf gf, the government control, the heartless society,....

What a great movie, because it could mean so many different things: - The dichotomy between what represents the good life in the US, with instagram ready furniture, and that for most this comes with huge trade-offs, long hours of hard and/or work, no time for hobbies or family - Hell/Heaven/limbo - Soviet style grey cities that mimic Western life and try to say everyone is happy (but not) and the end is a Siberian gulag - How the world could seem with depression - Could just be tapping into young adult fear at beginning work career, and still having teen/childhood life as a recent nostalgic memory, and adjusting to the frequent demands and sacrifice of being independent - Many more

He's in purgatory trying to break into heaven then gets sent to hell

Unpopular moral of the movie: Appreciate what you've got because you could have nothing.

This movie is just an accurate depiction of depression. You're caught in endless, meaningless routines, you're unable to enjoy your hobbies, sex or even a sip of coffee and your mind constantly tells you it'll go on like this forever and there's no way out. At the end, either you get help and make it to the other side or you just break and end up in nothingness.

He was in purgatory. He saw heaven and broke the rules of purgatory by trying to break into heaven. For that he was sent to deepest part of Hell which is in fact a frozen wasteland (at least according to some writers)

Seems almost an allegory for the Garden of Eden. Andreas has an easy life and everything he needs or wants. But he's dissatisfied and tries to obtain what he's not allowed to have (yet?). The cake is like his bite of the forbidden fruit. Notice, he's the only one cast out. Hugo never tasted the cake so he was able to remain.

This movie tries to tell us that life is incomplete without ups and downs

2:55 - "He is shocked to discover his finger is back and well without even a scar" - literally shown a scar on the finger... riiiiight

When you read Dante’s inferno you can see that there are nine circles of hell and purgatory is one of them, it’s not hell or heaven but somewhere in between. But if you go deeper into the very beginning of hell it’s the normal depiction (fire and all that) but if you go all the way down into the final circle is depicted as very icy and cold just like in the movie

I really loved this recap. I would have never heard of this film without you same as a lot of the others. The effort it takes to find a film with things I know I will enjoy is hard and takes a while and so I can watch these recaps and go watch one. Other times I just watch the recap and that's it and it feels like I've somewhat actually watched the film. Thanks so much. 😎😉🙏🙏🙏

It’s strange to hear this movie explained by someone else. The whole thing felt far more socio-political than existential. I experienced it as a specific allegory for Norwegian society and it’s overemphasis on conformity. Interesting to see such a different understanding of the movie.

The lesson of the movie: do not destroy the forbidden gloryhole.

It was hilarious how casually the woman took the break up and it cuts to him seeing another woman without any arguments

This is what my life currently feels like.

This whole movie felt like a surreal drug trip

Why do these awsome films always have cliffhangers. There has to be more out there

I took it as a commentary on our society. He starts out upper-middle-class existence, just going through the motions with no real agency over his appointment to his circumstances, and proceeds to live his unfulfilling life, unchanging and materialistic and shallow. He wants for no things, nothing is expected of him but acceptance of the status quo. Note that there are no children. The beautiful reality is shown as rustic and domestic and simple, bright and full of life. Ultimately his non-conformity is discovered and here is where I think that he is now doomed to being cast out of society but he no longer cares and pursues the beautiful existence he knows he could have if only he could break from the confines of his situation. But his attempt is discovered and his punishment for rejecting the status quo is isolation and abandonment. He was bothersome and unlike the other man content to have a tiny hole with music he listened to late at night, he wanted more and his final crime was that he was tempting others.

What if we all lives in a purgatory after all? what if the world we're currently in, is just made to test our worth? to see if we can overcome our inability when we're "alive"?

0:57 "not even the smallest decoration" with the painting hanging RIGHT THERE

Zamhareer (Arabic: الزمهرير) is a place of ultra extreme cold at the bottom of hell in some Islamic sources. It is characterized as being unbearably cold with blizzards, ice, and snow, which makes peoples’ bones crack and their flesh to fall off.

This is one of the first independent movies I ever seen in my life. I totally forgot the name, thank you! I’ll re watch. It again❤🎉

I love your recaps and Mystery Recap

The main actor is a really good director and actor he has a show on Netflix called Norsemen and it’s the funniest thing I’ve ever seen he’s also amazing in Lillie hammer

Guy dies and wakes up in hell. The devil greets him and offers to show him around. The guy is a bit nervous, but the devil assures him he’s safe and nothing bad will happen to him. Half way through the tour, the guy is starting to feel relaxed, as all the things he’s been shown so far is akin to a 5 star luxury resort, but all of a sudden they come to a walled off area where he hears loud screaming of people in severe pain. He’s asks the devil what it’s all about and is told “don’t worry, that’s not your concern.” They then finish off the tour beside the walled off area and again the guy gets freaked out and says to the devil “please, I’m freaking out here, what’s behind that wall.” The devil then says “very well I’ll show you.” They go through a hidden door and pass the wall and the guy is greeted to a horrible sight of people getting the worst tortures imaginable. The guy freaks out even more, thinking this is going to be his fate, but the devil says to him “don’t worry, this is only for Christian’s. It’s what they expect and personally I’ve never understood why they’d want it.”

Man thanks for all the recap ill i need

If you like dystopian books and movies then you should watch all of The Bothersome Man. There are many references to other dystopian works and it is interesting to watch trying to catch them all.

It's the Roman guy from Norsemen! "I'll have you know, I am absolutely uncompromising in my art!" He's my favorite haha My favorite parts of the show are when he and the other guy, the bisexual brother of the jarl that becomes the new jarl after his brother dies, Orm I just remembered, are in charge and it goes to their head so hard. Brillo

'We are not firing you, we are inspiring you to find a new career' lol

No need to wait the full movie these recaps are enough for me.. imagine watching 50 movies a day😂😂

I was watching this recap while high and ohhh boy, did I loose my shit with the “ what if’s? “. I started to ask myself, what if heaven is just like this earth. But everything is just so vibrant, there’s more details and more harmony; meaning we can hear sounds that we’ve never heard before, sounds of plants, stones, other human beings etc. and our families are always our families. And I suspect reincarnation are for the people that can’t feel more when they are in the other side. So they came back through a portal to earth and exist with a new family… but whenever they die they go back to their OG family in the other side. And you start to improve on adapting to the other side. Crazy but it could be true. I’ve always heard about this download from people that have NDE’s and they visit the other side. What if our Brains on the other side have 1000x limits over the one we get here on this dimension( probably 10x).. so you learn things quicker. As if they are downloading.

People are saying he is in purgatory and gets punished for trying to get to heaven and that's dumb. Any good person would try to get to heaven.

0:56 while a lamp, curtons, a table with another lamp and a picture in this room... "not even the smallest decoration"

These recaps are life/time saver’s

4:13 I always redecorate with an axe. So anyway, I was looking through this new catalog I received in a mail box and I saw some amazing sectional sets! There was also some really impressive arm chairs. A handsome foot stool.

Could ending be any more dissapoiting?

Just to say, the idea of purgatory normally is that you're definitely going to heaven, but you have to basically do time for your sins. It's not a test to see if you go to hell or heaven.

are you sure that's hell? it looks like regular life to a depressed person to me

Well it's an interesting concept to say the least. Never seen a movie recapped like this either so I'm glad to have not had to invest more time than I'd needed. Fun stuff

Having not known this movie is likely a take on Purgatory made me react to it in an authentic way. I'm fascinated by one of the questions I asked myself watching this summary: First thing that came to my mind when Andreas managed to grab a piece of cake was "What would I have done in this situation?" As Andreas sat there and ate the cake with Hugo out of the frame, I knew that I would have shared it after the first bite. I would have looked at Hugo and said "Dude, you have GOT to try this!" I think we would have both sat there and eaten the crumbs off the floor after the lives we had been living. It's unfortunate this was not the case in the movie... :(

"nothing tastes right, the beer, the chocolate, or the women." that last one caught me so of guard

Thanks for uploading

I liked the part when he realised he was in hell and not in heaven

Honestly there have been times recently that are a bit to similar to that movie for me, no not the cheating just the lack of everyone around me having REAL emotion. I guess I have to dig a cave with good music and good food at the end of it.

This film is awesome

now that i watch this beautiful recap of the movie I'm going to watch an explanation/summary of it. The story line is interesting but i need to understanding the meaning of the movie.

Nice movie, and good explanation.

To YOU reading this, I pray that whatever is bothering and hurting you or whatever you are constantly stressing about gets better. May all the negativity, dark thoughts, the overthinking, and the doubt exit your mind and may clarity replace confusion. May your life be filled with peace, love, compassion, clarity, and companionship

Only if he had a little more time to dig the end of the tunnel wider, he would have escaped to a better world... What an unsatisfying ending

Thank you for that explanation, it makes perfect sense

I feel heaven can be considered as hell too. In the way that, you only know joy. Knowing that there are other feelings such as despair and knowning that your previously had a life where you had hardships, despair and many more feelings really gets to you. Knowing that your memories have no meaning damages my mentality (if i was there)

I love how different people interprete this movie differently

This represents society these days. If you don't play along with something that is clearly wrong but its seen as normal you will be casted out.

This is the best channel on youtube! Saves me so much time!!

i love recaps way more than I like watching movies

Yup, this is real HELL if even after death I have to go to work... DAMN no escape from that even in death !!

Am I the only one hi saw the SCAR on his hand after his finger was reattached?

Feels very familiar, like depression, things don't suck, they're just bland and everyone seems to experience it differently than you do, makes you feel alone.

This is great. I can watch films from other languages and films I would never possibly think of watching

Nosy neighbors always ruin everything.

That's pretty funny a hell level where everyone's trying to escape unsuccessfully so sum digging their way out some flying out never getting out

So glad I watched this recap.

Bring back the music that you always use. It was so relaxing

A story must have a beginning, a middle, and an end. This narrative has 2 out of 3.

I love afterlife movies and shows. One of my favorites is the twilight zone where everything goes his way. Sure it's "hell" but oh well. I like defending your life too.

A lot of accuracy in the way they've described the afterlife experience!

The music u used sounds like fable 2😩 I wish I could play it😢

I cried during this recap. I love your videos and the movies you choose. Not sure why it said I had to Subscribe to your channel again.. This movie seems very very important, at least to me I guess

Still a better love story than Twilight It should be called The Bothersome Ending

the 9-5 grind is the real hell. I completely agree.

Dang, all these movies have such depressing endings. I appreciate you condensing it down like this so I don't have to waste hours actually watching them only to be disappointed.

It's about being ungraful and always wanting more. It's brilliant.

Movie title is The Bothersome Man (2006)? Interesting. How did he get on the bus in the first place at the beginning of the movie? Hope the movie gets a sequel. SWEET movie recap. YOU'RE AWESOME! BEST REGARDS!

The blizzard abyss at the end may be where he transcends beyond Heaven and Hell.

I loved this movie...mind-bending.

The purgatory/heaven/hell interpretation is cool but i really like the "living behind the berlin wall" interpretation. The world is a soviet city, gray as gray can be, with people not having any emotions or reaction to anything because thats how you were expected to be under communism (as kids we were told to not get involved in ANYTHING, I don't care if someone's laying down on the street dying, you look the other way and move forward because you never know if this person isn't some political dissident that just got "suicided" by the government or secret police and if you were to get involved you'll get a knock on your door at night). Parents were scared of saying anything critical about the government in front of their kids in fear of said kids spilling it out in school or somewhere. You are trained to shut up and pretend everything is fine... and the wall could symbolise a glimps of freedom of the western Europe, which people risked their lives and freedom to get into, through the literal Berlin wall or any other border; or less literal, people risked evevyryrhkng to get a vinyl record of western music or candy or ANYTHING that wasn't "soviet chocolate-like product" (those who grew up in Eastern europe know what I'm talking about). The final scene is just the secret police dropping our main character off in the gulag somewhere in Siberia for his escape attempt lmao

A more realistic version of the Matrix.

I think he's on the top layer of purgatory as it is peaceful and you are privileged also in this layer the heaven and purgatory meets. So if behaved morally then he could've easily transferred to heaven

Can you put the titles of the movies in the recaps

damn.... this is proabaly THE most depressing "what if life was boring" scenario movies i have ever seen

I still don’t understand the message this movie tries to send, can someone explain?

I became a fan of this actor from his work in Lily Hammer also he plays in Norseman very funny shows from Norway

I have also been contemplating getting a plant for my cubicle. Until then, it is just a box. Floor 3, section 4, row 13, number 5.

Shame you spoiled ending in title :(

Why didn't he keep busting through the wall as fast as he could instead of grabbing and eating the cake, once he saw there was a better place on the other side? That blunder basically cost him true happiness, all for a few bites of cake. There are always so many "What the F are you doing?" moments, like this in movies and shows, that I have given up on writers and their idiotic problem making writing. Zombie shows are a genre that needs to just go away, because they are some of the worst offenders. There are tons of shows and anime's where characters never stop and ask for explanations, or clear an issue up, that would solve 95% of the problems the characters are facing. I lose my mind and go into a rage when watching so many shows and their garbage writing, so I've basically switched to videogames for my entertainment. At least I get to call the shots in the genre I play.

0:56 “not even the smallest decoration” The painting on the wall:🤨

I thought movie is dark but after reading comments I started liking it very much and it's message - selfishness is road to hell while selflessness is a road to heaven.

Damn, him being sent to hell is so cruel, what did they expect of him?

All those saying it's a bullshit ending.... lots of European movies have endings open to interpretations. Mainstream American movies have neatly wrapped up plots both big and small and that's how we like it. European movies often are vague and unexplained.

That actor will still always just be Rufus from Rome to me 😂👍

This makes more sense than the fire