The Lighthouse is dark, haunting, and outright unsettling
Channel: Ander Perez
Date: 2022-03-01

I’ve watched The Lighthouse twice, and my main takeaway is that two times is enough. The first time was around its release date, and I watched it while speaking the stereo-typical Miami Spanglish and downing a spiked slushie with my best friend. The second, regrettably, was with my family, and I have yet to hear the end of it. Both viewings were a year apart, because that’s about as much time as it takes to stomach a film like this. It’s dark, haunting, and outright unsettling, and as much as it makes me want to turn away, I can’t. #thelighthouse #horror #filmreview #videoessay

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The location and language act like a lighthouse and guide me into a world that is enveloped in darkness. It is a slow burn that gradually removes my sense of consciousness. I may not physically be at the lighthouse, but I emphatically understand what it’s like to lose myself over something beautiful. That is the purpose of The Lighthouse: two men searching for something beautiful, only to realize that it’s not. They become addicted to a false sense of hope.
The film is black and white because there is no color in a lighthouse, only the extremes of light and dark; both of which are made up of the same qualities, meaning one can easily be the other. This reminds me of one of the better jokes in the 90s sitcom, Will and Grace, where Jack says that he’s become so gay that he’s straight. In The Lighthouse, the light is so good that it becomes evil. Once you see the light, everything goes dark.
The atmosphere of The Lighthouse deeply affects the characters because it revolves around where it takes place. After all, it is called The Lighthouse. The location is as much a character as the actors. It has a purpose, and at times feels more human than the actual humans. It is the embodiment of hope, despite destroying everything it touches. It is the antagonist that breathes, loves, and attacks all semblance of rationality, of who were once two ordinary men.
A lighthouse is a guide; it is not a goal. Light serves to help people see what’s in front of them, not to be what they are looking for. Even if at the core of my occidental experience I’m only after cheap thrills, whatever goals I set will have implications on who I become. After all, if I stare at the sun too long, I’ll go blind.

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