"If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. If you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the earth"
Jacobs Ladder (as the name implies), really is a downward decent, a trip down the ladder from his normality to the horrific nature of complete insanity.
The Cinematography is unsettling, accentuating the twisted and surreal nature of what Jacob sees throughout his own personal hell, in this case purgatory.
A lot of the narrative feels open-ended, particularly the government conspiracy subplot, though this may be nullified as the ending is very objective and clear.
I bump this up a little on the scale due to how the film inspired some of the concept and design for the psychological horror game Silent Hill; distinctly the themes and aesthetics such as the hospital section and one of its multiple endings.
Adrian Lyne has created an unnerving psychological horror piece that explores the themes of insanity and surrealism while traversing a mans inner turmoil of loss and confusion.
Jacobs Ladder (as the name implies), really is a downward decent, a trip down the ladder from his normality to the horrific nature of complete insanity.
The Cinematography is unsettling, accentuating the twisted and surreal nature of what Jacob sees throughout his own personal hell, in this case purgatory.
A lot of the narrative feels open-ended, particularly the government conspiracy subplot, though this may be nullified as the ending is very objective and clear.
I bump this up a little on the scale due to how the film inspired some of the concept and design for the psychological horror game Silent Hill; distinctly the themes and aesthetics such as the hospital section and one of its multiple endings.
Adrian Lyne has created an unnerving psychological horror piece that explores the themes of insanity and surrealism while traversing a mans inner turmoil of loss and confusion.