In order to feel for our characters we must understand who our characters are. The main character is the house (grandma's brain) It signifies metaphorically what is happening to this family. The house is a metaphor for dementia. The grandmother already has dementia and as we enter the house for the first time the house is in slight disarray and disrepair, there is black mold growing along the walls in spots. As the movie progresses the house deteriorates more and the black mold increases in size. These are both metaphors for dementia and what is happening to the grandmother. This dementia is genetic, which is why we see the black spot on the mother, that the daughter finds, at the end of the film. The mother is going to take responsibility for her mother (grandmother) and the daughter has accepted what is her future (caring for her mother) and has come to terms with it, therefore you have three generations of dementia patients and future patients laying on the bed together.
This is true horror, it is an ending that they know is coming to them in their life that is inescapable, they know that their future has been genetically laid out ...and there is no escape.
This is true horror, it is an ending that they know is coming to them in their life that is inescapable, they know that their future has been genetically laid out ...and there is no escape.