Comments on: Explanation of the Movie ‘Stay’

By: skaphile

skaphile — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:33:39 +0000

I was glad to see so many comments regarding this film. I think it’s as simple and complex as this, it’s his life flashing before Henry’s eyes before he dies. What seems so detailed is just an amalgam of dream intermixed with memories.

By: chukky

chukky — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:02:09 +0000

STAY. I didn’t watch it from the beginning guess that’s I came here to understand more. Thanks to all that commented on this movie. Frankly, if I didn’t get the meaning of the story from watching it half way, I don’t think that makes me an idiot. It’s not too good to ✆ people names on a forum like this just because they air their views.

By: Anton Kuz

Anton Kuz — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:32:03 +0000

@luke

The meaning of life is survival and reproduction.

The “secondary” meaning of life, the fictive one, is yours to create.

By: Gio

Gio — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:47:00 +0000

Intelligent and original movie.
For those who felt unfulfilled at the ending; unfortunately you were expecting an explanation. Explanation can be found throughout the movie and the final scene informs us that we just lived Henry’s dream. This dream is a transition between here and there (life and death).
In Henry’s dream we notice all the characters of the movie and we see each one of them at the final scene. Details of Sam’s life are created by Henry, everything is designed by Henry. Nothing is real.
Nevertheless, the message is beautiful: guilt and pain can be horrible but the beauty is worth the stay.
Not a blockbuster but as I mentioned, an intelligent and original movie.

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:45:50 +0000

This movie was really good. I like to watch something that challenges you to think, and to really pay attention; and also has the value of being re-watch-able and it being different again (if you want to look at the clues and learn more about the film)

If you don’t like it then you’re probably just a dumb*ss. Go watch some Hollywood bullsh*t to feed your sh*tty mind.

Ha, only kidding! If you didn’t like it, then you didn’t like it. Not your fault you are who you are Go and find something else to watch. There is no wrong or right really. Just expressions of opinion and creativity!

Maybe go make your own film, right, right?!

By: Jenia

Jenia — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 01:11:10 +0000

the STAY is brilliant, and this is why we watch such movies: to think about it, to reflect. when i decided to watch this movie, i knew it was not going to be a “relaxing easy watching”. if you want to watch an easy watching movie where everything is clear and no thoughts required then watch those. they are being produced for such purposes. and the director of STAY didn’t expect crowds to love his movie in the first place anyway.

By: Luke

Luke — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:23:34 +0000

It’s like a Miro painting. No meaning. Just a nice combination of lines and colors. Who tries to find a sense or a meaning, does not understand art. The real art has no sense or meaning. Like life. Precisely who finds a meaning or a sense is the “dumb”.

By: william

william — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:35:10 +0000

Yeah,this movie was total crap,and its a shame because there were some very talented actors involved.Any nonsense about people just not being smart or deep enough to get this movie is a joke,it was a weak plot,actually a plot barely existed at all.The whole”gotcha this entire movie was just a dream in some dying guy’s head” was nothing more than a copout as far as im concerned.At the end of the movie I was left with a feeling of being ripped off,like i was still waiting for the punchline.What a waste of time.I mean really,you could insert that idea into a thousand other movies and basically go wherever you’d like as far as plot and sequence without having to justify any of it because,well, it was only in his head…like i said, a copout. peace all

By: Mimi Nissan

Mimi Nissan — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 05:02:02 +0000

Actually the director made his pants too short because from Henry’s (Ryan Gosling) point of view Sam is crouching so his pants rise up. I thought It was a really great movie, it’s one of my favorites.

By: Beck

Beck — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 06:20:00 +0000

This movie is brilliant. To all those who find it ‘dumb’ or ‘a waste of time,’ you need to open up your minds. The actors, the filming, the symbolism…. all amazing! Definitely one of my favourite movies and I will be watching again soon!