Chris, this is an excellent analysis that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. By not showing Kellers rescue, were left with a choice: do we have faith in Loki or dont we? Adding to that, Holly probably never reported him missing (wouldnt have wanted police poking around her place), so his name wouldnt have come up when the detectives were checking past missing persons cases for a man who disappeared 5 years previously. Ive got something to add: The use of the maze not not only serves as a representation of the cognitive dissonance of those abused or references the form of the information as it is laid out; it is also a cyclical device to show the nature of violence (as Kassovitz said, la Haine attire la Haine, or hate breeds hate). Theres Amy Adamss character going about her life in the present day. I've heard that the Prison is actually closing down. If that was the case, Alexs They didnt cry until I left them wouldnt be meaningful or even logical. It is of course not completely impossible because Holly could have cleaned the van thoroughly. Also, I wanted to add that it is mentioned that Alex had an accident with the snakes. | The standard Hollywood police chief who constantly undermines the investigation is so completely overused. In this film, no character will ever be the same. Holly Jones ( Source : wordpress ) After walking a classmate home from school, Holly Jones was kidnapped in her neighborhood. How could Keller have been there too? Three years later, as he was serving a 23-year prison sentence at the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Jones failed to report for a prison check after working in a . Its a German version of cellar. Meaning basement, store room. These repeating elements, and a few others, add up. Damn, its such a good movie. It would also explain why the surviving victims displayed lack of speech; they were so warped by their drug-induced experiences they were no longer capable of communicatingprisoners in their own minds. There are characters named Grace and Joy. The Bob Taylor detail was one I didnt include in why response. That whole torture subplot is like a twisted form of repentance. My question is who is the person that Joy sees in her flashback? Anyway thanks for the insight. Crazy that this wasnt covered. Or, if it was still his parents, quite surprised! Does no one in Hollywood understand these simple things or are they such standard props that we are supposed to accept them knowing full well how ludicrous they are? What happened? I was confused when Alex said that he was waiting for a man to come back and he never did. And they are linked with this idea of necessary violence.. Release Dates Though she is not suspected by the police, Alex is, as the girls were seen playing around his RV before the capture. Regarding the above comments, I recall the detectives discussing the results of forensics on the body in the priests hole. The album finishes with the very first line from the first song: So I was takin a walk the other day Its a line that begins a situation where Kendrick gets shot and killed. When you realize one of the names has a deeper meaning, it leads to the question: Do the rest of the names have meaning? This brings us back to Grace and Loki and Dover and Birch, etc. Police lay murder charge in Holly Jones case. Is the father a sex offender himself? That was a great analysis. They recognised them because Bob Taylor breaks into each of the girls houses and steals them. I have a question about the scene where Joy said: that Keller was there too. Alex couldnt do anything to Loki, but when Keller comes barging in and grabs AlexAlex could hurt Keller. Holly Marie is alive and well and living in Oklahoma, after a family adopted her as a baby. That idea of the maze goes beyond the characters to the structure of the story. And even if all four parents were confused when they looked at the items which is highly unlikely the investigators should have noticed that according to the parents the items in Taylors possession were not worn by the girls on the day of their abduction. Compare that to Luke, when Luke finally becomes a Jedi, wearing a white outfit (and having more hopeful and exciting music). Look Up An Inmate . Bridger is serving a full . Records Dept. Accepting not just the bad but the good as well. So its unlikely she suddenly appeared and seized the girls. This is reinforced later by Joys struggles to explain what had happened to her, only able to look at Keller and say, You were there. Skai fastened a venomous snake over Lokis face, and from it poison dripped. SCDC offers the Internet "inmate search" feature and the toll free inmate information line, 1-866-727-2846, as a public service to interested citizens. Loki didnt find Keller torturing Alex. When I watched I assumed that its contents were responsible for the heavy cognitive impairment that resulted in the state of the children upon their recovery at the hospital in addition to the mental trauma they suffered, and in the older victims contributed to a lifetime effect of mental vacancy and unresponsiveness seen in Alex. Today, a family and community tell how a much-loved 10-year-old brought them. We end with Loki either saving Keller or Keller dying underground. So we have two very Christian characters in Keller and Grace who are dependent on Loki, a character symbolizing non-Christian religions. Will never see the world again. Its like the negotiating tactic of not saying anything. Dover in his belief Alex Jones knows where the girls are. We (and Keller) struggle to understand whats going through Alexs mind. He is not the all-knowing, all powerful saviour. Remember that Keller had just shown up there too. It requires the work of both men to save the girls. I almost enjoyed this analysis more than the movie. This explanation also doesnt hold together. Did anyone watch the movie? My questions is- the only reason Loki is at the fathers house is because hes investigating level 3 sex offenders. In 2012, CSP-SAC was the first institution in California to achieve American Correctional Association accreditation with 98.6 percent score. The last shot of the movie is Loki, at night, hearing a faint whistle. Thanks for reading it all! Perhaps another theme of the movie is communication. But then he remembers he had been at Holly Joness house and puts 2 and 2 together. Alex Jones (Prisoners) Detective Loki (Prisoners) Paul Sandow (The King) Holly Jones (Prisoners) Keller Dover; Please check the notes for additional warnings! His rapid eye blinking is almost like a tick that may have varies meaningsone of which is that the man rarely blinks. Then took them back to Holly. You start the movie in a place of ignorance but end with a sense of superiority in understanding the who, what, when, how, and why. Also isnt the name Keller, too close to killer? The man who pleaded guilty to murdering 10-year-old Holly Jones at a Toronto court Thursday morning fulfilled his "dark secret" when he abducted, sexually assaulted, and dismembered her shortly. Thanks! I think your quote from Villeneuve about the trees as silent witnesses supports this. But they were previously a very religious couple and perhaps some of that still lingered as they indulged in ritual before they killed each of their victims. How do we make sense of the bad in the world? The fact that our two most faithful characters end the movie together, each trusting in their faith, is pretty beautiful. Themes are developed through motifs. Keller will take matters into his own hands too! Superintendent's Fax (601) 664-0782. Because Joy and Anna play on the RV, Alex keys in on them. One is thematic, the other iswellfor lack of a better word, pretentious. Ralph tries to protest and is silenced by an outburst from Keller. And the imprisoned Alex Jones eventually tells his captor that the girls are, In the maze.. to Keller Junior is that killing is okay because the animal population needs to be maintained. However, IMO the movie definitely has a few plot holes which qualify as fridge logic. 1409 Greenbrier Street Charleston, WV 25311 (304) 558-2036 Contact Us | Site Map | Staff Directory But the only performance I really love is Jakes. The exact opposite of what you would expect him to do based on what you know about his religion. Thanks again! $12.99 Read with Our Free App. Funny enough, Dover Historian mentions in Turkey the word means to beat or hit a person. Keller Dover definitely did a lot of dovering in Prisoners.). Instead, it leaves a few context clues there for us to piece things together. Its that whistle he uses to signal Loki. The van is clean, but the forensic guy does say that if there was a struggle they would have found some fibers. It had happened in broad daylight, in the Junction Triangle neighborhood in west Toronto, and detectives would find out later there were witnesses. How do we have faith when bad things happen? Why didnt Alex confess to the police or Keller? Because Holly and her husband seemed to be active, external types, they dont internalize their pain, but externalize it! Yet hes equally difficult to understand. Who was the guy in the priests basement? Right now, still leaning to it being Hollys deceased kid. Unbeknownst to him, Joy and Anna are in another room and Joy sees him/hears him. Rewatched the movie while reading this and you really nailed it. The simplest answer is just Theyre in shock and that makes memory difficult. Because its actually something the girls had, how else would it get there? You know, a room thats underground. Barely talking. When I say faith in the police, keep in mind that Loki is the detective. I also have a question. Like his sister, Jones has studied Chinese as well. We know the girls were interested in the van. The number of prisoners held in private facilities accounts 128,300 inmates US has 1,393,975 male and 111,422 female prisoners US Imprisonment Rate is 450 people per 100.000 residents, 847 for males and 64 for females The majority of the inmates - 16.3% are between 30-34 years of age I didnt find any particularly bad the way you did. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Chris Lambert is co-founder of Colossus. It is an experience that invites us to peel off the layers and try to make meaning from its moving images. And it never really changed. Theyre always there, at least in the background. But Im pretty sure she wasnt leaving the house much anymore and wouldnt like Alex going to see his old house. The disappearance of Holly Jones Holly left home at 6:00 PM while it was still daylight, but as the darkness grew, her parents, Maria Jones and George Stonehouse, became concerned. Nothing more than chilling fragments. In-roads arent always necessary, as many artists will use more obvious devices. She had been jailed for trying to post 10.4g of heroin back to . I noticed this strange bit of dialogue from Loki: You know IF YOU KNOW something Its a silly, basic example but the opening of The Lion King is the rising sun. Facebook gives people the power to. Why does that trigger a flashback where she thinks he was there? It asks you what you believe in. Biography Once a loving and religious woman, both Holly and her husband's minds soon took a twisted turn when their son died of cancer. The whistle is red, the colour of blood, and life is in the blood (Lev. Buddy Holly was a singer songwriter from Lubbock Texas who died after a short 18 month career. And how do we make sense of the miracles in our lives? Their plight is immense and it can drive them to do unto others as has been done unto them. Inmate Search. Im pretty sure it was Keller. Tired of all the brainwashed/braindead people out thereneed to know there are people out there figuring this out like RFK jr. MARSHALL COUNTY, Ala. (TCD) -- A woman from Albertville was sentenced to 99 years in prison for charges of sodomy, sexual torture, and bestiality. The film has an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard, Melissa Leo, and Paul Dano. And the hidden basement with the hole in the ground. The title is simple but that simplicity can disarm you. I dont think theres a definitive answer. Alex reunited with parents??? Youd have to add some sort of in-road, like a conversation she has at a party where she mentions she used to date someone who wanted to be a writer but she broke his heart. Loki is on team giant and kills the god Heimdall. Bob somehow escaped, but the memories kept him from telling the police. Did Loki know she found her whistle? She forces him to drink a drugged liquid, causing him to feel faint. Who knows! Other questions. Kidnapping children. Which creates that idea of the loop. Lokis fellow officer brought it up that the Invisible Man used an LSD/ketamine cocktail on the victims, as described by that book. It seemed to me that Holly heard Lokis car pulling up in her drive way, why would she decide to try to kill Anna with a syringe at that moment? Its complicated and not effective. Theres no prints. Id need to double check that but the movie is off streaming. Loki goes to the Fathers house, discovers a secret passage behind a refrigerator, finds, in this hidden basement, the body of Mr. Jones (identity unknown to Loki). Loki goes to the Jones's house to tell her that her nephew has been found. The best answer I can think of is its been long enough and theyre desperate enough for any lead that they dont question it. Some people will choose the hopeful outlook that being away from Holly means he has a chance at a decent future. So the next best thing was to imprison him? The Joneses were unhinged serial killers. Experienced Human Resources professional with a Law Degree focused on Labor & Employment Law coursework. One detail I noticed that adds to the religious motif is that Loki is actually his last name and his first name is David that we see at the end of the film in the newspaper article Barry Milland AKA Alex Jones is reunited with family after 26 year. Prisoners is a 2013 American mystery thriller film directed by Denis Villeneuve from a screenplay written by Aaron Guzikowski. I think the layman tends to miss out on the motifs but grasps the plot. The abusers can only shake their fist at God so long as they assume that all the parents they abduct the children from will have the same re-action to their loss as they did. What happens next Holly eventually describes as, Making children disappear is the war we wage with God. You have another piece of the puzzle with which to unlock the deeper thematic intentions and questions of Prisoners. I dont buy it. I get thinking Alex not talking is weird/problematic. Doesnt every house have duct tape in it? In-roads. Despite her knowing all this, remembering all of this, what does she express? The little girls are not the same (one clings to her mother for dear life and the other is stoic)? People cant accept freedom, they cant accept loss. Each scene you can feel their presence. Both suffered greatly to the point where they could no longer speak properly. Excellent review, I enjoyed reading the things I understood, as well as the details I missed out on. The little girl was abducted, and her remains were found in gym bags a day later in May 2003. Kendricks dad had always given Top Dawg extra biscuits on the house. Hey! Hes essentially trapped in being the caretaker for his mom. Im glad it was helpful! The 10-year-old girl was raped and murdered by Michael Briere, her dismembered body eventually found where the 35-year-old software developer had disposed of it, in two bags floating in Lake Ontario. Holly Maria Jones (September 14, 1992 - May 12, 2003) [1] was a 10-year-old child abduction and murder victim from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. So was he waiting outside of his old house for someone else to play with who never came? Denis Villeneuve and company accomplished this by placing key backstory and exposition details throughout the movie without ever having a scene that clearly ties them all together. If you have more questions, check out the rest of our movie guide for Prisoners. Loki the trickster would be best able to figure out a maze (tricks) that bad people do/commit. Its like Hollywood thinks they have conditioned us to just accept anything and call it clever. Has astrological symbols tattooed on his hands. In Latin, Dubris meant waters. He was parked outside of his old house in the camper when the girls came by and got in the camper with him. confused just by this bit. So when Loki discovers Alex, Holly is making Keller her prisoner. Commenting on the arrest, Police Chief Julian Fantino made an angry plea to government to set up a DNA bank for all software developers. They move the car. Texas Department of Criminal Justice | PO Box 99 | Huntsville, Texas 77342-0099 | (936) 295-6371 Really insightful. When Keller left the hospital, he went to Hollys house. Political party: Democrat. As Villeneuve says, the trees are linked with the idea of necessary violence If you look at that in the sense that trees are chopped down to build homes, there is a sense that this violence against nature is necessary to provide shelter and comfort. But it does seem like its probably one of those oversights they hope we dont focus on too much haha. Finally, when Lokis at Hollys house, suspicious because he thinks Keller might be there and might have done something awful, he sees the picture in the bedroom. In a sense, this is what Holly Jones and her husband carries on tooby killing children. The captor is seen in one of the last scenes attempting to inject the child with a drug most likely heroin or morphine as Grace is seen frothing at the mouth as she is driven to the hospital by Loki. But Loki soon arrives at the scene and catches Holly before she can kill Anna. The fastest growing independent movie & tv news website! And Im pretty sure Holly Joness original kid was named Alex? I like your version of Loki saving him from hell of his own making but in spite of wonderful reasoning by Loki, what would have happened had Keller not listened to Alex when he was released and then not imprisoned and tortured him until he said they are in the maze? Loved this article it was very educational and breaks down the film in the easily digestible way you mentioned, you untangled this maze of a movie! But also pagan and other spiritual iconography and references. He was subsequently killed by the priest, who threw the body into the church's basement. But the movie as a whole is an examination of the kinds of prisons people find themselves inphysically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. 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The other maze to be found would be that; Holly drugs her victims with a concoction that may have LSD or similarthe fbi book refers to this and she does as well, when talking to and then forcing Keller to drink. Hi, Chirs. Were really only within 24 hours of all the information coming out. I believe that Loki will save Keller. She tells him that her and her husband have been waging a war on God and shows Keller where she hid Anna. I also appreciate how you still respond to comments after a year. Keeping the source of these character names in mind, if you re-watch Prisoners you definitely pick up on some thematic subtext involving religion. Mazes end up being a bigger deal than youd probably expect. Holly and her husband could have found comfort in one anotherinstead their crusade ends up resulting in both of their deaths. And how could he know where the girls lived in the first place? A symbol that we can hear each other if we listen from inside. 303 East Church Street Post Office Box 69 919-894-3616 919-894-2091 . So he moves the fridge and finds the body. Then after Alex was let go, I think the police chief was hesitant to do anything more. Yeah, it seems thats the case. Im sorry I just saw this. Other people feel nervous in the silence and start saying stuff just to fill it. Ends up bringing them home. I wanted to just add one thing! and if so, I guess its just coincidence that Hollys husband had a maze around his neck and that they left mazes in the locked room? Why isnt the aunts house and grounds searched with dogs? Holly Jones is the main antagonist of the 2013 thriller film Prisoners. These are all clues Loki missed or were not brought up to him. The other couple was fine, both solid performances. Barry was kept by Holly, where she renamed him Alex and told him she was his aunt. After being released from prison in 2012, Ms. Deane-Jones was given a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder and is now employed as an Uber driver. No thats not what happened. Instead, it gives you a pile of puzzle pieces.