‘Weapons’ (dir. Zach Cregger) | Warner Bros (8/8)

[Diunx]

IT WAS ABOUT AN OLD WITCH
WHO KIDNAPPED SOME KIDS
SO SHE COULD FEED OFF OF
THEIR LIFE FORCE



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For real, this wasn't some allegory bullshyt

 

[EzekelRAGE]

I still dont understand what this movie was about.

School shootings/grief or some shyt like that.

 

[GoldenGlove]

I still dont understand what this movie was about. One theory said alcoholism and made sense but fukk it shyt wasn’t that good for all the hype

 

[GoldenGlove]

I don't think I've ever seen a spin on witchcraft and zombies like this


Does anyone know what the scene with the M16 over the crib was about? I'm thinking there's a tie in with school shootings and how transgressions/negligence at the home play into what ultimately ends up being an act of terror in schools.

On the surface level this was a supernatural horror/drama story. Just curious about the undertone and throughlines that the filmmaker also implemented in this for their broader point if that makes sense.

 

[Chip Skylark]

https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/s/HrxztNDchK

Weapons (2025) Theme Exploration: It's All About Alcoholism


Yes I want to talk about Weapons in r/TrueFilm. I haven't seen much written about this, so wanted to share my interpretation of the movie's themes. I believe that the film's story is intentionally written to be very much about drug and alcohol addiction.

• The triangle-circle symbol shown during the credits (and on the bell) is the logo of many 12-Step recovery groups.
• The film repeatedly returns to the topic of alcoholism, especially through Justine and Paul/the cop. Paul's wife even tells him directly to attend an AA meeting. His response — that he'll only go if he starts to "feel bad" — is a mindset familiar to many in recovery and often a precursor to relapse. Then after the run-in with the addict, he is immediately ready to hit the bar with Justine.
• Gladys, to me, represents addiction itself. She can make Alex's parents harm themselves or each other, forcing Alex into a caretaker role — a dynamic many children of addicts will recognize. Zach Cregger has even confirmed that Alex's story is largely about growing up with alcoholic parents.
• Gladys' ability to "activate" someone with a ritual mirrors addiction triggers - certain situations, cues, or substances that reignite compulsive behavior.
• Why do we spend so much time following James/the drug addict character? He has one goal through the whole movie: get money, score more dope. It drives him to walk through the rain, climb fences, break into houses

• even distracting him from the horrifying scene in the house.

• The addict's single-minded drive mirrors the witch's spell: a hyper-focus that consumes all else. When someone is under the spell, all they care about is whatever Gladys compels them to do.
• a mindset familiar to many in recovery and often a precursor to relapse. Then after the run-in with the addict, he is immediately ready to hit the bar with Justine.
  
  
  • Gladys, to me, represents addiction itself. She can make Alex's parents harm themselves or each other, forcing Alex into a caretaker role — a dynamic many children of addicts will recognize. Zach Cregger has even confirmed that Alex's story is largely about growing up with alcoholic parents.
  • Gladys' ability to "activate" someone with a ritual mirrors addiction triggers — certain situations, cues, or substances that reignite compulsive behavior.
  • Why do we spend so much time following James/the drug addict character? He has one goal through the whole movie: get money, score more dope. It drives him to walk through the rain, climb fences, break into houses
• • even distracting him from the horrifying scene in the house.
• • The addict's single-minded drive mirrors the witch's spell: a hyper-focus that consumes all else. When someone is under the spell, all they care about is whatever Gladys compels them to do.
  • The children disappearing is just a circumstantial impact of the spell on the community.
• 
  I won't argue that it's a perfect metaphor or that I'm 100% dead-on, but I definitely think that a fair amount of this was intentional and I'm curious if anyone else saw the same parallels.
  
  
  

 

[Ribbs]

Rewatched it, still bangs

 

[parallax]

I still dont understand what this movie was about. One theory said alcoholism and made sense but fukk it shyt wasn’t that good for all the hype

parasites and addiction. zach preety much wrote it as a coping mechanism for trevor moore dying, as well as him dealing with his own alcoholic parents and taking care of them the same way the kid was taking care of his parents in the final act. thats also why the triangle in the circle (al anon logo) was used at the end

 

[Chip Skylark]

parasites and addiction. zach preety much wrote it as a coping mechanism for trevor moore dying, as well as him dealing with his own alcoholic parents and taking care of them the same way the kid was taking care of his parents in the final act. thats also why the triangle in the circle (al anon logo) was used at the end

Now I have to rewatch

Thanks!!!