 Welcome back to another edition to my 824 Takeover Movie Marathon. If you wanna know why I'm only doing 824 movies, you can check out my last video where I watched 824's Talk to Me and I explain all the reasons why I'm only doing 824 movies. And today's 824 movie is the very coveted movie of 2022. Today, we're going to be watching Pearl. And one thing you need to know before we get started with today's commentary is that Pearl is actually a prequel to the horror movie X. And both of these movies star Mia Goth and there's actually another addition to the X trilogy called Maxine coming out, I think in 2024 or maybe even 2025 now. Both X and Pearl came out in 2022. Pearl was already filmed by the time X came out. It was a very planned, planned success in my opinion and I am excited to be watching it with you guys today. If you guys wanna watch my video on X, which I have already done, there will be a link in the description or up here like in the links. So make sure you guys go watch that. You guys can watch Pearl and X in any order you want to. It really doesn't matter. You can watch Pearl and then X or you can watch X and then Pearl. I watched X and then Pearl because that's how the movies came out. And without further ado, let's get started. Pearl actually came one of the most talked about movies in 2022, turning into one of the biggest viral jokes on the internet. And after that, it quickly died down in popularity and not many people still talk about Pearl to this day. And I'm here to bring out the highlights and lowlights of Pearl because I think it is a very complex and interesting movie to watch. And I think because it turned into this joke that it is overlooked in a lot of different ways. I think some people think it's overhyped when I think that is a very big misconception because it is just so viral due to the jokes made around it, but not very much so because of the content of the story. I'm sorry, mom. Your clothes are just, they're just looking hot. They're hot. It's like, I'm sorry. Why are you storing away all this stuff? I want to wear it. I know what you're gonna say. You're gonna say that I'm going to say this reminds me of a certain 50s movie. That's not at all what I'm gonna say it reminds me of. It reminds me exactly of the cult classic movie, the Hannah Montana movie. It's basically the same plot. It is the same plot. It's about a girl wanting to follow her dreams of being up a former, but having to work and spend time in a farm taking care of cows and chickens. That's the same plot. And then finding a boy that she risked it all for. I'm sorry, is that not the same plot? I'm sorry, that's literally the same plot. And I'm gonna keep talking about this because I feel like it is very overlooked. The goose didn't do anything mind I add. The goose was doing classic goose things like standard goose behavior. And look at what she kills him for that, for being a goose. She literally kills the goose for being a goose. I want you to notice what the parents look like. And I want you to tell me what you think they look like. You have five seconds to guess. Leave down your guesses below what you think I'm gonna say that the mom and the dad look like. Comment them down below. You're right. I'm going to say that the dad and the mother look exactly like Howard and Pearl in X. I mean, obviously Howard and Pearl look way more decrepit and crazy and scary, but we can see where the source material is from. That's fucking crazy. It's fucking crazy. I know it's not the big of a deal. It's not the big of a deal, but I was thinking that I thought about that the third or fourth time I saw this movie. And I wanna see if you guys knew what I was saying. I wanna see if you guys could guess what I was gonna say. To death do us part. Your loving husband, hell. That was a big moment for me. It was a big moment for me that I realized that he was not like Howard. The Howard was not gonna be in this movie. He was off at war the entire time during this movie is something that was really devastated to me because I find his role within X to be also fascinating. I do think we need a Howard spinoff short film, an idea of what they think Howard does when he's off at war. And the conversation after Pearl, what happens after Pearl with Howard and Pearl? Because obviously they're still together by X, but Howard just comes back and is like, okay, like that's why I was so shocked that he wasn't gonna be in this movie. And I think we need another movie about Howard. Did you guys notice the Easter egg? The guy was wearing a sign that said, we shall not accept a life we do not deserve. I never saw that until now. Cigarette? If you know him from Hollywood, then you get it. If you know him from Hollywood, then you get it. Cause I love Hollywood. Hollywood is one of my favorite shows that no one ever lets me have joy for because they say it's cheesy or escapism and they don't like it. I love it. Even if it's corny, even if it's like a little bit poorly written, I love that fucking show. I love that fucking show. That's where I saw him. That was the first time I ever saw him and I fell in love with him. He is so fine. He is so gorgeous. And he has a freaking mustache in this. He has a freaking mustache in this movie. And that's my husband. And he's gonna be the new Superman. He's gonna be the new Superman. So like we really get to win every single day with him being employed. Like it's, there's bird shit on it. There's bird shit on there. I married and then proceeds to assault the scarecrow. What do you mean you're married? In the time, during a pandemic? During a pandemic, you're making out with bird poop scarecrow in the middle of a pandemic. And then on top of it, you decide to do a sexual act with it. 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Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye You were bigger than the whole sky You were more than just a short time How about a film nobody else has seen? Okay. I watched this when I was old enough to understand what was going on through this movie and I still did not quite catch it. I don't know how I watched this scene of him showing this obviously younger girl, an illegal movie and not understanding that oh, like he was trying to groom her into becoming a part of the business. I don't know how that slipped my brain and I know you're thinking Trin, you admit things that make you look stupid so often it is, it is, it is, it is a tough watch. Always tough watches with you, Trin. Always tough to listen to. But I have to say it, it's in my brain so I have to say it. I can't not say things that I think of. The fact and truth of the matter is Pearl, you only get one take at this life. If you don't make the most of it when you're young, you don't get a second chance. I also think a lot of people pass off Pearl to be just another like crazy girl movie which I also have an entire opinion about these like crazy girl movies and an audience's perception of it and kind of the trend of it all. But when watching Pearl, it really does set it up to be like Pearl is just this inherently evil being. When I'm watching it, you see, she's being exposed to things she shouldn't be exposed to. She's obviously very young and also still has an even younger. I don't know how old she is in this movie but it is not, it is not that old. It is not that old and we can see her childlike mannerisms. The way she holds her spoon is childlike. The way she talks to the animals, the way she talks to her parents, it is all very innocent and childlike until all of a sudden it's not. This is obviously an older man manipulating her, telling her that she can be a performer because he wants her to be a performer in porn, in porn, which is illegal at this time. He's exposing her to this imagery and seeping it into her brain and then she becomes more and more obsessed with this idea and what she cannot be but what she wants to be. And it just keeps getting deeper within every single interaction she has within the movie and throughout life. She's a freaking super spreader. Partying during the pandemic. So it was true that she was kind of an anti-master. She didn't care about what disease she was contracting or spreading. Wait, that was a joke earlier? That was a joke. I didn't realize that I was actually true. I was actually right. I was actually right. I didn't even know it. Spend my days feeding and wiping the snout of the face of the man I'm married. He's like, why say fuck me for? Why say fuck me for? He literally just has to listen to everyone hate on him and be a hater. This, yeah, take it. That's what you really desire, isn't it? Perhaps I should kill him for you. He's like, please, like what did I do? He didn't do anything other than get sick and they're like, we should kill him, right? Let's kill him. Let's kill him, right? Right. He's a fucking like. What? You're taken from me. Yeah. What more do you want? I just don't want him to black you, is all. I would have never said that to someone that just had that whole monologue. Why would you ever say that to someone who just said that? The corn. Corn water saves lives yet again. But how dare you look at your mother and say I don't want to end up like you? Maybe you did deserve to like get slapped because who says that? Your mom just talks about how miserable she is. And then the first thing you say to her is I just don't want to end up like you. Like that's like that. Honestly, like I'm just trying not to end up like you, is all. How does Pearl get to the age that she does within X? Because her natural instinct to survive is quite low. It is quite low because the stuff that comes out of her mouth is not the smartest. It's not, we're not thinking. We're not thinking straight. Hey, but at least she got tough sex. I mean, at least she got that, at least she got that. Also, can I add with the corn that she threw on the mom and the corn that's at the table, it was a lot of corn for three people. Granted, like they probably saved some of it, but even with the stuff saved, it seems like an abundance of corn. I don't think they would be able to eat that much corn already cooked without it like rotting. Am I tripping? I don't know the corn life expectancy at all, but it doesn't seem like they could eat all that corn that quickly or maybe they're just really hungry all the time. I don't know. What's its name? We don't have a dog. I thought you said you did in the cellar. Come on Pearl. See, this is what I'm saying. Like how does she survive that long and how do they cover up so many murders if she can't even lie once to this fool? No way, no cop has never been to switch. I guess that's why she has Howard. I guess Howard is the one that does all the talking because he actually can lie. Now's not the time to be resting on your laurels, is it? They're all what laurels? I think you have to have a win to like say that. Oh, that was mean. Also very Abby the Miller of him, not only me. We're both Abby the Miller. No more resting on your laurels. What? When will I see you? I don't know Pearl, it's just an expression. You're not gonna take me to Europe, are you? Tell me the truth. Truth? You're scaring me Pearl. She's just like me actually, it's crazy. You're not gonna leave me here. I would at least have waited until he was out of the car and then I would have taken the car. I mean, honestly, I think that was a good kill. All kills have been valid. Like I think, except for the goose, I think the mom mean, I mean I probably wouldn't have killed her but like honestly in the battle between them like it was just what had happened. That guy was trying to take her to Europe to be a porn star, which she obviously and tried to play it off that she was gonna be a performer. This young girl that he was trying to manipulate into being a porn star. When porn stars didn't even exist, she probably wouldn't have been getting any money and it probably would have been really, really scary. It has to be me. I don't think you meant to say that out loud, girl. I don't even have an issue with her killing people. It's like the fact that she like has this confidence with no practice or effort to be better is infuriating. It's, you think you're the best and you're not practicing or putting in the work to be the best and that's what bothers me. Not that she's killing people. I think that's fine. The red door, simple, beautiful, signifies going into a whole new world. I love it. I love it. Right, June? We love bed. We love bed. Thank you. It's like who are the judges either too. It's like the monopoly man. See, I'm all over the place right now because it's like everybody in this movie, I just have some reason to hate. I haven't liked any person in the movie. I do like Mitzi actually a lot, but the thing is, is that like the panel of judges is literally like the Pringles man, Nanny McPhee and Mary Poppins. They think, they know what dancing is, but I'll show them what dancing is. She's so Kelsey from High School Musical. You are the music in me. I love this dance, but I don't think she's good enough to be in the group. Easy, like that does not take that much effort guys. Like she didn't take all this time practicing. It's not enough to be a rockette. You thought you were gonna be a rockette with those kicks? Are you kidding me? But it's gonna be a no. This is how I felt when Adam Lambert didn't win American Idol. What the heck, why am I actress guys? And cut, like there's something in here guys. There is X factor in here. The only time it could ever relate to her in the entire fucking movie right here. Yeah, that's the only time it could relate to her is when she's actually crying. The snot is so me. Like the mascara, the snot. So the next scene that happens is a really long monologue that Pearl does all to Mitzi. And she is saying this in a way to talk to Howard. Mitzi says, talk to me like I'm Howard. Tell me how you feel and tell me what you wanna say. If he was right here, tell me what you would say to him. And Pearl goes on this big confessional and tells her everything. Why I'm saying this is because I can't include all of that. And it's a lot of context within that monologue that I just can't include all of it. It's way too long. But it is a brilliant, brilliant monologue. It is one of my favorites that I've ever watched. And I think it is a very crucial part of this movie that a lot of people overlook in terms of its success. I think it is an incredible performance by Mia Gough. Obviously the whole movie is, this is a very long one take of this monologue. And it is glorious. If there is anything that you ever wonder about X, about Pearl, it is told within this scene. And throughout this entire movie, you're looking at her actions. You're seeing her be a bad person. And you're thinking like, what the fuck is wrong with this girl? And in this monologue, she fully confesses to like hating herself, to truly hating herself and despising the life that she lives. To only go to the next movie within X 50 years later and being in the exact same spot that she was and she despised her mother for being in. Pearl is not really a scary movie in my opinion. I think it does have gore, but in terms of a horror, I think it definitely is not in the realms of X. I thought X had a lot more gear factor than Pearl. But the details of Pearl make what happens in X so much better. Obviously that's the whole point. I think we're gonna have the same thing within Maxine seeing how much Pearl's story impacts hers. And possibly getting to a point where Maxine faces the same fate that Pearl does, promising everyone that she's gonna be a star, believing in herself that she is going to make it out of there. She's not gonna be like anyone else. She's not gonna be like Pearl, the person who killed all of her friends. She's not gonna be that. She's gonna be better because she's better. And I find that maybe we come to a point within Maxine that she might end up in the exact way that she despised everyone else for being. Also, might I just add, she could have totally hid those bodies and told him that they died from whatever sickness was going around. And she chose not to do that. She chose to say, Howard, this is the real me. I won't mention that I killed your sister, but I did kill my parents and I want you to know that. And then he goes, then after all that, he goes, literally, I know his mindset. Was it too good? Was it too good? He goes, that's fine. That's fine. Not only is it fine, but I'm gonna join you in this endeavor. I'm gonna fucking join you. And he's with her till the very last second. Love me at my craziest, right? Like I love that till death do us part for real. But come on, how did he survive her? I'm sure he said something that it must have upset her. He survives. That way that little boy survives. That little boy is not surviving that. How does that little boy become Howard in the next movie? Which also looks exactly like her dad. And her as an old lady looks exactly like her mom. I can't look at her face anymore. I have to stop. Oh my God, I stopped it right on her nose booger coming out. I can't do it with stock. So I just imagined how it is so salty. I really love Pearl. I love watching Pearl. I think it's a very fun movie to watch. It gives you, it's a very interactive movie for me where I get to really have fun with it. There's parts that make me laugh now. There's parts that make me cry. I think it is a fairly like dynamic movie. And I still stand by the fact that I think that it goes overlooked a lot because of its viral status. That it had such a heavy impact on internet culture. Whereas in a sense, the actual movie, not many people have seen it. People know the sound bites, but not a lot of people have seen it. And I think that's a shame because I think it's a really good movie. And I think it was a really good movie of 2022. But let me know what you guys thought of Pearl in the comment section down below and make sure you guys watch my video on X that I'll leave at the end of the video and in the description. I really want to know your thoughts on this movie because it can go either way. Either people love the kind of exaggeration campiness of it or people like hate it. So I want to know where you guys fall because I think this is a very interesting movie to talk about. Thank you guys so much for watching this video. Give it a thumbs up if you liked it. Share it with your friends if you liked it even more. And I will see you guys in my next video. Bye.