What Is Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Crimson Peak’ About?
For one, Edith is an aspiring author, with horror as her genre of choice.
I think people are getting used to horror subjects done as found footage or B-value budgets.
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I wanted this to feel like a throwback.
And play del Toro did.
Horror director Guillermo del Toro turns up in some odd places sometimes.
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But none may be odder than ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.’
That said,del Toro consciously incorporated elementsfrom his largest formative influences.
Lucille completes this precariously balanced trio by fulfilling a Mrs. Danvers archetype alongside someFlowers in the Atticaffectations.
Naturally, Jesus and Edith are nothing alike in that regard.
Thomas, meanwhile, experiences a healthy relationship for the first time.
And unlikeCronos' harrowed Jesus, he’s unable toescape his toxic bindings.
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If love can redeem, then the reverse holds true.
All three double as fairy tale parables;Crimson Peakis no different.
InCrimson Peak, Lucille pardons her toxicity by claiming that “the horror was for love.”
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But Lucille’s love isn’t worth the cost.
