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After Ti West wrote and directed his impressive 2022 slasher movieX, he amazed fans of the horror genre with hisflawless prequelPearl. The movie stars Mia Goth as a young woman in 1918 whose creepy and dangerous nature quickly begins to emerge as her stardom dreams are dashed.
After the success ofXandPearl, Ti West is also writing and directing a third film in his trilogy calledMaXXXinethat is sure to be a hit as well. The ending ofPearlis as surprising and creative as the rest of the story, and the final image is unforgettable.
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What Happens At The End Of Pearl?
The end ofPearlis as disturbing and dark as the rest of theimpressive 2022 horror movie. The ending is both action-packed and also a slow character study that allows audiences to learn more about Pearl’s inner world. Mia Goth also gives anincredible horror movie performanceas a young woman who feels stuck in her life and turns to violence.
After Pearl bombs her audition for a traveling dance troupe and learns that her sister-in-law Mitsy (Emma Jenkins-Purro) was cast instead, Pearl murders Mitsy using an axe. Before she kills Mitsy, though, Pearl shares that she is unhappy with her life but that she was relieved to have a miscarriage because she doesn’t want to be a mother. Pearl also talks to her mother Ruth’s (Tandi Wright) dead body in the basement of her house and decides that she will be a good wife to Howard (Alistair Sewell) once he is no longer away in the military. In the last scene ofPearl, Pearl sits at her dining room table and grins at Howard, who has surprised her. Howard is shocked to see Pearl’s dead mother and father there, too. Pearl’screepy horror movie smileproves that while she is a killer, she is also terrified of her feelings and desires.
September 16th 2022 (United States)
102 minutes
76
Where To Watch
Paramount+
Xfeatured some of thebest horror movie moments of 2022andPearlincluded some surprising and memorable scenes as well. In a nod to one of the most shocking death scenes inX,Pearl throws Mitsy into the river and her alligator Theda eats Mitsy’s body. This single moment proves that Pearl is ruthless, cold, and dangerous. After watching the ending ofPearl, Pearl’s killing spree as an elderly woman inXmakes even more sense. She has spent years being miserable about not being a star and she hates every minute of her quiet and dull life on her Texas property.
What Is Pearl About?
Pearldelves into how Pearl becomes a serial killer and is a brilliant character study of her inner pain and turmoil. The movie is set in 1918 against the backdrop of the flu pandemic, and several scenes have some parallels to COVID-19, such as people wearing masks and keeping their distance.Pearlfollows the main character’s quest for excitement while living with her parents on their Texas farm. When she meets a projectionist (played by David Corenswet) and sleeps with him, she clearly has no problem being unfaithful to her husband Howard.Pearlis amemorable modern slasher moviethat has as many quiet moments as there are gory ones.
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WhilePearldoesn’t have a fast-paced plot, it’s still a fascinating look at how Pearl turns into such a dark figure. Theending ofXfeatures the deaths of Howard (Stephen Ure) and Pearl, and every moment in the prequel sets up Pearl’s eventual demise. As Pearl begins to resent her parents more and more, she dreams of a better life and also begins to think that killing people would make her feel better.
What Is Pearl’s Rotten Tomatoes Score?
Pearlwas one of thebest 2022 horror movies according to Rotten Tomatoesand has a very high score on the website.Pearl’s Rotten Tomatoes score is 93% and the movie’s Audience Score is an impressive 82%. For the most part, reviews ofPearlwere overwhelmingly positive, with critics praising Mia Goth’s performance and Ti West’s clever and creative direction.
Pearlis a whimsical, scary, and endlessly entertaining movie all thanks to Ti West’s clear and clever writing and direction. In a 2022 interview withForbes, West explained his vision for the tone of the movie:
“Once we committed to a very, almost Disney-esque aesthetic, references go out the window because we were kind of in our own world making something. The goal was to make something that felt very childish and full of wonder, but then make it demented and disturbing.”
Thanks to West’s unique filmmaking style, theXprequelPearlwas a hit with critics and fans and proved why2022 was a banner year for original horror movies.
