I usually watch movies for interesting character development, I just didn’t find any of the characters or their arcs particularly interesting
2026-06-02 17:58:40
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Peter :
begging for patience? You guys just don't watch movies do you? It wasn't even really drawn out, it has a pretty normal tempo, nothing here was abnormally long. I feel like I'm going insane
2026-06-05 06:56:18
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✨ D a n ✨ :
The backrooms in itself is the character. Arguably the main character is the backrooms
2026-06-14 01:51:27
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clearlyfunny :
Not really it just doesn’t match what the backrooms really is
2026-06-10 18:52:28
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NiriPooh :
As someone who followed the YouTube series for years, I never expected a story with complete character arcs. The youtube series show 3 seperate characters who all no clip into the backrooms. You know almost nothing about them because what makes the story IS the backrooms, not their personal journeys. The ending of their stories are left open ended too. They are just a vessel to experience the space through. I love a film that lets you sit with the feeling and theorise! But i can definitely see your point especially if you went in with different expectations.
2026-06-11 03:50:42
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Gamo :
the writing isn't very good but I enjoyed it.
2026-06-13 20:03:47
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All The Movie Things 🎬 :
This is a pretty solid take. No catharsis. And I love it.
2026-06-02 17:59:48
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Adri 🍓 :
I loved the movie but I do wonder how I would feel if I wasn’t aware of the online phenomena of capturing and dating mages of liminal space. The movie represents the feeling of the liminal so well- the memories we attach to places we’ve never been to and how our memories are effected by time and our own feelings when the physical places we’ve experienced them is gone. I think the people who don’t like the movie either are not aware of the online community surrounding the idea of the Backrooms or don’t vibe with the idea in general.
2026-06-04 15:31:01
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Youngdonsi👑✝️ :
I think that’s point , it’s a never ending unknown different dimension
2026-06-02 17:56:20
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chrisapichler :
I had no knowledge of the back rooms. Took my kid. We both loved it
2026-06-02 18:57:12
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T’Challa :
The point is u aint supposed to understand it, the Backrooms have no beginning or ending, theres no conclusion in the backrooms, ppl just dont understand that so they think its bad
2026-06-02 18:58:23
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Kayla 🌟 :
I don’t think this is SUPPSOED to be a character or even narrative driven story, the ENVIORMENT is the carry. You are supposed to be immersed , meaning yes you’re uncomfy and uneasy..
2026-06-03 04:13:51
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THE Sandwich King :
The lack of narrative payoff is exactly the way a film like Backrooms should end.
2026-06-03 19:11:25
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Rayna :
my problem is that it's not anything.
I was hoping for something where the place was the main character, like Kane's previous project "The Oldest View", but instead it was almost character driven but the characters were paper thin. I don't know, it wasn't Kane's best work.
2026-06-04 20:33:41
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Jeuce McGeuce :
The movie gives enough to remain coherent, but leaves enough unresolved that it lingers in the mind afterward. the Backrooms externalize those worlds in a way that makes the psychological drama physical.
The film maps extremely well onto psychological themes. Because of that, viewers with some psychological background may see a much clearer structure beneath the surrealism. Without that framework, it might feel confusing or underexplained, but the ambiguity is part of the design, even if you do. The movie is not withholding meaning so much as revealing it gradually.
It also feels written with a careful ending: complete enough to stand on its own, but open enough to allow the story to continue if there is a sequel. That works well for a film like this, because it does not resolve the disorientation. It does, but yet it doesn't matter by that time lol. It asks the viewer to sit inside the same ambiguity its characters are trapped in throughout the film.
2026-06-03 04:52:08
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Aidyl🌻 :
I just feel like the movie felt kind of incomplete and maybe they should’ve showed more of the back rooms cause I feel like we got less of that too
2026-06-07 12:25:01
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sharkboyalan :
I loved it and want more. Excitingly waiting for the sequel
2026-06-05 02:16:48
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Thricemice :
I liked it a lot. kept me thinking and I wanted to know what happened next
2026-06-05 18:36:09
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Terrance :
Maybe I watch too much horror movies cause I didnt feel much tension, its was more interesting for a little while but then the movie began to drag.
2026-06-02 18:51:05
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aayden :
i thought ts was so fye
2026-06-02 17:54:19
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dexter🇨🇦 :
to give the backrooms closure would ruin the backrooms
2026-06-03 17:35:12
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Josie 🎬 :
Love your takes SO much!! 🌟
2026-06-02 18:18:53
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austinbucco :
I found the opposite to be true for me, I felt that the way the characters’ arcs wrapped up was too definitive for this type of movie
2026-06-02 18:27:04
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maria :
100%. i think having to sit with this unsettling feeling is what makes it stand out to me.
2026-06-04 12:58:10
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Alyosha :
i enjoyed it. the weakest parts where when the narrative aimed for rationality, when really it was the kooky dream logic that kept me intrigued
2026-06-10 13:21:03
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