Weekly What are you watching thread #15

I watched the American version of Speak No Evil. Major spoilers for both versions below.

The original Danish version was a commentary on Danish culture or something about how the Danes will do anything possible to avoid making a scene or upsetting someone. It ends with the normal couple literally laying down on the ground and letting the weird couple stone them to death because it would be impolite to say something. The weird couple then steals their daughter and cuts out her tongue to keep her as their own. I thought it was a good movie but one of the bleakest and most depressing movies I've ever seen.

The American version is basically the same movie up until the last act. I guess they thought American audiences wouldn't react well to the original's ending (they're probably right) so instead it ends with an epic battle, complete with shootouts and setting shit on fire. In the end the "good guys" triumph and the "bad guys" lay dead on the ground. It wasn't a bad movie but very American lol. Also James McAvoy got weirdly jacked for this movie. Like it wasn't a role that required it but it really added to his screen presence.