![]() ![]() The High Priestess symbolises, among other things, the thin veil separating life from death.Īnother piece of imagery that speaks to this thin veil is the deer, because of the scene when Kurt runs Echo over- before she’s hit there’s a flash of a deer in the road. During one scene where Ivy’s reading cards for Kurt, The High Priestess card gets pulled. The fragility of human life exposes a thin veil between the world of the living and death, and, apart from being a sliver of the story, we see this represented in Ivy’s use of Tarot. At any time life can end, and in the saddest ways. The fatal meeting of Kurt and Echo on a dark road epitomises the fleeting quality of life. An interesting quality of the screenplay is how it represents elements of Mikhail Bakhtin’s theory about the grotesque body, depicting how the murder of a young girl transforms her killer’s body and mind, and showing how death, through all its gruesomeness, can somehow lead to new life, for better or worse. The film goes deeper beneath the surface of that fleeting view of life, digging into the surreal effects of guilt and taking responsibility for one’s own immorality. The Deeper You Dig touches on the thin veil between life and death, showing us how fast a single moment can change our lives forever. Meanwhile, her neighbour Kurt is harbouring debilitating guilt over what happened to Echo and he’s quickly falling apart. Ivy tries to reach across to the realm of death in search of closure. When Echo goes missing, her mother assumes the worst, as if she can feel the loss of her daughter from the earthly plane. Although the film’s budget is quite modest compared to others it’s screened with at festivals from Fantasia Festival to Fantastic Fest, its effectiveness has nothing to do with any monetary amount and everything to do with atmosphere, story, and the heavy themes that prop it all up.Īdams and Poser’s screenplay tells the tale of a small town family- a mother, Ivy, and her daughter, Echo- whose normal, content lives are shattered by a brief yet fatal encounter with a stranger called Kurt. ![]() I can safely say there are very few films out there like The Deeper You Dig- an exercise in DIY family film making, the small, effective team consisting of a father, mother, and daughter: John Adams, Toby Poser, and their daughter Zelda. ★★★★ DISCLAIMER: The following essay contains major spoilers. Starring John Adams, Toby Poser, Zelda Adams, Shawn Wilson, & Joan Poser. Directed & Written by John Adams & Toby Poser. ![]()
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