Why did the horses calm down in Melancholia?
Why did the horses calm down after John died? What was the director trying to convey?
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Before that scene, while he was observing the Melancholia, Claire came home with some sedatives. John followed her and saw her putting them to the drawer. In that time, he was sure that the planet was not going to crash them so he was calm and he said "Are you going to kill us all?" This means the sedatives are powerful enough to kill a person. The horses were making too much noise, as Justine said, and after finding out that Melancholia will hit Earth, he panicked as well. He took the sedatives from the drawer and gave normal doses to the horses to calm them down before commiting suicide. That's what made them calm down.
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What was the point of the movie Melancholia?
It centres on a young woman, Justine (Kirsten Dunst) \u2013 Von Trier's surrogate \u2013 who experiences a debilitating depression just as the literal end of the world is nigh, with a blue planet, the titular Melancholia, looming in the sky and set to hit Earth. The film is divided into two parts.Why is there a 19th hole in Melancholia?
However, the 19th Hole is what most bars at the end of a course is called and is typical of a lot of golf courses. It's not a literal "19th hole" ... just what the bar is named. The symbolism here being that humanity is at the end of the course.What is wrong with Justine in Melancholia?
Justine's illness (it is referred to by her sister as illness) plays out like a textbook case of severe depressive disorder: retarded physical movement, hypersomnia, excessive sadness, refusal to eat, and indifference to the world around her as well as to her own personal hygiene.Melancholia: Depression on Film
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IIRC the horses were upset because they could tell John was not well. The horses calmed because his wife -- who was in a much more normal condition -- arrived on the scene to help John and/or take him away.
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