Jacob's Ladder
Directors' List 2023 #49 | <PERSON>
Definitely feels like a precursor to The Father in many respects, as a psychological thriller with an unreliable protagonist, where what we see and what's part of the narrative morphs and shifts at any given moment. Some may say war is hell, but Jacob's Ladder is evidence that it's just the front gates; life after is eternal suffering. 241
Pretty insane that this is what <PERSON> chose to make after getting his Fatal Attraction nod, because this is so different in terms of content from what he's usually known for – yet it boasts so many of the same stylistic and tonal swings, so intent on overloading your senses and bombarding you with confusion as you're watching it. With all that said, though, the scariest thing in this film was the first <PERSON> jumpscare. That gave me PTSD. 475