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Disquiet (2023)
Everybody's dead
I just finished watching this and I had to go back and watch the ending a few times to formulate my opinion....
As soon as "Dr Lily" says she hates the name Lilith it became pretty obvious that this was a heaven/hell/limbo situation. I suspected as much in the stairwell scene with the "bright light" above and the inferno below, but definitely confirmed shortly after.
The ending confused me soo much (hence the multiple re-watches) but I have come to the conclusion that everybody that makes a decision dies.
We saw that the ones that got sucked/dragged into hell got time of deaths on their charts, but the "bright light" ending was less obvious. I did however notice that; when the father puts his hand on the mother's shoulder, the rise and fall of the girls chest ceases, and with Sam you see the observation machine showing signs of life and hear the steady beep of the heart rate on the monitor right up until he steps through the door.
In the final scene, as it pans over to the "I love you, too." message, you an clearly see that he is now flat lining and there are no signs of life left on the monitor.
All this leads me to believe that it is a very basic heaven or hell scenario and the hospital staff are just doing their best to keep you "alive" (and in bed).
You hear the "Nurse Ratchet" character say "Comatose. Brain-dead. Life support. There is no up or down. You must stay in bed" as she drags Sam back to bed, leading us to believe that this summary is Sam's current state of "health". This is reinforced with the Code red as she gets to the doorway to his room, crash cart, defib, etc
I think this sheds a light on the expectations on hospital staff. I worked as a nurse for a while and have spent a bit of time in and around people that are kept "alive" by machines, most of which are brain-dead, barring a miracle there is no coming back from that. Yet hospital staff are expected to keep prolonging "life" well past it's viable stage.
Everything I have read says that he woke up when he walked into the light, but there are clear signs to the contrary.
Everybody dies....eventually.