She heads to where she is hiding Anna and plans to kill her and taunt Keller by throwing her dead body into the hole with him. Holly Manges Jones - General Counsel and Chief Human - LinkedIn The captor is seen in one of the last scenes attempting to inject the child with a drug most likely heroin or morphine as Grace is seen frothing at the mouth as she is driven to the hospital by Loki. Its a German version of cellar. Meaning basement, store room. I think your quote from Villeneuve about the trees as silent witnesses supports this. She was elected to her first two-year term in November 2022. And Loki literally arresting people with the intent of sending them to prison. How did Loki know she found her whistle? That idea is expressed in Robert Frosts Birches and also the Blackfoot myth Why the Birch Tree Wears the Slashes in Its Bark. Inmate Search. And the imprisoned Alex Jones eventually tells his captor that the girls are, In the maze.. Anyway thanks for the insight. They were scared enough to shut down and didnt move much/touch much until Alex dropped them off. But keep up the good work! Full Name That would have cinched the mystery early on. I think they were just going to notify her that he was found. Texas Department of Criminal Justice | PO Box 99 | Huntsville, Texas 77342-0099 | (936) 295-6371 Prisoners (2013) - Wikipedia I thought it was. Holly Jones was abducted in her neighbourhood after walking a friend home from school. Were purposefully left to figure it out on our own. This is part of the maze-like construction of Prisoners. Alex and Keller will probably go to jail. Then after Alex was let go, I think the police chief was hesitant to do anything more. The best answer I can think of is its been long enough and theyre desperate enough for any lead that they dont question it. Itsweird. Hobby In addition to her legislative duties, Jones works as the Business Manager for Renz Law LLC. Or Barry. We only know that from Kellers dream, right? Devoid of humor, just not especially real. I thought that Holly was the best performance, a bit melodramatic, but very creepy and a smooth transition from Auntie to Killer. He is not the all-knowing, all powerful saviour. After being released from prison in 2012, Ms. Deane-Jones was given a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder and is now employed as an Uber driver. TORONTO - Police in Toronto on Friday arrested a 35-year-old man and charged him in connection with the killing of 10-year-old Holly Jones. And while Alex may have initially had innocent intentions with Anna and Joy, to pretend he was a child again, free from the burden of his theft, he had to have known bringing them back to Holly wouldnt end well. The other maze to be found would be that; Holly drugs her victims with a concoction that may have LSD or similarthe fbi book refers to this and she does as well, when talking to and then forcing Keller to drink. Youd have to add some sort of in-road, like a conversation she has at a party where she mentions she used to date someone who wanted to be a writer but she broke his heart. Martin Luther No text message will ever replace the first kiss. Hi Yuen, Lets get some answers. Lets go through the various types that show up. Additionally, this would explain the necklace. Imitates kidnapping children. The profound trauma capable of changing the intrinsic nature of a person, their beliefs, their language. But he is stuck in that child-like mentality and he did know what was going to happen to those kids, like he did with so many others. Wouldnt keller have been caught red-handed? It made me wonder if he also was carrying around some past trauma. It was a nightmare for the west-end community where Holly had lived and played and gone to school for the whole city, and the whole country. I think theres maybe also more to be found in how Keller is a doomsday prepper and the way that relates to the idea of judgement day, but I havent watched the movie with that in mind yet. Which seems like a weird call lol. Which seems wrong. Holly secretly pulls out a pistol and begins shooting at Loki, who panics and manages to move our the way. Which led to Kellers survival mindset. Something like that. When I say faith in the police, keep in mind that Loki is the detective. I dont know if dental records are in the system. Absorbing film, but the one thing that bothers me is that the whole film rides on Alex not talking, and I dont buy it. And we have a character named Loki. And then refuses to reveal anything to Keller, despite the constant torture, despite Kellers utter desperation and desolation. I also think that Loki foreshadowing his abuse and imprisonment and the boys school that the father ran is another situation that contributes to the prisoners idea. The list of things that Buddy did before anyone else is long. Kindle. The way they said it, sounded like a death notification to me. It is Villeneuve's first predominantly English-language feature (his prior ones being mainly in French). It seems accusatory at first mostly because its confusing. Is the father a sex offender himself? The 10-year-old girl was raped and murdered by Michael Briere, her dismembered body eventually found where the 35-year-old software developer had disposed of it, in two bags floating in Lake Ontario. Holly had to tell him to write his full name. Michael Rafferty: The killer who wouldn't break | TheSpec.com I assumed that it was Bob and he was referring to when he was captured by the police in the van at the rest stop. They may walk away. I dont think its entirely unrealistic. Also loved seeing ppl comment on this masterpiece of a movie from so long ago. But if the kid WAS named Alex, I think Barry/Alex is saying that when he was a kid, the Joneses lured him to their house by asking if Barry wanted to play with their son. Obsessively drawing mazes on the walls because he cant stop reading an FBI agents book about the mysterious child abductor, known as the Invisible Man, who was never caught (and who was actually Holly and her husband). Hi Chris Chris, you have written a very good essay, and most of your explanations are sound and thoughtful. Holly Deane-Johns, 51, was subjected to the awful living conditions while serving time at Lardyao Women's Correctional Institution. Because its complicated. Toronto (AP)-On Friday, June 20th Toronto Police arrested Michael Briere, a 35 year old software developer, for the horrific murder of 10 year old Holly Jones. Prisoners Alex might have just been referring to Hollys husband who did go missing and who Holly and Alex were both wondering if hed ever come back. Best. The dead body discovered in the priests house just so happens to have on a maze necklace. Really happy to hear that! I could see something like him initially being reunited but then the DA drawing up charges later. Why does that trigger a flashback where she thinks he was there? How do we make sense of the bad in the world? Who was the guy in the priests basement? We end with Loki either saving Keller or Keller dying underground. Explore holly jones's 396 photos on Flickr! Alex suffered so hes kind of relishing in causing someone else to hurt. I checked internet, your analysis is really cool and comprehensive. While Alex is a victim, he can be a dick. I dont buy it. A character who wears a Masonic ring. He clearly remembers something about his life before the abduction, otherwise he wouldnt park at his old house. The two kidnapped girls. Ive never read such a detailed and thorough review of a movie (well aside from LOTR-but that has a whole cult following). I have made a discovery of hidden symbols in movies. Prisoners - MoviePooper Another similar piece of the puzzle which is teased to us In addition to this part of her routine was the large bottles of mysterious drink; addressed when keller is held at gunpoint and made to drink a third of the bottle. I am very much amazed with the way you see things about the movie and the way you tell them.Just wanted to say thank you. The Colossal Explanation of Prisoners - Colossus POOPER: Holly Jones (Melissa Leo) kidnapped the two little girls. Why does Alex say I waited but he never came? Why didnt Loki look into it more? Will never see the world again. But Im pretty sure she wasnt leaving the house much anymore and wouldnt like Alex going to see his old house. How does one start to put into words something thats as cosmically horrific as being stolen and everything that follows? Rewatched the movie while reading this and you really nailed it. Its full of images relating to Christian iconography and references. And I also found this thread by Chris by chance. Who knows! Federal Inmates. My guess is he's been blowing the whistle for days without anybody being able to hear him during the excavation. . But again, wow! Id need to double check that but the movie is off streaming. The highly anticipated conclusion to the Stolen Heir duology by #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black. Or that hell never make a mistake. I wish they delved more into that aspect of him, but also thought that the brief mention left viewers trying to figure out its meaning. etc. Holly Deane-Jones lived in cell with 120 women A convicted drug trafficker who spent years in a Thailand jail has opened up on her time sharing a cell with 120 other women and eating food with. The notion of a prison recurs so often. Alex's uncle left home a couple of years ago after a domestic dispute with his aunt. Hes burying mannequins in his yard. Grace originated, as a word, in France in the 1200s and soon after had a firm association with Christianity and the idea of virtue and receiving the favor of God. Theyll each find salvation because of it. Prisoners movie review & film summary (2013) | Roger Ebert It was probably a promotional piece to go with the book because it doesnt look homemade. Adding to that, Holly probably never reported him missing (wouldnt have wanted police poking around her place), so his name wouldnt have come up when the detectives were checking past missing persons cases for a man who disappeared 5 years previously. But sometime during Kellers torture of Alex, the dynamic changes. In a sense, this is what Holly Jones and her husband carries on tooby killing children. Both suffered greatly to the point where they could no longer speak properly. It would add some nuance to Dovers backstory. Chris, this is an excellent analysis that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. I didnt find any particularly bad the way you did. Glad you liked the movie! At their first encounter, in the parking lot of the police station, Alex toys with Keller, much like he did the dog, by saying, They didnt cry until I left them. He knew what he was doing. In the hospital, Joy says to Keller, You were there, which Keller realizes means Hollys house and that Holly wasnt an innocent old lady. Hence why, upon going back to the Kellers home, Loki finds one of the socks in the bushes. We then get the final showdown that involves Kellers imprisonment and Lokis heroics. I like your version of Loki saving him from hell of his own making but in spite of wonderful reasoning by Loki, what would have happened had Keller not listened to Alex when he was released and then not imprisoned and tortured him until he said they are in the maze? This movie is deeply moving and having this info you provided helps me get why I felt this intense sense of spirituality behind the movie but couldnt quite put my finger on it. Blessings. Prisoners is even more interesting after your explanation. But sometimes, by shear grace, all the good and bad complications of what people do and think come together to form a hope-filled outcome. That the book is a dramatic retelling of Adams cheating on then dumping Gyllenhaal and the pain he dealt with in the aftermath of her hurting him. Though she is not suspected by the police, Alex is, as the girls were seen playing around his RV before the capture. Same with Loki. In Norse mythology, Lokis a big deal. It could provide some backstory about Keller but theres nothing concrete enough (at least as far as Im aware) that you could really point to. Because of that, Kendricks life turned out 1,000% different than it would have had he grown up without a dad. Does no one in Hollywood understand these simple things or are they such standard props that we are supposed to accept them knowing full well how ludicrous they are? I would love to hear your take on the current covid crisis and response. Dover seemed like a portmanteau of dove (peace) and lover. As well as confusion about who they really whereid also venture to guess that abuse was also a big part of the experience as you also mentionedso a confused prison of the mind. Be really hard to find. To the point where it becomes undeniable that one theme of Us is the cultural state of America. That way people without a doubt understood the point was for the album to have a happy ending one way and a tragic ending the other way. Occupation: Executive director, YWCA of Asheville. Physical imprisonment: Holly keeping the two girls (then Keller) captive.