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Beyond the film’s formalist achievement lies an interesting transformation of secrets to anxieties—and anxieties to horror.
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The film is full of confessions. Perhaps, the characters think that doing such would heal their “medical” loneliness. To define, confession is a risk. Confessing does not guarantee an answer. Confession does not guarantee a favorable answer. The act of truth-telling entails uncertainty. If that uncertainty remains unresolved, looming anxiety will exist forever.
Slowly, the rabbit becomes Phil, falling into the trap of Peter as he develops an elevated sense of desire. Perhaps, a romantic attachment towards him. Hoping for a parallel situation, between what happened to him and Bronco Henry. An uncomfortable situation due to age differences, a predatory relationship.