Oh, and if this post didn’t cover all of your questions, leave a comment here or send me a message on Facebook chat, and I’ll get back to you. Using the site’s search bar at the top, you can locate more film analysis.
Filth Movie Review
The movie Filth is about one man’s moral decline. The story follows Bruce, whose actions and life spiral out of control until he ultimately kills himself.
The movie frequently uses the phrase “Same Rules Apply.” No matter the game—life, job, relationships—one must do everything in their ability to win, ethically or not, as Bruce stated at the beginning. The result is that things will come full circle and ruin you; in some cultures, this is known as karma. This is exactly what happens to Bruce in Filth.
The Story of the Film “Filth”
Davie, who is that phantom child? What went wrong with him?
Bruce may have been a bastard child, according to what is said. When he was younger, he went playing at the coal mountain with his stepbrother, Davie. Due to his insecurity, Bruce pushed Davie during a heated conversation. Davie fell, was doused in coal, suffocated, and passed away.
Did Bruce murder Davie, his brother?
Actually, I think he was envious of Davie, but I think he died accidentally. Yet it’s obvious that Bruce has been carrying the boy’s death’s guilt for years.
Why is Bruce having problems?
Bruce develops into a cunning bully from an insecure child. Bruce decides to work as a detective since it gives him power and allows him to bully more easily. Bruce is consequently left without any real pals. He uses narcotics and alcohol, and it is also made clear that Bruce has bipolar disorder. In addition, Bruce feels self-conscious about the size of his manhood.
What happened to Carole and Stacey, members of Bruce’s family? The reason his wife left was
Evidently, Carole abandoned Bruce, and he also lost contact with his daughter, Stacy. Bruce seems to have been violent and may have even cheated on Carole. She subsequently married a black man after leaving. This is clearly demonstrated in the moment where Bruce is viewing porn and yells at the screen to turn it off when a black man walks into the room.
Bruce makes up a story about how, if he is promoted, his wife would come back to live with him. Every time a seductive Carole addresses the audience in a scene, Bruce is actually lying to himself while appearing as a woman. He’s obviously not told anyone at work about his family and is in denial about it.
The Dr. Rossi, who?
The Dr. Rossi, who? Bruce is being treated for his bipolar disorder by Dr. Rossi. The genuine doctor, Dr. Rossi, only appears once. Bruce presents himself as though everything is fine and he is making great strides. Bruce then quits taking his medication, which causes him to have horrendous hallucinations.
The insane Dr. Rossi who we occasionally see in the movie is Bruce’s subconscious continuously telling him of what a trash he has become
The Murder Case of the Japanese Student
When neighbourhood bullies beat a Japanese student to death during a mugging, things go wrong. Bruce witnesses the murder while he is out one night dressed as Carole, and the thugs flee. The only reason the department is really looking into this is the extensive media coverage the case has been receiving. Bruce is given the case and given the incentive of a promotion.
Bruce saw the murder, although it was when he was dressed as Carole. Bruce intends to use DNA from the club the gang frequents to prove they killed the Japanese student while keeping his cross-dressing a secret.
The Advancement
Bruce spends his time attacking the other candidates for the promotion rather than concentrating on the case.
He destroys a colleague’s marriage by having an affair with her.
He outs another person as gay, which is demonstrated as being against department policy.
Bruce is regarded as Clifford’s closest friend. Clifford’s wife, Bunty, receives regular pornographic calls from Bruce, who eventually accuses Clifford of doing it.
Then, because Bruce has not made any progress, he turns his attention to Amanda, who has been given the case. She is a resilient lady, though, and is unconvinced by Bruce’s threats.
Bruce ignores Ray Lennox, a rookie with whom he routinely does narcotics. Bruce has discredited the majority of the other deserving contenders for the promotion, making Ray the obvious top choice.
Ray goes to a club with Bruce so they can covertly collect the gang members’ DNA. Only Ray is aware of the investigation’s path. Ray establishes the Japanese student’s murder by the gang using Bruce as cover while doing so. The same rules apply, and Ray will stop at nothing to win.
Amanda is not taken into consideration despite being a qualified woman because this department has been shown to be extremely prejudiced and closed-minded.
So who is Mary?
While her spouse starts coughing in the street, Bruce comes across Mary. We are shown a glimmer of Bruce’s goodness through Mary. He feels some remorse for his violent behaviour. This is especially demonstrated when he yells at Amanda before quickly apologising to her and promising not to hit her. Also, this moment reveals that Bruce was violent against Carole.
Only Bruce makes an attempt to revive Mary’s husband out in public. Sadly, the father passes away, but Mary later thanks Bruce and tells her son that he should emulate people like Bruce. Bruce shivers at this because he recognises himself as trash. But, Bruce grows fond of Mary and provides her his contact information in case she needs assistance. Though Mary is well situated in the film for us to witness Bruce change for the better and redeem himself, it isn’t meant to be.
The Group
The gang member’s girl occurs to identify Bruce as the strange woman they saw while beating the Japanese student, and she tells gang leader Graeme Gorman about it. Graeme intends to kill Bruce when the group seizes him during one of Bruce’s nights of cross-dressing. Bruce doesn’t fight them off since he thinks he’s Carole in his head. As a matter of fact, he states, “My husband is Detective Bruce Robertson.”
The focus of Graeme is toxic masculinity. Although Graeme refers to Bruce as a freak, he is shown to find the cross-dressing attractive. At the brief moment they share a kiss, Bruce seizes the initiative and kills Graeme by throwing him out the window.
How to Explain the Ending of the Film “Filth”
In the movie Filth’s climax, it is revealed that Carole, who had left Bruce because he was abusive, had been cross-dressing as Bruce. Bruce fabricates the story in his mind that if he is promoted to Inspector, his family would be reunited.
Bruce gets demoted as a result of the turn of events that resulted in Graeme’s passing. Ray visits Bruce’s house to tell him he has been promoted to Inspector. Bruce was identified as the phantom caller by Ray as well.
Bruce has nothing left and doesn’t see the point in continuing to live. He addresses Clifford while dressed in military and apologises for intimidating and mistreating him. He counsels him to be more bold and win Bunty over after realising that Clifford was his only genuine buddy. Clifford watches the video and immediately does it.
When Mary phones Bruce, Bruce’s answering machine answers. She wants to see him with her son since she likes him, but Bruce doesn’t get the memo. As he gets ready to hang himself, Mary and her son’s silhouettes appear at his door. Bruce hangs himself just as we begin to believe he is spared as the chair collapses. His guiding principle, “Same rules apply,” has led him to this point. There is nothing Bruce can do at this point to save himself, so he says this statement one last time while laughing wildly.
There you have it, then! What did you think of the movie Filth’s conclusion? Please share your opinions in the space provided below.
ALSO READ THIS: Hatching Movie Ending Explained |Was The Monster Real?
