Funny / The Lighthouse

"Dance, Winslow! Dance!"

It may be a serious mindfuck of a Lovecraftian Psychological Horror movie, but The Lighthouse can be downright uproarious when it wants to be.

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• The early goings of the movie are dark and moody, which would make the tension unbearable if not for Wake's periodic farts lightening the mood.
• While Wake is berating Winslow:
  Wake: Yer too slow. You a dullard?
  Winslow: No, sir.
  Wake: Fooled me. (Slams door)
• When Winslow has had enough of the seagull tormenting him, he picks it up by the neck and brutally slams it against the ground and the side of the cistern. It's horrifying, yes, but it's also quite funny how over-the-top Winslow goes.
• Everything about the scene where Wake and Winslow argue about Wake's cooking.
  • The exchange begins with Wake and Winslow saying "what" to each other, gradually increasing in volume and intensity until they're screaming in each other's faces. It's funnier than it sounds.
    • At one point in this, it looks like Wake and Winslow are both a bit like squawking seagulls themselves, heads dipping forward with every "What?" that escapes their lips.
  • Sick of seafood, Winslow says that "if I had a steak — a rare, bloody steak — I would fuck it!"
  • "Yer fond of me lobster! Say it!" The fact that Wake seems genuinely hurt by the idea that Winslow doesn't like his lobster makes it even funnier.
  • Finally, Wake reaches his limit, furiously cursing Winslow to the depths of the sea in a long, gloriously purple monologue. When Wake's finished, all Winslow can say is a quiet, deadpan, "All right, have it your way. I like your cooking."
• Winslow tries to empty chamber pots off of a cliff, only for the wind to blow the mess back into his face. He screams out in disgust and frustration, and in a perfectly-timed cut, we see him indignantly pushing a wheelbarrow, a deep scowl on his face.
• Winslow's feverish singing and dancing is a sight to behold, even if the circumstances surrounding it are a lot less fun.
• At the end of the movie, Winslow is driven mad by what he sees in the light, his face grotesquely twisted, letting out truly horrifying screams... only for him to suddenly fall backwards and downwards. The music cuts out, and we watch a long, slapstick-y sequence of Winslow tumbling down the spiral stairs of the lighthouse, thumping and grunting all the while.
• Wake lowers Winslow on a rope and seat to whitewash the lighthouse, calling to him to keep steady whilst deliberately swinging him around and lowering him. After a minute or two, he drops him completely. Even better is Winslow's reaction to it and the Smash Cut on impact.
• A hilariously dark montage of Robert Pattinson vigorously masturbating to the thought of having sex of with a mermaid while having a mental breakdown. It culminates with a unnerving cry of agony from the poor actor as the character reaches his climax... and apparently it was the first scene of the film that was shot!
• When Winslow is listing off grievances at Wake, he ends it with screaming about Wake's farting. It's possibly the angriest anyone has ever been about farting captured on film.
  • His delivery is what cinches it:
    Winslow: And yer Goddamn FAAAAAHHHHTSSS. Yer God damn... Goddamn yer FAAAHTS!!
  • "...Ye have a way with words, Tommy."
• This edit splicing SpongeBob SquarePants soundtracks on scenes from the movie lightens the mood to some extent.
  • This comment makes it even funnier:
    Cody Dickerson: The Lighthouse is what the Krusty Krab would be like if it was just Mr. Krabs and Squidward.
  • This other comment that points out a missed opportunity:
    TheKarui: I was disappointed when he fell down the stairs and you didn't edit in "my leg".

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