Vivarium

[SAGA45]

What in the entire **** did I just watch? A LOT to process and decipher. Shades of Twilight Zone and Black Mirror for sure.

[Bowser]

To be having more info please

[listopencil]

Here's a spoiler that ruins the movie for you by giving away the entire plot:

Spoiler!

Plot

Young couple Tom and Gemma want to purchase a house. They visit a strange estate agent, Martin, who tells them of a new development called Yonder. Gemma and Tom drive out to the development with Martin where the houses there are identical suburban homes. The place is silent, empty and otherworldly. Martin shows the couple around house #9 and then vanishes. Gemma and Tom attempt to leave Yonder, but become lost; every route returns them to #9. The car eventually runs out of fuel and they decide to stay the night in #9.



The next morning, Tom climbs onto the roof to see if he can spot a way out of Yonder. He sees that the houses of Yonder seem to stretch into infinity. The couple decide to follow the artificial-looking sun, hoping it will lead them out if they stay on course. The couple, however, are still led back to #9. They find a delivery box filled with prepacked food and other necessities. A furious Tom sets #9 ablaze, hoping to attract attention. The couple fall into a strange sleep, and awake outside a rebuilt #9 to find a tiny infant with instructions: "Raise the child and be released."



Three months have passed and the infant has rapidly grown to the size of a seven-year-old boy with an adult-like voice imitating Tom's. He incessantly demands attention and closely observes the couple when he is not absorbed by strange patterns on the television. Living with the boy and their imprisonment takes a psychological toll on the couple. Their physical well-being also worsens. Tom discovers that the soil of Yonder is made from a seemingly artificial substance. He starts to dig a hole and becomes obsessed. Digging makes him feel as if he has a purpose, but the hole just gets deeper and deeper. When he hears noises at the bottom of the hole, he continues digging.



Tom's physical and mental health deteriorates further. Tom attempts to harm the boy, but Gemma intervenes. Gemma attempts to understand their predicament by engaging with the boy. She discovers that he is incapable of imagining things. Tom's emotional distance pushes her closer to the boy. One day the boy vanishes, only to reappear with a strange textbook. Gemma asks the boy who gave the book to him and he shows her by taking on a disturbing physical form.



After more time has passed, Gemma and Tom have grown weaker. The boy has grown into an adult and Gemma and Tom reunite in their fear of him. The boy leaves the house every day and Gemma and Tom do not know where he goes. While digging, Tom finds a withered corpse in a body bag and afterward, he weakens to the point of death. Gemma begs the boy to help and he provides them with a body bag. Tom dies and is flung into the hole. A vengeful Gemma attempts to kill the boy but barely succeeds in injuring him and he flees into a bizarre, subterranean corridor. Gemma follows and tumbles through parallel homes where other young couples live lives of similar despair. Gemma is then spat back out into #9. After a final act of verbal defiance, Gemma dies. The boy buries her in the hole with Tom and leaves Yonder. He later becomes an estate agent, replacing Martin, as a new couple walks into the office.

[SAGA45]

Originally Posted by listopencil

Here's a spoiler that ruins the movie for you by giving away the entire plot:

Spoiler!

Plot

Young couple Tom and Gemma want to purchase a house. They visit a strange estate agent, Martin, who tells them of a new development called Yonder. Gemma and Tom drive out to the development with Martin where the houses there are identical suburban homes. The place is silent, empty and otherworldly. Martin shows the couple around house #9 and then vanishes. Gemma and Tom attempt to leave Yonder, but become lost; every route returns them to #9. The car eventually runs out of fuel and they decide to stay the night in #9.



The next morning, Tom climbs onto the roof to see if he can spot a way out of Yonder. He sees that the houses of Yonder seem to stretch into infinity. The couple decide to follow the artificial-looking sun, hoping it will lead them out if they stay on course. The couple, however, are still led back to #9. They find a delivery box filled with prepacked food and other necessities. A furious Tom sets #9 ablaze, hoping to attract attention. The couple fall into a strange sleep, and awake outside a rebuilt #9 to find a tiny infant with instructions: "Raise the child and be released."



Three months have passed and the infant has rapidly grown to the size of a seven-year-old boy with an adult-like voice imitating Tom's. He incessantly demands attention and closely observes the couple when he is not absorbed by strange patterns on the television. Living with the boy and their imprisonment takes a psychological toll on the couple. Their physical well-being also worsens. Tom discovers that the soil of Yonder is made from a seemingly artificial substance. He starts to dig a hole and becomes obsessed. Digging makes him feel as if he has a purpose, but the hole just gets deeper and deeper. When he hears noises at the bottom of the hole, he continues digging.



Tom's physical and mental health deteriorates further. Tom attempts to harm the boy, but Gemma intervenes. Gemma attempts to understand their predicament by engaging with the boy. She discovers that he is incapable of imagining things. Tom's emotional distance pushes her closer to the boy. One day the boy vanishes, only to reappear with a strange textbook. Gemma asks the boy who gave the book to him and he shows her by taking on a disturbing physical form.



After more time has passed, Gemma and Tom have grown weaker. The boy has grown into an adult and Gemma and Tom reunite in their fear of him. The boy leaves the house every day and Gemma and Tom do not know where he goes. While digging, Tom finds a withered corpse in a body bag and afterward, he weakens to the point of death. Gemma begs the boy to help and he provides them with a body bag. Tom dies and is flung into the hole. A vengeful Gemma attempts to kill the boy but barely succeeds in injuring him and he flees into a bizarre, subterranean corridor. Gemma follows and tumbles through parallel homes where other young couples live lives of similar despair. Gemma is then spat back out into #9. After a final act of verbal defiance, Gemma dies. The boy buries her in the hole with Tom and leaves Yonder. He later becomes an estate agent, replacing Martin, as a new couple walks into the office.

I would say that is the bare bones of it but doesnt come close to conveying the visual experience and way-outness of it. Id definitely classify it as an extended episode of Black Mirror.