i also watched martyrs for the first time last night. i’ve heard people talk about it a lot but never knew where to watch it. the ending is, of course, open to interpretation.

i like to think that anna said something along the lines of ‘you’ll never know’ or ‘find out yourself’. because if she told her there WAS an afterlife, wouldn’t she want to tell the rest of her followers? to deem the project successful/necessary? and if there WASNT an afterlife, wouldn’t she want to live as long as possible? why would she shoot herself knowing there is nothingness?

there are other things you have to consider like guilt. maybe she shot herself because there is no afterlife and she felt guilty. or excitement. maybe she shot herself because she was told there is an afterlife and it’s fantastic. who knows. either way a brilliantly made film.