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Today I'll show you a horror-mystery film: "Tethered"
Spoiler ahead, watch out and take care
The movie begins with an audio recording of a man addressing his son
He explains that they've moved to the farm to keep their son Solomon safe,
and to help the mother get well
But she isn't getting better
The man's worried that his wife's getting worse instead
We then see Solomon standing by the edge of the woods, watching a figure drag something bloody away
The next time we see Solomon, it's apparent that he's blind
He's sitting on the porch, collecting crickets in a jar
The mother walks out of their house and calls for him, so they can check their traps
She goes to help him put on his coat,
then Solomon reaches for a rope that he puts around his waist,
as well as a long stick that'll act as his guide
The mother tells Solomon that she'll let him find the first trap
Solomon navigates around, with one hand searching for the warning bells they've put out,
while the other hand guides the long stick to tap on the animal trap
The next morning, Solomon tells his mother that his cricket's no longer jumping
She asks him how long he has kept it in the jar, and he shrugs
She gently reminds him that creatures can't survive in the jar for long,
teaching him that they'll need to breathe, eat, and drink to survive
She then announces it's his father's birthday, and she'll take him fishing,
since it was his father's favorite activity for the two of them before, as well as bake a cake
Solomon gets ready in excitement, putting on the rope around his waist before heading out
While walking through the woods, the mother stops for a moment while listening to their surroundings
Solomon asks her what happened, but she brushes him off
Solomon asks where the animal went, and she compliments him for being observant
She explains that maybe the animals went to find their food as well
As they're sitting and fishing by the riverbank,
Solomon suddenly asks his mother what happens when people die
This takes her off-guard, and she inquires why he's thinking of such thoughts
She smoothly explains death isn't the end, but rather more of a change
Solomon asks his mother to clarify;
and she compares the change to a caterpillar turning into a butterfly
In her words, life goes on, but in a different way
She then changes the subject, informing him that he doesn't have to worry about it just yet,
since he's young and strong; and she assures him that he'll be around for a long time
While Solomon's looking for worms to use as bait,
his mother hears rustling not too far from where they are
She straightens up and calls for her son
On the other hand, the younger boy has a bunch of worms on his hand,
when he comes across a large chain that he tugs on
She surprises him by admonishing him for straying too far, and he shows her the worms he had found
She agrees the worms are big, but tells him they need to leave immediately
Back at the farm, the mother is tilling the soil, when her son exclaims that he got a root crop
she praises him and encourages him to keep going
She leaves her son to his digging, as she takes the goat aside for milking
That evening, the mother serves cake and begins singing happy birthday;
but Solomon stops her, asking if they have to
She tells him that she thought it might be nice; but he tells her that he doesn't feel like it
She agrees easily and sets the cake in front of him,
advising him to make a wish and blow out the candle
she asks what he wished for, and he informs her that he can't tell
While tickling and hugging Solomon, the mother lets out a couple of real bad coughs
It looks like her health is worsening, but she's keeping it from Solomon
During bedtime, a tape recorder plays a record of the couple, reading a bedtime story for Solomon
She has the book on both of their laps, as she hugs and kisses Solomon lovingly
The story is a bit peculiar, talking of a family of goats,
and how the goats stayed safe, until the baby ventured away from home
The baby goat comes across a monster; and it runs away back home in fear
After coming home to his parents,
the baby goat vows to never leave their side, and to stay at home always
The story seems to be foreboding
As it ends, Solomon declares that he's glad the baby goat made it home alright,
and she agrees with him
She brings up the talk they had earlier about death;
and Solomon admits that he still doesn't understand
She assures him that it's alright since no one truly does,
which is why it's important to have faith
Solomon asks what faith is;
and the mother likens it to the time
when they thought the goat wasn't gonna make it when she got sick;
but Solomon knew that there was no way she was going to die
Solomon confesses that he has faith in a lot of things, since he can't see;
and the mother only comments that he's a good boy, then bids him a good night
Before she can leave completely, Solomon calls out for his mother,
and tells her that he has faith in her
She returns the sentiment
Something happens that night
After leaving Solomon's room, the mother heads out into the woods mysteriously,
despite the thunder and lightning above
Many years later, a teenage Solomon is now listening to his mother's tape recording,
where she tells him that she needed to leave him
She encourages him to continue without her,
and reminds him to follow their three rules to keep safe
Rule number one is to always give back to the woods that provide
Rule number two is to find comfort in singing their song,
in times that his will is almost gone and is close to giving up
The final rule and the most important is that he must never let go of the rope,
since the rope is his guide; the land is his home; and the rope will ensure that he's safe from harm
For that day, Solomon goes through all the traps that were set up previously,
but is only able to take home one measly fish he caught while fishing
When he gets home, he lies in the middle of the field, picking at the grass,
obviously frustrated with his life
His days are a blur, pretty much the same one after another,
until he hears a strange growl and chains dragging
He listens to it but doesn't do anything
so he chooses to go back home, instead of investigating it further
Unable to sleep, Solomon gears up, when he hears the goat bleating in distress
This worries him; so he hurries to check on it
Unfortunately, he touches the bloody corpse of it
He gasps and asks what happened; but the goat is then dragged away by an unknown force
Unfortunately, the traps are still empty the next day;
and Solomon is resting by a tree, looking defeated, when he hears a gunshot deep in the woods
He jumps into action to check on what it is, and finds a dead deer
While checking on the deer, someone comes up from behind to tell him that the deer was his
Frightened, Solomon takes out a knife to defend himself against the man
But the man hits him on the head with the butt of his gun, knocking him out
Solomon flinches awake, as the man who shot the deer, tends to his injury
He tells Solomon to calm down, and promises that he won't hurt him
Solomon asks him how they got home, and the man points out that he followed Solomon's rope
He jokes that Solomon was tied up to the house, because he didn't want to lose it
He asks him about Solomon's parents, and if there's anyone else around
He then goes to return Solomon's knife, which the boy grabs from him,
waving it around and warning the man that he's not a kid
The man agrees before introducing himself as Hank
He offers to clean Solomon's cut,
as well as give him aspirin in exchange for a place to stay until the morning
Solomon insists that he doesn't need Hank's help
but the man admits that he needs Solomon's, since he'll be lost once the sun's down
He also offers the deer he shot, so that he can make the both of them dinner
Solomon storms off, and Hank smiles and tells him that he'll take it as a yes
While Solomon's busy chopping up wood and the stew is cooking,
Hank decides to explore more of the house
He finds a couple of Solomon's stuff, before taking the Baby Goat bedtime storybook
Finishing up with his stew, Hank overhears Solomon listening to his mother's audio recording
During dinner, Solomon eats the stew Hank prepares enthusiastically
Hank then asks if he can sleep by the fire that evening; and Solomon agrees
He then broaches the topic of taking Solomon with him the next morning,
since he noticed that Solomon's running low on supplies, and he can take him somewhere safe
but the boy rejects the idea immediately, insisting that he doesn't need help
Hank then changes the subject to seeing Solomon's parents' photo,
and sharing that Solomon looked so much like his mom
Solomon declares that he loves her
Solomon and Hank wake up startled, when they hear a loud monstrous groan coming from the woods
Hank goes for his gun, while Solomon climbs down the stairs nervously
When they go out of the porch, they don't see anything;
and Hank interrogates Solomon about the sound
Solomon admits he doesn't know what it was, and doesn't think he had ever heard the noise before
Hank heads inside to get a flashlight;
and Solomon tries to convince him not to check on it, since the noise has stopped
Hank instructs him to stay, and promises to be right back
Anxious, Solomon hums to himself
In the woods, Hank finds a bear's corpse
Something attacked and devoured the beast
As he examines his surroundings, he takes a shot at a figure, standing a couple of feet away
He waits for it to fall; but instead, the figure growls and runs toward him
Hank makes his narrow escape out of the woods, with the figure nowhere in sight
Hank returns to the house, and looks for Solomon to ask him about the creature
But he is rocking himself back and forth in his room, and humming as he tries to calm himself down
Hank bugs Solomon about the creature;
but the boy refuses to answer, finally hiding underneath his blanket, still rocking himself
Hank shares that whatever it was, it was big enough to take down a bear,
before reassuring the boy that they're safe
Hank wakes up the next day to Solomon working around the house
He attempts to ask about the noise last night; but Solomon still doesn't answer
He then brings up the deer he caught,
and offers to teach Solomon how to preserve it, so that he can have some jerky for winter
He plans to set up the old smoker he found, and asks Solomon for some chain they could use
Solomon remembers the chain he found when he was younger, and told Hank that
Hank asks for him to lead the way, so that he can check and see if they can use it
The two find the chain; and Hank agrees that the chain seems to be stuck to something
He asks if Solomon would like to come
but since his rope doesn't go any further, Solomon shakes his head
Hank is led to a den, but doesn't check more
He cuts the chain and goes back to Solomon, sharing his discovery
He tells him not to worry about it since they already got what they needed;
so it's not important anymore
As Hank's setting up the smoker, Solomon asks if he could have a piece of the deer;
and Hank readily agrees since they have plenty
After getting his permission, Solomon takes a piece of the deer, and offers it to the woods
Hank follows close behind, and asks him what he's doing
Solomon explains that he hunts and scavenges for two
One for himself, and the other for the woods
Hank blurts out if it's witchcraft,
and supposes that it's the reason why some animal was prowling around last night
He suggests they check on what the animal was while it lights out; but Solomon refuses
Hank argues that whatever's out there won't go away, especially since he keeps feeding it
He recommends that they set a trap for it
Solomon finally gives in, and asks Hank how he can help
Hank adds length to Solomon's rope, so he can still stay tied up to the original one
He goes inside to get a large trap, and leads Solomon back into the woods,
to hopefully catch the creature that's been bothering them
While exploring, Solomon is suddenly dragged by the rope and away from Hank
He begs Hank to get him, as Hank chases after him, yelling his name
When he finally catches up to Solomon,
Hank tells Solomon they're going home, since it's not safe for them to stay longer in the woods
Back at home, Hank comforts Solomon,
and promises that whatever's out in the woods won't be able to get inside the house
He tries to convince Solomon that the trap they've set out, will catch it
Hank then asks Solomon if he knew about the journal his mother wrote
Solomon admits he didn't, and asks what it says
Hank then asks for his permission to read it
It seems the mother started the journal when Solomon was just 4 years old
She shares that it was his father's idea for her to keep a journal;
so that she can take down all of the things they do together
Hank stops when the mother's story takes a turn
It appears Solomon's parents had gotten into an argument,
after his father tried to take Solomon away from her
His father thought being in the middle of the forest was doing more harm than good
But she believes she did the right thing
It's heavily insinuated that she either drove his father away, or had hurt him badly after that
Hank doesn't know how to explain this to Solomon
He makes an excuse that it's late, and persuades Solomon to rest
As Solomon rests, Hank sets out with another large trap,
to hunt for the creature giving them trouble
He finally stops when he finds himself in the middle of the woods,
surrounded by so many animal bones
The next day, Solomon wakes up with Hank still not back
He puts on his rope guide, and walks around the farm, looking and yelling for the man
While searching in the woods, Hank comes across a makeshift shelter,
and finds another journal in the mother's handwriting, addressed to Solomon
It's filled with scribbles of apologies
It's getting late
So Hank decides to go back to Solomon
While listening to his mother's recording, Solomon hears a gunshot go off
Worried, he immediately heads for the woods
He reaches the end of his rope, and only comes across Hank's bag
He finally takes off his rope guide, and crawls to continue looking for him
Solomon ends up where Hank is surrounded by animal bones
There he comes across Hank's dead body
He lets out a scream
As he mourns Hank, he hears the rattling of chains
Shockingly, it's his mother as unkempt and neglected as Solomon,
with chains wrapped tight around her body
It seems she was the creature that Solomon has been feeding in the forest;
and the one who's been making all the noises at night
It can be deduced she must have left Solomon willingly that night,
when she felt herself changing and chained herself in the forest,
in order to keep her son safe from her
His father had been right
Solomon straightens up and takes out his knife
The mother runs towards Solomon, seeming to attack her prey
But she's suddenly stopped by the chains wrapped around her
She struggles to reach for Solomon, when the boy begins to hum their song
The mother hums back, and Solomon finally realizes it's his mother
The mother breaks free from her dilapidated chain, and hugs Solomon tight
but he's still holding onto his knife
He stabs her repeatedly
The movie ends with Solomon going into a coughing fit
He closes his eyes; and when he opens them again,
his former milky white eyes are sporting cat-eye corneas
It's strongly suggested that whatever was ailing his mother,
was contagious and had transferred to Solomon when they touched
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