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The Lighthouse is a film shrouded in ambiguity, it cries out for interpretation and discussion. The abstract imagery creates a mystery that the film never answers fully. This video will look at what inspired Robert Eggers when creating the film, going thousands of years into the past, all the way back to Ancient Greece. The stories of Prometheus and Proteus inspired the two characters of The Lighthouse, and this video essay will shed light on that, offering an explanation for the ending of The Lighthouse.

Timestamps:
00:00 - Hark, Triton!
01:02 - Ambiguity
02:15 - Rediscovery of Greek Mythology
03:31 - Proteus
04:37 - Prometheus
05:31 - The Light