Exit 8 (2025) - Are You Actually Living? - DOTR Jason's Choice #26

Exit 8 (2025) is a Japanese horror/philosophical horror based on an indie video game where you are trapped in a never-ending tunnel!Ryan and Jason are also trapped in Exit 8—and this time, they have a LOT of theories about why. What starts as a simple video-game premise becomes a movie filled with ambiguity, symbolism, and possible interpretations. They discuss the film's use of Boléro, the Walking Man and Lost Man, the significance of the boy, parenthood and abortion, reincarnation, time, technology, and the importance of noticing the anomalies around us. This movie can teach us what it means to be human! Is there one correct interpretation of Exit 8? Or is the movie deliberately asking us to create our own? There are so many different ways to interpret this movie!Either way, Ryan and Jason agree on one thing: you probably need to put your phone down and look around.email us your thoughts at Desertofthereelpod@gmail.com