In a dystopian near-future, 100 teenage boys must embark on an annual competitive test known as "The Long Walk". The rules are simple: maintain a speed above 4 miles per hour. Receive three warnings in an hour and you’re shot dead. The last one walking gets whatever he wants for the rest of his life. Under these grim circumstances the boys develop deep friendships despite knowing that each of their friends’ survival is a threat to their own.
The boys hold each other back a number of times to prevent their deaths - for example to stop them from running towards one of the walkers who has fallen. This only happens using their bodies, is no restraint using ropes, chains etc.
I guess? There is definitely verbal bullying and goading. I don’t remember anyone physically fighting each other though. A swipe is taken a couple times but not “beaten up”
Ray covers his mouth with his rag a few times to block out smells and smoke and to cry into. The boys sometimes cover their mouths and noses with their shirts to block out smells
Don’t recall finger mutilation or toe mutilation, BUT the yeses could be referring to the lower half of the body being crushed by the tank, which I guess would include the toes, or the boy who broken his ankle so bad his foot was hanging off, i guess? Or, and most likely, Rays shoes break and he takes them off which reveals his bloodied toes
Later on in the movie, there is a detailed scene where one of the walkers stabs his neck with a spoon. The spoon is repeatedly shown in the build-up immediately before this scene, so it may be possible to skip.
Like. Technically? Whole foot broken off at the ankle. I’d say that includes the achilles. But there’s no scene of that in particular being cut or sliced if that’s what this trigger is for.
Obviously the premise of the film is about all these teen boys “Walking or dying” but in particular a boy the others are sure is younger than 16 has somehow joined the walk, dies.
NOT safe!
The first scene is after the second guy gets a leg cramp and then a guard yells “Warning Number 1” and it cuts to #1 v* and then dropping to the ground and convulsing. He continues f* at the mouth when they give the second warning. Just look away until you hear the gunshot.
There’s a mild g* scene when one of the boys has to walk while defecating and some of the other ones are g*. Not too graphic in my opinion (the defecating is though, lol).
My sister saw this film and told me one of the main four characters (but not the #1 main guy) chews gum throughout the movie. She said at some points the gum is super obviously being chewed and others it is not super obvious. Gum chewing is my worst misophonia trigger, so I will sadly not be seeing this film. I hope this helps fellow people with the same trigger!
Depends what you constitute as mental illness - one character clearly becomes mentally unwell after the death of another character, which he played a part in causing. The boys (obviously) become distressed after a while of walking which in some cases leads to verbal and physical violence. But I wouldn’t say ‘a mentally ill person is violent’ in the classic sense, more that the situation causes the mental distress and the violence.
For the most part, no.
However, the ending of the movie (much like the book) is somewhat surreal and cryptic, with the winning Walker choosing to walk on, the street that was crowded with spectators only seconds ago being inexplicably abandoned.
Multiple times throughout the film they mention wishing they were in better shape and commenting on how the fitter contestants have a better chance of winning.
No one is explicitly stated to have a diagnosed mental disorder.
However, a few of the Walkers have noticeable behavioral disturbances even very early on in The Long Walk. Most notable is Barkovitch, who repeatedly impulsively berates and antagonizes other Walkers, is seen hitting himself in the head, and ultimately has a nervous breakdown as a result of the guilt from his actions.
I had a hard time with some of the camera work being a POV shot of a character looking at their feet while walking. This happened several times, but didn’t last long.
Final scene only: fireworks exploding in the sky (visible in one shot) with recurring colourful flashes lighting up the street, until the winner asks for his wish.
Gunfire flashes earlier in the film are brief/subtle. There is a short night scene with a burning vehicle seen from a distance - the characters walk past the flickering flames.
In a sense, but it's over the course of only a few days: A Walker begins to show signs of respiratory illness about halfway through, which quickly progresses to pneumonia. When he realizes his organs are shutting down and he won't survive his illness, he slows down and gets his ticket.
Shortly after, another Walker suffers a similar fate.