History YMMV / TheLighthouse

** In retrospective light of COVID-19, many under stay-at-home orders identified heavily with [[GoMadFromTheIsolation just how stir-crazy both men get from their own prolonged seclusion]], likening the bizarre happenings they encounter to an average day in quarantine.

** A hilarious scene of Winslow singing and dancing while drunk has been making its ways around Twitter, with subtitles like "leaked footage of how Batman interrogates his rogues gallery".

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The film's trailer and end credits make excellent, haunting use of A.L. Lloyd's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbAhU913SSk rendition]] of the classic sea shanty "Doodle Let Me Go (Yaller Girls)".

* {{Narm}}: More than a couple people found themselves unintentionally chuckling at Winslow's WebVideo/FilthyFrank-like yells and screams [[spoiler: while masturbating to the mermaid hallucination, signaling his SanitySlippage]].

* AwardSnub: Despite being one of the most acclaimed films of the year, the film was only nominated for one Oscar: Best Cinematography. While it's obviously something of a niche picture, many people argued that, at the very least, Creator/WillemDafoe should have gotten a Best Supporting Actor nod.

* HilariousInHindsight:
** Creator/WillemDafoe previously [[Film/Aquaman2018 mentored the son of a lighthouse keeper, and said lighthouse keeper was named Thomas]]. Now he ''is'' a lighthouse keeper named Thomas.
** And while we're there, the [[Film/SpiderMan1 Green]] [[Film/SpiderManNoWayHome Goblin]] is at the job with [[Film/TheBatman2022 the new Batman]].

*** "Say it! You're fond of me lobster!"

** And while we're there, he's at the job with [[Film/TheBatman2022 the new Batman]].

** The movie has reminded many viewers of ''[[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Spongebob]]'' for some odd reason, resulting in videos like [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=41FqKnnkU6s this]] and [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=afLFfRbghkc this]].

** Joking that Defoe and/or Pattinson (the latter of whom is thought to be a bit of a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} in real life) weren't acting when they did this movie; they're just "like that."
** In retrospective light of COVID-19, many under stay-at-home orders have identified heavily with [[GoMadFromTheIsolation just how stir-crazy both men get from their own prolonged seclusion]], likening the bizarre happenings they encounter to an average day in quarantine.

* AwardCategoryFraud: Creator/WillemDafoe was campaigned as a supporting actor, despite the fact that most agree his role was that of a lead. While Creator/RobertPattinson does have more moments from his point of view where Dafoe isn't seen, they're comparatively few to the scenes shared between them which make up the bulk of the movie. And despite Pattinson being the main viewpoint character, Dafoe's role is more talkative, having many long speeches in comparison to his more quiet costar. In the end though, [[AwardSnub Dafoe didn't make any of the major awards ceremonies that year]].

* AwardCategoryFraud: Creator/WillemDafoe was campaigned as a supporting actor, despite the fact that most agree his role was that of a lead. While Creator/RobertPattinson does have more moments from his point of view where Dafoe isn't seen, they're comparatively few to the scenes shared between them which make up the bulk of the movie. And despite Pattinson being the main viewpoint character, Dafoe's role comes across as more wordy due to his many long speeches.

* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/WillemDafoe previously [[Film/Aquaman2018 mentored the son of a lighthouse keeper, and said lighthouse keeper was named Thomas]]. Now he ''is'' a lighthouse keeper named Thomas. And while we're there, he's at the job with [[Film/TheBatman2022 the new Batman]].

** As the second trailer had Wake and Winslow repeatedly say ''"What?"'' at times, people ended up quoting [[Film/PulpFiction Jules Winnfield's]] frustrations about that word in the comments, as well as also noting that Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin [[CatchPhrase would love watching this video]].

** The movie has reminded many viewers of [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Spongebob]] for some odd reason, resulting in videos like [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=41FqKnnkU6s this]] and [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=afLFfRbghkc this]].

* AwardCategoryFraud: Creator/WillemDafoe was campaigned as a supporting actor, despite the fact that most agree his role was that of a lead. While Creator/RobertPattinson does have more moments from his point of view where Dafoe isn’t seen, they’re comparatively few to the scenes shared between them which make up the bulk of the movie. And despite Pattinson being the main viewpoint character, Dafoe’s role comes across as more wordy due to his many long speeches.

* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/WillemDafoe previously [[Film/Aquaman2018 mentored the son of a lighthouse keeper, and said lighthouse keeper was named Thomas]]. Now he ''is'' a lighthouse keeper named Thomas. And while we're there, he's at the job with [[Film/TheBatman2021 the new Batman]].

* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/WillemDafoe previously [[Film/Aquaman2018 mentored the son of a lighthouse keeper, and said lighthouse keeper was named Thomas]]. Now he ''is'' a lighthouse keeper named Thomas. And while we're there, he's at the job with [[Creator/RobertPattinson the new Batman]].

* {{Narm}}: More than a couple people found themselves unintentionally chuckling at Winslow's WebVideo/FilthyFrank-like yells and screams when he falls while painting the lighthouse, when the wind blows the chamber pots' waste back on him and [[spoiler: while masturbating to the mermaid hallucination, signaling his SanitySlippage]].

* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Not that he hasn't [[Film/GoodTime proven]] [[Film/HighLife this]] [[Film/Cosmopolis before]], but this film really should put to rest any remaining doubts about Creator/RobertPattinson's acting ability.