WHY DID COLM CUT OFF HIS FINGERS?? The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) / THE ULTIMATE ANALYSIS

THIS IS NOT AN A.I. MADE VIDEO. I JUST DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH VERY WELL SO I USED AN SPEECH APP. Warning: Contain lots of Spoilers and Personal Interpretations* UPDATE: Although on the video I said 'most likely' he is dying based on his behavior and other clues, I cannot assume he is dying. Instead I would say he is somehow 'contemplating' death a lot (he is old enough to be worry about it), and hence his despair and legacy preoccupation. Even his musical masterpiece is about the Banshees (the announcer of death) and he planned to play it on his and/or Padraic funerals. The whole movie is a beautiful contemplation on death, lost, grief, change and growth as he loses all his meaningful connections at once - Colm cuts him off, Dominic dies, his sister leaves and his donkey passes. You can clearly see Padraic going through the 5 stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. And real growth only comes after those. So, I guess, the view presented on this video still works. Another important aspect of this movie, and related to what I have mention above, about one having (or not) the strength to go through the process of loss and grief, is that there are two rings of dynamics changing at the same time. The main one is the one affecting Padraic and his relationship with Colm (the masculine/idol/father figure) and Shioban (the feminine energy of love). And the other (and less obvious) is the one surrounding Dominic, Pradaic and Shioban. In this second and more fragile one, Dominic suffers the same kind of loss as Padraic does. As Padraic changes and looses his 'innocent aura', Dominic also 'loses' his best friend (or the image he had about him as an example of good/pure masculine - as his real dad is abusive). He (Dominic) also loses his Platonic feminine figure of love in Shioban. So, both Padraic and Dominic are facing similar abrupt changes in their dynamics and life views and have to rapidly cope with the new situation. The difference is that, at the end, Padraic shows that he has the inner strength to go through this hard process of change and growth, but unfortunately Dominic doesn't. And that happens to no fault or credit to/of anyone. It is just how life unfolds. As a plus insight, Colm as a violinist is also a puppeteer. It uses his fingers to play strings and produce music that animates (manipulates) people. Hope you enjoy my analysis!