was the most disturbing and aggravating part of the movie, I thought anyway.
shareDisturbing - yes, in that it demonstrates the detachment of Holly from the events surrounding her. Aggravating - it could very easily have been, however I feel that the excellent script and its delivery by Sissy hit just the right note. It filled in the gaps in the narrative which were not shown visually and complimented the general tone of the film.
shareOMG! It's one of the main factors in my finding it so fascinating! I just can't believe that anyone wouldn't love the narration. It's pure poetry - and so eerie and also funny.
Just a guy in Texas who loves movies.
Not as aggravating as the narration in Days of Heaven... kidding. They're both fine to me.
You want something corny? You got it!
the contrast between Holly the narrator and Holly the person is what makes this movie so fascinating
so many movies, so little time
Holly's narration speaks volumes about how detached she is from reality and her inability to realize the harsh severity of what Kit is doing.
I've been chasing grace/ But grace ain't easy to find
Not aggravating at all. In fact, her narration elevated this film from good to great.
shareIn Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us, Dr. Robert D. Hare identifies Holly as a genuine psychopath and Kit as a Hollywood glamorized psychopath with a heart of gold. A psychopath is emotionally impoverished. Reminds me of BTK when he said, very coldly, he had politely asked one of his victims to pose a certain way for a photograph while murdering her and her family (whom he had randomly chosen to murder). Holly's narration is how a psychopath usually "confesses" to police. They mechanically "read their words." Like the serial killer who said, when his female victim became traumatized, he explained to her he was sorry for the inconvenience, but she knew he had to murder her because she could identify him to the police. Devoid of emotion, he said he had apologized to her before he crushed her skull. He added: "She didn't seem to mind that much. It was just life is all, not hers or anything personally." Charlie Starkweather, instead of remaining devoted to his "Holly," only half jokingly said she should be sitting in his lap while he was electrocuted in the electric chair.
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