What a joke


I can't believe people were actually emotionally affected by this ridiculous movie. Literally every single adult that crosses this girl's path supposedly wants to rape her. The scene where she picks up the glass and starts "cutting" is one of the blandest, most hilariously bad attempts at poignance I have ever seen.

If anything, I find this movie offensive because it makes the very real issue of child sexual abuse seem like a joke with its ludicrous plot and unrealistic events. This cannot possibly be based on a true story because the astral plane would have to go into realignment for one child to encounter THAT many predators.

Shame on whoever made this film.

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Who are you to say that this never happened to her? Are you completely sheltered or just plain ignorant? Mother's abusing their children, happens every day. Step-fathers abusing kids, happens every day. Its not far fetched that a crazy heartless woman (her mother) would marry a heartless man (her father) which would make it not surprising that he would try to pimp her when he saw that she had been abused before and wasn't going to the police about it. And then its not surprising that aforementioned evil parents would find/attract friends that were just as disgusting leading me to believe the group abuse could have happened as well.

When she cut her arm, she wasn't trying to kill herself. People going through intense emotional duress can find some form of peace by cutting. It puts them in control, centers their thoughts, or just helps alleviate the emotional pain by inflicting physical pain.

And as for the group home guy, it is FAR more common then you want to believe that predators choose to work in those environments for the exact purpose of getting close to easy prey that depend on them. Ever hear of the catholic church? Boy scouts?

I hate to be the one to burst your sheltered bubble, but people can be evil and they have been like this since the beginning. Check out a book called "A Boy Called It" if you don't believe me. Or read about how Sylvia Likens was brutally tortured to death over a 3 month period by a woman and her young children (yes, young children helped abuse and torture this little girl).

I don't think I can immediately change your mind or your views on this matter, all I hope is that you take a look at those stories and others like them and hopefully come to understand that unspeakable evils happen every day, and that the worst thing you can do is deny their existence.

"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he doesn't exist."

Cliched I know, but it is true. Denying that these kinds of things could happen only helps the perpetrators get away with it and could prevent another person from telling their story because they might think no one would believe them.

Please, I urge you and anyone else that might read this to open your heart and your mind if you ever find someone in trouble. If the little girl in this story had someone that really took the time to find out what was wrong, she could have been spared so much hurt and grief. Don't go through life with your eyes closed. Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.

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If you re-read what he wrote, he made a relevant point about how just about every adult this girl crosses is a predatory paedophile. This is simply unrealistic, either from the point of view of the real life event that this film was BASED on or just the direction of the film. In doing so, it takes a fundamentally misanthropic view of the world. Yes, most child abusers are related to the child, but not every person in the street is.

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If you re-read what he wrote, he made a relevant point about how just about every adult this girl crosses is a predatory paedophile. This is simply unrealistic


ROFL You need to go outside more. You obviously have no idea what human beings are capable of.

Try running a womens refuge for 12 years and then come and tell me this show was unrealistic.

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Well said

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We live in a world were two 11-year-old girls were gang raped in separate incidents on opposite sites of the US, and the community blamed the girls for looking too old. One of the girls had been abused over a period of months by two teens, because they saw an easy target and sought her out time and again, and brought their friends in on it, and took video of it. The other was picked up and taken to an isolated location where as many as 20 people ranging in age from 14 to 27 years old joined in the attack. In both cases, the communities are blaming the 11-year-old for looking too old or putting herself in that situation rather than holding the teens and men involved accountable for what they knew was wrong.

Some people will gladly commit an evil act if the opportunity presents itself, and yes, they have a feel for easy victims.

Some people won't initiate the act, but they'll join in if their friends are doing it, and they think they won't be caught/punished.

And some people will justify an evil act because it's easier to blame the victim than to believe that someone you know could so something so terrible, given the chance.

Is it really so surprising that the morally bankrupt adults in this film would attract equally shady friends and acquaintances? The abuse in the film isn't isolated because the people aren't.

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Only one post and it's this? Dumbass. I've been through a *beep* of abuse of every kind and am just now being able to break fully away from it. From someone who has gone through abuse since I was a baby and to read this dude you better watch it. I'm working on putting a stop to people like you and the people who abuse these kids. See in life there are certain people you don't hurt cause the backlash is worse then any horror movie. You dumbass deserve worse then any horror movie for saying that *beep* about anything on child abuse.

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Oh, no! I'd better watch it! I'm terrified. Good luck with that backlash through the internet! Classy threats, too.

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You just proved a point....someone admits to having been abused and your reponse above is to be rude and verbally bash her more. You figure she deserves it.
See many abuse survivors subconsiosly put out a ' vibe ' that attracts more abusers because untill they become aware of they can take control of their lives, they seek / find people who will repeat what they believe they deserve. But once they become aware, they become very strong people :) but Im glad some never have to expierence this even if they are uninrentionally cruel about it.

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Buddy, my fellow human. You may have a valid point. But I disagree with your first two statements. You too were emotionally affected by the movie. However ridiculous it may seem to you or anyone else. After all, you did respond in a reactive manner because you are inherently a well meaning person and you wouldn't want an issue like this to be wrongly addressed. That emotion was most likely your 'anger.' Obviously you care about the issue of 'child abuse.'
(Ergo, some of the others were incorrect in accusing 'theragingbeat.'

Second, there is clearly one adult who did not even supposedly want to rape her. So why use 'literally every single adult'? :P

Course, that was just me nitpicking.

Appreciate you trying to bring to light that there are some inaccuracies. I saw some too. Most movies even by the best artists have their flaws. Yes this movie was imperfect. So is everyone human. Make no mistake I ain't condoning any errors.

But the way I see it, the movie clearly was a narrative from the eyes of the protagonist. If you were an 11 year old girl going through physical and sexual abuse would you be trusting of anyone? In her eyes, the entire world was a perverted piece of *beep* That sick world even drove her to sell herself. And that view is probably what the team went about to portray.

I personally like to believe that the world has good people. At the same time, I don't think what we saw in the movie was far from possible. Astral plane or otherwise.

Critical feedback on a subject of this nature, should by its very nature, be given with care. And not minced through a sharp tongue.

You have the right to your opinion. But you knew that people were emotionally moved. Meaning you are a smart person. That same knowledge should have compelled you to be a little less harsh in your thought execution.
Don't expect people not to get worked up when you make statements like you did. Unless that was all that you wanted. In which case you came out on tops. (My gut tells me that wasn't what you wanted)

All said and done, I love movies and I do what I can to keep things clean. Be it in the real world or the internet. So for the other readers, don't make this a bashing session for anyone. Understand his/her point. Do your due diligence and then speak.

Lastly, I suggest you people take everything with a pinch of salt and be a little more sensitive in putting across your view points. What you say/type lasts forever. I learnt my lessons.

So leave behind a happy trail of wisdom and love. Not bickering and hate.

I may be late to this forum but if it peaks interest on the subject in even one person. Maybe we may see better work from film makers next time and people won't get a chance to react.

Peace.

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I don't think it's supposed to be that everyone she sees seriously wants to rape her, I think it's meant to show that in her environment and situation that's the way you start to feel, like you can't trust anybody. And situations like these are much more common than you'd think, I'm glad it was realistic about the problem of child abuse from the POV of a child rather than giving some preachy scenario akin to a Lifetime film or something. I can understand where you're coming from; some of the scenes in the film did feel rather far-fetched, but its main themes are very real for a vast number of kids out there and whether or not this film is entirely accurate, at least it raises awareness of the issues of child abuse.

"The 21st century is all flash but no substance." ~ Smog City

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Unrealistic? I'm sorry, You are just by far a plain idiot. Just because it seems unbelievable to You that doesn't mean it never happened, it is closely based on the real life story of an abused girl who's name can't be disclosed, and can happen! How dare You let such ignorance come out of Your face! Children are molested by multiple people in their lives all of the time, it is NOT unusual and happens every day! Unless You have experienced this first hand, or know somebody who has You should keep Your ignorant arrogant opinion to Yourself!

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What was so unrealistic?
Carrie had two parents with short tempers that did terrible things to her and on top of that a perverted Step Father.

Being raped by one of the workers in the Second Foster home she went to,not a stretch since it looked like a shthole kids were running around and the staff said there were rules but Kids still break them and they can't do anything about.

Carrie is lured by a pimp who is waiting outside the home and tries to be her friend and tells her how great money is. Lots of young girls that are homeless or don't have anywhere to go unfortunately will get involved prostitution,I Think in New york that happens to 25 percent of Young Girls.

By the end of the movie when she is in her new home she finally breaks down


Nothing in this movie seems unrealistic







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