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Did they really have to do that?

posted 14 years ago by sweetpea18209
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I thought this was a pretty good TV movie....but one thing-did they really have to get sooo intense in the scene with the guy and his newborn son, where he is so aggravated with him crying that he picks him up, eye-to-eye and screams at him??? That little baby looked so scared. It's not just a movie-people are like that with babies everyday and it is so sad. I could barely stand to watch that scene.

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[–] skinny_school_girl 11 years ago

Of course not. But I think that scene was a reflection of Jason's frustrations. Does that justify it? No.

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[–] IFeedPigeons 10 years ago

I freaked out a bit when he was screaming at him like that. I thought he was going to start shaking him. Shaken Baby Syndrome is a problem in the US. It's horrible and SO sad. If you are interested, you can Google it.