I am just very curious as to why Ann asks Peter to "take them off and bring them to me" when taking about his boxers. I don't understand why she is telling him to act as though he wants to go further, sexually, than either of them really want to. Thank you for your guidance!
shareprobably something to do with her recently being rejected by her real father, and here comes this boy who tells her how much he likes her and the things he wants to do to her, and with the eratic behaviour of her mother she may have learned love=sex
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I've read the book this movie is based on, and the scene plays out a lot differently...they do go further, and it eventually leads to a sort of prolonged, awkward friends-with-benefits situation. Based on the book, Ann just was looking for some kind of affection and wasn't sure where or how to get it. She didn't really know what she needed, and thought that Peter could fill the "void."
shareWell, doesn't everyone have an idealized vision of what their "first-time" will be like? Even if you do realize it won't be like that, you often still think it.... And cant a girl just hae meaningless-sex w/o it having to be a father-issue?
sharedoes anybody know the name of the song they are playing during that scene?
shareI don't know why she wants him to bring them to her but you have to rmember that Ann is emotionally turmoiled. Her mother has had such skewed parenting style that Ann has begun to have skewed visions of what loves is and what sex means. She's looking for affection from somewhere, anywhere because she wants someone who can show her love. The only way she knows how to get it is by giving herself away.
shareso does he love her in the end??????? and does she love him?????? or do they end up just friends???
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That scene... is one of my all time favorite seens from a movie. May sound odd to some but I suppose it comes from me watching it during a time where I could feel Ann's desperation for affection and love. It comes off so emotional to me and breaks my heart. You know that it's not the real Ann acting this way... it's a numbness? Attributed to her taking care of her mother and being the adult... it's like she's so tired of being responsible and trying to be well... irresponsible and not worried about consequences... and of course the obvious being her desperate need for affection. The kiss and hug scene, gets me every single time!!
shareI think Ann is also shocked when Peter replies to her demand (request, whatever you want to call it) with just wanting to kiss her. She realizes she can receive love without giving herself away so quickly.
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