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Did anyone pick up on....


How maybe the school shooter may have been Alicia's baby daddy? They were dating for awhile, maybe they had some grieving problems, and he was stressed out? I think theres a little more correlation than whats shown in the movie. Anyone else get that vibe?

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I guess I watched it the same night you did. I forgot just how much the film impressed me the first time I saw it. Great performances by the 3 leads, and a very emotional ending beautifully punctuated by Sarah McLachlan's song.

To answer your question, Yes- I made that connection pretty quick. But I wonder if he even knew she had a baby at all. I believe she was out of school for most of her pregnancy, intent on keeping the secret from everyone. No one at the school knew, so perhaps he didn't know either. I like to think if he knew about the pain she had experienced with her baby, things would have been different. Maybe he would have been stronger for her sake. Perhaps he would have never taken the gun to school. But we get very little insight into his past or his mental state. The fact that they answered so few questions about him and his relationship to her just made the film feel more authentic. When things like this happen in life, too many questions go unanswered. And we cannot seem to stop thinking about all the "if's" that might have changed the outcome.

If only this . . . If only that . . .

It works for the movie, but in real life, we need those questions answered.

I intended to get online and find out about the styrofoam coffins Alicia was talking about, but I haven't yet. I hate that burying a loved one always means such an extraordinary expense to an already traumatic and difficult experience. Affordable funeral services are a thing of the past. So I'd like to know if that was an accurate reference to a styrofoam coffin for people who cannot afford anything else.

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I was under the impression that the father of the baby was someone waaay older than Alicia. She mentioned during the talk with Deanna outside that she enjoyed it with someone older b/c of their "experience". They did not mention too much on this so I assumed it was someone older, and the shooter was just an acquaintance of hers at school.

I could be wrong though. if that is in case what happened, then props to you for catching that detail.

Mrs. Lovett you're a bloody wonder!

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OP exactly what first came to mind when I saw the ending! Glad I wasn't the only one thinking that.

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I wondered about this too, but Alicia was 1-2 years older than the shooter. I think they were just friends.

As for the styrofoam coffin, this is true. I saw a stillborn baby interred in a styrofoam coffin.

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No. Since when had the two been dating? Never mentioned once in the movie. Secondly it would have been impossible since she was nearly 20. Also, do you honestly believe that Alicia would be dating a high school student to begin with? Considering her conversation about older men?

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