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3 things they changed which I'm glad they did [SPOILERS]

posted 9 years ago by rooprect
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If any of you have read the details of the actual crime this movie is based on, you're probably sickened to your guts. If you haven't had that pleasure yet, here's a summary:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chante_Jawan_Mallard

The 3 things that are drastically changed in the movie "Stuck" are
(1) They made it into a dark comedy instead of making it a depressing crime drama. Great approach. Sometimes when a topic is so horrific that nobody wants to hear about it, the best way to present it is through comedy or satire (examples: Catch-22, Dr. Strangelove).

(2) By having Mena Suvari play the lead, instead of an African-American woman like in reality, they diffused the racial issue. That way they can focus on the real story: how hypocritical and outright cruel people can be regardless of race. The real case may have been clouded by the fact that the driver was black & the victim was white, but all labels aside, Chante Mallard was just a horrible human being, period.

and my favorite is #3 (spoiler below)
(3) Sort of going back to point #1, they changed the ending to make the story less sickening. In real life the victim died after a number of hours stuck in her windshield with no medical attention. In the movie they give us a crazy but much more satisfying conclusion. I mean, if the audience is going to sit through 90 minutes of some guy bleeding to death with no help, ya gotta give them some sort of reward. Loved it!

[–] aristideau 9 years ago

What the hell is wrong with you (you must either be black, heartless or both). All those points that you raised are reasons why you should be disgusted with the film.
The black woman's cold blooded indifference makes my blood boil. She even joked about it while having sex with her boyfriend.

Have you ever spared a thought for the relatives of the murdered man?

[–] Cheena71 7 years ago

I read the OP's post and she didn't say anything so heartless. Everything she talked about was more the movie/actors and not the actual case.

Instead of attacking the OP and callung her names, why not explain your point and maybe there's the possibility of dialogue. If she were really "cold and heartless," she would've chewed you out but instead, she chose not to be bated by your angry comments!