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Which part did you find the saddest?


This may seem odd, but the part that nearly had me in tears was when Krista's mum and Rosetta were talking and Krista's mum says to her "you loved my daughter, didn't you?" and then Rosetta goes on to say that Krista had tried to give her a necklace and she didn't take it etc.

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At the end whe she seems so happy becasue shes going to see her daughter but we all know she never gets there

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I felt absolutely nothing for her. She was a drug addicted whore. I felt bad for her mother and her daughter but not her.

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That's cold.

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You're a psychopath.

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"the sister", or at least that part gave the most feelings of pain and agony (from the characters)

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Ok, I actually meant the moment you found the saddest. Character discussions are good too though!

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no, you're definately a prude.

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She was sexually abused so it isn't a stretch to think she isn't attracted to men.

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Her character is based off of a real person, who was also in love with another prostitute.

If you watched the commentaries, you would have seen this, it isn't a giant conspiracy, and your reaction is appalling.

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"The saddest part for me is when it turns out that the dead girl is actually a lesbian. I am totally tired of Hollywood shoving gay characters down my throat"

Does not compute. Gay =/= lesbian.

Anyway, I think that the fact she had a female lover made her even more suitable for compassion . Otherwise she would have been just another whore.

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Totally common for people who are sexually abused and also for sex workers (lots of overlap in these communities).
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Well put, munroe-9.

And as the director herself stated in the DVD commentary, when she sat on a jury for a murdered prostitute, the prosecutor reminded the jury that "murder robs a person of the ability to change." If The Dead Girl had gotten clean, reclaimed her daughter, forgiven her mom, went back to school, everyone would marvel at her strength and courage and tenacity. But she never got the chance. At the lowest point of her life, she was killed. She never got the chance to turn it all around.

I need to watch this film again... have not been able to watch it since Brittany's death.

But I have a question... I seem to remember that the Dead Girl's Mother alluded to not believing The Deal Girl's claims of the sexual abuse by her husband. (I mean, when they were happening, when she still lived at home with her.) That she either ignored, looked the other way, didn't believe her, etc...

In reading this topic, I'm wondering if I'm remembering that incorrectly, as so many people are feeling strong compassion and sympathy for her. Again, it's been years since I've seen the movie, but I just seem to remember the Mother feeling guilty for believing her husband and not her daughter. And it explains The Dead Girl cutting her mother out of her life, not just the stepfather.

Can anyone clarify? (Although reading this discussion is making me want to summon the strength to re-watch the film. Along with "Girl, Interrupted", they have been Brittany's only movies I haven't been able to see again yet.)

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Thanks for the props, omnisicia.

Yes, that's how I read it, too - that the mother had taken the stepdad's side in the past against her daughter, and then was realizing her mistake. I would doubt the daughter went so far to let the mom know that sexual abuse was going on, but she alluded to something, maybe hoping her mom would give her an opening to really spill the beans, but the stepdad probably chalked it up to her being a rebellious teen or something, and that was the easiest for the mom to accept at the time.

?? It seems unlikely that the daughter told her all the details and the mom denied it, but maybe that's possible, too, not sure. That actress - what's her name, Marcia Gay Harden? - is tremendous - the look on her face: realization, shock, reflection, sympathy, regret.... She did an excellent job.

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For me, 'The Mother' story was the saddest, no doubt about it. I must admit, I felt a tear or two roll down my cheeks...

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the saddest for me was when the mother found out about what her sick husband was doing to their daughter. it must be devastatingly hard to deal with the fact that your daughter leaves home at 16 and enters a world of prostitution to be degraded, and then find out after she's murdered that she left home because she assumed you knew about the dad having sex with her and she felt you didnt care, when in actuality you had no idea what he was doing.

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The saddest moment for me for some reason was when she was when "The Dead Girl" was talking to the lady and her daughter in the mall, just the way she talked and seemed. She seemed so vulnerable and like she really loved her daughter and had had a hard time in life.

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The saddest part for me was the dead girl’s story as well.

To hear how excited she is that she finally gets a ride to see her daughter, and speaks of being there when her daughter wakes up and making her chocolate chip pancakes…just going on and on about her love for her child. Listening to her talk and knowing she’ll never see her daughter again because of the evil man she got in the car with really depressed me.


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The sister.

Just the fact that she wanted to be happy, she wanted to move on even if it meant her sister was dead. She wanted her family to not revolve around her sister who has been missing for all this time. And then she got happiness for one day, just for it to be torn away again.

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I agree with all of the above... but the sad thing is the evidence that would have brought closure to those families who lost loved ones was burned up by some stooopid hag!

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Neither the dead girl's nor the wife's stories were the saddest for me. Both of them had choices, and they chose to make bad choices. Plus, the dead girl was - well, dead. She could no longer feel sadness nor know about her losses.

The saddest parts for me were the sister and the lady who found the body. Both were still having to deal with reality, and reality was continuing. Initially, I felt sorriest for the mother, but the mother has a chance at redemption with her granddaughter.

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The saddest part was definitely Krista's last few moments on screen. It was gut wrenching because she was so happy, yet we all knew her fate was death. It was incredibly depressing because I wanted to jump through the screen and tell her to get out of the car.

I know, I know... it's just a movie, but this was one of those where you can't help but focus on how real it felt. Definitely a great watch.

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Yeah, that one was sad. Basically the whole 'the mother' part had me near tears it was so sad. Also the very ending. She was just going on about how pretty her daughter was and all that and she wasn't expecting to be killed by that dude(apologies I didn't pay attention his name).

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I agree with you Big Bad Wolf. I too almost cried when the mother realized what had happened to her daughter. So sad to know that when Krista was in the car with the killer, she wasn't going to get to see her daughter ever again. I didn't realize that it was the same guy who was going out for "drives" until after the screen went black. Man, what a story. It was even sadder when I thought about the fact that stuff like that has happened to women in real life.
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The "Dead Girl" segment, to see Krista's life go down the drain like that

was very sad




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All sad, but the Dead Girl is the saddest because she no longer has a way to make her life better.

Amazing film.

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There were two scenes that I found equally sad in this film. The first was the argument between "the sister" and her mother about whether their sister/daughter was still alive. It was just such a heartbreaking moment and I felt so much for both of them.

The second was the final scene in the movie. I've seen plenty of sad films in my time, including sadder movies than this one, but never have I left a cinema feeling so shattered. I found it to be such an emotional ending, and I was really affected by it for quite a long time afterwards. When that song started playing at the end I just felt numb.

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The last 20 or so seconds of the movie.

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To me it was when the Kerri Washington character (Rosetta) asked the mom would she take the grand-daughter and care for her. That was sad.

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I'm completely paraphrasing here but:

"She did not hit her head and forget how to find her way home. She wasn't raised by wolves. She didn't find a nice family of gypsies to take care of her. Some man took her, and did horrible things to her, and hid her body so well that we will never see her again."

"Don't you think I would know if she were dead? ... I know the only way we'll ever see her again is if we never give up. I will never give up on her, like I would never give up on you. Ever. Ever."

^The Sister (Rose Byrne) and her mother at the restaurant. That scene was so affecting.

The final scene is beautifully done and very powerful. But the scene that choked me up was when Melora and Kerry Washington's character hug in the hotel room. Brilliant scene, brilliant movie.

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I found the saddest part to be when Leah got to have sex with James Franco. *tear.*

No, really, I found either the dead girl or the sister section to be the saddest. I actually cried when I heard how happy Krista was when she was talking about her daughter and seeing her finally. At that point, you just knew she would be murdered, and all hope is lost. Also, the "sister" was finally happy when she could find closure. And her mother just couldn't let go, and didn't realize she was destroying all chances of happiness in her current daughter's life.

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