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Totally missed the fact that she was sexually abused


I couldn't figure out why her character was acting the way she was, and it made a lot more sense when I read a synopsis later that said she had been sexually abused by her father. That would have helped the movie a lot for me.

Where were the clues to this in the movie? Other than the exchange with her father at the end, which showed she had some issues with him, and the "I'll call all your clients" threat. That got a reaction out of him, unlike her threat to call the cops, which would make sense, because having the people who employed his services start wondering if he's a child molester would be more of a concern for him than the police. So I got the idea that maybe he had mistreated her, but certainly not sexual abuse.

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she threatens to call the press and his clients. I guess he's powerful enough to cover it up with the cops.

I wonder what she says to him at the end. I like to think she tells him she was _____ by her father.

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I really hope she did. They should make a sequel, and give Marianna and Jason's characters actual names.

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mmm how abt that scene where she stimulates raping him doggy style while he was solving crosswords in the newspaper? she was pretending to rape him
also all what she said abt the penis not smelling good or looking nice and saying it is pathetic and not wanting to see it despite the bet and her fear of being raped that she let him in and carried a knife to protect herself and also when she threatens to call the cops if he rapes her in their first night in bed together and her screaming when he got on top of her on the couch?
all those were the signs, of course a woman would fear being raped but then she wouldn't let him in and if she did then that means she trusts him enuff
also the non penetrative porn she was watching with only girls in it was a small hint that she was either gay or raped
her constant insults to him when he got close to her was an obvious defense mechanism trying to put him in a place safe for her, not getting him to leave and not allowing him to get past that place.

"It is never about what happened, it is only how you look at it!"

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Unfortunately I recognised a lot of the signs before I have had sexual abuse/assault in my life.

The fact that she was so sad viewing pictures of a young naked girl - indicates that she was the girl and was sad of the loss of innocence, or perhaps she'd had a child and had to give her up. Based on the age of the photos I figured that they were of her. She was feeling really vulnerable whilst viewing these pics and had to hide from the world. This is not a 'normal' reaction to viewing photos of yourself

He speaks to her about how her father is paying for her to live in her apartment, yet she would not return any of her father's phone calls. This indicates a strained relationship that goes beyond her withdrawal from the world.

Her inability to get naked to have a shower (the dirty hair). I know that when I am feeling gross about 'things' that I cannot shower. I can't bear to be naked, it fills me with such disgust. I got the feeling it was something like this with her.

There were many other indicators too, but please don't feel bad that you didn't see them. It shows that you come from a much healthier background than those who picked it up quickly. Hold onto your innocence. I wish that I had more, unfortunately this movie pushed a lot of buttons for me as I could identify with a lot of her behaviours :(


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It takes so much to open up as you just did. Nice job.

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Allie, I personally identified with almost all of her behaviours, too. It was hard watching, but it actually made me feel less alone.



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Yes, I know. I like it that way. Makes me look the way I feel.

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The whole movie screamed of her past sexual abuse. It was very loud and clear.

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