Gross way to start a movie.

<< No. I disagree. It drove home the point that Cherie was young and just starting to come into her own as a teenager. >>

Exactly.

Anyone who's shocked by this needs to grow the f@%k up. Dear god.

I also disagree. It wasent gross or being used for shock value. It was showing just how young Cherie was in a raw realistic way.

~ Party at the Moon Tower.~

I thought it was a great start. The gross part is when that guy fingers her sister because she gave her panties to Cherie...and then rubs his hand on Cherie's head!

" For starters, if you think a girl starting her period is disgusting, you're too immature to be watching this film in the first place." If you think that showing a girl starting her period graphically. Is a good representation of showing a young girls innocence your just as immature.

"If you want art, don't mess about with
movies. Buy a Picasso"

exactly. these people saying it's OK are just trying to sound like cool, calm tough cookies who aren't fazed by anything.

I love Jesus AND Jesus-hating atheists and am 100% proud!

Exactly. There are viewers "shocked" by a scene referencing the teenage Cherie starting her period?? Have they ever read a typical coming of age novel, like the Judy Blume novels from the seventies in which such things are commonplace? I have no idea how old the oh-so-shocked poster is but being shocked by a scene referencing a girl starting her period (which is hardly graphic in the film -- we see her grabbing some paper towels and doing a quick "cleaning" gesture w/no nudity shown) seems just incredibly young and not very worldly. The whole point was to show how young Cherie was and I thought it worked well. People need to chill, seriously.

Also, grossed-out OP, don't ever watch Homeland, as Carrie does many things (and things involving paper towels) that will definitely shock you. Ordinary things that women do all the time of course during the course of life -- but still you probably should never watch it. Or the film Unfaithful either as Diane Lane does a few things with paper towels in that film that may shock you.

"Hearts and kidneys are tinker toys! I am talking about the central nervous system!"

Exactly. Imagine if the movie had begun with the rape; the OP would have probably had a heart attack!

I agree. It's a mediocre film with some great scenes, including the opening, which I felt adequately set the tone for the rest of the film.

Some actual vaginal bleeders know that all women have different flows and textures to their menses. Also depends how old you are, if you've had children, or have any other gynecological, hormonal, or physiological issue that would determine thickness and texture of menstrual blood. Just so ya know, your vaginal bleeding doesn't make you an expert on how anyone else's vagina bleeds. Just sayin'.