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Why was it so hard for Samson to say his own name?

posted 12 years ago by ilovetati
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I understand that the characters spoke aboriginal languages solely, but Samson seemed unable to speak at all. I like the director's decision to keep dialogue at a minimum to emphasize a realistic sense of nonverbal communication, but I would have thought the two would have at least expressed a few words in their own language. I think if Samson had an inability to speak well it would explain a total lack of communication.

Also, did anyone interpret his lack of response to the sound of Delilah being hit by the car to mean anything significant?

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[–] z_thomas 12 years ago

He was high when Delilah was hit by the car. In fact he was high most of the film which put him in a kind of comatose stat. Simple really.

[–] betty_starbuckle 12 years ago

He was off his head on petrol. if you have ever seen solvent abusers when they are high, they exist in another scary parallel universe.

[–] Celeste_x 11 years ago

I wondered the same. He may have had a speech disorder (it seemed like he was unable to produce sounds) which may have over time led him to lose confidence and therefore not talk. Or, he could have developed a speech disorder because he had not spoken for so long.

He also did not notice her getting abducted; his character was generally remote and distant, however, I also agree that the fact that he was high did not help.