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Definitely

posted 11 years ago by brucebrod
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Definitely some incest implications going on here. Heavy duty incest. What's with Burt Lancaster, in the Swimmer he's hitting on some young teen, and in this movie, well....

[–] heyuactor 11 years ago

His obsession with her and her odd fearful attitude toward him does smell like incest, but it's so subtle (dialogue-wise), we can't be sure.

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[–] KayDrama 11 years ago

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1083280384/nm0000044?ref_=nmmi_mi_all_sf_9 3

Movie poster seems pretty sure

[–] Ithilfaen 11 years ago

I'm still on the fence about that. I think, for him, it's more a matter of power. She's grown up and she's escaping his power. And he's an all-powerful man. How powerful can he really be if he's powerless in his own backyard?

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[–] DracTarashV 10 years ago

What's with Burt Lancaster, in the swimmer he's hitting on some young teen...

Ain't nothing wrong with that...

Anyway, even if J.J.'s feelings for his sister weren't supposed to be incestuous, it certainly felt that way to me.

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