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This movie makes me cry

posted 9 years ago by Goodbye_from_Fox_In_A_Box
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Why'd it have to be so cruel?

Nolan harpoons the female. She then tries to kill herself by swimming into the engines. Nolan then ties her up on the boat. She miscarries, in one horrific scene, then hoses the fetus off the boat. Meanwhile, the male is screeching/roaring in shock and rage. Up until this point it's heartbreaking.

But noooooooo, that's not enough! They figure out the female is miraculously still breathing,'so they cut her loose. As she's being pushed to shore by the male, she finally dies. Then Rampling's character sits next to the carcass and reads to her.

How anybody could make it through these intact is beyond me. I cry still thinking about it, even tho I know none of it is real.

It was so cruel.

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[–] lm362 8 years ago

I agree. It is a very sad movie, but it teaches good lessons like what consequences your actions will have, the danger of being vengeful.

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[–] muchmeow 8 years ago

Are you sure none of it was real? The really sad part is that a lot of (not all) movies, especially older ones used real animals and really tortured and/or killed them! Even movies made after the ASPCA started getting involved still did it. I remember a news report spilling the truth that the then president of the ASPCA would accept bribes from the movie makers in exchange for doing whatever they wanted to the animals on set. ABSOLUTELY DESPICABLE!!

[–] FernandoChaves 8 years ago

In this specific case, no. No animals were harmed in this.

[–] lm362 (341) 5 years ago

@FernadoChaves True. I think the poster did not read the publicity about the movie.+

[–] Otter (24464) 7 years ago

Oh please, this movie makes me laugh!

[–] lm362 (341) 5 years ago

Then I'm sure you would feel nothing for any human that is hurt or dies in real life...or at least hurt like you should.

[–] Otter (24464) 5 years ago

There's no explaining humor to the humorless.

[–] MeYouFools (175) 5 years ago

Interjecting "oh, please! This movie makes me laugh" for no good reason isn't humor either.

[–] MeYouFools (175) 5 years ago

The movie was written and made by Italians and their storylines tend to be a little crueler than most.