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Disgusting! Ron kisses poor Jena !!


I understand how the whole rape sequence was very carefully choreographed with pillows between the Ron and Jena during that horrible scene. What i don't understand is how Ron Eldard kissed a child on screen in a passionate way. It grossed me out majorly. Ron even said in his interviews that when he was at the premiere of the movie he felt he had gone too far and said to himself " oh my god what am I doing!?" and then had to get out of the cinema because he feared for his own personal safety.

It happens at the end of the movie just before he rapes her, when he says "i'd break your neck" or something like that and then he kisses her on the mouth with her struggling. I just don't think he should have kissed her for real that's all. I mean, Jena was only a kid at the time and Ron eldard was a grown man tying to stick his tongue down her throat. i mean ewwwww
What does everyone else think?

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Few things:

1. Ron didnt do this on his own, nor did he "want to" make out with her. The producers put that in the script, and they told him to kiss her. It was either he kissed her OR he was out of a job. Its that simple

2. That kiss was not open mouth, it was closed mouth, you can tell by the way their lips are moving.

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I know OP's post is 14 years ago. But its acting. I'm sure there was precautions like Ron kissing on her cheek or nose instead of her mouth. Get a grip. Not every horrific scene you see in a film is as its portrayed.

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