I have zero sympathy for Natasha (SPOILERS)

That was very selfish and cruel of Natasha.

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That's kinda the point of these types of vengeful ghost movies, though. Isn't it? Emotional trauma sometimes creates monsters out of people.

And it's particularly horrific when those monsters are the ghosts of children, because they have these mighty powers to do great harm, but they never grew up or developed emotionally enough to know how to really temper or control their feelings. People piss these kids off, kill them, and then effectively give them a magical armory of weapons and unlimited ammunition. That's a recipe for disaster.

It's tragic what created these monsters. But in the end, they're still MONSTERS.

I didn't feel much sympathy for any of the characters.

It just reminded me what a Zoo New York is. Ugly people in an ugly city. The constant emphasis of every man lying to the Mother isn't found in many other movies but it rang true for New York.

The mother kept leaving the little girl alone to wander around and get into trouble. Watch your kid lady - how come she doesn't mind you?

Yes, but Natasha was an angry, lonely child. Most children at that age are selfish. She saw that Ceci had a mother who loved her, so Natasha wanted the same thing.

Children are/can be irrational. The same is true of Natasha, so it IS justified what she did, even though it WAS a selfish thing to do.

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"Could you please get your head out of your ass? It's not a hat!" - Pitch Perfect

Really, zero sympathy? A little girl in an empty apartment who doesn't understand why her parents are suddenly gone one day and never come back? Who struggles and drowns all alone in the dark? (We got a glimpse of that delightful experience in the washing machine scene.)

Then she gets one friend who can see her and play with her, but that kid starts getting punished for even talking to her. Oh, plus she's moving away.

Then Natasha finally gets someone to just do one simple loving thing like reading her a story but that person bolts after ten seconds to go be with her real daughter.

Of course she tries to drown Ceci! Either Ceci ends up being her co-drowning permanent playmate or maybe Ceci's mother will pick up where she left off with the storybook and the cuddling. Suggesting Natasha developed a diabolical blackmail plan is overthinking by several steps; she's just lonely and desperate.

It's Dahlia who says, "If you stop, I will stay with you."

Listen, no one likes kids less than I--I go diving for the remote if I even hear a squeaky little voice on tv--but this girl's story was a heartbreaker.

I came on here to say the exact same thing.

I can't understand why she created all the fuss because she didn't have mother, but caused another girl to lose her mother. It's double standards. I felt sorry for her until that happened.

I agree. Natasha should've faced accountability and harsh punishment for what she did. She knew right from wrong and knew it was an evil thing to do.