character wasn't developed at all. he told his teacher her secret almost instantly like a brat. but because he showed a little interest in her she automatically liked, if it was THAT easy it seems like she would have been taken already if all you have to do is be like "hey ur gud at piano KI kiss u sweetie?"
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Well,at first Frank was one she tried to avoid,but after the
bike accident he grew on her and finally became the way out of
her living arrangement with mom. Which sickened her.
Obviously she saw a related soul in him and a brighter future.
Worth a try after 200 years,dont you think ?
Had it not been for the bike accident, Eleanor would never have tasted his blood which I believe was the first time she had youthful blood right, because she only helped/killed the elderly? They made this a significant deal by focusing on her as she put the bloody handkerchief to her lips.
So I think since she was connected to him by drinking his blood without killing him and he was her age contributed to the attraction.
The writers also didn't hide the fact that since Frank was on anticoagulants, blood was as precious to him as any vampire.
*Spoilers*
Unlike Clara, 'earnest' is hardly the word I would use to describe him, considering the fact that he practically outed both mother and daughter.
On the bright side, I guess that even inept blithering oafs get a chance too lol...
Yeah, i though that was obnoxious of him to run straight away to the teacher after she trusted him with her secret
shareThat dude was a douche. First he completely betrays her trust, then he rips her apart verbally too, and she still accepts his invitation?!? Awfully low self-esteem there, kiddo.
All I can think is she was so accustomed to psychological abuse, and to being unable to trust anyone, this was just normal for her. Eleanor's mom loved her, but she was a screw-up, and I suppose Eleanor had no particular reason to think much of men either. So I guess her expectations were low.
But still.
"When the boss is drunk, don't hold the cheese."
Well,me thinks he just thought she made up a fantasy because she
is in a bad place. He coulnd fathom that she actually wrote and
said the truth. I mean how would you react ? Would you think of
keeping a secret or of helping a friend ? As a viewer you actually
know but he simply didnt.
I don't think it was the abuse she was accustomed to, more like the disbelief. She understood that her story was very hard to take seriously, and that someone who cared about her might have felt hurt because she appeared to hide away the truth.
Let's also not forget that she was MUCH older and wiser than him; she sort of acted like an adult able to keep their own emotions under control when facing the anger and animosity of a young person, able to see that the animosity might be a coping mechanism, a cry for patience and help, instead of taking it as a personal attack. And when, after being abusive, he invited her for his birthday, she gladly accepted this sign that he was ready to listen and believe.
But I'll rewatch the movie soon anyway, and check whether this reading actually works.
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I felt that he gave the story to the teacher because he thought it was some sort of cry for help -the same thing the teacher felt.
I suspect that Eleanor realized that his intentions in doing so were good.
As for what she saw in him, she likely saw that he had a good heart and clearly -like her, but for different reasons- had much of the same social awkwardness that she had. He likely was the first person she'd been able to really open up to.
Yes I also think he thought the story was a cry for help, and she understood that. She was wise enough not to take anything he did personally, which it truly was not - although we, puny mortals, may have failed and felt anger and distrust towards him.
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That he could act better than the entire cast.
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