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There Was No Curse

posted 2 years ago by Padeen (6459)
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The movie was an allegory about mental illness/trauma. Its obvious that witnessing the suicide of her patient triggered repressed and unresolved trauma from childhood, causing a psychotic break.

Overall I thought it was disappointing. After watching "Barbarian" recently, I thought I'd check out a new horror movie and this one was a swing and a miss.

[–] Diddy1111 (401) a year ago

I agree with you. Don’t think there is an entity. Just a bunch of suicidal people unable to confront their demons well enough to not let them take over once facing a trigger of their own trauma.