It made no sense to me that girls with such high needs and trauma would be adopted by this couple. It makes even less sense to me that after Luke got in a coma the psychiatrist would actually urge Anabell to keep caring for them rather than take them in to a hospital for a while. She was pretty clear she didn't want to do that, and the doctor pretty much guilt tripped her into looking after them.
Lucas wanted to find his nieces -- he spent his last penny to find them. So, of course, he wanted to care for them. He loved them!
The doctor was very bad. He thought only of his own needs -- his research. That's why the girls went with Lucas and Annabel in the first place, the doctor made the recommendation that the court give the girls to Lucas, so that the doctor would have access for his research. He violated his oath. He admitted the girls would be better with the aunt, but he would have lost access. His oath required that he do what was best for his patients (the girls); but he did not.
Celebrating 100 Years of DADA * Feb. 5, 1916 * Zurich
I get how the movie rationalized it, but irl I don't think it made any sense. Even Lucas wanting to make sure girls are safe does not equal Lucas wanting to raise the girls. And putting his gf in that situation seems brutal, considering how wild the girls were at the start.
It seems to me like all the parties would see that girls being in an institution (not with the aunt either) and having Lucas visit them would make most sense.
Then the doctor could keep doing his research, Lucas could still feel like he is contributing without inconveniencing Anabell, and girls would get the proper security and care they need. I am not saying that Lucas and Anabell were doing anything wrong but just something like dressing and washing Lilly at the start doesn't seem like a job one or two people can do, plus the girls obviously had problems that required only trained professionals.
I am not getting into the actual movie plot with Mama now or how things ended up happening (Anabell accepted them, they weren't dangerous etc), just by what any normal person would make out of this situation back when deciding what to do with them.
I also can't believe Anabell just agreed to stay alone with them after some minor struggle.
And putting his gf in that situation seems brutal
without inconveniencing Anabelle
NeedysBoy,
I can see what you are saying totally, and I am not surprised that the children's only living relative, (who cared about their safety), would want to take them in.
But I also see poster Vivien's point of view, in that the girlfriend (Jessica Chastain) would then be placed in a very demanding position as full time caretaker.
The girlfriend did not look like the nurturing type at all from the beginning, and it's almost as though the GF was thrown into this emotionally draining situation right off the bat. The GF loved the boyfriend, so she accepted the position, but still, it seemed like they BOTH should have gone to family counseling, to make sure that they (the couple) were the best choices for the 2 girls.
..........
........
...........
"...the girlfriend (Jessica Chastain) would then be placed in a very demanding position as full time caretaker."
I think that's the whole point. Annabel didn't want to be a mother: she thanked God for the negative pregnancy test; and guess what? God made her a mother anyway.
Celebrating 100 Years of DADA * Feb. 5, 1916 * Zurich
LOL Right? God can be quite mischievous sometimes.
share