uh, the first time an old bitch tried to whip me she would end up on the floor looking for her teeth. And if anybody tried to lock me into a room/attic they better have a *beep* gun pointed at my head because they're not getting out of that room without me knocking them on their ass as I push them over and run out the door.
If you let some old lady lock you into a room for two years then you deserve to be there.
Now that you have successfully have just watched the movie, try the novel. It explains everything much better.
Just a few questions for you to ponder: Even if they beat the hell out of the grandmother, who's to say Corrine wouldn't stop them? Let's say they do the same to their mother, then where are they going to go? Who's going to believe anything they say? Who's to say Olivia (the grandmother) wouldn't press charges against the older children for breaking into her home and harming them?
The best scenario that happens with them leaving with physical violence would end up with them all in different foster homes and the worst scenario probably puts Christopher in jail, Cathy in juvenile, and Carrie in a foster home. At least in the room at Foxworth Manor, they were together, they were being fed daily (until towards the end), and they had a roof over their heads.
"It's better to be hated for who you are than be loved for who you aren't."
There's no way Christopher would get thrown into jail when his brothers and sisters are backing his story. And I don't think it's too difficult of a story to believe when you consider nobody else in the world had seen the kids for months or years. And if you think the mother could convince police that they were treating the kids well then all they would have to do is ask the grandfather how he felt they were being treated. Once they saw that the grandfather didn't even know they were there the whole time I think the mother and grandmother would have a hard time convincing the cops the kids were being treated well.
And I would certainly rather live in a foster home than that room and attic, especially when I would think about the idea of being able to attend school again.
If we go from the beginning, Christopher is almost 15, Cathy's only 12, and the twins are five. Not exactly credible witnesses - especially with some Foxworth money flashing around. No one knew the kids existed where the Foxworths lived - Corrine was claiming to have no children. Short of a birth certificate (which even in the book it was until after they left the manor that they found them in the lining of a suitcase), the children couldn't prove anything. The grandfather died during the time they were locked in the room - this was clearly stated in both the movie and the novel. You don't think the Foxworths had enough money to buy off their servants to keep their mouths shut or discredit anyone who decided to talk?
Again best case scenario the kids end up separated into different foster homes and don't see each other again.
"It's better to be hated for who you are than be loved for who you aren't."
I knew the father died. When did he die ? Unless it was in a matter of days it means nothing to me because I am talking about them busting out of there within a week - or actually earlier.
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