The Vodka Bottle
I don't understand the scene where she brings the leader of the support group a bottle of vodka. She then has Jennifer Aniston set it on the ground. Possible recovering alcoholic? But I just don't get the message
shareMy first thought was the woman was a recovering alcoholic because once Aniston said she has vodka the woman get very serious. I think it's meant to show that Aniston uses people and really does not care about others. She's willing to risk this woman's life in order to get the address.
shareShe's willing to risk this woman's life in order to get the address.
She had already gotten the woman's address.....She had previously hinted to the woman that she was going to sue if she did not give the address to her. share
by kdimmick » Fri Feb 6 2015 13:45:10
IMDb member since January 2004
She had already gotten the woman's address.....She had previously hinted to the woman that she was going to sue if she did not give the address to her.
Precisely.
I had pondered the OP's question myself and had considered Annette (the leader of the support group) may have been an alcoholic, also. Not a recovering alcoholic, mind you, but a functioning one. The support group consisted of women trying to manage chronic pain. It wouldn't have been difficult for Claire (addicted to opiates and pain killers herself) to determine each of her fellow group-mates, self-medication(s) of choice. I assume Annette had subtly exhibited some classical sign(s) of chronic alcoholism and thus, Claire decided to use Annette's deduced substance of choice as her peace offering. The rationale behind Annette not wanting to take the bottle directly from Clair's hand extends from Claire's more than convincing previous threat to sue the county because Annette, supposedly along with the other participants, had asked Claire to discontinue attending the group.
Personally, I don'think any of the above is even remotely spoiler-ish, but you know how posters can be here, when they can't think of anything else to say.
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I think they cut a scene that indicated she was an alcoholic. I think there was a different threat that was cut.
shareI believe you are correct about the functioning alcoholic bit. I also believe she made Claire set it on the ground because she wanted to see if Claire could do it, bending over obviously caused her an intense amount of pain. I think earlier in that scene Claire tells her she is doing "just fine" on her own and making her set the bottle on the ground was Annette's way of challenging that statement.
shareby ollie911 » Mon Jun 6 2016 07:05:25
IMDb member since July 2014
...she wanted to see if Claire could do it, bending over obviously caused her an intense amount of pain...
Wow, Ollie!
That thought never crossed my mind, but I completely agree with you.
And, I'd like to add that in some cultures, bowing, curtsies, etc. in another person's direction are individually, as well as collectively, considered gestures of respect.
Now you've forced me to add this to my re-watch queue.
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