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Wow that was truly one of the most shocking scenes i've seen in a movie in a long time

posted 6 years ago by Mister Babadook (2684)
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When Charlie's head got taken off while she had her head stuck out the window trying to breath. I think i just sat there staring at the screen with my mouth hung open for a good 5 minutes in shock over what i just saw. Then the fact that her brother just drove back home and went to bed after it, the whole sequence just had me speechless. Not to mention the part where it showed her decapitated head laying in the road with bugs all over it.

This movie was just fucking creepy as hell and did things in it i haven't seen any other movie do, and i genuinely felt creeped out after it went off.

[–] Tomiggo (186) 6 years ago

I was speechless too but not for the same reason. As soon as she stuck her head outside the car I knew something bad would happen. I've seen that before several times.

[–] Mister Babadook (2684) 6 years ago

Yeah but i didn't see that happening to a kid, thats mainly what made it so shocking, you usually don't see fucked up shit like that happening to kids in movies. I mean i can't recall the last time i saw a 13 year old girl decapitated, and to then see her decapitated head laying on the ground covered in bugs.

[–] RAJH (533) 6 years ago

LMAO when have you ever seen that happen before?? Give us some examples..

[–] Wesley (5) 6 years ago

here's a good example

from a tv film called "Boy from Hell" , check this out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_rSt3wwjs0
it's in the opening scene, 2 minutes in.

i thought i noticed other similarity too when i was watching Hereditary, which was that in both films, the parent tries some ritual to conjure their child after the accident.

[–] Mister Babadook (2684) 6 years ago

lol no offense but if thats ur only example, a tv movie pretty much no one has ever seen, its not a very strong argument that you've seen this several times. I mean i haven't seen it happen in any mainstream movie thats for sure.

[–] Wesley (5) 6 years ago

if you say so.
not trying to have an argument here, just wanted to chip in by giving an example.

anyways, i loved this movie and this particular scene we're discussing. especially when the mother found out and started to wail painfully. i feel like i would react the same.

[–] Mister Babadook (2684) 6 years ago

Yeah the stuff the mother had to deal with in this movie was unreal, same goes for the son i mean he has to go on living knowing he got his little sister killed and knowing his mother hates him for it.

[–] Devotee (102) 6 years ago

Natalia Borodina was all over the news last year, and that wasn't exactly a movie but real life.

[–] artguylarry (498) 6 years ago

There have been a few films (I wouldn't say "several") where a person got their head lopped off from inside a moving car, but I think more to Babadook's point was the entire scene. I just watched this movie minutes ago, and the reason this scene crept into my gut the way it did went far beyond the decap. The most effective part was keeping steady on Peter's face as he inwardly reacted to what he KNEW just happened, the welling of tears and the sinking feeling you KNEW he felt. And the catatonic state he was in as he quietly drove home with his dead sister's body in the back seat, getting out of the car and slowly walked upstairs and crawled into bed. I can't think of anything worse.

You have never seen that in any other movie.

[–] JuleenAnn (23) 4 years ago

I'm realizing how old these threads are that I'm replying to lol but I agree that I've never seen anything like that before, not necessarily just the decapitation but the son's response it was so so so bizarre. But I love when there are aspects like that in movies that are unique. And yes the moments after the decapitation happened were equally as horrifying w the reality of what just happened sunk in..

[–] JuleenAnn (23) 4 years ago

The decapitation I feel I've seen before, maybe not a kid, but I feel that's been done. But it was done pretty well here.

[–] jakemon45 (1125) 6 years ago

Yeah it was definitely a jaw dropper for me too. I think more than anything because all the promotions had led me to believe she was the central focus of the movie.