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What was her game plan? (SPOILERS)
posted by aholejonesSTAFFMOD on February 7, 2021 at 4:40 PM
I mean the movie begins with her (Carey Mulligan) luring some bro into her trap where she acts all drunk to get random bros to take her to their home and try to have sex with her while she is half-passed out. Then we very quickly find out she is only faking it and the bro get's his "Oh sh!t this chick isn't drunk after all moment!" and it kind of cuts out and you are left thinking that she killed that bro and has killed countless other bros like that before. Well, rewind a little further and it turns out she apparently just teaches them a "lesson" by making her reveal and then walks away and nothing happens. The movie makes it seem like she has been doing it for a long time also and that begs the question of what is the point in all of that? I would've understood if it was all a part of her grand plan to work towards the ultimate frat bro she confronts in the end, but nope, she just kind of randomly stumbles upon him having a bachelor party and decides to crash.
So if I understood the movie correctly:
Her friend gets sexually assaulted in med school.
Both drop out and Mulligan takes care of friend until friend assumedly kills herself.
Mulligan decides that the best course of action is now to work at a low wage coffee shop and live with her parents.
Mulligan spends her nights trolling random bros and teaching them a valuable moral and I guess legal lesson.
hashtag justicefornina is accomplished with this winning recipe I guess since she didn't seem to have any long term plans besides doing that.
Reply by MongoLloyd
on February 7, 2021 at 9:24 PM
She obviously has no real long term goals to speak of since she lives at home and works a minimum wage job that she doesn't seem to care about keeping. She's not even interested in dating until Mr. Wonderful shows up, and her mother has to drop a hint that she needed to move out.
I think it's safe to say that she has only one mission in life, which is more than evident.
From a screen writing perspective, she has a clear mission and her new boy friend is making her mission more and more difficult to achieve. The twist with him and discovery of the rapist's impending marriage is somewhat of a meaningful coincidence and in the end she sacrifices her life for Nina which is a pretty cool resolution in my book.
Reply by WalkenOnSunshine
on April 8, 2021 at 8:25 PM
Depression and PTSD explain the why. I didn't like the ending though, she could have framed it without giving up her life.
Reply by tmdb53400018
on September 30, 2021 at 5:11 AM
I finally saw a part of this film the other day. It didnt seem especially clever or smart. I didn't see any parts having to do with black guys, except for this one dude who was eyeing the white girl in a store, IIRC.
I think I'll skip finishing this one.