In Dead Things, a fantastic example of rape (mind control) is used to make a statement about rape in the real world: That not all rapists think of themselves as rapist, but sex without consent is always rape.
Seeing Red, unfortunately, ends up taking the opposite tack: A realistic scene of attempted rape is resolved by the fantastic device of a soul.
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