I have to say I really enjoyed it as well. I especially liked the scene where Hanna's friend follows her (I don't remember her name.) I just thought it was interesting to see that Hanna had this brief moment of caring about what this girl thought of her so much that it appeared it could have easily tripped her up, and then also putting herself in between the girl and the attackers (even though they appeared to have no interest in her) -- it was a moment that could easily be overlooked but I remembered thinking in that moment that there was something special about it although I couldn't exactly pinpoint why.
And I loved the bookends. And I knew about a minute before it happened that the ending was going to be the same as the beginning. When she said those words the second time, they carried a much heavier weight than they did the first time and I think that's important. That's what made it work
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I think that moment where Sophie followed Hanna played into that character dichotomy I mentioned: how Hanna both very much was and very much wasn't a typical teenage girl. Having that friendship and keeping someone she cared about safe, these were very normal, innocent reactions for her to give. But this comes at the exact same time she'd taking on and thoroughly kicking the asses of two guys each twice the size of her. It highlighted both her abnormality and normality all at once.
Yeah, as soon as Marissa fell down and Hanna started walking toward her I mentally went "Oh, they're gonna do a repeated moment here!" - I actually think they wanted us to realize that on purpose; the opening scene was already strong in my mind by having a wild deer show up in the tunnel. I feel like it's a strong possibility they wanted us to see it coming. But yes, the way Hanna said the line the second time, the difference in her delivery, it sort of highlighted the developments her character had been forced through in the meantime. How she had changed.
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And I loved the bookends. And I knew about a minute before it happened that the ending was going to be the same as the beginning. When she said those words the second time, they carried a much heavier weight than they did the first time and I think that's important. That's what made it work ( ... )
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Yeah, as soon as Marissa fell down and Hanna started walking toward her I mentally went "Oh, they're gonna do a repeated moment here!" - I actually think they wanted us to realize that on purpose; the opening scene was already strong in my mind by having a wild deer show up in the tunnel. I feel like it's a strong possibility they wanted us to see it coming. But yes, the way Hanna said the line the second time, the difference in her delivery, it sort of highlighted the developments her character had been forced through in the meantime. How she had changed.
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