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The ugly truth.
This was honestly quite well done. It was a good movie. Elijah was amazing. His acting was completely believable.
I was confused as to why Martin was telling two different stories about what happened that night. I assumed the trauma caused him to be either misremembering, defensive or both, about what occurred. He downplayed what had happened because his molester was a celebrity and because he was embarrassed. He kept blaming himself, saying that Lawrence probably thought he was sending him signals and that maybe he enjoyed it. Which obviously wasn't true. He was just deeply traumatized to the point of breaking down.
There was absolutely nothing romantic or sweet about this. It was an adult taking advantage of a minor. Lawrence abused his power and knowledge of him being Martin's idol. They truly managed to get the message across. I was deeply affected and made uncomfortable by Lawrence's behavior.
In conclusion, Lawrence was a disgusting criminal who should have gone to prison. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see what happened afterward. We only saw how it severely affected Martin.
All that said, I liked that it showed that anyone is capable of doing such horrible things. That includes celebrities. This is why we shouldn't idolize people.
I was confused as to why Martin was telling two different stories about what happened that night. I assumed the trauma caused him to be either misremembering, defensive or both, about what occurred. He downplayed what had happened because his molester was a celebrity and because he was embarrassed. He kept blaming himself, saying that Lawrence probably thought he was sending him signals and that maybe he enjoyed it. Which obviously wasn't true. He was just deeply traumatized to the point of breaking down.
There was absolutely nothing romantic or sweet about this. It was an adult taking advantage of a minor. Lawrence abused his power and knowledge of him being Martin's idol. They truly managed to get the message across. I was deeply affected and made uncomfortable by Lawrence's behavior.
In conclusion, Lawrence was a disgusting criminal who should have gone to prison. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see what happened afterward. We only saw how it severely affected Martin.
All that said, I liked that it showed that anyone is capable of doing such horrible things. That includes celebrities. This is why we shouldn't idolize people.
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