The sheer fact that the roses died because The Demon no longer had a reason to take care of them because he was using them to prey on Susie is pure pure evil.
The reason the father defo knew that Tucci did it is because the roses were dead. Tucci would only flower the roses to watch Suzie riding around on the bike because he's a sick bastard. So as soon as she died, he didnt have a reason to water the roses anymore.
@@jackieebear Admittedly, I never made it myself either. Im very stupid so my friend actually pointed it out to me😅. It adds a lot so I think everyone has got to know how disgusting that neighbour is.
Watching Stanley Tucci, who normally plays comedic roles, play a creepy predator, is softened when you hear that Tucci detested his character, and constantly apologised to Saoirse Ronan in between takes.
@@Hey_Jamie maybe that was it - I thought I read somewhere that he was picked for this role because they believed he was such a wholesome actor that it would have a bigger impact with audiences than hiding a typical villain actor… Like the point was to show you that no one is safe because they look safe
As a child, this film is scary enough, but as an adult with children, it becomes downright horrifying, as you're terrified that they could end up in that same situation. 💔
@@trinaqSame, I was 12 when I watched it for the first time and was mesmerized by the visuals and challenged myself to watch the whole movie even though there were many scary scenes I had to close my eyes for 😭
In the book, the r*pe is described in graphic detail. There was going to be a more violent/ assault scene in the movie as well, but Stanley Tucci couldn't do it. He hated his character, and the assault scene was too much for him, so they only implied it in the film. This movie is just... devastating.
Omg I didn't even realize that I was hoping he only k*lled her but Damn I can't even think about that let alone how the author could write in detail....
Which is perfect. When an assault is portrayed graphically it just becomes trauma porn. This was the way to go. Its implied perfectly well, and its just as heartbreaking without capitalizing on the violence that way. It is 1000 times scarier and bone chilling to see him smell the rag of blood without showing the violence to the child.
@@valentinafangirling that is so heartbreaking to find out cause I watched it without having that clue I would've been so disgusted at the actor himself uncontrollably I get it's his job to act but yea some scenes I get why people say no I'm not gonna do that.
@@baileysellers7877 mind you is bc it was Tucci. Had it been another actor with a smaller resume he probably wouldn’t have had the power to say no to a scene unless it was something discussed before signing a contract (which isn’t always the case). The writers shouldn’t have ever had in the script to begin with. Soso glad Tucci had the power to say no and be listened. In the book the sexual assault is graphic because is a retelling of the author’s own assault (the author’s case is a lot more complicated and for racist reasons they blamed her case on an innocent man for many years. I think it was around 2019 when they finally proved the guy’s innocence through DNA testing. Super sad case, very different). But the content of the author of the novel vs how it translates on film shows the importance of people rewriting adaptations to another medium. It would have cheapened the film and their message if a graphic assault scene had been shown.
@@valentinafangirling yea that reminds me of the movie Kristen Stewart did when she was a preteen it was called speak and it would've been a movie shown to a bigger audience if there wasn't a scene shown of her getting assaulted.
In the book at the end the lovely bones represent the connections between all the people that was involved in her life and how they grew in her absence, at least that is what I remember.
And it was (and still is for certain subcultures) expected that a man could be indecent because it’s “their nature”. That’s why girls were (and still are) blamed for enticing or seducing boys/men. I remember being told and hearing my female peers being told we were “fast” and “hot in the pants” because boys or men looked at us or were inappropriate with us. I’m glad times are not as bad but we still have work to do!
No.. we knew we had predatory men back in the 70s. Had an elderly neighbor that wasn’t legally allowed to have a camera. He would take pictures of kids then try to lure them into his house to see the pictures and then try to molest them. Everyone knew but because he was old, the courts didn’t do anything. He would also send postcards in the mail to kids he was targeting.
Stanley Tucci himself actually said he hated playing this role and it was the worst role he ever played. In fact he said he almost regretted it. But he also said he knew how important it was to play this role
There’s a scene in the book where the family dog, Holiday, passes away and reunites with Suzie in the In-Between. Had me bawling my eyes out reading it and it’s the one scene from the book I wish they had included in the movie.
In the book, Lindsay and Suzie had a debate about the weapon they would use to get away with murder, and Suzie chose an icicle because it could kill somebody and the evidence would melt away. Which is why Mr. Harvey died the way he did. Also- I can’t believe that I picked up this book and read it as a 13 year old. It was a tragic and heartbreaking story, like a train wreck that I couldn’t look away from, but it’s still one of my favorite books to this day.
Doesn't change the fact that she was still SA'd by *someone*. Therefore we should put our negative feelings onto the actual perpetrator rather than the traumatised young woman who under pressure from authorities chose the wrong man. But yes, I agree, he does need some compensation.
@@fireandsugar2625 She was not under pressure from the authorities. Stop babying white women that hurt black men. She called the police on a random black man on the street and pressed charges without any evidence besides his skin color (he didn't even match the description otherwise, including having several missing teeth), then chose to continue with the case even after identifying a different black man in a lineup and the police being like "um you sure he's the guy?" She's the one who insisted all along, along with Uebelhoer.
This movie always makes me cry. My heart breaks knowing there's people like Mr Harvey all over the world, and that there's so many missing kids that have never been found.
This movie was so hard to watch. Great acting. The ending made me so mad! Her body lost, the killer got away and death by icicle was so random. No justice for Susie, too much like the real world 😢
This is a movie - remember in real life this happens too. Many people never see loved ones again. Having been followed as a full grown adult female with karate belts, it is still very scary. I was lucky to be alert (always am), I cannot imagine what it would even be for little kids. This is mild compared to what is going on in real life.
I first saw this movie in high school my teacher put it on for the last day of school, I cried and was honestly upset but it really made me realize, there’s not always a happy ending
Peter Jackson directing this is crazy, because what is up with that man and his need to make me cry. If you wonder how Saoirse's name is pronounced, it is "Sersha."
Speaking of what happened to the guy in the end, there was a real-life case of a man who took a woman's life but was acquitted. In the end, he passed away in a freak accident in which he crashed through a glass coffee table in his house and bled out. The irony is that he'd tortured her while she lay on a glass coffee table. He had absolutely done the crime, but pictures of what he had done weren't discovered until after he was acquitted, and because of double jeopardy, he couldn't be tried again.
I don’t blame your anger Chu I was pissed off too! I watched this movie years ago I think sometime in high school it’s so upsetting and heartbreaking but also stressful especially during the scene when Susie Q’s sister escaped his house but thankfully got away I shouted ‘YES YOU MADE IT!’ There is unfortunately so much sick people in this world like ughhh 💔😔
I break down crying every time I see all the little girls, makes me think of real victims out there that are just children like them 💔💔they are so pure and innocent in a damn cruel world. 💔💔
As a parent, I could only watch this movie once. The grief is overwhelming and I just can’t sit with that for too long. Thank you for this video Chu! Your empathy and humor is everything 💛
Haven’t watched yet but I LITERALLY had to get snacks and get comfy for this. THIS MOVIE is what saved me from getting kidnapped. My mom and I watched this move together and it taught me not to trust any older man. I hope u enjoy it!!!!
this movie traumatized me, like, TRAUMATIZED me. I first watched it when I was 13 (I'm 20 now) and as a child victim of s*xual abuse, it completely broke me, I remember crying for so many hours after finishing it. (still cry till this day lol I cried 3 times during this reaction)
Such an incredible film, and I do get that some people hate it because they think the ending isn’t fair or they think the kiss is silly. Mr. Harvey’s death was anticlimactic, but the impact it had on the family, was accurate. In real life, when you’re the family of a murder victim and the case is solved - after the trial, everything else is the same… the killer goes to prison, But the damage is done. So for Susie, I think it’s possible a teenage soul would be more excited about finally getting first kiss, than getting justice against someone who can’t even hurt them any more.
It adds tension, but his interest in the sister wasn't in the book and isn't part of his MO, which was to go after a diverse a range of victims to avoid suspicion.
I'm crying with you 😢 I sometimes get caught up researching missing person cases.. I just can't comprehend the way some kids just vanish. They are such innocent spirits, this movie perfectly depicts this
I enjoyed your review!!! OMG! your reaction and banter are just so real. During the last scene where she said to enjoy life, I actually screamed "That's it, I'm doing this for you Susie girl, I will live" while bawling!!!
Ugh yes I loved this movie as a child and the book is more graphic and sad but beautifully told. Keep feeding us king!!! You can watch paint dry and I’ll be here SAT!
Another devastating yet beautiful movie is Bridge to Terabithia, it stars Josh Hutcherson (Peeta from the hunger games) and Anna Sophia Robb (violet from The Chocolate Factory) as the main characters!
This is one of the few movies that makes me feel physically ill but i still watch because its so brilliantly done and the acting is top tier from tucci as the villain, mark and rachel as grieving parents, all the children/young actors were especially brilliant given their age, the cinematography and set design is just, ugh everything about this movie is so visceral and real, truly a moment of cinematic greatness
In case you didn't know this about The Lovely Bones it was kind of based on a True story and kind of not it was inspired by the personal experiences of author Alice Sebold. The 2009 film adaptation of Sebold's 2002 novel of the same name explores themes of grief, loss, and healing, and the emotional complexities of trauma. Sebold herself was a victim of sexual assault, which influenced the film's exploration of those themes.
I remember my dad watched this movie with my sisters and I and he said the next morning he had trouble sleeping that night because he couldn’t stop thinking about this movie. He said he kept thinking about my sisters and I, and telling me that if anyone ever hurt us he’d do everything in his power to get revenge.
The book is really good too. Tucci definitely deserved his Oscar nomination for this movie. I had creepy dreams the first time I saw this because of his performance
This movie is so sad and heartbreaking. The fact they never found her or caught her killer is sick, but it also symbolizes how in real life sometimes the killer isn’t always caught and justice doesn’t always come. but I just want you to know whoever reads this that even though Justice might not always be served the truth will eventually come out maybe not today or tomorrow, but it will eventually and until then God will punish those who take and kill and will follow them until the end of their days, and they will suffer for what they’ve done😢😢😢😢😢❤❤❤ I feel sorry for Susie because she seemed like such an amazing person, and she did not deserve to be killed. I hope she can rest in peace, knowing that her killer will be killed, but unlike her he will not be remembered and will be forgotten for what he’s done to not only her and her family but to many others.
That’s why Alice wrote this book, it was for all the little girls and women who haven’t been found or their killers haven’t been found and got their justice. She was giving them a voice in a way
@@RS-bn1ty yeah that’s why I like the message of the book. That’s honestly a really good message that you can give anyone and she wrote the book in such an amazing way. I know some people hate her because she wrongfully convicted a man that was innocent, but she was raped. She just didn’t know that it wasn’t the same person. I’m not saying that what she did was right and I know what she did was but she was raped, but they just don’t know who did it and she probably thought it was him.
I really liked your reaction to this movie. I've personally never seen it, but i could still feel all the emotion through you. Thank you, for not always going with whats popular.
Susie was trying to send a sign to her dad with the rose(in the book it didn’t bloom) in the movie, I guess he just put two and two together. Love this movie and loved seeing your emotions. This was a tough one.
My mother showed me this as at 11 years old after i went into a strangers house that had just moved in a couple of streets away,to play with their daughter without telling her and was missing for hours. I didn't come home till late at night she had been looking for me,had all the neighbours out, rang the police every thing, Safe to say i never did anything of the sort after watching this movie It was a educational experience and also made me wort of realise life and death,how it affects everyone around us ❤
Stanley tucci actually said in an interview that he felt really weirded out about this roll and after every take he would apologize profusely... And made sure she was ok and not uncomfortable!!
How ridiculous! Did he forget he was an actor then? What pathetic behaviour. Didn't he know what role he was going to be playing when he accepted it and the fee? I don't think Anthony Perkins was ludicrously apologising every 5 seconds to Janet Leigh when they were making 'Psycho'....
I remember when I was very young and the YMCA took all the kids to the movie theaters for a field trip and we watched this. Lmfao I don't think they knew what they were sending us to watch. 😂❤ I loved it though but other kids were crying and stuff 😂
You seem really fun, I love reactions because it lets me watch others enjoy a movie I like already and I also love to know what others think. It's great!
Plssss put your Rocky Horror reaction back up!! Also thank you for reacting to this even though it’s truly horrifying 😣 The book is really sad as well worth the read
I also read the book. I wished he had gotten caught, but I understand why they did it. Also, my dad has several old school cameras, and they really are like that.😊
Watched this movie on dvd as a teen with my mum and loved how hauntingly beautiful it was...my mum however asked me never to put it on again when she was around haha understandable I related to Suzie alot because I can be quite naïve and people-pleaser I probably would've done exactly what she did in that situation at her age which is terrifying Also I haven't seen anyone else mention it so want to appreciate the way peter jackson decided to portray the limbo that suzie was in, it was perfect and held up so well after all these years because the cgi doesn't need to be perfect it's a fantastical abstract looking place with so much vibrancy - I never could bring myself to read the book but book fans please let me know if it matches how it's described!
I first watched this movie when I was 11, when it came out, with my mom and my cousin. Neither of them knew at the time but it always hit me hard because the predator looks so much like the one in my childhood. They all did a great job in their roles.
The woman who wrote this book/ movie and the lady who lied on Emmett Till are going to the same place in hell. This movie becomes something else if u look into what really happened
These were nowhere near the same thing. Alice Sebold was actually raped and her rapist was actually a black man, she believed that it was someone other than who did it. Nothing ever happened to Carolyn Bryant, she lied to get that little boy killed.
Please take care of yourself after watching things like this. ❤ It’s a beautiful story with a bittersweet ending, but the reality of it can sneak up on you. I used to watch a lot of true crime, and it just really took a toll on my mental health after a while.
omg one of the most brain burning movies for me growing up. this film is soooo beautiful 🥹 everything i ever pictured reading the book. also. couldnt see the movie the same after learning about marks past… crazy seeing how still BIG he is in the action movie industry
the only other movie related to child trauma that really fucked with me has to be an american crime with elliot page and catherine keener; that movie requires such a strong stomach for not even being a gory horror. for me it’s harder to watch than this but stanley tucci really stuck with me for a good while as a kid
An American Crime was absolutely sickening!! And the fact that it was inspired by an actual case is disgusting!! I don’t want to believe that there are people like that in this world.
@@nicoledvd96 that was one of the scariest non horror movies i’d ever seen as a kid; it stayed with me for so long and was just as bad watching it as an adult. sylvia went through so many circles of hell for literally no reason, it’s nauseating
The Girl Next Door is also based on the Sylvia Likens case, but on the book written by Jack Ketchum. An American Crime is based on the actual court documents. Both are incredibly horrifying.
@@Zombies_Are_Real it’s just so fucking nauseating to even think about, never mind read the documents or watch the movie; absolutely gut wrenching to think she was so brutalized for doing literally nothing at all.
The first time I ever saw this movie I got sick and had to go to bed. I had to wait a few more years before I tried watching it again. When I did, I was able to get through it. Such a great, impactful film.
Whats crazy is that i watched this as a child and it really really stuck with me. Like i was obsessed with this movie and would often say it was my fav fil. It still is one of them. Now it makes me cry and feel sad in a more deep way i would say but i still love it
Wow, this movie made me go through so many emotions when I watched it. It’s such an amazing movie, a lot more amazing than critics often give it credit for, but it’s also so incredibly sad and scary
ive watched this for the nth times and i cried each time. even during watching yr reaction of this movie. i pray that the time wl come where girls and women can live our life without any ounce of fear in this world.
