I see where you see that ... and your right to a certain degree in that they should have devolped that a little more from the start.
But at the same time I think because it's sort of like BAM! this happened in her past, I don't think viewers had a chance to wrap their head around it.
I also think that people have a problem commiting to the story, because in most movies where rape occurs it's usually through a perspective of the victim or someone close to them, but in Gossip it was told mostly through Lena's perspective in which she has a very negative opinion of Kate Hudson in the first place, Plus you're not sure whither it happened or not.
therefore it does look like it's glossed over, but in fact it's just that there is no relation from the main characters POV and there isn't any clear evidance that it happened in the first place therefore the veiwers has no emotional connection to it.
I of all people because the case I worked on take the subject of rape very serious and don't make light of it. But the problem I think you are seeing is one of the many problems people have with mystry movies which is that if the "Detective" is not relatible in the story, then there isn't much to grasp onto in the movie/story.
Let's face it, Cathy Jones is a obviously sweet girl next door who is super sexy and smart, with a crush on a bad boy and her best friend is a weird nerdy artist ...
Lena was a little bit of a barbie in the role therefore when you can't connect with the audience then everything from that point looks cookie cutter.
the only saving grace is the Batman like gambit at the end of the movie.
So in closing I see your point clearily and respect it because I can really see it, but I think that you and the characterzations and style of story telling where like two ships passing eachother in the night.
once again this isn't me trying to tell you your wrong that's just my opinion on what you said.
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But at the same time I think because it's sort of like BAM! this happened in her past, I don't think viewers had a chance to wrap their head around it.
I also think that people have a problem commiting to the story, because in most movies where rape occurs it's usually through a perspective of the victim or someone close to them, but in Gossip it was told mostly through Lena's perspective in which she has a very negative opinion of Kate Hudson in the first place, Plus you're not sure whither it happened or not.
therefore it does look like it's glossed over, but in fact it's just that there is no relation from the main characters POV and there isn't any clear evidance that it happened in the first place therefore the veiwers has no emotional connection to it.
I of all people because the case I worked on take the subject of rape very serious and don't make light of it. But the problem I think you are seeing is one of the many problems people have with mystry movies which is that if the "Detective" is not relatible in the story, then there isn't much to grasp onto in the movie/story.
Let's face it, Cathy Jones is a obviously sweet girl next door who is super sexy and smart, with a crush on a bad boy and her best friend is a weird nerdy artist ...
Lena was a little bit of a barbie in the role therefore when you can't connect with the audience then everything from that point looks cookie cutter.
the only saving grace is the Batman like gambit at the end of the movie.
So in closing I see your point clearily and respect it because I can really see it, but I think that you and the characterzations and style of story telling where like two ships passing eachother in the night.
once again this isn't me trying to tell you your wrong that's just my opinion on what you said.
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