Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Maria and The Monster
When The Monster encounters Maria, he is instantly intrigued/amused by the floating flowers. When he ran out of flowers he grabbed Maria's hand to see if she had more flowers. Realizing she had no more, he paused and seem to inspect her arm (possibly looking for scars). When they showed an early close-up of him, he had a large scar by his wrist. I cannot recall, but I think everyone The Monster had seen to that point was wearing clothing that covered their arms. Is this the moment with Maria when he realizes that he was different from others? Did he throw her in the water to see if this 'little flower' could float, or did he throw her in because she was different? Finally, why does a father leave a child alone that cannot swim (especially since they live on a lake)?
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I caught that also. I thought he killed Maria because he was curious to see if she could float like the flowers. It's such an interesting scene. He kills the only person that shows any compassion or wants to play with him. I think that is the moment the creature transitions from a curious creature to accepting that he is different. From there his next victim is Elizabeth.
ReplyDeleteI also wondered why the father left her alone. Even if there wasn't anyone (or anything) creeping in the woods, it was a young girl who clearly couldn't swim left alone near a large body of water. He overlooked the natural danger in the situation.
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