tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782030498734905691.post5554519304204905587..comments2021-07-14T13:30:17.098+01:00Comments on FILM YELLOW: MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENERichard Streethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547796113441781709noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782030498734905691.post-54142256073655359992013-04-25T01:21:19.812+01:002013-04-25T01:21:19.812+01:00I don't think that the movie refused to resolv...I don't think that the movie refused to resolve anything: it showed us what Martha went through at the cult and how it changed her, it showed us how much this twisted her ability to function in the outside world, and finally it showed us what the rest of her life would be like.<br /><br />I thought that the ending was perfect. It didn't matter if she recognised someone or not, it didn't matter if their car was being followed or not - what mattered is that for the rest of her life, whether it's seven more minutes or seventy more years, she'll always think they are watching her. Given the late-movie revelation about Martha's involvement in a murder, it's a legitimate fear as well as a sign of her paranoia.<br /><br />I can't imagine being satisfied with an ending that showed the cult catching up with her, whether that meant them capturing or killing her, or her managing to finally escape them or "defeat" them, or the authorities stepping in, or anything like that.<br /><br />The renaming of the cult members is pretty simple. It's a method of control - by renaming her Patrick has taken her identity and firmly established that there is a line between before she joined and after she joined. It's a common tactic among cults, reinforcing a "them and us" mentality.<br /><br />I wonder if you'd like the movie more if you watched it a second time.Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585713305682813718noreply@blogger.com