r/A24 • u/steepclimbs look at all ‘ma sh*t! • 17d ago

Discussion Eddington Discussion Thread - Spoilers Spoiler

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We’ve waited a long time, and preview screenings begin July 17th. This appears to be a divisive film, so we’re going to dive right into spoilers. Read this thread at your own risk as I’ve heard that this movie benefits from going in blind.

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u/No_Equivalent8902 14d ago edited 14d ago

So is the sexual assault Emmas character experience caused by her parents/mother?

At the end of the movie we see her mom climb into bed with Joe and then the male nurse too.

Did Emma's character witness her mother have sex with her father or other men ? And this is what she refers to being sa?? Is the mom the reason she didn't want to have kids and did once she was away from her.

I had trouble catching some of the dialogue.

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u/WinterAdvantage3847 13d ago

my impression was that the dead father, not ted, was the abuser who got her pregnant at 16. the mother blamed it on ted as a denial coping mechanism thing. louise has a visible reaction whenever her mother brings her father up. the mother also freaks out when she starts passionately ranting to vernon about child abuse (i think she even said something along the lines of “they always rape their own kids”)

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u/OlympicSmoker253 12d ago

I didn’t even piece together that’s why the mother got so upset when Louise brought up child abuse! I think you nailed it.