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Anyone else think Larry was a bastard?

posted 8 years ago by SmartBlonde0
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I'm reading on here that people related to him. I found him compelling and sexy, sure, but I thought he was written to be a misogynistic bastard. The ending felt like the villain won in a way - he was so cold and manipulative, using Anna's depression and self-sabotaging tendencies to "blackmail" her back. He even called her a dog and said he was like her owner!

I say this because I've been in Anna's shoes myself. Just because it's technically consensual doesn't mean it's psychologically right... I'm sure she gets turned on by the guilt in a way, but I think her true happiness was with Dan. I felt sad for her ending, but I knew she couldn't have ended up with Dan either. That's the kind of person she was.

Also related to Jane's "Why isn't love enough?" speech. At first she seemed codependent, but the ending turned that right around quick. Natalie Portman is stunning!

Anyways, sorry for the tangent, but I can't have been the only one who thought Larry was a bastard. Anyone?

[–] gasivodo 8 years ago

When did you learn the word, misogynistic?
About 2004? Just curious;-)
And if I hate men, while being male what am I?

[–] Tommen_Forever 8 years ago

when he was harassing Alice in the strip club I was just waiting for security to come and punch him in the gut. He's a possessive, arrogant douchebag.

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[–] hodie1 8 years ago

Alice was in control in that whole scene.

[–] leader (1768) 5 years ago

Alice was very obviously enjoying the whole thing though.

[–] Seperatrix (1103) 2 years ago

Larry was the worst of the four. But they were all useless. Jane ("Alice") was the only one who hinted at legitimacy, but then she extolled the virtues of lying. So . . . .