Jessica's extraordinarily strong will and heart enables her to rebel against her fanatical, cult-like upbringing. From seven to seventeen Jess is brainwashed to be one of the 'saved', to devote her life to Jesus, to follow the discriminatory teachings of Pastor Finch and his understanding of Revelations. As her warm personality dictates she succeeds in fitting into this regime and spreads the word of Jesus in a fairly content manner. But when her friendship with Melanie develops into something a little more 'unnatural' she easily realizes the error of the Pastors teachings. The girls are subjected to terrible treatment to convince them to repent.
【David Thewlis】以为是爱,实际上是胃溃疡,从此以后Jess母亲的心成了宗教的傀儡。Jess则是被祝福的孩子,感触感染到爱的理睬,Love me,make love to me,"let the sin be mine",如果爱是有罪的,那地狱就是天堂。我更倾向于理解是畸形母女关系,即便没有宗教,母亲强势的权力意志也会找到释放与施展阐发的渠道。(请问有推荐的专门评论辩论母女关系的书吗!)片中男性角色几近隐形也是回味无穷。(大卫休里斯就出场了几秒吧,是可爱天使医生。)