<p>I didn’t have a problem so much with her freezing at the time- I know how that is- I was raped when I was 18 by a man with a knife- and I just was trying to get out of there alive.
I didn’t see a need to be a hero and get myself killed because I wasn’t going to allow him to rape me-I also tried not to put blame on myself- it belonged to the aggressor, not the victim.
What I had a problem with , was her being such a b&*ch afterwards to her husband, she didnt’ seem to have any inner conflict, it was just her husbands fault .
I can see that many say they would behave the same way- that isn’t my experience and so for me- it wasnt realistic. obviously for someone who expects to be protected- has a different perspective.
I don’t expect anyone to protect me except myself</p>
<p>Yea, I thought the movie handled ‘the subtlties’ (spelling?) of minority-majority relations well. For example…</p>
<p>“My father is from Puerto Rico, my mother is from Argentina; the last time I look neither of those places are in Mexico.”</p>
<p>Yea, the rescue scene between Matt Dillon and whats-er-name was very powerful, as was the scene between the medicaid official and Dillion; “your father didn’t come to see me today, you did.” </p>
<p>And the shooting between the young cop and Cheadle’s brother was quite sad because it was predictable.</p>
<p>And why is no one complimented Terrence Howard? His confrontation scence was nearly profound. Incidentally, check out the DVD of 'Hart’s War." Terrence Howard’s great speech about being a Tuskeegee Airman was left on the cutting room floor but included in the special edition DVD I believe.</p>
<p>Emeraldcity,
How she acted afterward made sense to me. Seemed very true to her character. She wasn’t a nice person. She reminded me of biracial or upper middle class/wealthy black people who visciously make fun of other black people for not being “black enough” yet have plenty of conflicts themselves over their black heritage. </p>
<p>That’s what I loved about the movie. Virtually everyone had a side that one could sympathize with and like and a side that was very flawed.</p>