Women
face a lot of challenges. Their instincts drive them to become
mothers, but choosing the proper father is a daunting task. He has to
be able to provide for the child and her, if necessary. He also has
to be trustworthy and you can never really be sure about that;
ultimately, it's a judgment call.
If
she's able to withstand the cheaters, the womanizers, the liars and
the abusers, she just might be fortunate enough, to fall in love with
a man that loves her. Of course, that doesn't mean he's going to
propose, and she can watch the rest of her youth pass by while she
waits. Emotions may tie her to him, but in the end she'll do what's
best for her. I can only imagine how much it must hurt, to know that
the time with her love has run out.
If
she's determined, strong and willing to compromise, a woman may be
able to find a good husband. I suppose the tears that fall on her
wedding day, are largely due to relief; a great weight is lifted off
your shoulders, when you finally know what direction your life is
headed in. When the worries and doubts have faded from memory, the
day will come when she is blessed with pregnancy. If at first she is
overjoyed, it doesn't take long for the fears to return and expand
into terror.
Classic
Movie Trailers - Rosemary's Baby (1968)
I'll
never know what it feels like. If I stumble and fall, I only have to
be concerned for myself. I won't ever know the kind of anxiety, that
lingers between each kick from an unborn child. All I can try to do
is understand.
With
what I do know and from all I can tell, there isn't a worse hell on
Earth than what Rosemary went through. An expecting mother is
dependent upon support, from her family, her friends and her
significant other. I wouldn't want to be put in a situation, where
everyone is out to get me, especially when I'm at my most vulnerable.
What do you do when there's nowhere to go, no one that will listen
and no one to trust?
The
uncertainty of the situation adds to the dread, which is amplified by
the normalcy. In a different setting, with an all-too-familiar plot,
you can watch a woman in danger and be disengaged. We've all seen the
masked killer in the dark hallway. We know what those scenes look
like and we know what to expect.
I
didn't know what was coming in this film, and I was more frightened
for that woman, than any other character in recent memory. We know
what a normal pregnancy is and that's pretty far from what we got
here. To see her host that party, in that horrible shape, was a
surreal and dreadful experience I haven't found elsewhere. Every time
she clutched her midsection I cringed, and every time she took a
drink I wanted to snatch that glass from her hands.
I
was the big brother that was watching off screen, powerless to stop
what was happening. I couldn't be in the room to keep them from
abusing her. I couldn't ride in and whisk her away. I listened while
she told her doctor everything, and my head was in my hands. I finally
knew what was going to happen, but even then I didn't want to believe
it.
"Rosemary's
Baby" defined the genre for me, in a way that I did not expect.
It shows the abuse and violation, of a woman that cannot protect
herself and yet, that's only half the story. As averse to that as I
am, and as repugnant as I find that crime to be, the trap that she
found herself in was just as bad. The deceit, the lies and the cruel
manipulation, terrified me more than The Devil himself. Yes, the
situation was fantastic, but the duality of human nature rang
horribly true.
This
is one of the best films of its time. It takes the terror from our
nightmares and inserts it into our daily lives. For me personally,
it reveals a vulnerability that I did not know existed. My instincts
drive me to protect those in need, and a mother in distress makes me
feel more than most.
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