remembering the discourse where some people actually thought the grabber was just grabbing kids for the sake of it bc the movie didn’t explicitly state that he was raping them before he killed them. i still think more people need to be forced to watch old SVU episodes about child sex abuse so they can learn how it’s shown through television so they can learn how to comprehend complex themes that can’t necessarily be displayed directly due to the sensitive nature of the topics. that does NOT mean it doesn’t exist just because no one explicitly stated it. the director’s job is to opine on it, not spoonfeed you.
anyway im glad black phone 2 wasn’t afraid to delve deeper into the aftermath of finney’s rape and how much he was struggling to survive bc of what happened in that basement. he was self-medicating with weed, didn’t approach anyone with romantic intent bc of his trauma, and was overly protective of his little sister who never gave up on finding him. until the very end of black phone 2, that poor kid was still living in that basement being sexually abused and getting prepped for murder. that scene when the grabber was on top of him was absolutely indicative of the kinds of nightmares he’s probably still having, and he feels guilty that he got away while the other boys didn’t. it’s sad scoob












