I remember at the time thinking that the subtext of this was Naomi Watts being concerned that her effeminate son was going to become gay or transgender. There are a couple of pretty peculiar shots of Samara and her long hair sort of shadowed or superimposed over Aidan's face that kind of hammered this home for me. Maybe I was just trying to make sense of a completely empty movie.
I remember at the time thinking that the subtext of this was Naomi Watts being concerned that her effeminate son was going to become gay or transgender. There are a couple of pretty peculiar shots of Samara and her long hair sort of shadowed or superimposed over Aidan's face that kind of hammered this home for me. Maybe I was just trying to make sense of a completely empty movie.
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That's actually hilarious. I never got that vibe/subtext. I think you were definitely trying to make sense of a bad movie that's as deep as a puddle.