"The Exorcism of Emily Rose" Talkback (Spoilers)

[Damien]

What happened to Emily?
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"Is it possible?" - Erin Bruner

Release Date: September 9, 2005
Studio: Sony Pictures
Director: Scott Derickson
Starring: Jennifer Carpenter, Tom Wilkinson, Laura Linney, Campbell Scott, Colm Feore, Joshua Close, Kenneth Welsh, Duncan Fraser, JB Borne, Mary Beth Hurt, Henry Czerny, Shohoreh Aghdashloo, Steve Archer, Arlene Belcastro, David Berner

Plot Summary: Father Moore (Wilkinson) is being tried for neglectful homicide after the subject of his exorcism, Emily Rose (Carpenter), dies after months of demonic torture. While the prosectution argues that Emily's death was a direct result of ceasing to take her medication, defense attorney Bruner (Linney) struggles not only in the courtroom, but with her own beliefs, as Father Moore and others tell Emily's frightening story.

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Comments?


First, sorry, but I can get neither the poster to show nor the HTML tags to work. Forgiveness, please.

Second, my comments. Besides the three big groups of people who would scream then laugh for ten minutes at every scary part, this movie was pretty creepy. Not only was it well-structered, well-acted, and chilling, but also got me thinking more about our surrounding realms. Good stuff, and, in my opinion, better than The Exorcist, if indeed you want to compare the two.

[Damien]

Whoever edited the poll, could you post the movie poster too please?

[The Penguin]

Whoever edited the poll, could you post the movie poster too please?Done! ;)

[Russkafin]

I thought the whole premise seemed kind of weird... basically, the priest did everything he could to try to help this girl, and he, and the girl, and the girl's family all believed she was possessed by demons, and the girl and her family both agreed they wanted the priest to help.... so she ends up dying, and its like... ok, why put the priest on trial? He did his best, everyone asked for his help.... the very premise really made no sense to me.

And then, so it makes even less sense....the jury finds him guilty, but then, as the judge is about to sentence him, one of the jury members says "We would like to reccomend a sentence of 'time served'." Why would you say someone is guilty but then be like, "yeah, but actually we dont want him to go to jail or anything."

If this was really based on true events, it was based on the most nonsensical events in the universe.

[DisneyBoy]

I was planning on seeing this at some point...is it worth my time, or better for a scary movie rental night?

[Damien]

Russkafin,
The priest (and in real life, the parents also) is put on trial for negligent homicide because he convinced Emily to stop taking the medication she had been prescribed for her supposed epilepcy. The prosecution, with credible doctors to testify, saw Emily's death as a direct result of ceasing to take this medication. And, if Emily was not really possessed, this would be the case.
However, whether she was or not is the question, isn't it? And that is the question the jury must decide. The evidence provided by the defense did not definitively prove the existence of demons and possession, but it was enough to make the jury think, "What if?"
In the true story of Anneliese Michel, the girl on whom Emily Rose is based, the priest and parents were also shown leniency: 6 months of hard time and then probation for negligent manslaughter.
So, it's really not too far-fetched.

DisneyBoy,
I'm not familiar with what kinds of scary movies actually get you to the theatre, but I will say that I'm always weary, skeptical, and even with the disturbances from all the kids that were there, I found it both surprisingly insightful and deliciously creepy.

[Russkafin]

Damien, you make some good points that I hadn't really considered. Thanks for clearing that up, it does make a little more sense now.