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Why couldnt they just leave ?
posted by gspgreasesSTAFFMOD on August 24, 2017 at 6:32 AM
I remember they were just locked up for several months. Locked up in the attic, kids getting sick, and being abused was a big red flag. The roof escape was over the top imo. Break the wood door down and dismantle the few ppl in the house and open the door. I doubt the dogs were running loose 24hrs aday. Or just call the police, tell em your held against your will
Reply by stugood
on August 25, 2017 at 10:56 AM
i think this aspect was what made the movie weak for me.
Reply by tmdb53400018
on August 25, 2017 at 7:09 PM
Same here, although with them being kids, I'm not sure where they would go.
Reply by gspgreases
on August 28, 2017 at 6:05 PM
police for starters...
Reply by stugood
on August 29, 2017 at 9:37 PM
i mean they just left at the end anyway, right?
Reply by gspgreases
on August 30, 2017 at 11:32 AM
yea minus their dead little brother
Reply by tmdb43737777
on August 30, 2017 at 4:04 PM
Because this was during the great depression. The manor didn't have a phone. Also the help in the book were frightened of their employer. She fired them at whim.
The kids believed they would be living the good life if they just kept quite until their grandfather died. The book was a little more silly as they spent years waiting.
The movie at least changed it to months. Made them much smarter
Reply by bratface
on August 30, 2017 at 5:33 PM
I don't know what year the movie is set in (haven't seen it) but the novel starts the story in 1957, almost 20 years after the 'depression ended. Also Corrine's mother was very wealthy and I'm pretty sure she had a phone in the house.