Redemption in Emerald Fennell's Rape-Revenge Horror Film "PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN"
Monday, December 28, 2020 | Opinion By MARY KAY McBRAYER We horror lovers have been tired of the rape-revenge fantasy trope for a long time, and most rape-revenge fantasy horror films fail because they try to fight violence with violence, which is not really the appropriate reaction. In many cases, that’s not how sexual assault manifests – or at least, that’s not the most horrific part of it. Because the effects of rape are in large part psychological, it makes sense that the punishment should be in kind. PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (2020, dir. Emerald Fennell) is a rape-revenge story tha...
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