Part one.
Here to watch The House on Pine Street.
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Pageant Mom
Meredith (Cathy Barnett) is no doubt a control freak without discussions. Lacking empathy, she never changes a bit throughout the entire film. She loves herself so much that she is unable to care about anyone, even her daughter.
At the end of the film, Jennifer came to say goodbye, and Meredith nagged at her, “Yeah, it’s all about you,” after she failed to convince Jennifer to stay in Kansas.
Are you serious, Mom?
Your daughter had been sent to the hospital while she was alone in the house; she repeated that this house frightened her; she looked terrified, pale, and exhausted to ask for help; and by the end, her husband seemed to jump out of the window and die on the lawn.
It’s not about them. It’s about managing to move on in life.
Jennifer‘s life is all about her mother’s vanity.
During her childhood, Meredith received admiration and attention for caking her little girl in makeup.
When Jennifer got married and moved into a rented house, Meredith decided to have a housewarming party filled with her friends.
How can we know what’s best for a person if we never listen to them? Why do we get mad at people who don’t take our advice and decide what they truly want?
Mistaking care for control, particularly within a family, is a grave error, and a great theme for a psychological horror movie.
If people can only talk to their over 30-year-old daughters about how proud to be their pageant moms or dads, living separately is a wise decision.
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I later saw Jennifer look at the picture of running a Marathon with her best friend in Chicago.
Girls who have the determination, resilience, and physical strength to complete a Marathon despise being judged on their appearances.
Characters I’d Like to See More
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There’s only one scene (the above picture) for this scholar-look man radiating a mysterious aura.
Jennifer noticed him staring at her at the housewarming party without walking forward to talk to him.
Don’t you think he looks much weirder and more useful than Walter when dealing with a paranormal situation?
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And these twin sisters, who have refused to say a word for years, live beside Jennifer‘s house. As she runs for the neighbor’s help, my heart jolts excitedly that they will ‘see’ something eerie about Jennifer, and their innocent hearts will make them speak to her out of sympathy.
Or better yet, they will accompany Jennifer to the house and offer some spiritual guidance. But they slam the door, leaving Jennifer, hopeless and depressed, outside in the rain.
To be fair, if one neighbor frantically yells at me, I will also shut the door.
However, who can blame me for wanting to see more of these sisters who have perceptive eyes?
