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Anna Kendrick On Directing "Woman of the Hour" and Putting Shame Where it Belongs | Crime Junkie AF

November 05, 2024 / 01:54

This episode discusses the emotional impact of a scene featuring women moving into new apartments, the importance of character diversity, and the accuracy of details in a movie based on true events.

The conversation highlights a specific scene where a girl unpacks her apartment, evoking feelings of nostalgia and the excitement of starting anew in a city. The emotional weight of this moment resonates with the speakers, reflecting on their own experiences.

There is a focus on how each woman in the film has a distinct personality and how they interact with a central male character. This diversity aims to show that regardless of one's personality or precautions, no one is guaranteed safety from harm.

The discussion also emphasizes the film's objective to place the shame of harmful actions on the perpetrator rather than the victims, contributing to a broader conversation about accountability.

TLDR

The episode discusses emotional scenes and character diversity in a film based on true events, focusing on victim accountability.

Episode

1:54
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I there's um one scene in particular when you talk about them having such a short time to make an impact where this
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girl's like unpacking her new apartment and I remember like just feeling so much
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like God I remember being like you know my very first place and you're in a new city and you feel like such a like a big
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kid with your whole life in front of you and I remember that just being like the
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emotion as I was watching that and being like Oh God so even in like you just get
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like a brief moment with each of those women and and it was just done so well yeah and you know I I'm sure that
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um the listeners are very very into as they should be like the details and accuracy factual accuracy and there are
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so many details in the movie that are lifted straight from the the true story but you know just the way you're talking
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even about that scene with the apartment you know um it just reminds me that part
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of the objective was also to give each woman that we meet like quite a different personality and quite
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different kind of entry point to how they meet this man how they interact with this man because again like
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emotionally it felt important to kind of establish it wouldn't matter what your personality is and how you meet a person
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or how careful you are or how sweet you are or how tough you try to seem like none of that guarantees your protection
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from someone if they're determined to harm you yeah um and and even though there I think there are really really
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interesting things in the movie around like the ways that some of these women manage to
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survive it also feels like an exercise in at least putting the shame where it belongs which is in the hands of a
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person who's harmful

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Episode Highlights

  • The Impact of First Places
    A poignant reflection on the emotions tied to moving into a new apartment.
    “You feel like such a big kid with your whole life in front of you.”
    @ 00m 15s
    November 05, 2024
  • Vulnerability and Protection
    Exploring how personality does not guarantee safety from harm.
    “None of that guarantees your protection from someone if they're determined to harm you.”
    @ 01m 24s
    November 05, 2024
  • Shame and Responsibility
    The film emphasizes placing shame on the perpetrator, not the victim.
    “It feels like an exercise in putting the shame where it belongs.”
    @ 01m 45s
    November 05, 2024

Episode Quotes

  • You feel like such a big kid with your whole life in front of you.
    Anna Kendrick On Directing "Woman of the Hour" and Putting Shame Where it Belongs | Crime Junkie AF
  • None of that guarantees your protection from someone if they're determined to harm you.
    Anna Kendrick On Directing "Woman of the Hour" and Putting Shame Where it Belongs | Crime Junkie AF
  • It feels like an exercise in putting the shame where it belongs.
    Anna Kendrick On Directing "Woman of the Hour" and Putting Shame Where it Belongs | Crime Junkie AF

Key Moments

  • New Beginnings00:06
  • Emotional Reflection00:07
  • Vulnerability01:24
  • Shame and Harm01:45