Sunday, August 29, 2010

Speak

 In the 2005 film "Speak" Kristen Stewart (Twilight) portrays a teenage Melinda who is raped by a classmate. At first Melinda does not tell anyone about the rape. Instead, Melinda becomes withdrawn and barely speaks.With the help of an art teacher (Steve Zahn) Melinda channels her pain into her drawings.  Slowly, Melinda begins to recover and stand up for herself. Rape is a very difficult subject to deal with in any forum, but I think "Speak" does a fine job of dealing with the subject and Kristen Stewart does an excellent job depicting the grief and shock of a young victim.

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