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Girl, interrupted

Date: Aug 17 2000

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Plot: A young woman named Susanna (Winona Ryder) is put in a mental institution after she tries to commit suicide.
Clip: In this scene, Toby (Jared Leto) is trying to get Susanna to leave the mental hospital and run away with him. He thinks she wants to go, but she surprises him.

Dialog

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Susanna

Toby

Toby

   

Susanna:  Wait, what are we doing?

Toby:  We’re going to Canada.

(she stands there, looking at him)

Toby:  Susanna, you’re not crazy. OK? You don’t need to be here.

Susanna:  I tried to kill myself, Toby.

Toby:  You took some aspirin…

Susanna:  I took a bottle of aspirin.

Toby:  And that buys you a year in this place? Susanna, that’s bullshit, ok?! They’re breaking you. Now come on, alright? Everything’s changing, man. What the fuck do they know about being normal?

Susanna:  I, I have friends in here.

Toby:  Who? Them? Those girls? Susanna, they’re eating grapes off of the wallpaper. They’re insane.

Susanna:  If they are, I am.

Toby:  No. No, baby. Listen, come with me.

(he tries to take her arm and she pulls back)

Toby:  Look, my uh, my dad gave me 5 grand. Ok? We can go up there, we can build a cabin in the woods! Susanna, I know that this sounds crazy, but I think I love you. So come with me, ok? Come with me.   (she stares at him, again)

Toby:  You want to leave, don’t you? I mean…

Susanna:  Yes, I want to leave. But not with you. Not with you. I’m sorry, Toby.

 

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Discussion

Susanna doesn’t say much in this conversation because she’s confused and upset. Toby is trying to convince her to do something she doesn’t want to do. Toby uses a lot of common slang, and it’s definitely worth your time to try to understand him. Girl, Interrupted is a great movie. The acting is fabulous. Angelina Jolie even won an Oscar for best supporting actress for her performance. However, it’s a little slow and lacks any significant action. I think you should see this movie. I give it a 8 out of 10. Have you seen this movie and you want to share your opinion? Or maybe you have seen another movie recently you want to talk about? Well, come to the “Movie Madness” message board and tell us about it! From the front row, Migs

 

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Jolina

Jolina

China

yes,i have seen the moive in our listening class.It's breathtaking.My nerve was being in tense when seeing the moive.The picture that the little girl's mother died in bathtub and the water was mixed with much blood ,always occurred to my mind.Each time i went to the toliet during the night while my roommates was sleeping i would be wickly nervous!!Too terrible!~Embarassed

The little girl's big eyes left me great impression.I can touch her feeling when she felt lonely and need help.In the word,this moive is wonderful. 

06:44 AM May 17 2007 |

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