Just watched the movie. What do you think happened to Louise and why?
I think she was raped, but I think the person was not charged since there was no substantial physical evidence as she relays to Thelma why they can’t go to the police. Well, just a thought, do you agree with me or you have any other ideas?
I think they make it pretty clear she was raped, actually you even know where it happened, in Texas. The police know she was raped, the officer mentions it to her on the phone remember? You also get the idea that he knows that the man they killed tried to rape Thelma. She doesn’t want to go to the police because she thinks they do not care about rape, that they will not understand and they will take his (the dead guy’s or his remaining family’s) side. That is how she feels she was treated. Sad really but I have to say I agree with her, they would probably have been convicted of manslaughter and thrown in jail.
I think they make it pretty clear she was raped, actually you even know where it happened, in Texas. The police know she was raped, the officer mentions it to her on the phone remember? You also get the idea that he knows that the man they killed tried to rape Thelma. She doesn’t want to go to the police because she thinks they do not care about rape, that they will not understand and they will take his (the dead guy’s or his remaining family’s) side. That is how she feels she was treated. Sad really but I have to say I agree with her, they would probably have been convicted of manslaughter and thrown in jail.
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