Complete Monster: In the titular in-universe novel, Ray Marcus is a sadistic thug hiding behind a veneer of smug innocence.Big-Lipped Alligator Moment: The opening has absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the film.Awesome Music: Abel Korzeniowski's score, which managed to set the mood and be memorable all the same.Also, despite pre-release hype, Amy Adams wasn't nominated in any award selection for Best Actress for her role, nor was Jake Gyllenhaal nominated for Best Actor. The film also wasn't nominated for Best Picture, Director, Cinematography or Adapted Screenplay. Award Snub: Even though he took home the Golden Globe Aaron Taylor-Johnson wasn't nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars, though Michael Shannon was nominated in his place.On Edward standing Susan up - was it pure spite, was he afraid of seeing her or was it a point about how Susan ran away from her problems in their marriage to Hutton, and now wants to run away from Hutton to Edward and assuming Edward would drop everything to get back together with her?.Is he really The Woobie, or a spiteful, petty Jerkass who refuses to even see if she's changed? Solidified by the fact that from the beginning, he sets up a reunion with Susan.only to not show up in the end. Is Edward supposed to be viewed as sympathetic, let alone justified, in his "present-day" behavior? The implication is that the entire reason he wrote the novel is to take emotional revenge on Susan for leaving him, and for possibly aborting their child.The character saying this could just as easily be Edward confronting the idea in general that he is weak, as we had just before seen a sequence where Tony breaks down over his failure to protect his family. Is Ray really supposed to be a second Expy for Susan? The only real indication of this is when he taunts Tony by repeatedly calling him "weak", which is what Edward accuses Susan of thinking he is in the flashbacks.
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