Donald is an outrageously negligent father
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — A Nightmare on Elm Street
tm1617-2 — 9 years ago(September 15, 2016 11:29 PM)
Nancy never should have been left with a drug addicted mother who also had severe chronic depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Donald should have arranged to get full custody of Nancy and Marge should have been committed. I couldn't believe that Donald just stood by all those years while his child's life became more and more endangered, especially when Marge turned her house in to a prison. On that topic, I thought that the scene where it was revealed that Freddy had killed Nancy's sibling could have been left in. It was probably why Marge started drinking, and offered an explanation for the woman's fixation on Freddy, which the theatrical cut did not.
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hurricanehorton — 9 years ago(September 16, 2016 02:05 AM)
Parental failing is an often explored theme in the Nightmare On Elm Street films.
In this particular instance, it makes the film's climax more interesting. It leads to Nancy having to face Krueger alone. -
tm1617-2 — 9 years ago(September 22, 2016 08:08 PM)
Realrockerhalloween and hurricanehorton, I know those things, but can't help pointing out the realism from a clinical point of view. Moreover, while I understand why Wes Craven would want Nancy to deal with Freddy alone, I think that he actually distracts the audience from the true terror that is intended for the final portion of the movie. It's not particularly noticeable upon a first viewing because then you are only focused on whether or not Nancy will live, but after that one might move to wondering why the girl is even in such an environment. Marge's exaggerated, unstable power interferes with Freddy to a degree.
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hurricanehorton — 9 years ago(September 23, 2016 04:30 AM)
Realrockerhalloween and hurricanehorton, I know those things, but can't help pointing out the realism from a clinical point of view. Moreover, while I understand why Wes Craven would want Nancy to deal with Freddy alone, I think that he actually distracts the audience from the true terror that is intended for the final portion of the movie. It's not particularly noticeable upon a first viewing because then you are only focused on whether or not Nancy will live, but after that one might move to wondering why the girl is even in such an environment. Marge's exaggerated, unstable power interferes with Freddy to a degree.
Sadly, there probably are families like this in real life.
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Realmiggy — 9 years ago(February 02, 2017 02:49 PM)
She seemed okay at the beginning of the movie. It was when the murders started up and her recognizing Freddy's handiwork that she started to become unhinged. So maybe there was nothing to indicate Nancy shouldn't be with her mother during the years after the separation?
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