Merna wiping her hand…
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Tickerage — 11 years ago(May 08, 2014 05:38 PM)
At about 59 minutes in, Merna shakes Noxeema's hand and then a few seconds later figuratively wipes it off, as if Noxie has cooties or something. Is this a racial thing, and why did they feel the need to include it?
FYI, I love this movie, but I just noticed this after about my 20th viewing tonight.
At least there will be plenty implied. -
VidaBoheme — 11 years ago(June 14, 2014 06:06 PM)
That is an interesting observation - I can't tell you how many times I have seen this movie and I never noticed this myself.
My take on it was, it was not a racial thing. I watched the scene closely and it didn't really look like she was wiping anything away. It looked like she was just nervously doing something with her hands (she may have been uncomfortable with new people, living in a small town?) and it also looked like she may have been scratching an itch or something.
Also, if you notice, she doesn't do anything with her hands until a few moments after shaking hands with Noxeema. -
Tickerage — 11 years ago(July 09, 2014 11:48 PM)
Please do re-watch it, everybody. Merna clearly (figuratively) wipes her hand after shaking Noxie's. I thought it was out of character for Merna and especially weird for this particular movie.
At least there will be plenty implied.