The Big Picture The Top Five Performances of 2024. Plus: The Amy Adams Hall of Fame and ‘Nightbitch.’
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Dec 16, 2024 AI Snips
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Viewer Reaction to Child's Portrayal
- Sean Fennessey's wife found the child in Night Bitch unrealistically sweet.
- She felt the film was "rough" but ultimately found merit in its portrayal of motherhood.
Parenting Toddlers: An Underrepresented Cinematic Experience
- Few films depict the specific struggles of parenting toddlers.
- Night Bitch captures the monotony, repetition, and emotional intensity of this phase.
Motherhood as a 'Woman's Issue'
- Historically, the struggles of motherhood were dismissed as solely "women's issues".
- This dismissal contributed to a lack of cinematic representation.