The movie loses credibility when the girl is being abused in the bar...
...and nobody intervenes. Moreover, the girl accompanies the guy very easily! I would have preferred a little more resistance from the girl.
shareIt was the 30s. Girls didn't worry about stuff like rape or abuse.
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Different times. In Victorian England, abusing women wasn't much of a big deal. Actually acceptable. Also, it is hinted that Ivy is a prostitute. Women of that employment were considered the worst people possible in those days. 'She deserves it!' would have been the proper reaction.
Also, despite his ugliness, Hyde has the attire and money of a gentleman. For a woman of Ivy's station, the promise of riches and luxury overrode any reluctance over looks & behavior. She didn't expect the nightmare the relationship would become.
Very well said.
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In the original script, it wasn't merely hinted at that Ivy was a prostitute. But it was tinkered with in the editing room. When one of the men in the crowd watches the couple go up to her room, he says "It's one of Ivy's," and gets cut off. In the original rushes, he said "It's one of Ivy's customers."
And ditto on Hyde standing out because of his attire. Notice that he is brought a bottle of champagne without having to pay for it first.
Compare his presence in the music hall with the scene in The Picture of Dorian Gray when Dorian enters a music hall, and the owner (or manager) actually stops the show and calls attention to Dorian by noting that a gentleman has graced them with his presence. And Dorian is "just" wealthy, not titled, nor an officer in the service or anything. The rich were really catered to in Victorian times.
A man tips his hat to Hyde when he first entered.
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