I know Double Bind is just a fictional TV show within this equally fictional movie (one of my favorites, I might add), but there's something about that rape scene that's been bothering me for a while. How is it that this beautiful stripper is getting horribly raped, but yet absolutely no one comes to her aid or alerts the bouncers? Come to think of it, where ARE the bouncers?
shareGiven that there were about 50 guys cheering the rapist on, I'd say that the bouncers, plus andbody else trying to help, were probably getting the snot punched out of them off screen.
English Language Anime: Dub it, don't pervert it.
idk they probably enjoyed it. ps. i love this movie
shareThat's true, because if you remember right before the rape scene the "owner" was basically pushed off the stage and beaten.
shareYou're all gonna think I'm crazy for reading into this question so much.
Rapes in crowded places have been known to happen, such as the well known rape and murder of Kitty Genovese in 1964. This is caused by a psychological effect known as The Bystander Effect.
The Bystander Effect states that the more people there are in a given area, the less likely you are to help someone in trouble.
It sounds unlikely, but consider someone dropping their groceries in the street. How would you react if you were the only other person there? You would probably stop to help.
What if it was EXTREMELY crowded? You would probably rush along without a second thought, assuming that someone else will help her.
You see, when there are many people, it's easy to diffuse feelings of guilt, blame, etc. And it's easier to say to yourself "I'm sure someone else will help her."
Sorry for being so thorough. Feel free to read up on Kitty Genovese on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_Genovese)
-AG
I think that there is a possibility that this scene bothers you because (now sadly, I can't remember the name of the young girl who the true story was based off of), but a long time ago, a young woman was really raped in a nightclub in a similar fashion. It was crowded, and there were people (men) all around, possibly cheering, I don't know the whole story. Well, There was such a controversy about it legally I think, because people were asking what she was doing drunk and possibly dressed skimpy/acting flirtatious/why did she not deserve it etc, BUT- tey made a movie based off of this young woman, and Jodie Foster played the role of the rape victim in a movie early in her career as an actress.
Now, if you remember, when Mr. Tadakoro, Rumi's male counterpart at the agency, congratulates Mima for being mature enough for taking on a controversial role, and embracing her duty as a rookie actress, he says "Mima, this type of thing is typical, Jodiewhatshername did it". I think he is referring to that movie. It is no surprise that Satoshi Kon might have known about this movie/controversy and got inspiration for Mima's dilemma from them.
It is possible you may have heard the story on the news, or from parents, from school etc. I remember once in high school I think, they showed a film strip of talk show hosts doing interviews with the rape victim, and she was advocating women to speak out against any sexual violence acted upon them, etc etc. In other words, I think the young woman in real life sort of became a poster child for rape victim's rights, and sexual harassment cases etc etc.
I remember one of the guys telling her, "I'm really sorry about this." And she replies back saying, "No, it's okay." I mean, even though the scene was horrible, I think it was curtious of the guy to tell her that. I mean, if I were her, I just would have stopped the production all together. She could have backed out. But I guess she felt it was so important to get her image as an actress out, that she would just risk losing her reputation as a beautiful singer and idol icon.
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