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the banana scene

posted 15 years ago by chaoscoyote
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can't seem to get over the horror of the fact that he was going to use the banana to ...you know. Luckily she was a bit more sophisticated and outspoken than average.
that is awful. I mean it would hurt and might even damage her as it would have to be skin on as the peeled banana would just squish...what the hell was that about? And he used other poor young girls before her...did they have to endure his weird baby talk (i'm your Bubble Up, good grief!)and banana rape? if only young women were educated to the predatory way some people will behave to get what they want from them, it would spare them a lot of hurt and trauma.
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[–] trackies 14 years ago

Yeah, as other people have mentioned, I'm fairly sure he wasn't interested in 'raping' her with the banana. He was aiming to break her hymen and perhaps let it bleed on the banana (rather than himself).

But that in NO way detracts from the creep factor. Taking a girl's virginity with a fruit is one of the most primitive and painful ways possible! It really did show how sexually immature and skeevy he was. That scene was.. uch.

[–] TheWumberlog 14 years ago

I knew what he meant, but I seriously thought he was kidding.

[–] LiveFromNewYawk 14 years ago

Had she seen the size of his willie, she would have taken the banana!!!

[–] hodie 11 years ago

Lol! He was too finicky to get bled on. Whoever suggested a cucumber, she was a virgin! She probably didn't have a t**t like a horsecollar!

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[–] foxdeth 14 years ago

the second I saw this scene I texted both people that suggested this movie to me & said 'what the hell is this...'

I was in total shock that he suggested it & that he was 'surprised' when she said no

awful awful awful

[–] raf-33 14 years ago

A vagina can be a fearless adversary, he would have been a madman to brave one empty-handed.

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[–] z_amy 14 years ago

I think that bit was included to let us understand he might be a bit of a sicko with some strange ideas about sex, so we're prepared to accept later on that he wasn't simply in love with Jenny.

[–] fidelio1980 13 years ago

I'm not understanding the posts that say things like, "He didn't expect her to have sex with the banana; he just wanted to break her hymen with it."

Wouldn't he have to penetrate her with the banana - at least somewhat - in order to break her hymen with it?

Obviously he wasn't going to just screw her with the banana and then end the encounter. But he wanted to break her hymen with the banana, by penetrating her with it. And then have sex with her.

[–] hodie 12 years ago

I thought he wanted HER to break her own hymen with the banana before they had sex. Apparently he was a squeamish man.

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[–] dagaul101 13 years ago

The movie did have some uncomfortable scenes, a little disturbing if it must be saidSource:Movie Reviews An Educationhttp://moviereviews.noskram.com/2010/03/movie-reviews-an-education

[–] WarpedRecord 13 years ago

Yes, it had some disturbing things, but I didn't find them gratuitous and thought this was safely in PG-13 territory for the U.S.

[–] ichinatsuno-1 13 years ago

i think this scene was only there to show how immature and incoherent david really was.

[–] truthhurts123 12 years ago

I totally agree

[–] randommovies2002 8 years ago

The scene was included because it really happened. Read Lynn Barber's story in The Guardian.

[–] OutForAWalkB-tch 12 years ago

They were talking about sex, not oral, since the "messy part" would mean hymen breaking. I choose to believe that he was kidding. Otherwise...ick.

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[–] cagneychick182 12 years ago

Of course he was kidding--trying to make the whole situation less serious, and then realizing that his humour didn't work. Her pretending the banana was a phone was her way of finally agreeing to go along with his stupid attempt at humour.

There's no way he could penetrate her with that ripe banana, or even think that he could! He was teasing her; the banana was obviously too soft and too big!
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He was not teasing her. She was letting him know the awkward situation was okay when she joked by using the banana as a phone.

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[–] hodie 11 years ago

The banana wasn't overripe/soft. It was green on the end.

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[–] truthhurts123 12 years ago

I think this was a good add on to the scene as it starts to reveal David to be what he really is - exceptionally childish. It was strange he didn't make a scene about waiting an extra night. I think he was in it for the adoration, not sex. this scene proved him to be exceptionally childish and also the way Jenny rejects him makes me think that she is not really all that in love with him, merely in love with his lifestyle.

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