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Why Wouldn't Anybody Recognize A 30 Year Younger Version?


If "Sue" is supposed to be Elizabeth 30 years younger, then wouldn't people constantly be saying, "Holy shit, where did this 30 year younger version of Elizabeth come from?"

Like, imagine if J. Lo, who's 55 just disappeared and 25 year old J. Lo from "Selena" just showed up, nobody would say anything?

Nobody would recognize "young J. Lo" as "young J. Lo"?

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I don't think Sue is supposed to simply be a rejuvenated Elisabeth. She's 'a younger, more beautiful, more perfect' version of Elisabeth.

I don't think it's intended that if you de-aged Elisabeth, you'd end up with Sue. If Elisabeth had a photograph of herself at Sue's age, the photograph would look like a younger Demi Moore. She wouldn't look like Margaret Qualley.

Or at least that's how I read it.

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sue isn't only 30 years younger, but also "a better version", so she looks different than a 20-year-old demi moore.
i reckon that's also why they cast demi moore instead of margaret qualley's mother andie macdowell.

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Wow, didn't know that

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So both of Monica's possible haircuts are associated with this film!

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Check out these 75 Celebrities and Their Vintage Doppelgängers:
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There were many pictures of a younger Elisabeth in the halls of the studio and one huge picture of a younger Elisabeth in her apartment and they all looked like a younger Demi. Sue was supposed to be a "better version" of Elisabeth, not a younger version of herself, so she didn't look like her, she looked better.

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