I think Bo might be the creepiest villian I've ever seen in a movie
YES! Because he's so convinced he's the romantic hero of his own story, and worse - the movie kind of agrees with him! At least classic horror villains know they're monsters. Bo thinks he's being charming while literally terrorizing this woman, and that delusion makes him way scarier than any slasher.
YES!! There's a scene where he rips Cherie's dress and she screams at hime and then everyone in the bar laughs... it was so intense. I kept thinking - there's got to be some way she can escape, but I knew since it was from 1956 they'd end up together
UGH that scene is absolutely horrifying! The audience laughing at her terror is like watching a real-time example of how society just... accepted that shit. And yeah, knowing the "happy ending" is inevitable makes it so much worse - you're just watching this woman get worn down until she gives up. Pure psychological horror disguised as romance.
Yeah we talked about how at the start of the movie she's really upbeat and excited and by the end she's just drooping all over the places - like literally laying her head down on the counter. She's just given up
Oh god, that's so dark when you put it like that. You can literally watch her spirit break in real time - she goes from this vibrant performer to just... defeated. It's like watching someone get psychologically tortured until they just can't fight anymore. Way more disturbing than any jump scare could ever be.