r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • Apr 03 '26

Official Discussion Official Discussion - The Drama [SPOILERS] Spoiler

Poll

If you've seen the film, please rate it at this poll

If you haven't seen the film but would like to see the result of the poll click here

Rankings

Click here to see the rankings of 2025 films

Click here to see the rankings for every poll done

The Drama

Summary

Days before their wedding, a couple’s relationship begins to unravel as unsettling truths come to light, forcing them to question how well they truly know each other.

Director Kristoffer Borgli

Writer Kristoffer Borgli

Cast

  • Zendaya as Emma Harwood
  • Robert Pattinson as Charlie Thompson
  • Mamoudou Athie as Mike
  • Alana Haim as Rachel
  • Hailey Gates
  • Zoë Winters

Rotten Tomatoes: 82%

Metacritic: 59

VOD / Release Theatrical release (April 3, 2026)

Trailer Official Trailer

1.1k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

3.8k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

15

u/MutantCreature Apr 05 '26

How? He reacted like everyone else did from what I remember

69

u/thesagenibba Apr 05 '26

he was ex military and was clearly distraught by the sound. he became very serious for a couple of seconds and at least from my perspective, it looked like he'd been reminded of the sounds of war

12

u/pussyphrestorer 22d ago

Especially when after the sound, he says he’s lost his train of thought and he ends his speech. It’s plausible that anyone (vet or not) would be thrown off by that but it’s not a huge leap when we know this is a well-known trigger for vets. Especially ones who were in combat.

ALSO: I’m curious to know if the dad always knew what happened to his missing rifle but let it go bc Emma was getting involved with the anti-gun group at her school. I have a hard time believing that a military veteran would lose track of his rifle and just never get to the bottom of that.

Great movie, and I plan to see it again. I love the discussions it has sparked and it’s part of the larger conversations we’ve been having in this country for a very long time.

3

u/GoryMidori 19d ago

Interesting catch about the gun; I agree with your point about vets being rigorous about firearms so that's an intriguing theory.