Reviving Ophelia

This movie is not based on an specific real story of someone but there is no doubt that it could be a reality. The title of the movie is a reference of the book "Reviving Ophelia" which talks about the effects of the pressures from society on American adolescent girls. 

Elizabeth Jones is a a 17 years old girl who is very loved by her family, but her relationship with her cousin Kelli was not very good after the reputation Kelli had at school for something she did with a boy. Elizabeth was in a relationship with Mark Stenwyck; since the begging of the movie we can notice the kind of man Mark is: controlling, jealous, aggressive and dangerous. His mother had left the house after being hit and abused by her husband, so we can relate Mark´s behavior to his dad´s. Kelli began to worry about Elizabeth´s relationship and Mark´s behavior, she tries to advise her family about it but no one believes her. 

Mark control everything Elizabeth does, he gets mad often and it gets worse to the point of hitting it. The most unbelievable thing of the story is that he makes her believe that his violent behavior is her fault and even if he punches or hit her he loves her, and she insist on defending him.

After visiting a psychiatrist she decides to break up with him, but he refuses to accept it. It won´t be that easy to get him out of her life, Mark sends her a text message that says she doesn't deserve to live. If you want to know what happens next, go and watch it. 

By Paola Montano