Fishy isn’t it? Esther of course hears all of this (she knows EVERYTHING) and convinces Max to help her get rid of the nun because “she wants to take me away.” The girls walk out to the road where the nun will be driving by. An incident occurred at a different orphanage she was in-a boy “fell” onto some scissors, causing it to go into his jaw. The nun mentions everytime something bad happens, Esther is always there. That there IS something wrong with Esther. Max, now beginning to become more afraid of her, does not mention what she saw.Ī nun from the orphanage stops by after hearing about the playground incident, mentioning she thinks she made a mistake. Coincidently running into her while at the park with John and Max, the two have a stare down and in the end Esther ends up pushing her off the top of a slide, causing her to break her leg. Struggling to make friends and relate to the other kids, one girl in particular likes to poke fun at her. They show Esther beginning school with her new siblings earlier on. This being said, the next instance of odd behavior from Esther was at a playground. We all know going into this movie, there is obviously something up with this kid. This leads to Kate beginning to wonder if there’s something they don’t know about Esther. Shortly later it's revealed Esther has a Bible hidden amongst her new things, with a picture of a man in its pages found by Kate. Esther then smashes the bird with a rock, and keeps on with her day. Daniel, chickening out, refuses to do so. Obviously feeling guilty about doing so, Esther and Max approach where Esther tells him he will have to put it out of its misery. The first disturbing thing Esther does to bring her character to question is Daniel was playing with a paint gun and shot a bird. Around this time, they also introduce that Kate has had drinking problems in the past, but that she has worked through them. Max, on the other hand, is overjoyed to have a big sister and quickly bonds with Esther. Since bringing her home, her now brother Daniel seems like he's jealous of all the attention she's getting but later it's shown he's never settled to the idea of her. They give her gifts as a welcome to their family. Esther gets the normal introduction to everything, including her new room. Kate feels like she could still give another child a chance at a better life and thus is the meeting and adopting of 9-year-old Russian, Esther.Įsther is brought back to her new home and meets her new siblings, showing her new knowledge of sign language to her new deaf little sister Max. The couple already have two children Daniel and Max, but they had lost their third baby Jessica. After a confused and screaming Kate wakes up, you realize why they are considering adoption in the first place. The labor seems fine and normal at first, but then more confusing from Kate's perspective, Kate finally giving birth to not a child, but a bloody mass. After being taken to the room the feel takes a creepier turn. The movie opens up to Kate (Farmiga) and her husband John (Peter Sarsgaard) wheeling Kate to a delivery room. But I mean, you could tell that just by looking at her. You know after her comment her "different" has a whole different meaning. Asking why she isn't playing with the other kids, she responds with, "I guess I'm different." This line right here is the set up for the rest of the film. Shortly after, Kate joins them also bonding with Esther over her art. Bonding with John over her art, she makes a connection with him. There he finds Esther painting flawlessly all by herself, looking as sweet and precious as ever. John ventures upstairs following a singing voice. Kate and John walk into a very welcoming and happy orphanage, children laughing and playing everywhere. I was so intrigued and had so many more questions because the character of Esther as a villain is so unique. So after finally building up the courage to watch it, I was mind blown by this story. I wanted to watch more of Vera Farmiga's work after watching Bates Motel. I am not a fan of horror movies, but this movie was not one! Thankfully. The dark lighting on her face and her expression really summarize the fear you should feel from this little girl Esther. The cover photo makes it look like it's going to be an eerie bloodbath or some kind of horror movie. WOW! I was TERRIFIED to watch this movie. If you don't want any movie spoilers, do NOT read this.
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