While art can make viewers uncomfortable, it can also inspire reflection on the importance of empathy for our survival. That beginning scene caught me off guard massively going in blind, I almost turned it off (which I have never done other than when trying to watch A Serbian Film the first time) but so glad I didn't, the payoff was great, acting was raw and believable by all throughout and Jennifer Kent certainly redeemed herself and then some after The Babadook, News & Discussion about Major Motion Pictures, Press J to jump to the feed. Watching this in a theater last night was a terribly immersive experience that I never want to relive. It's too bad you only see it as a revenge movie. Clare and Billy are hostile towards each other from the outset, both suffering their own traumas and mutual distrust, but as their journey leads them deeper into the wilderness, they must learn to find empathy for one another, while weighing the true cost of revenge. You may want to lower your expectations. What is a dramatic set-piece in Mohicans is pathetic in Nightingale. I'm glad others liked it but this one just didn't land with me. In fact many emphasized the dissociation and mental trauma being experienced. Or two, but one not violent? This sub is a shining bastion of light in the cesspool that is reddit and any one of you are worth a thousand of the swill at r/Movies. The Nightingale [BlUrAy] | Watch The Nightingale Online 2018 Full Movie Free HD.720Px|Watch The Nightingale Online 2018 Full MovieS Free HD !! There is no amount of "revenge" that could make the preceding pornographic obsession with rape worthwhile, in my opinion. Having served her 7-year sentence, she is desperate to be free of her abusive master, (Sam Claflin) who instead makes her the victim of a harrowing crime. Walking out of the theater(when it was first released) had me asking: I respect that it was made but should it have been made? BoxOffice_HD join leave 16 readers. Extremely visceral and maybe a little too heavy handed on the trauma. I thought Kent did an exceptional job with this film and approached the subject matter in a very bold way that is bound to upset people - but never did I feel that she handled it carelessly. And there was a lot of scenes with rape in this film. If it was shorter I do not think it would have been as impactful. ‘Babadook’ Director’s ‘The Nightingale’ Arrives on Digital This Week! And yet, we believe it works. It's so much more than just a "revenge" movie. Not talking about the first act which is just pure torture but the dialogue between the soldiers later on is just all over the place. I didn't like that Billy took the kliling strike to Hawkins since I felt Clare deserved that but I can understand why it had to be done since, at that point, it seemed she had started to let go of her rage and her confronting him was her finally starting to let go/move on from the atrocities done to her. It's interesting also that imply that "revenge" could make the rape scenes worthwile.