The Afflicted (2011) Oh goody, another 'based on real events' type of movie. Actually that is not surprising. The problem (the very, very sad problem) is that this story is repeated in similar form in thousands of homes across the world. They may not end up as severe and extreme as this one, but folks, this stuff happens. For real. This particular movie is 'inspired by the disturbing, real-life story of Theresa Knorr'. Briefly (according to wiki) here's the rundown: Theresa Jimmie Francine Knorr (née Cross; born March 14, 1946) is an American woman convicted of torturing and murdering two of her six children while using the others to facilitate and cover up her crimes. She is currently serving two consecutive life sentences at the California Institution for Women in Corona, California. As of 2014, she is now 68 years old.
Okay everybody, raise your hands if one or both of your parents were horrible to you. If you could see how many, it might make you sad, but certainly not surprised. Unfortunately. So we get to hear this horrid tale as narrated by Theresa herself from her diary.
Family life was pretty normal until the oldest of four children turned 16. The girl received a fancy pair of earrings from a Pastor who, like most evangelists portrayed in movies is a greedy, whoring idiot who wouldn't know the word of God if his life depended on it. How they know that when this is Theresa's story and she didn't see him do any of this, I dunno. Just go with it, okay?Right after that day the father leaves because the mother is a sick, Bible thumping alcoholic. That's when things go from bad to horribly bad. The children are beaten, starved, shot, pimped out, everything horrible that could happen, happens. The one boy of course is treated with care and actually participates in the abuse of his sisters. That's pretty plausible, he most likely was protecting himself and becoming more than a little crazy.
This is a bleak, nothing good is going to happen kind of movie and if you get depressed from this kind of thing (or have suffered something similar yourself) you will want to skip this movie. Because the movie ends, not because the abuse ends, but because the youngest daughter (and besides the son the only survivor) gets a hold of a gun and wipes out mother, brother, and then herself. Yeah, it happens, but that doesn't mean you have to watch it. Just love your kids and treat your family with respect, okay?
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