Fear - Vulnerable Women

In the movie "Fear" starring Reese Witherspoon and Mark Wahlberg, Mark's character David falls in love with Nicole, played by Witherspoon. It is a tragic tale of how a man can manipulate a young woman and even turn her against her values. Throughout the movie, Nicole slowly starts to fall for David and it spirals out of control. David becomes so controlling and even hits Nicole. She claims it was an accident when he really meant to do physical harm to her. He also kills one of her friends because he gets insanely jealous. While the movie is fiction, instances happen like this to teen women everyday. It is a very emotional time for a woman and they can easily be manipulated. The movie ends when David and his friends try to kill Nicole's family and David tries to re-unite himself with Nicole. It is scary how physically violent men can become after they get emotionally attached to something. It is very important for women to listen to their friends and family. Nicole had insight from her father but went against his wishes. Most people, myself included, turn a deaf ear when parents lecture us. It's important that we recognize when people point out something is wrong. The movie is a perfect example of how young women can be manipulated by men and twisted. Obviously extreme cases like this are more rare, but they do happen.