Miller's Girl Explained

Jenna Ortega's controversial thriller Miller's Girl has a messy ending that conveys concerning messages about student-teacher relationships.

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[xinthebox]

the second he shared a cigarette with her i know it was game over for him

[kmurphy]

You would think Watson would be able to handle a high functioning sociopaths a little better with all the time he spent with Sherlock lol.

[amberjohnson]

This is just like Lolita and The Crush….. 🙄 Totally not controversial AT ALL! (Yikes!)

[hellorg]

This was some exceptionally brilliant writing. Good job!

[KenNYC]

There is nothing "explained" here. The title of this clip should instead be "Lazy Cliff's Notes Plot Summary That Just Spells Out Everything In Literal Form With Zero Depth of Actual Literary Comprehension."

[avgjoe]

Love the leads, but seriously, yikes.

[abdoobaset]

She looks like a 20 years old grandma?
Hit the like if you agree.

[kurtlindner]

This is like a highschooler's 1st draft of an edgy movie. 💀

[trinaq]

Martin Freeman and Jenna Ortega are two of my favourite actors, but not even they could save the hokey script. Teacher/Student relationships are my least favourite romance trope, especially if it's overally romanticised.

[TruSA]

She got him to write again and stop being mediocre because she loved him. That’s why she cried and smiled at the end

[rvhiii]

That was more like Trailer with spoilers than an explaination.

[TheTrmetzgar]

After watching this movie I have a different take on the ending. This might trigger a lot of people but I think they end up together after the credits, Let me explain. Cairo and her teacher had a genuine infatuation for each other but not in the way she wanted. Although her fixation was on her mentor she turned on him because in her eyes he was an impostor of his real self and in a way she was correct. It seemed like everyone including his wife didn't completely respect him as a writer for playing it safe. in regards to his wife, was it just me or was his wife just an older version of Cairo. Like Cairo, his wife expressed the same desire for her husband but wanted him to be a little more adventurous but he refused to explore that side of himself and stay steady which is why he turned away from Cairo because he realized that he was wrong? Although Cairo was upset by the rejection she was very smart so on some levels understood that this weak, sad version of the man she desired would need to be transformed into what he wanted one way or and other. I think Cairo planned everything so when she confessed how she basically destroyed her teacher it became clear to me that she wanted to separate him from his current life trappings and release the writer inside and by extension the man she wanted. Not quite "The Crush" but a more nuance approach to the guilted lover / get him back plotline. I think the whole movie was his written confessing to the world that although his stepped over the line and used his position of power in and inappropriate manor he lied about not wanting to be with her and that is what she really wanted. In the finale scene it looked like after being made aware of his confession she forgave him. The tears in her eyes and the minimal smile she had implied to me that she still wants him and now that he has lost everything he is free to be he man she wants. I might be wrong but that is my take.

[MegaRypper]

That was a summary.... Not an explanation. Lazy lazy lazy

[janettripper]

Why would a college consider that a great essay?

[autumni.]

I liked this movie. (I know unpopular opinion). I just needed more of an ending though. I liked the filming style. The dark academic aesthetic of the movie. Her walking through the foggy woods to get to school.
I don't know what he was thinking anyway? Young girl's emotions are always high and everywhere. He should kept an arm's distance even with her advantages. But we wouldn't have a movie then.

[baongocle]

the movie feels like something booktok would be if it were made into film, cringe af

[jasonfox]

Never underestimate a woman with a plan.

[LennyNero]

What was the point of this video - retell the story in a short summary?
Thumbs down. 🙄

[gitarman]

I love her as Wednesday, but she was cute and quirky, but Jenna can definitely pull off That adult intellectual sexy vibe, surprised me actually

[hungergameseva-op]

I loved this movie. The way it was isolated with very few characters and the way Cairo was able to feed his ego and then have the ability to ruin his life. Jenna portrayed Cairo perfectly, everything about that character was perfection. In no way do I support predators, teacher x student isn’t my favorite trope but this one certainly nailed it. And the dark academia aesthetic was amazing