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The Work[]
The Entity is a 1982 supernatural horror film about a women being sexually molested by an invisible assailant.
Who is the Entity[]
User blog:BigBadSquid/PE Proposal: The Entity
Why should it be cut[]
Moral issues and ambiguity - the movie never gives us an exact reason for why the Entity does the things that it does. It rapes an innocent mother six consecutive times, once in front of her own children, and later tries to kill her once she stands up against it. Sounds horrifying and definitely heinous enough, but that's all the Entity has going for it in forms of "characterization".
The movie completely glosses over why exactly the Entity antagonizes Carla and her family in the first place, with the in-film characters relying on "theories" to explain its motives. There's no clear personality behind its acts. Sadistic? Sure, but that's not really enough for a proper developed pure evil character.
Plus, its only quote in the film is "Welcome home, c**t," which doesn't really give us enough to reveal its nature.
Verdict[]
Chop chop.