Weapons

Mr. Graff, I can understand your passion, and I don't mind having these conversations with you because god forbid if it was my child, I'd be demanding answers too. Those kids walked out of those homes; no one pulled them out. No one forced them. What do you see that I don't?

Weapons (2025 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Counselor: There’s not a right or a wrong way to grieve. We might experience emotions that we don’t like. Emotions besides just sadness. It’s important not to judge ourselves when we feel emotions like anger. Anger is a very healthy part of the grief cycle. It can be especially powerful in instances of abandonment. There are often-- Archer: What does that mean? Counselor: I'm explaining that-- Archer: Especially powerful in... in instances of abandonment? Are you saying we should be upset with Matthew for what happened to him? Counselor: I'm saying it wouldn't be abnormal to-- Archer: Cause I’ll tell you right now that you might call what happened abandonment but I don’t. I don’t see it that way! I see something that doesn’t make any sense at all. We’re talking about seventeen kids. In one classroom. And none of them talked about it? And we got forty parents in here and none of us saw it coming? I wanna know what happened in that classroom! Why just her classroom? Why only hers? Counse

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Gladys: Promise me that you will not speak about me to another human being. Say it. Alex: I promise. Gladys: Because I'll know, Alex.

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Gladys: I'm very sick, Alex. Alex: Would you like some water? Gladys: Well, water won't help me. I'm too sick for water. I have been for a very long time. Alex: What will make you better? Gladys: Well, I was hoping your mom and dad would make me feel better, but it doesn't seem to be turning out so good.

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Alex: Would you like to go to a hospital? Gladys: Hospital won't fix me. But maybe you could, though. You could help. Alex: How? Gladys: Well, at school, bring an object from each of your classmates home to me. That might work. Alex: How will that make you better? Gladys: It might be just what I need.

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