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* SignatureScene: For better or worse, the (explicit) BrotherSisterIncest scene. It's all most people know about the book (to the point where the fact that it's a case of QuestionableConsent is often a surprise to newcomers).
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* {{Squick}}: For some, the incest is just too icky to get past. For many of the PeripheryDemographic, it's the forbidden point of attraction.
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** For some, the incest is just too icky to get past. For many of the PeripheryDemographic, it's the forbidden point of attraction.
** After two weeks of starvation, Chris is driven to cutting his wrist to nourish the twins on blood.
** For some, the incest is just too icky to get past. For many of the PeripheryDemographic, it's the forbidden point of attraction.
** After two weeks of starvation, Chris is driven to cutting his wrist to nourish the twins on blood.
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* QuestionableCasting: Heather Graham is considered the weak link in the cast, with her performance as Corinne seen as quite dull and wooden, and not really properly conveying the character's evil side (and how well she hides it).
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** While Kiernan Shipka was known for ''Series/MadMen'', she would reach new heights towards the end of the decade for headlining ''Series/ChillingAdventuresOfSabrina''.
* WTHCastingAgency: Heather Graham is considered the weak link in the cast, with her performance as Corinne seen as quite dull and wooden, and not really properly conveying the character's evil side (and how well she hides it).
* WTHCastingAgency: Heather Graham is considered the weak link in the cast, with her performance as Corinne seen as quite dull and wooden, and not really properly conveying the character's evil side (and how well she hides it).
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** While Kiernan Shipka was known for ''Series/MadMen'', she would reach new heights towards the end of the decade for headlining ''Series/ChillingAdventuresOfSabrina''.
* WTHCastingAgency: Heather Graham is considered the weak link in the cast, with her performance as Corinne seen as quite dull and wooden, and not really properly conveying the character's evil side (and how well she hides it).''Series/ChillingAdventuresOfSabrina''.
* WTHCastingAgency: Heather Graham is considered the weak link in the cast, with her performance as Corinne seen as quite dull and wooden, and not really properly conveying the character's evil side (and how well she hides it).
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* {{Padding}}: Most readers can agree there's a lot of aimless scenes in the attic that go no where and just take up space. But is this a flaw in the writing? Or a reasonable way of depicting characters who are bored, restless, have no where to go and nothing to do, and are ''genuinely experiencing their life as filler''.
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* {{Padding}}: Most readers can agree there's a lot of aimless scenes in the attic that go no where nowhere and just take up space. But is this a flaw in the writing? Or a reasonable way of depicting a situation where the characters who are bored, restless, have no where nowhere to go and nothing to do, and are even in-universe ''genuinely experiencing their life as filler''.
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* {{Padding}}: Most readers can agree there's a lot of aimless scenes in the attic that go no where and just take up space. But is this a flaw in the writing? Or a reasonable way of depicting characters who are bored, restless, have no where to go and nothing to do, and are ''genuinely experiencing their life as filler''.
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* BestKnownForTheFanservice: The novel is known entirely for the incest that goes on, despite [[spoiler: Chris's rape of Cathy]] lasting just one page.
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* BestKnownForTheFanservice: The novel is known entirely for the incest that goes on, despite [[spoiler: Chris's rape of Cathy]] lasting just one page. There's plenty of {{UST}} leading up to it, though.
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** Fans are split on whether the eventual BrotherSisterIncest could have actually happened due to the Westermarck Effect.[[note]]While not an often brought up subject this is one that you can often find heavy debate within psychology and neurological fields. For trope purposes we will reference it, but a troper should not be surprised if they see someone from one of these fields not take the effect seriously. Let alone other people.[[/note]] Another area in this discussion is about the SituationalSexuality that was brought on by the fact that they're trapped together for so long.
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** Fans are split on whether the eventual BrotherSisterIncest could have actually happened due to the Westermarck Effect.[[note]]While not an often brought up subject this is one that you can often find heavy debate within psychology and neurological fields. For trope purposes we will reference it, but a troper should not be surprised if they see someone from one of these fields not take the effect seriously. Let alone other people.[[/note]] UsefulNotes/WestermarckEffect. Another area in this discussion is about the SituationalSexuality that was brought on by the fact that they're trapped together for so long.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: For those who find [[spoiler: Chris being impossible to sympathize with after he rapes Cathy]], the TV movie changes it to consensual sex.
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* WTHCastingAgency: Heather Graham is considered the weak link in the cast, with her performance as Corinne seen as quite dull and wooden.
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* WTHCastingAgency: Heather Graham is considered the weak link in the cast, with her performance as Corinne seen as quite dull and wooden.wooden, and not really properly conveying the character's evil side (and how well she hides it).
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For the YMMV of the 1987 version, click [[YMMV/FlowersInTheAttic1987 here]].
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For the YMMV of the 1987 film with the same name click [[YMMV/FlowersInTheAttic1987 here]].
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** The movie compared to the 87 movie. Some endorse this movie for being more serious than the 87 film and not backing off of the taboo topics. Others feel that the original's narmy tone made it more memorable and despite not going into the taboo topics, had a more grim and edgy tone than the 2014 film.
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** The movie compared to the 87 movie. Some endorse this movie for being more serious than the 87 film and not backing off of the taboo topics. Others feel that the original's narmy tone made it more memorable and despite not going into the taboo topics, had a more grim and edgy tone than the 2014 film.film.
** Who's the better grandmother? Louise Fletcher was widely considered more intimidating in the 1987 film, and generally seen as one of the highlights. However there are some who think she's too young for the role (Ellen Burstyn, who plays the role thirty years apart from the 1987 film, is just one year older) and possibly too cartoonishly evil. Some feel Ellen Burstyn's portrayal lacks the same menace, but others prefer her more complex take on Olivia. This possibly depends on whether the person considers ''Literature/GardenOfShadows'' canon.
* JustHereForGodzilla: Kiernan Shipka's performance is considered the best part of the adaptation by many, and enough of a reason to watch it on its own.
* {{Narm}}: It can be a little distracting that, for a supposedly malnourished teenage boy, whenever Chris Jr gets a ShirtlessScene, the camera shows off the kind of pecs and abs that certainly don't come from such a diet (while having a six-pack is actually [[RealityIsUnrealistic quite plausible if he's on a calorie deficit]], the toned physique requires a specialised diet). Notably the 1987 film gave Chris a shirtless scene early in the movie but never showed his physique after the malnourishment set in.
* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Mason Dye would become instantly more famous seven years later for playing Jason Carver in ''Series/StrangerThings 4''.
** While Kiernan Shipka was known for ''Series/MadMen'', she would reach new heights towards the end of the decade for headlining ''Series/ChillingAdventuresOfSabrina''.
* WTHCastingAgency: Heather Graham is considered the weak link in the cast, with her performance as Corinne seen as quite dull and wooden.
** Who's the better grandmother? Louise Fletcher was widely considered more intimidating in the 1987 film, and generally seen as one of the highlights. However there are some who think she's too young for the role (Ellen Burstyn, who plays the role thirty years apart from the 1987 film, is just one year older) and possibly too cartoonishly evil. Some feel Ellen Burstyn's portrayal lacks the same menace, but others prefer her more complex take on Olivia. This possibly depends on whether the person considers ''Literature/GardenOfShadows'' canon.
* JustHereForGodzilla: Kiernan Shipka's performance is considered the best part of the adaptation by many, and enough of a reason to watch it on its own.
* {{Narm}}: It can be a little distracting that, for a supposedly malnourished teenage boy, whenever Chris Jr gets a ShirtlessScene, the camera shows off the kind of pecs and abs that certainly don't come from such a diet (while having a six-pack is actually [[RealityIsUnrealistic quite plausible if he's on a calorie deficit]], the toned physique requires a specialised diet). Notably the 1987 film gave Chris a shirtless scene early in the movie but never showed his physique after the malnourishment set in.
* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Mason Dye would become instantly more famous seven years later for playing Jason Carver in ''Series/StrangerThings 4''.
** While Kiernan Shipka was known for ''Series/MadMen'', she would reach new heights towards the end of the decade for headlining ''Series/ChillingAdventuresOfSabrina''.
* WTHCastingAgency: Heather Graham is considered the weak link in the cast, with her performance as Corinne seen as quite dull and wooden.
