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* Naomie Harris worked with Danny Boyle to come up with a backstory for Selena, explaining why she's so cynical. They decided that she had to kill her whole family in one afternoon. She first killed her infected mother and father to save her baby brother - only to find that he was infected too.
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** The "Don't wake up." part of it, on few different levels, like Jim's parents wishing he would rather have a peaceful death in coma or never having to deal with the fact they've killed themselves even if he somehow miraculously finds his way home - which he ''did''.
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** On top of that, the fact that this note is found at their bedside. They likely decided this was their only way out after such a dangerous infection spread around them. In all that chaos, it's unlikely they could ever reach the hospital to deliver their son a last message and put him out of his misery. They knew no matter what they'd never see their child again. So their last act on earth before taking their own lives was writing a goodbye note for their son they'd never see again.
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* YourMilageMayVary but the priest in the corpse-filled church, though clearly infected, shambles about slowly upon discovering Jim, waving his arms at him as though to warn him and tell him to run away. He eventually succumbs to the compulsion to attack, but even those few moments of restraint suggests he used to be a very peaceful, caring person.
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* YourMilageMayVary but the The priest in the corpse-filled church, though clearly infected, shambles about slowly upon discovering Jim, rather than bolting straight at him. He can even be seen as waving his arms at him as though to warn him Jim and tell him to run away. He eventually succumbs to the compulsion to attack, but even those few moments of restraint suggests he used to be a very peaceful, caring person.
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** Even worse was that his death was caused by Jim who decided to light a candle near a window in his apartment.
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** That's not to mention how cold she becomes afterwards. It would be less heartbreaking if she just cried, but she goes completely emotionless - especially at dinner.
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* Naomie Harris worked with Danny Boyle to come up with a backstory for Selena, explaining why she's so cynical. They decided that she had to kill her whole family in one afternoon. She first killed her infected mother and father to save her baby brother - only to find that he was infected too.
* Naomie Harris worked with Danny Boyle to come up with a backstory for Selena, explaining why she's so cynical. They decided that she had to kill her whole family in one afternoon. She first killed her infected mother and father to save her baby brother - only to find that he was infected too.
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