THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT

As a movie was kinda like the time machine, only Ashton didn't jump into a wristwatch - gyroscope-bumpercar dealio thingy every time he altered history...or did he? kind of riff.
The thought that you can alter history by doing ONE thing differently was expanded to a degree that only someone with a heavy dose of THC coursing through their blood could relate to.
Horrible things happened to me when I was a child, as I am sure they happenened to most of you.
The world is full of perverts and perpetrators, only these days an inordinate amount of energy is expended exposing and prosecuting them...back in the day, they were were excused and hidden away.
The world is also filled with angry sociopaths like Tommy...only Tommy can't get away with torching a dog in a bag like he used to. (This scene troubled me most).
But this is just a movie...based on someones memories of what it was like to be there...or did they just make it up?
I have known people like Tommy and knew how they got there.
Victims of abuse, known and suspected. Suspected after you get to know them and they pull out.
When they unplug.
Shit like this is just not the creative mind of an aspiring film maker...it is based in some sort of fucking reality...you just don't make this shit up...and if you do...you are one sick pup.
No, check that...there's a reason why.
I wonder if this movie got the shit reviews it got because it made people think...and remember that day in the basement.
And how you wished you could change it...and make it alright.