7. Drag Me To Hell (Bulimia)
On the surface, Drag Me to Hell is about a young woman named Christine who is cursed by an old gypsy lady for refusing to extend her loan from the bank she works at. However, its underlying meaning is that of a woman suffering from bulimia and the anxiety-related side effects that come with the terrible eating disorder.
Look at some of the facts; whenever there is food on screen, Christine is attacked by the spirit of the curse and she’s in the kitchen every time it appears at her house. At night she dreams she’s being vomited on and there are a number of scenes in which things are being forced both in and out of her mouth. Essentially, the ghostly old woman is her bulimic anxiety (she’s lost her teeth, looks terrible and loves eating sweets).
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