Run Updates: Hulu’s new thriller Run has one twist you may have seen before. But during the final credits, the film introduces two other elements that completely erase our expectations of disability issues.
From the beginning, it is clear that something is wrong with Diane Sherman (Sarah Paulson). The sick green hospital light keeps shining on her face as she looks at her newborn baby.
According to medical records, we learn that Diane’s daughter Chloe (Kiera Allen) has many ailments and diseases that include paralysis from the waist down. It is only in the final stages of the film that writer/director Aneesh Chaganty confirms our allegations that Chloe has been in a war of attrition since she was born with the woman she thought was her mother.
The big run of the Run will not be too shocking for anyone watching the Lifetime movie or watching all of Hul’s Win-was-fictionalized true crime series The Act. Trapped in her basement, Chloe revealed a series of texts that revealed a frightening truth.
Diane kidnapped her as a child after the death of her child during childbirth and apparently – though never named – suffered from a Factitious disorder implanted in her (often called Munchausen by the attorney.) they rely on his captor, a deception is created and then the reality of disability and illness.
Image Source: Just JaredThis twist is signed from the very beginning, especially as we find out with Chloe that her mother has been giving her canine muscle relaxants, which is the first time she has been confined to a house she used to call home.
Run Final Twist: Chloe’s reaction
Chloe’s reaction to the shocking show is one of Run’s most powerful and intriguing moments and stands out as a good example of how the film treats the disability with respect and equality that is often lacking on screen.
Chloe only hates her mother’s lies, deceptions, and abuse. In fact, he says even later in the movie that he is alive if he never learns to walk again.
Chloe’s disability is unquestioned or considered any form of abuse or punishment, and her relationship with her does not change even when she discovers that her mother was the cause of her illness. Throughout the film, we are treated as portraying Chloe as a completely normal teenager who just uses a wheelchair.
This is in part due to Allen’s excellent performance – he is a wheelchair user himself – and the set design of Diane and Chloe’s home is completely accessible until Diane doesn’t want it to be, which is exactly the point. Chloe’s skill and performance are sometimes taken for granted only because of her mother’s abuse and control.
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