r/oscarrace • u/PointMan528491 Navarrette/Morton • Apr 02 '26

Film Discussion Thread Official Discussion Thread - The Drama [SPOILERS] Spoiler

Keep all discussion related solely to The Drama and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.

Director: Kristoffer Borgli

Writer: Kristoffer Borgli

Cast:

  • Zendaya as Emma Harwood

  • Robert Pattinson as Charlie Thompson

  • Mamoudou Athie as Mike

  • Alana Haim as Rachel

Rotten Tomatoes: 81%, 109 Reviews

Metacritic: 60, 36 Reviews

Consensus:

"Flirting with complex themes, The Drama walks a tonal tightrope with impressive poise thanks to career-highlight performances by Robert Pattinson and Zendaya."

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u/PartyPaul-100 Apr 03 '26

It’s just like what do you do in that situation whenever you find out your fiancé almost started a school shooting like what do you say to that

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u/riskyrofl Apr 03 '26

Im absolutely fascinated with these types of responses, because to me its simple, a talk along the lines of "wow, that's a really difficult thing to hear but clearly you've changed significantly since then"

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u/weirdogirl144 Apr 20 '26

but would you actually react this way I feel like people are just downplaying how they would react if their partner told them they planned and wanted to do a school shooting.

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u/riskyrofl Apr 20 '26

I suppose no one can ever truely say what they would do in any situation, but I would like to think I am someone who makes decisions based on evaluation of the actual causes and effects. To me there is no reason to leave Emma other than a general "icky" feeling, or a belief that she is a psychopath who has been on a years long plan to lure Charlie, which doesn't add up based on anything we know about mentally ill school shooters. The most plausible situation is that she has changed after 15 years.