History WMG / Pearl2022

[[WMG:Pearl's father's illness was syphilis.]] Pearl's mother's discussion of "city whores" and "the illness you may contract and spread" is directly tied to "what it does to your father" in TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Ruth gives Pearl over dinner. The fear of illness and contagion throughout the film is mainly wrapped up in the flu pandemic, but given the added context in this particular moment-- the condemnation of Pearl's "sinfulness", calling dancers whores-- the added thought, "look what it does to your father," could imply that the "it" is an STI that the father contracted, perhaps even from cheating on Ruth at some point in the past. And of course, in the days before penicillin, a disease like syphilis could progress to far more disabling levels than it typically does today. In the tertiary stages, there can be neurological components, such as paralysis, and some cases of neurosyphilis can lead to strokes, which can also cause paralysis.

[[WMG:Pearl's father's illness was syphilis.]] Pearl's mother's discussion of "city whores" and "the illness you may contract and spread" is directly tied to "what it does to your father" in TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Ruth gives Pearl over dinner. The fear of illness and contagion throughout the film is mainly wrapped up in the flu pandemic, but given the added context in this particular moment-- Pearl's mother condemning Pearl's "sinfulness" and specifically calling dancers whores-- when she adds, "look what it does to your father," it could imply that the father has an STI, perhaps even from cheating on Ruth at some point in the past. And of course, in the days before penicillin, a disease like syphilis could progress to far more disabling levels than it typically does today. In the tertiary stages, there can be neurological components, such as paralysis, and some cases of neurosyphilis can lead to strokes, which can also cause paralysis.

[[WMG:Pearl's father's illness was syphilis.]] Pearl's mother's discussion of "city whores" and "the illness you may contract and spread" is directly tied to "what it does to your father" in TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Ruth gives Pearl over dinner. The fear of illness and contagion throughout the film is mainly wrapped up in the flu pandemic, but the added context in this particular moment of Pearl's mother condemning Pearl's "sinfulness" specifically calling dancers whores, when she adds "look what it does to your father," it could imply that the father has an STI, perhaps even from cheating on Ruth at some point in the past. And of course, in the days before penicillin, a disease like syphilis could progress to far more disabling levels than it typically does today. In the tertiary stages, there can be neurological components, such as paralysis, and some cases of neurosyphilis can lead to strokes, which can also cause paralysis.

[[WMG:The Projectionist was going to use Pearl to create adult films .]]
The Projectionist tried to exploit Pearl's stardom desires and convince her to start adult films once they arrived Europe. It just feels random he would invite some girl to a trip like that out of nowhere. Also, I think he was sort of assessing how receptive she was to porn when he showed her that erotic film. In a way, this idea connects to the other movies in this universe.

''[=MaXXXine=]'' will most likely show Maxine, suffering from PTSD, will slowly be twisted by the harsh realities of her own desire to become famous (celebrity culture, drugs, STDs, etc.) until HistoryRepeats and she will wind up just like Pearl. We might even get flashbacks to what her life was like at home, her Pastor father being physically and emotionally abusive to Maxine in a way that mirrors Pearl's relationship with her mother.