History YMMV / X2022

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Pearl. Even before [[Film/{{Pearl}} the prequel]] expanded her backstory, it's made clear here that, her mental issues aside, she's not an inherently evil person but someone who once had her own dreams of stardom and love that were crushed by misfortune, war, things just not working out, and a lifetime of unhappiness. And then [[spoiler:she gets run over by a truck]].

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Everything from the movie's theme to the way the scene is shot, being the first and most brutal and prolonged death, including the context -- being the only victim who wasn't trying to help someone else at the time of death or capture -- is clearly meant to portray that RJ's death as an example of TheScourgeOfGod common in the slasher films this movie satirizes, but with the intention of showing the "scourge" in this case to be "justified" instead of the outdated SexSignalsDeath of earlier slashers (in fact, he's deemed a jerkass, further settling it). However, his only "sin" is not liking that his partner not only just cheated on him, but he was peer pressured to try accepting the cheating as a good thing; and not liking such a situation is a perfectly normal thing to feel. One can argue too that RJ is well aware of how sleazy the porno industry and understandably doesn't want his girlfriend to be around that. Or for that matter be okay with his girlfriend doing porno movies just because some of the other porn actors are okay with their partners doing it.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: What was Lorraine's motivation for [[spoiler: joining the film]]? Did the others genuinely convince her about their lifestyle enough to make her want to try it, or was it her way of trying to prove a point to RJ?

** Chelsea also posits that RJ's drive to make a "good dirty movie" and elevate the production to "true cinema" is him lying to himself so he doesn't have to admit he's really just shooting a porno for a paycheck. Lorraine [[spoiler:wanting to be in the movie]] not only forces him to [[spoiler:look at her and their relationship in a new light]], but admit to himself that [[spoiler:he's "just" making smut]]. After all, if he knew he was making an artistic masterpiece, [[spoiler:wouldn't he want his girlfriend in it]]?

* HilariousInHindsight: When Lorraine [[spoiler:shoots a scene in the movie, her underwear]] has the word "Sunday" written on the back. Wouldn't be [[Series/{{Wednesday}} the last time]] that a character played by Creator/JennaOrtega would be closely associated with a day of the week.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Everything from the movie's theme to the way the scene is shot, being the first and most brutal and prolonged death, including the context -- being the only victim who wasn't trying to help someone else at the time of death or capture -- is clearly meant to portray that RJ's death as an example of TheScourgeOfGod common in the slasher films this movie satirizes, but with the intention of showing the "scourge" in this case to be "justified" instead of the outdated SexSignalsDeath of earlier slashers (in fact, he's deemed a jerkass, further settling it). However, his only "sin" is not liking that his partner not only just cheated on him, but he was peer pressured to try accepting the cheating as a good thing; and not liking such a situation is a perfectly normal thing to feel. One can argue too that RJ is well aware of how sleazy the porno industry and understandably doesn't want his girlfriend to be around that.

** Lorraine also posits that RJ's drive to make a "good dirty movie" and elevate the production to "true cinema" is him lying to himself so he doesn't have to admit he's really just shooting a porno for a paycheck. Lorraine [[spoiler:wanting to be in the movie]] not only forces him to [[spoiler:look at her and their relationship in a new light]], but admit to himself that [[spoiler:he's "just" making smut]]. After all, if he knew he was making an artistic masterpiece, [[spoiler:wouldn't he want his girlfriend in it]]?

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** What was Lorraine's motivation for [[spoiler: joining the film?]] Did the others genuinely convince her about their lifestyle and she wanted to try it? Or was it her way of trying to prove a point to RJ?
** Chelsea from ''WebVideo/DeadMeat'' suggests on her podcast that RJ's negative reaction to Lorraine joining the film was not only him not wanting his girlfriend in a porno, but also, that in that moment, RJ is forced into the realization that women are sexual beings beyond when they're just sexualized by men, and that his girlfriend has sexual curiosities and appetites that are outside of his own or even of his comfort zone.
** She also posits that his drive to make a "good dirty movie" and elevate the production to "true cinema" is him lying to himself so he doesn't have to admit he's really just shooting a porno for a paycheck. Lorraine wanting to be in the movie not only forces him to look at her and their relationship in a new light, but admit to himself that he's "just" making smut. After all, if he knew he was making an artistic masterpiece, wouldn't he want his girlfriend in it?

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Pearl. The film heavily implies she's not an inherently evil person, but someone who once had her own dreams of stardom and love that were crushed by misfortune, war, things just not working out, and a lifetime of unhappiness.