Board Thread:Movie discussion/@comment-8501560-20150608201524/@comment-217.138.66.3-20150622154532

As in another thread about Zara's demise, people are discussing whether she "deserved" to die. We shouldn't think in terms like this. Sometimes characters get killed off just to shock and surprise the audience and to emphasise how dangerous the situation is. Zara has variously been called irresponsible, too posh and snobby, too pre-occupied with her phone, etc. None of these are meant to be "reasons" for her demise. If there is a "reason" as such, it's that film-makers wanted to draw lots of attention to the first female demise shown in the JP series so far. I believe that was one reason for her fate being so cruel and drawn-out.