Hitting Hard does
just that, hit the audience. It’s a violent story, not just physically but
emotionally and visually. The language makes it sound as if every word of
dialogue is screamed or backed up with intense anger. The characters are not
holding back anymore, not being polite or fake, this is them angry and they
want the other person to know it. It starts and she’s already angry that he
didn’t call her, the smell of the food makes her sick, the man wants to ignore
her, they’re both upset and we get that from the first page, and it sets the
mood for the rest of the story.
But by the end we see these two people bare their souls to
each other in a very gentile and romantic way. We can see why these two people
fell in love to begin with. And even when Maddie threatens his life it’s a
sweet romantic threat, like a playful hit. It ends with hope and a belief that
these people will live happily ever after, not because they should, but because
they will help each other and work to reach that point.
That change from fighting and hitting to love and hope rings
true. These people might be yelling, but they do love each other and that
definitely shows.
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