Wife Spends 3 Years Sitting on a Shelf to Satisfy Her Rich Husband's Desires

A successful model marries a millionaire that wants to keep her on a shelf all day long, but eventually, she understands she needs to do more with life than being pretty.
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[@kogumaasmr9695]

this was pretty interesting to watch. it's a bit of a rollercoaster where you wish that the girl would actually become independent and grow detached from her previous life but the reality of it is what makes the movie good. breaking routines, moving on from abuse and old patterns is very tough. she actually needed help

[@suzygirl1843]

Literally putting her on a pedestal.

[@austere_kore]

I think it's because she loves sitting on the shelf. But, now she can decide whether or not she wants to sit on the shelf and for how long. I think sitting on the shelf was not problematic. The problem was doing it to please somebody else

[@dorkistan6344]

@@suzygirl1843 it's dehumanizing

[@shukrantpatil]

@@austere_kore no , she just wanted somebody to praise her existence while she sat there , thats why as soon as the husband stopped paying attention and visiting her , she snapped , now at the store every person praises her so she's happy there.

[@austere_kore]

@@shukrantpatil yes of course. She enjoys to be the "attention" as you said. But it was not because her husband was not giving her the attention. It is definitely about being on her own terms.

[@livylu6287]

I feel like this movie is representing how a relationship with a narcissist is. You’re literally a toy up on a shelf to them that they can turn on and off when they want to.

[@Ïurossa]

That sounds like a you problem

[@pscrypto966]

Not entirely. It's giving a message to women who think their looks are what is empowering them.

[@rosierb852]

Yes , except a narcissist throws you on the floor and steps over you, not gently on a shelf. They toss you into a dark closet collecting dust…that’s a representation of isolation. They’ll bring you when it benefits them like a tool

[@Leto85]

You're right. She really was a narcissist. Doesn't even appreciated being put on a shelf and admired. 🤭

[@Narra0002]

Yeah

[@yousuffayyaz2619]

For those asking how come she couldn't walk properly after getting off (since logically she would get off it everyday for bathroom, bedroom, etc) need to understand that this was rather symbolic and metaphoric getting off that pedestal

[@papapetunia4905]

where the poopoo go on shelf?

[@noah1502]

exactly

[@kawaiidere1023]

@@papapetunia4905 chamber pot

[@memelee1791]

What’s the name of the movie

[@gingerdog8203]

@@memelee1791 it's a show

[@nellydraws8600]

This movie did a wonderful job of metaphorically representing a toxic and one sided relationship. When it is time to detatch herself it seems impossible, like the drop, but really it is a drop needed for a true taste of self appreciation. But she is scarred and finds herself returning to the same pattern.

[@michaeljunior1445]

Battered woman syndrome

[@gingerdog8203]

It's an episode of a show

[@shukrantpatil]

no , this literally has nothing to do with relationships its deeper than that

[@shanacool9102]

What show?

[@gali13896]

@@shanacool9102 roar

[@shivalishankersharma1562]

This is not a movie to be taken literally. The entire movie is a metaphor. About an independent, beautiful woman who lost her independence in her marriage. She did gain back some of it but the movie also shows how constant conditioning leads people to be comfortable in their own misery, refusing to or inable to break old patterns

[@qandeelaadil8874]

Can you please tell me movie name?

[@jelena7440]

Probably narcissistic abuse, it goes from her mum to her husband.

[@shivalishankersharma1562]

@@qandeelaadil8874 i am sorry, I don’t know the name

[@inspacenoonecanhearyouscre3814]

@@qandeelaadil8874 It is not a movie, but episode three from a TV series called Roar. 🙂

[@memeblock5665]

you underestimate the kink community

[@djpegao]

The husband checked out of the plot almost as quickly as any semblance of logic.

[@mcnoneya]

I figured it was implied she left him. He himself wasn’t really vital to the plot. It seems it was really about her overcoming this internal programming that being beautiful was all she had to offer. Once she got off the shelf she probably divorced him once she realized she could be beautiful and smart.

[@9lirika]

OMG...this movie has the psychology of a marriage....him looking at her whole day to showing his back to her...the gradual emotional abuse in the name of love.....n final scene showing her sitting on a shelf potryas nomatter how successful women after divorce,she left with emotional disturbances caused by her man....so deep

[@philiptucker7590]

I was thinking the way they made it seem, she never got down to use the bathroom and just crapped all in her pants 🥴

[@brettk9316]

Soooo. She changed, showered, ate and went to bathroom on that shelf for 3 years as she couldn't walk getting down???

[@Mario-gm2ks]

@@brettk9316 It’s a metaphor, don’t take it too literally

[@queteimportaa.2535]

I think the plot of this movie is how she spent most of her life in display, she wasn't viewed as a person not even by her husband and how being taught that since childhood affected her life and stunted her growth as a person.

[@Nobody-yx8og]

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[@istoleyourmilkandcookies]

@@Nobody-yx8og now 1.4k likes and 2 comments

[@LSSYLondon]

Betty Draper had the same problem in Mad Men but people didn't find her sympathetic either.

[@mariapaulas199]

This reminded me of the mother of a former friend, she had a promising future as a lawyer but when she got married her husband asked her to leave her job and take care of the house and the children. At first everything was pretty good, but over the years he distanced himself and finally she was left alone with the children, without a job, while he abandoned them for another woman. She and the kids suffered a lot from this. Now she managed to recover a little from that bad situation but so many wasted years affected her in many ways 😕

[@앋이나]

yup, i seen someone like that too. cuz of these kind othings, here's what my mom said/taught, if your husband/wife (or just anyone in your relationship) says its better for only them to work and support the family, insist on you needing to work. at least in a situation where they died and no one cares for you and your children or maybe being abonded by them, you still can find others way to manage. its just that poeple have change of hearts so quickly that you sometimes just never even realized it until it hits you rock bottom. even worse, if they're blinded by greed. luckily, i've never had to go through it yet but seeing how others are affected around me, it really makes me scared of getting married (not that i dont want to, but im scared)

[@mariapaulas199]

@@앋이나 I think as long as you keep in mind that marriage is about being a team of two self-sufficient people, you'll be fine. It is important for the couple to be on the same page as neither of them should make the other leave their education or their job without looking for alternatives. We also have to consider that today a single person (the husband, generally) cannot support an entire family with a single job, and if he loses his job or he gets sick, it's better to have other sources of income. So yeah, the future is too uncertain to leave your life in the hands of your partner to whom anything could happen or as you say, have a change of heart and look for another person and they leave you alone.

[@monthacristo2854]

@@mariapaulas199 True

[@MJ-ip7hs]

@@mariapaulas199 In my family we have to follow traditional standards. The wife has her roles, the husband has his roles. It is expected of a wife to take care of the cooking, cleaning, and be a mother to her kids. The husband is expect to get a job and take care of all the wife's finances. Those who don't follow the rules get shamed and are looked at as an embarrassed in their family. The people here really care about their reputation. However the issue is that there are a lot of restrictions to being a tradition wife. Your advice has helped me move away from tradition marriages. Due to what I've seen happen in other married couples lives and my parents life, I honestly always see wifes have their lives screwed up because they relied on their man financially.

[@mariapaulas199]

@@MJ-ip7hs I think the mistake in following 'traditional standards' so strictly in marriages is that they are not really set up to be sustainable.There are many variations in what can go wrong and no ways to contain those who are affected, not from the government, nor from one's own close family, instead there is humiliation and it is almost always the wives and children the most affected when something goes wrong. I hope you can continue a life full of good times if you form a family, with someone who respects and supports you.

[@maryb6748]

I feel seen lol. My boyfriend wasn't rich and wasn't supporting me financially, but he was weirdly controlling, without seeming mean, he said it would make him happy if I spent all my time in his room, if I stopped all my hobbies, if I stopped seeing my friends, etc. I wasn't into it, but he said it was really important for his happiness, so eventually I went from having a full life to just trying to appease him. Just like in this movie, he would at first really enjoying, and quickly lose interest. The only difference is he would get angry if I tried to leave.

[@Redorgreenful]

I’m sorry. That sounds really abusive. Have you been able to get away from the relationship?

[@justayoutuber943]

You have been literally educated on narcissism and need to watch more videos about them! They isolate their victims to have full control! Learn, wake up, & LEAVE!

[@memeblock5665]

Should have made him pay you to sit there like that. He lost interest because he didn’t realize that by asking you to do that it would make you lose many things that made you attractive to him in the first place

[@user-rx7uh9mg4f]

@@memeblock5665 You nailed it! Same thing with these husbands that get bored of their wife when they (surprise surprise..! ) control them and cut them out from their former life filled with hobbies, experiences and relationships. Then they find another woman to "excite" them and the cycle repeats itself unless the other woman puts her foot down and doesn't allow him to do what he wants. We women should strive for a good life whether a man is present or not. And when he comes, he isn't allowed to take all of our life away for him. It's either he joins our life or leaves if he doesn't like it. Simple as that.

[@SBansal-IITD]

i find myself in a similar condition. there's a silver lining between being toxic and being caring. it's hard to realise.

[@noah1502]

the symbolisms of this movie are wider than people think. this is really really encapsulating of what men/society/other women, do to women as people

[@noah1502]

the stages of being on the shelf..... the way it twists her perspectives of being able to get off the shelf. her fears, her lack of ability DUE TO being on the shelf.

[@arshameghtedary344]

@@noah1502 and how WOMEN/she decided to sit on a shelf AGAIN by her OWN Independence FREE WILL, it was no one else's fault but her own illude and greedy self

[@Xxrocknrollgod]

Women always think they have it the hardest . Those who have it easy, complain the most.

[@apurvs]

This was such a good symbolic way of stating the shelf as state of a trophy wife. The soreness in her legs are her inhibitions on her decisions to move on, then deshelving the trap. Yet now she is locked up in her own cobweb coz of long habit of being a trophy wife even after freedom & wealth. Nice!

[@junc2191]

Yes very good movie

[@a.t.o.mworkshop6409]

But the end doesn't click for me : this movie is all about symbols. Ans she destroyed the shelf up to the end. Either the shelf is the relationship or her desire to be watched. But she destroyed it... If the shelf is the relationship, would that mean that the store is another relationship where the same happened again ?

[@anaghakt8118]

@@a.t.o.mworkshop6409 tbh her sitting on the shelf is the symbol and not the shelf

[@lovepeoplehu9883]

There is always a younger, hotter 18-25 y/o chick to replace your sagging nagging wife

[@arshameghtedary344]

lol its always easy to blame men for everything right? xD The movie only proves thats it was all along her who trapped her self and made choices, in the end she repeated same mistake by HER OWN FREE WILL

[@HalloweenCarver]

Gives trophy wife a whole new meaning

[@Winterdreamed]

😂

[@realretrorelapse]

The guy literally said that in the video lol

[@9lirika]

😆😆😆

[@arshameghtedary344]

how about give women always want to live in illusion a new meaning? was she a trophy wife when she decided to show off her beauty on a shelf once again???

[@emilyfarris3510]

TRUTH.💯

[@bethanij9416]

The amount of people who don't realize that this is a heavily symbolic move is astounding

[@mygrandma3041]

It's really scary to see that people can be this dumb.. I am genuinely concerned.. Even my unborn child is not that dumb...

[@Liquethemodel]

What are you talking about literally 98% of the comments are saying what it symbolizes to them

[@uwumarii]

As an artist myself I have long accepted that some people think literally and doesn't have artistic mindsets

[@jeanneann3545]

@@dieZauberfloete I feel like those in depth movies can sometime be very triggering. I recall a movie about a SA victim and until this day I got anxiety about it. This type of movie is nice, it send the message very well while not being too triggering and sometime its also funny. Ofc, theres lot of idiots that didn't get this movie is a metaphor based on the comments.

[@memeblock5665]

there are billions of people on the planet, know that it happens somewhere at least once, literally

[@lauralouwhooo]

I like how she ends up still trapped in her own issues at the end, because I think that's a great representation of how the beauty industry tries to sell us empowerment through products and products and looks in in the present day. Beauty has shifted to market the idea that "everyone is beautiful" and "smart is beautiful" and "beauty is for all ages and sizes!" All of that is great in theory coma but in reality it's still telling women that the most important thing they can be is beautiful. And we all know that it doesnt mean social, economic, political, or even personal power. Yet its so hard to break out of, we find ourselves back on the shelf over and over

[@silvialimeme3706]

I feel sad for those who are taking this literally. It is such a beautiful metaphor and very realistic, sometimes we change for the better but it is quite easy to fall back into old patterns.

[@ayeshabatool5841]

where did the husband go? Why does she have such difficulty walking after getting down from the shelf, I mean logically, she'd get down to use the bathroom etc... this is puzzling lol

[@srae7658]

Right. Lol. I was thinking the same things!

[@amazingabby25]

I mean I assume she gets down everyday it’s weird, once they imply she dient

[@berry8750]

I could understand how it would be hard. Sitting up there for hours and hours on end and walking for less than about 30 minutes a day could weaken her legs a lot

[@tabelaskade4888]

Confused how she showered and changed clothes!

[@LucidLuci666]

I know it's all suppose to be symbolic but this honestly looks like it's trying to be one of the worst movies ever made on purpose

[@kaymusic5584]

I would've got up off that shelf so quick 😂

[@Sophia-wm2iw]

I wouldn’t ever have gotten on it 😬

[@JohnGalt916]

Shoooot I got a full time job, wife, 6 yo, and the wife just got pregnant again. .. cos she hates me (joking). I could use a 3 year rest. Hell I'll settle for a hot 14 days to sleep past 5am. Where that Korean bro at?

[@jeringatai3156]

I wouldve fell off 😬

[@channelname6232]

@@JohnGalt916 Who got her pregnant? Lol

[@MayTheOddsBeInYourFavor]

@@JohnGalt916 😂😂😂😂😂

[@kamranbashir4842]

Wow that was deep. A preety women used by a rich workaholic as a trophy realizes she is much more than that and becomes independent but the independence was just a form of another prison. Fist she was a show piece for her husband and he provided her with her needs and then she became a show piece for her business and that business provided her with her needs.

[@tiffanykim2773]

You forgot about the mom

[@citrusbutter7718]

I didn't take the ending as her in prison, i took it as she's kidding herself that it's just because of her tenacity that she's successful but she still heavily relies on her looks and that's why she's still on her shelf "pedestal" and everyone who enters envies her "looking up at her"

[@bajabl]

Yup, unfortunately nothing changes in a patriarch society.

[@ofmanyone]

@@bajabl live with it

[@turkeyman631]

I mean these beautiful women arent going out with poor people. They arent exactly innocent either. The only reason they were attracted to the guy was his money.

[@Hemi9898]

the repetition of old patterns to make herself feel worthy again was a nice way to end the movie. Its like you can heal from a trauma but it leaves permanent scars on your mind.

[@LifeInPink999]

I understand that the entire movie is a big metaphor yet I can't stop thinking about how she went to the bathroom, bath, how she even eat there? Probably it doesn't have to make sense... but girl when you husband puts you on a shelf with his trophies it's not even a red flag is ''run away and don't look back, the guy is a psycho'' alert. Also true yet bittersweet how this movie shows how an abuser doesn't select X woman and converts her into a victim, they have like a sixht sense for mental weaknes and insecurities and some women can become their own victimizer even after escaping their abuser which sadly happened her. Very sad ending, but I like it this way because in real-life a victim of such level of mental abuse and manipulation not only from her husband but her mother will not recover that quickly and certainly not without mental scars. Even after achieving success with her own talent and becoming a businesswoman, a self verification that she is not only good to be on display she still sits on that shelf as a trophy of her own, and maybe it's digging too deep but that shelf may also represent the mental damage of still wanting the validation and praise of others and how now she is unable to be part of a healthy relationship or even afraid to start one, therefore, she creates that distance between her and the rest of the people.

[@jelena7440]

Great analysis. Movie probably wants to show narcissist abuse, when person doesn't even know it's in a cage because there are no bars. End is scary though.

[@kawaiidere1023]

She probably does things like use a chamber pot and wet towels to bath. Definitely pretty sad, but meant to be a metaphor

[@fnwytc]

Not too deep at all. Very insightful and accurate.

[@Goddess_Infinity]

Here , so to me I take it as society doesn’t see what it takes for her to be presented so beautiful everyday. Because behind the scenes she’s unhappy . But to us she always looks polish and prim . Be truly she miserable .

[@februaryschild0216]

I've been the girl on the shelf. I wanted to be seen as "the smart girl". But, all the men I dated wanted to treat me like a vintage Barbie doll. Take me down, dress me up, show me off, re-wrap, back on the shelf - over and over again. So glad I don't put up with that shit anymore. I would try it, like she did, flattered at first ("you want me to meet your boss? That's great!") then to just keep the peace ("Oh, you want me to meet your boss, but NOT talk about business...I see, gotcha). But, eventually, all of my pent up expletives would tumble out of my mouth like "word vomit" and I'd be done. It comes from being told you're stupid as a kid. Never even imply that to your daughters (in particular), folks. If they do something dumb, tell them they DID something dumb...and are too intelligent, too good to do things like that. Never ARE "dumb", "gullible" "stupid" or "crazy". Thanks.

[@aur9035]

Im not yet an adult and its terrifying to see that this could be what my future holds. Im so scared. And i wish I could have atleast one mentor to talk to this kind of sht about.

[@swagmankayearIQ]

>woman gets life on easy mode >still complains

[@thewizard555]

@@swagmankayearIQ you wont understand its out of you mind's league

[@swagmankayearIQ]

@@thewizard555 to think like a woman i would need to really step down.

[@charmainedavis8427]

I have two daughters......thank you.

[@Fidhoos]

This man took the word "Trophy Wife" so literally

[@malclaire]

10/10 looks stupid but I don't doubt there are relationships like this in the world.

[@ashsoro1039]

You are very right :)

[@username.not.known2473]

The world's got everything in it.

[@elkasbrian8862]

Theres a real story about father lock up her own daughter in the basement for years. My point is anything is possible.

[@LIONGOD]

10/10 wouldn't have watched it if recap didn't make this video

[@doctordeath2551]

I wouldn’t be surprised though(there are alot of stuff that rich people do). but it’s probably not to this extreme.

[@Gala-yp8nx]

I grew up in a town in Connecticut where just about every woman over 20 was someone’s trophy wife, and I’ve gotta say this movie was frighteningly on point.

[@rainbowgirlism]

Wow

[@sarasolomon4812]

The entire movie is a metaphor. It's not supposed to be logical or devoid of plot holes. "How could she physically survive up there?" "What ever happened to her husband?" "This movie makes no sense!" This movie makes perfect sense, if you accept it's entirely metaphorical.

[@mayascarlet9417]

I like how the story show the deep meaning in real life

[@ashsoro1039]

Does your society treat women like trophies?

[@sqookylol2218]

is it though

[@citrusbutter7718]

That Even when they find empowerment they still sit atop pretty girl pedestals? That's the only realism i got out of this that mimics life. Look at the average female celebrity who preach female empowerment, they shout feminist words while still acting like a barbie object overly showing their bodies in music videos... It's like they want to impress both sides of society and think they're fooling people as much as they're fooling themselves. They want to be seen as the perfect beauty and be admired at the same time for being a strong woman, not both at the same time like the woman in the movie said, they want to be seen as both to different kinds of people, that's why it's easy for them to say one thing then contradict it with their actions the next. They want to be both Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Pamela Anderson. And no i'm not a feminist calling them out, i just find them annoyingly ironic.

[@ambuildsbloxburg9781]

@@sqookylol2218 Yes.

[@thedondoeswhatever]

Bro they make movie Out of anything

[@kateshia78]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jaciw]

I think you missed the part where it's not a movie

[@shadowayy2741]

@@jaciw but but this is movie recaps 😢 how dare he 😭

[@wankumbumalenji9771]

Ladies, that little voice at the back of your head that says “leave, it’s time” don’t ignore it.

[@melaniegrace7707]

For everyone asking he says in the very beginning of the film it’s from the series roar - which is an Apple TV + show for streaming. Anyway, the comments are disheartening. I haven’t seen this but I can tell it’s a work of art with a message. Crazy that people can’t enjoy a story without tearing holes in it when it wasn’t even trying to cover those holes in the first place. Also crazy how people think this movie is anti women? It’s supposed to make you think about how women see themselves and their role in the world and subsequently how we spend our life or even let people treat us as a result. Not to mention a great commentary on how we let the values of our loved ones influence our world view. Not everything needs to have a happy ending or work within the rules of the world we live in.

[@someguyfromanotherplanet5284]

It's just our generation. An unartistic bunch of blocks with hardly any imagination.

[@antoniusguntoro2052]

finally found the movie title. thanks

[@sagejennings4342]

This is realistic. Though she got out of the abusive marriage, it is very common to seek out the same environment and stimuli because it's familiar and therefore more comfortable, even if it still feels bad.

[@elkasbrian8862]

A lot of common people think that marrying rich people automatically means eternal joy and happiness. Trust me, whether you rich or common the misery is the same.

[@cockatootledo]

100% true

[@tytoalba605]

Dude took trophy wife to far

[@harrypotterwannabe5892]

Seems more like a Metaphor than a movie. In reality, how long can a person remain stuck-up in a shelf above? How about her toilet needs ? Still, it was a fun watch and informative. Let's be more grateful and appreciative of the women in our lives.

[@LifeInPink999]

It doesn't ''seem'' a metaphor, it is a metaphor. But true even knowing that I still kept thinking about how she baths, her hair looks good, her skin looks good she must have a good hygiene, who holds the mirror when she applies makeup, she didn't lost practice after all, how she dries her hair, how she is able to eat there? Does he eats with her on his desk while she sit on that shelf? The days when he started to be distant and didn't even come to see her did she eat at all, the maids act like they don't see her and obviosly the toilet. From the most basic needs to the smallest like styling your hair are impossible on that shelf. And I know it's a methaphor yet it kept bothering me.

[@damionfunchess8139]

Just take how they put it.. he build a shelf. And he put his trophy on it lol. I was wondering how could she even not bath or go to the bathroom and when she stand it’s seem like she haven’t walked in forever But she was to represent a trophy something someone cares so deeply for it someone accomplishments.

[@shivangikoley9458]

Exactly i was thinking this

[@222222ania]

instead of being appreciative, lets stop treating them like objects

[@Goddess_Infinity]

Here , so to me I take it as society doesn’t see what it takes for her to be presented so beautiful everyday. Because behind the scenes she’s unhappy . But to us she always looks polish and prim . Be truly she miserable .

[@Daeneiracorn]

Dear people. If someone ever tells you to leave you're job for them DO NOT GET WITH THEM. That is a HUGE 🚩

[@Pippis78]

People don't seem to understand this movie isn't _realism_. Also I think it's more about "people/women are trapped by valuing themselves through their appearance (which they are taught by parents, men and others doing so)" - than about toxic relationships or something like that as many commenters seem to think. At the end the cycle is about to continue with the little girl admiring her on the shelf.

[@DG-mk2nr]

Lol Harry was an alumni of my college. Fancy seeing Daniel Dae Kim here hahah

[@TheMasterpiecePD]

Dude's getting diversity hired and then put in a role to propagate interracial marriage. Double demonic whammy.

[@processing..298]

This is soooo interesting and can be interpreted in a thousand different ways !

[@desirelabelle2199]

Dude just put a statue of her..

[@Angelaius]

Amazing symbolism in the movie. After she was free she was still following patterns from her abusive life

[@woudgy]

I love that people feel the need to explain that this is a metaphor. It's... not exactly subtle.

[@Tifeonifade]

He couldn't just hang a portrait of her up there? 😭

[@dtetv8499]

I just assumed that she was allowed to get down to sleep in bed with her husband, eat, do hygiene stuff, etc. He only asked that she stay there while he worked.

[@username.not.known2473]

I recently watched an appallingly true crime case that had similarities. Twelve years.

[@9lirika]

During wedding??

[@mina7337]

@@username.not.known2473 what's the name of the case?

[@0mola59]

And she didn't walk for 3yrs She did everything on the shelf Lolz See her movement when she fell

[@doctordeath2551]

@@0mola59 but what about using the bathroom? Or changing clothes assuming they bought her clothes but still kinda weird.

[@chlorinelori1064]

So in the end she actually never changed. I mean nothing wrong with using her beauty for opportunities as long as she is happy. She was happy with being beautiful in fashion until she was not and then married. She was happy being married until she wasn’t and then she left and opened makeup store where she was again being admired for her looks and happy.

[@pias6267]

This movie is one of 30 short stories "Roar" by Cecelia Ahern. She is a great young Irish writer I like her sense of humor. Wicked and intelligent book. Yes, the book is about women. All stories are metaphors and symbolic. Recommend to read the book.

[@cosmicgalaxystudio1539]

Sad reality of a trophy wife. At first they love being that way until their spouse neglects them. She's still can't forget their old ways but atleast no one is forcing herself to sit there.

[@Leto85]

I would have expected the husband to look for her after she left the shelf.

[@asmrjudie]

Life is so much more than beauty and looks!

[@astridediva]

this movie is deep. the storyline is well created. you’re probably too young or slow if you don't understand the concept. it's really simple .

[@m.k.h.2718]

This hits home. Growing up and even now, I saw so many girls around me get married (and eventually divorced) without working on themselves beyond their appearance. They became trophy wives and it was a superficially glamorous lifestyle that masked the deeper pain of being objectified and dehumanized.

[@Goddess_Infinity]

This !! I’m watching it now and it’s sooo beautifully portray society of the men and women dynamic. Especially the trophy wife narrative.

[@CarTechVA]

wow... so many lessons, real life lessons, in that video.. How the messages parents give can lead to the downfall of a child, what a person who is trapped in a controlling relationship goes through, the struggles to get free, and the self-doubt that they typically retain even after achieving great success and struggle with for the rest of their life- the imposter syndrome so to speak that they end up struggling with.

[@angelanderson3859]

So she really was on the shelf the entire 3 years? How did she change, bathe,eat and all that stuff? Also, in real life, if someone was on a shelf for that long the distance to the ground would seem less, not more.

[@fisforfriday]

💀 what i was asking 😭

[@remylee1612]

It's a metaphor. This is from the TV series "ROAR" which is based on a book of surrealistic short stories.

[@jeanneann3545]

i wish people would understand this movie is a metaphor, it's not a literal thing. My god do you see Harry Potter movie and Marvel movies and get angry because there's no magic and spiderman flying around as well??

[@arshameghtedary344]

thats not the point darling....

[@evekins5190]

It's not a documentary

[@1jn]

I like that they used an asian male, dude's a chad

[@humility-righteous-giving]

chad?

[@sammiesauls8365]

If my man was that fine, shit I'd do the same thing too Amelia move over I'll sit up there 💀💀💀

[@sammiesauls8365]

@MythMethuselah that's Daniel Dae Kim

[@sammiesauls8365]

@MythMethuselah oh I didn't know lol thank u for informing me I sound so silly

[@jazeez5065]

Beautiful can't make me smart But smart can be almost everything like if your smart you know how to love well,do everything well

[@DGneoseeker1]

Sadly no. If you're smart you can still be emotionally useless and incapable of relationships.

[@Amber-yu2ph]

life doesn't need relationships to be happy@@DGneoseeker1

[@cecilia_henry]

Just wanted to note that this is (at least I think) based on the book "Roar" by Cecelia Ahern which consists of multiple short stories. The story is a metaphor and may be more easily understood when read, almost a poetry-tone story.

[@arpitachowdhury8135]

Loved the way it's so direct yet non offensively put through talking about so many deeper meanings of life!

[@randalljameshamiltonzwinge3845]

This movie also shows what true feminism is all about. Women can't wait around for men to change, they need to be the change they want to see in the world - first! My mom and nena came from very poor families, but that didn't stop them from taking care of themselves. They didn't need tons of makeup or expensive clothes to look beautiful, it didn't matter how hard the world was on them, they always found a reason to smile and laugh. I wouldn't be the man I'm today without those strong and gorgeous women. And now that I'm raising two precious daughters, changing the planet into a better place for us all is the only thing I really want in life.

[@arshameghtedary344]

there was no feminism in this movie except the stupid idea of feminists always blame men, She was a weak person and even when she did realize she can be much more than a beautiful doll she chose the same path again! i believe this movies shows what is wrong with 80% of women!

[@AngelDeed]

@@arshameghtedary344 always blame men? There is literally an abusive man in this movie that treats her as an object and puts her on a 'shelf'. It's not her fault that he is terrible, it's his. Feminism is needed because of these sexist double standard. Just like when a rich old guy dates a young woman, everybody calls her an evil gold digger but nobody has a problem with him buying people with money. 🙄

[@jonas3333]

@@AngelDeed I don't think he's being abusive. He's just being himself. He can afford a beautiful woman to dote upon until he tires of it. It goes both ways. I've seen many a relationship where the man truly loved the woman and nothing would make her happy. It's not his fault she's nothing but a trophy wife, it's her mother's. Her mother trained her to value beauty over everything else. And there are plenty of cougars out there paying young men to "escort" them around. They call them an evil gold-diggers because that's all they(male OR female) care about. That's all that type EVER cares about. Why else would they date/marry that older person?

[@ilovetruffles99]

This is a fantastic symbolic representation of the life of many models and beauty gurus.

[@manxiefeathermoon9888]

This movie is what happens to so many women who marry men. We are made to give up our independence because we are told we will be taken care of. But we are abused and neglected and thrown away for someone younger

[@soupstarsandsilence]

Oh that ending crushed me

[@namjoondimples2389]

This movie is really deep i really liked how they represent the situations with metaphors

[@tylerlongdon5209]

it reminded me of a quote i heard a while back. If You Judge a Fish by Its Ability to Climb a Tree, It Will Live Its Whole Life Believing that It is Stupid

[@jamesnwachukwu1322]

I guess she showered, used the toilet and changed clothes on the shelf since the movie is trying to tell us she didn't use her legs for three years.. 😂

[@cluelessfull]

She didn't use her legs as in she was so dependant and didn't to anything for herself.

[@romansrule3]

its a metaphor for women divorcing or running away from narcissistic husbands and starting a new life

[@kawaiidere1023]

She could’ve used a chamber pot and wet towels for pottying and bathing. Still would need to stand up to change, bath, and potty though

[@IslanderloverBKK]

Did he say, "a run away supermodel"?🙄 So she broke-free from life with Harry, to move on and still become a sort of trophy😭😭

[@maadeshkumar7620]

Betty gilpin is so underrated, one of the most elegant, funniest and incredibly talented actress I've seen!

[@paigelovette8156]

This movie is such a clever way of exposing what really feels like to be nothing but a "trophy wife" to a man.

[@AgentRndm007]

A literal Trophy Wife that's put on a pedestal.

[@ManojKumararch]

This man gives putting someone on a pedestal a different meaning...a literal meaning

[@Businessworldofgirl]

I can relate this with NRI wife's who left the country for their love.. Indirectly staying on shelf means staying with husband without having any social life.. no career, fully dependent on husband.

[@FBI005]

Movie title plz

[@Reefir_]

Its kinda sad she repeated the same pattern as the last. But there was still some improvements. I feel like I’ll watch this whole

[@AmethystEyes]

“Run-a-way” supermodel lmao 0:25

[@TheGoMetal]

does she gets of the shelf to shower and poop? How does that work?

[@iamnotsadiamdeadinside]

dude the same thing pops up in mind, it just doesn't make sencse

[@bangitybangbabang]

It's absurdist

[@crazyd0glady295]

Ladders? I mean if you always use ladders doing it on your own could be scary.

[@DGneoseeker1]

Depends how much of a deviant her husband is. And I don't want to go further into that.

[@loviebills6546]

@@DGneoseeker1 ??

[@austinhuber3131]

This is super deep, you know. It's hard being filthy rich and having your every need provided for. It's like being trapped on a shelf somehow.

[@009fly]

Lmaoooooo

[@nightprowler6336]

Then go back to being poor and live the hard life

[@austinhuber3131]

@@nightprowler6336 never

[@nightprowler6336]

@@austinhuber3131 then don't complain about being rich

[@austinhuber3131]

@@nightprowler6336 Woosh

[@JB49105]

I would've jumped off that shelf and walked away

[@idontno0]

"a runaway model" 😂😂

[@cilla4000]

Name of movie!!!!!! Please put them in

[@rjbond007]

Plot : I exist. Logic : get the f out of here.

[@truenokill]

Aww sad ending that she was conditioned to be abused and even though it felt terrible, she knew no other life. Old toxic conditioning dies hard. I hope in this metaphor she recovers eventually

[@ashwinnair2325]

Well the shelf is just a way of showing how some house wives are trapped in their house.

[@kanikagaral7637]

Not housewives. They do eveything in the house. This is about trophy wives who married to rich men. They have no other job but to look good for their husband and people around him.

[@rosierb852]

More like a narcissistic relationship

[@rosez-z5c]

He was basically treating her like one of those Christmas presents that your parents get you that you play with for a little while and then you start getting tired of it and after a while, you just stop playing with it and then years later you recognized that you even still had it

[@zoe9190]

Its really sad how long abuse lasts on people. By her being on that shelf (metaphorically), she hasnt gotten psychological help to move past everything that has happened to her

[@s0ftwaredev]

I read it more as, also based on what the narrator said, the beauty industry is what is fucking women up into thinking beauty is everything

[@mudejartrainingnaturalscie6938]

There appears to be symbolism and metaphors in this story.. something about hamburgers perhaps.

[@tigressiris]

Yeah hamburgers lol

[@senatress6771]

um

[@ambersummer2685]

I’d immediately walk out after he explains the weird shelf thing.

[@divine_dawn8596]

The fact that people in the comment section really have to explain that it's all metamorphic and symbolic and does not have to be literally taken. Really shows the IQ people come with on the internet.

[@user-wh2bs9tp4y]

Yep I'm losing faith in all humanity

[@XoXoG]

0:26 RUNWAY!!! NOT RUN AWAY!!!!!

[@christopherpetrov2355]

Very deep movie. This reminds me of Elon Musk, Princess Diana and Merlin Munroe 😂😂

[@vysharra]

This is a movie about the road (and pitfalls) to self actualization, not abuse or even particularly about beauty culture. Rich white women problems are very cliche because Hollywood likes to write about them (no surprise, they’re very familiar with them) but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. Frankly, some days I prefer to watch a colorful movie with Danial Day Kim acting while being hot with a decently attractive lead actress playing rich people saying basic things like ‘don’t forget to pursue and ask for the things that you need from your loved ones while you try your best to make them happy too’ than a gritty look at the terrible realities of poor indigenous or immigrant women. If you think about it, the depiction was very realistic. No one wakes up one day and turns their entire life around and becomes a perfect being within a year. She’s doing better, she’s no longer lying to her husband (and herself) about what makes her happy, which is very good considering where she’s coming from. Hopefully one day she won’t be on the shelf, but she’s trying and that’s all any of us can do.

[@TheHesterprynne68]

You don’t have to be rich to be used by a marcissist

[@leechang6896]

In reality it happens to those so called Instagram influencer models 😂😂😂

[@loviebills6546]

@@citrusbutter7718 wut? How?

[@loviebills6546]

@@citrusbutter7718 Woww😱

[@morticiagomez6166]

Ending was disappointing

[@morticiagomez6166]

Disappointing but also realistic. Not easy to break old habits.

[@iNicky777]

wow this metaphor is actually so great.. My mom is a stay at home mom who gave up on her medical career as a neurologist and this hits close to home..

[@hardcandy9880]

Kinda sad ending, but not totally doomed. The new shelf shows how Amelia is now using herself as symbol of empowerment, instead of a trophy. But it is still a shelf focused on her beauty because the message is that awareness doesnt happen overnight. The effects of misogyny takes a long time to remove. But she will keep in evolving. She didnt like how the people in the store admire her looks but ignore what she has to say, so she will keep in changing that. Perhaps, someday, without havibg to put herself on a shelf (a metaphor on putting beauty above all else).

[@Stumbling_throughLife]

"This little girl turned out to be Amelia." Me who's named Amelia and gets called pretty all the time: *this sounds familiar.*

[@endlessmen9810]

Brings a whole new meaning to trophy wife

[@christiesiu873]

I thought she was gonna leave and work with the woman at the makeup store and when I saw she was going to open her business I had hoped for something different. I turned to the comments and someone said that that was made it good because it shows how hard it is to get out of the cycle. Very interesting.

[@redraccoon3412]

A literal trophy wife

[@HaloHighlightz]

This was my nightmare as a teen, to be put on a shelf and expected to be perfect

[@lisanguyen9681]

I’m impressed 3 year on the shelf No bathroom or shower Settings on the shelf like a princess 👸 but as his toy I feel so bad for her I’m glad she leave and have freedom and successful and happy

[@FatimDoki]

Agree

[@niskaash1702]

It’s a metaphor

[@lisanguyen9681]

@@niskaash1702even so I’m just still impressed

[@sierralarzelere7803]

a euphemism for putting someone up on a pedestal

[@danielbalderas9796]

Not really. The expression "putting someone up on a pedestal" means that you follow someone unconditionally thinking that they cannot do any wrong. It's a submissive point of view and this episode it's not about that. This episode is about treating someone like an object: putting her on display and value her just for her sheer physical appearance and nothing else.

[@itepuisraelberry6913]

It’s always good to do things that makes you happy and not try to plead someone and hurting your feelings by doing some

[@Yolpecharalim]

It is symbolic and a reflection of our modern society.

[@BenzionMenashe]

the ending made me roll my eyes...