Girl in the Box

Audience emotional responses are dominated by a profound sense of **Disturbing** due to the extreme and depraved nature of Colleen Stan's seven-year imprisonment and abuse. High levels of **Anxiety** are evoked by her constant peril and the psychological torment she endures. **Sadness** and **Empathy** are prominent, reflecting the tragic loss of Colleen's youth and freedom, and the audience's connection to her suffering. **Anger** and **Fear** are directed at the captors, Cameron and Janice Hooker, for their heinous actions, while **Disgust** arises from the bizarre and cruel S&M practices depicted. The film's dark psychological drama, told from a perpetrator's perspective, also elicits **Curiosity** about the twisted dynamics and a lingering **Melancholy**.