Molly Grue / The Last Unicorn: „Where have you been? How dare you?“

This character in the movie and in the book particularly touched me: Molly Grue, the bandit(’s) wife, who comes across as quite brash and robust at first, but then turns out to have a very sensitive and empathetic personality. In the book you can fathom the depth of her character much better, but you can also recognize her superficially in the film. When you see this part of the movie as a child, Molly’s words don’t mean much to you. As an adult, however, who has already seen a lot in life, you get to the bottom of it all the more. As a child, you still believe in many things, you see with your heart and have hope in life - you don’t realize the harshness of what lies ahead. But when time passes and one low after another hits and you have to struggle, your pure view of life quickly evaporates and you lose faith. (in unicorns?) Molly mourns the life she could have had. Perhaps not necessarily realistic, what she had dreamed of, but probably better than what actually happened to her, at least until the time of the meeting with the unicorn. She feels “used up“ - by men, by circumstances, by life? Her innocence is gone and she can’t undo it. So all her pain and anger come together as she screams at the unicorn. But Molly Grue is also full of care and kindness. She drives the companions on their quest and puts her own problems to one side, however many she has. She is a motivator and encourager, even though she herself is not without suffering. Molly shows true greatness and strength: she is the real heroine of the story for me. -- Legendary scene from „The Last Unicorn“ (1982) © Lions Gate Entertainment -- „Where have you been? Damn you, where have you been? ... How dare you? How dare you come to me now, when I am this?“