After being bombarded by trashy, poorly made anti-olive signs, the main character of the film Easy A, Olive, played by Emma Stone, is betrayed by her best friend and begins feeling the pressure of her lies. After bumping into her long time crush, Todd, and telling him she’s feeling just awesome, Olive slowly walks away, crushed. Scene 21 on the DVD follows Olive as she, after telling lie after lie about sleeping around, looks into what seems to be her last resort. Trying to find comfort, she heads to the library to ask for the Bible. To her surprise, the Book is not in the religion section, but on the bestsellers shelf. Figuring it’s impossible to read the entire thing, she seeks out someone to simply listen to her. We see Olive briskly walking through the pews of a church and plopping herself down in a confession booth. She seems relieved and reluctant to begin talking, but after a moment of trying to figure out the “right” catholic words to use, begins pouring her heart out.
As Olive continues to spill every gory detail, she makes a comment that caught my attention. She says, “I’m not actually doing things people have been saying I’ve been doing. But I’m not denying the accusations. Is that wrong?” She continues, “It was all make believe, No one was getting hurt, but a lot of people hate me now, and I kind of hate me too.” While saying this, the light around Olive changes, almost giving her a certain glow. The shadow of the confessional wall creates a beautiful pattern across her face giving her a calm, ethereal appearance. Almost in tears, I think Olive steps back for a moment and realizes what she has done to herself by lying. It is almost is a pivotal moment for her because part of her knows she must change. 
Oh wow. This seems like an interesting movie. I love that the Bible was found on the best sellers shelf.
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