After being bombarded by trashy, poorly made anti-olive signs, Olive Penderghast, (Emma Stone) the main character of the film Easy A, is betrayed by her best friend and begins feeling the pressure of her incessant lying. Walking away angry and embarrassed, she bumps into her long time crush, Todd, telling him she’s feeling just awesome. Scene 21 on the DVD follows Olive as she, after telling lie after lie about sleeping around, looks into what seems to be her final option and last resort. Trying to find comfort, she heads to the library, asking where she can find 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 talk to and listen. We see Olive briskly walk through the pews of a church and plop 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 of the past few weeks, 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, Olive realizes what she has done to herself by lying. It is a pivotal moment for her because part of her knows she must change.
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