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« on: April 03, 2012, 02:20:57 AM »
I doubt Laura forgets former lives-- she just doesn't have any allies to confide about them to. I don't think we ever see her startled, either. I think anyone would pause when confronted with one's own coffin, and I think that's all we're seeing. Maybe a bit of surprise, as if she knew things concerning her were being disturbed, but couldn't get precise information until she went in person.
Were coffins really sealed with wax, like letters? A burned, unidentifiable body could be anyone's, otherwise, I guess. Joe sees a coffin open itself, despite being nailed shut, in front of their eyes, and then he wants a "logical explanation" for the body's disappearance!
I like the perfectly effective no-budget special effect of having Laura stand in the dark, then shining a bright light on her, to have her "materialize". She can mesmerize the caretaker with the mental image of fire, apparently. Dr. Guthrie, fire is not a very powerful source of light that can bleach newsprint. Fire's dim, that's why it's romantic. An arc light, maybe. A Saturn 5 backblast, maybe.