Yes, I think it’s pretty obvious he would.

She refused to conform to what he wanted her to be. He would have hit her the next time she disobeyed him or did something he didn’t like.

There is a deleted scene that was cut from the scene where he smashes the table aside. The maid comes in and tries to help Rose clean it up. Rose is so beside herself, she basically collapses on the ground. It is classic abuser/abusee behavior.

Finally a comment close to how I felt.

They tried to cram way too much into this. It was a mish mash of completely different tones and it needed some serious editing.

Some parts were laugh out loud funny. I wish there was more of than than earnest singing. I love musicals, but I was annoyed by most of the songs.

Good afternoon was hilarious and catchy. I would have liked more of that. But even the concept being explored in that song didn’t go anywhere. It should have been more of a story arc.

There was just way too much going on. I would have cut several songs and upped the comedy. It swung really hard from wacky comedy to dark places to musical numbers with huge ensembles, and trying to make a commentary on social issues like “karens” and social media sowing division. It didn’t flow, it was too much to take in, and they didn’t follow through on most of the ideas presented.

I just wanted something a little simpler. And as a musical lover…I also think being a musical did not improve this movie!

The Sound of Music sort of feels like a Christmas movie because My Favorite Things has been coopted into a Christmas song.

I think of Little Women as a Christmas movie.