Vince Vaughn promoted his new movie Freaky on the ReelBlend podcast. The film follows a new take on the Freaky Friday concept in which a teenage girl, played by Kathryn Newton, trades bodies with a serial killer. Their chat quickly covered the heavy topic of bullying and Vaughn had some wise words to deliver on the matter.

Bullying And Its Depiction in 'Freaky'

When the ReelBlend hosts asked Vaughn if he experienced bullying first-hand in high school or middle school he said, "There's nothing worse than bullying and hurting someone's spirit. It's a terrible way to try to have a moment of feeling safe. By really putting someone down and hurting them that way."

Vaughn continued to ponder the issue, "I wonder how much when you're younger, people are really aware of the trauma that they're causing, the hurt."

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"Of course kids on the other side of it don't share with their parents," he explained, "Because they don't want to be embarrassed or let them down. There's just not a lot of, at those times, good communication and understanding of it. As you get older you realize, 'Well, this bully's in a lot of pain probably.'"

Understanding Bullying Later In Life

Vaughn shared that the bigger picture is simpler to piece together once we exit the adolescent part of our lives, "They're learning it somewhere or they just haven't been taught that there's consequences and one shouldn't do that. I think it's a fertile ground for all of us as human beings. There's a stage where you're going through changes, you're not confident."

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"Public humiliation is a big deal and your universe is so small," the F Is For Family executive producer stated, "There's no way to escape it because this is your ecosystem. I think in the script it does a good job of setting Millie up both with complicated home life."

He complimented the writers for their realistic depiction of bullying and how something as small as a hallway comment can mean ruining another person's day. He truly took the question to heart and inspected bullying's important contribution to Freaky's plot.

The interview gave a new perspective on the film that by the trailer alone, doesn't seem as thought-provoking as it plays out in full length.

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