The reptilian brain can activate a freeze state in us that makes us go «numb», causes us to faint, or makes us become separate from our bodies, and this can be highly useful when we feel
paralyzed by danger and are in no position to flee or fight.
Lawrence is
paralyzed by grief and depression, and Marlee is almost consumed
by anger, but they keep being drawn together
by a shared desire to help Marlee's 12 - year - old son, James (JimMyron Ross), who's in
danger from small - town thugs and has begun smoking crack.