Why do producers put out a movie without doing their actual homework on real Amish life? First off, most Amish, especially the conservative ones in Pennsylvania, do not have a church building. They meet in private homes. And men and women would definitely not be sitting together as portrayed. Amish women do NOT cut their hair yet a teenage girl is shown with bangs. When Hannah is shown with her hair down, it should have been super long yet was obviously cut. Not accurate at all. And the majority of Amish teens who participate in Rumspringa do not leave their homes. They must definitely would not be spending money to go to LA which was clear across the country! This movie inaccurately portrays Rumspringa as a time Amish teens go wild and party, drink, wear English clothes and have premaritial sex. That's usually not what happens. The girls would not be eager to put on sexy dresses and go out partying with English people. Also the Amish do not shun their own unless they've joined the church then committed a serious sin or leave the community. Then they are shunned. But this movie shows the Bishop stating the teenage boy who did not return as being shunned. That's simply not accurate. And conservative Amish don't have cell phones thus there would have been no cell phone towers in the area yet somehow we are to believe she had cell phone reception in the woods. Also in order to charge a cell phone, she would have had to remain at the building where she found an outlet for hours. For her to be gone that long would have raised questions with her father. Again, not believable.
Putting all that aside, the story is unbelievable. The fact Hannah even went to LA doesn't seem realistic. Then she happens to fall for an English guy quick enough to have sex with him? And the English guy, knowing he had never had sex was smart enough to have protection? Their whole romance seemed farfetched. They don't know what love is yet he claims to love her after driving all the way out to Pennsylvania? Come on now.
Putting all that aside, the story is unbelievable. The fact Hannah even went to LA doesn't seem realistic. Then she happens to fall for an English guy quick enough to have sex with him? And the English guy, knowing he had never had sex was smart enough to have protection? Their whole romance seemed farfetched. They don't know what love is yet he claims to love her after driving all the way out to Pennsylvania? Come on now.