The central conceit of Smile is that trauma functions like a parasitic entity. In the film, a malevolent being "infects" those who witness a traumatic event—specifically a suicide—and forces them to commit a similarly public act of self-harm within a week to pass the curse on to a new witness. This mechanism mirrors real-world psychological theories about how untreated trauma can be passed between individuals and across generations.
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