The *entire point* of this scene is that Bryan’s paternal instincts overwhelm his survival instincts. It sets up the tragic irony that underpins the whole movie: the traits which would have made him a good father are the reason he’ll never become one.
Robert Eggers explains why he is directing a new ‘ROMEO & JULIET’ movie:
“After ‘Werwulf’ I was writing another horror movie and it got so dark again that I was like, ‘I need a break,’ so I’ll just do something about 2 teenagers killing themselves.”
Tarantino can write himself into his own movies saying racial slurs and licking feet but suddenly it's an issue when trans filmmakers want to create art communicating their lived experiences