Originally posted by mr. soprano:
... the only thing that i didn't like(or was slightly disturbed) was the seen where de niro's character rapes the girl he loves. i don't know if i think many people would rape someone they love. but hey maybe it was obsession.
That was his character. he had always loved her, and knew she loved him back, but was never really able to "have her". When she told him that she was going away, he saw it as his last chance. You arent supposed to like the scene, but it shows how frustrated he was that he was so close, yet couldnt truely have what he wanted.