The romance film "Me Before You" — known by many for starring "Game of Thrones" mother of dragons Emilia Clarke — had the benefit of being adapted for the big screen by the novel's author herself, Jojo Moyes ... which only makes it more interesting that the film lacks one rather critical plot point.

In the movie, the female protagonist Louisa "Lou" Clark is quirky and intelligent, which is why nobody really understands what keeps her from spreading her wings. In the book, however, we know exactly what Lou's deal is. While drinking with a group of guys in high school, she was sexually assaulted — something she keeps firmly under wraps. This critical plot point is used to explain pretty much everything about Lou, from her weird and overtly non-sexual sense of style to her offbeat personality.

Moyes claimed they tried for six months to put that scene into the movie, but it simply didn't fit. "I worked with the director a long time writing this scene and trying different variations of it," she explained. "It achieves a different weight when you do that in pictorial form ... The more we tried, the more we realized it just skewed the tone of the whole thing ... it was changing the mood of the story."

If you or anyone you know has been a victim of sexual assault, help is available. Visit the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network website or contact RAINN's National Helpline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).