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idiotic ending

posted 14 years ago by miriamwebster
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So this panic-stricken husband rushes home to rescue his blind wife from some hell he knows not what and finds two or three corpses strewn around their blood- and gasoline-soaked apartment. . .and then, upon discovering she is safe, forces HER to walk over to HIM for a hug, presumably because he wants her to demonstrate her independence over blindness??? Right. . .Surprised she didn't grab her cane and, after beating him senseless, make tracks for nearest divorce lawyer.

Oh, yes. . .and, in case anyone forgot, this guy is the one who's responsible for nearly getting wife killed in first place by bringing home that damned doll. Whatta jerk.

[–] neilandjudie 12 years ago

I reckon a man stupid enough to carry ANYTHING through customs for some chance-met stranger is capable of even the most insensitive behaviour.
Then again, it was the 1960's.
The age of LSD & liberal pot-smoking.
Hey, wait! He IS an idiot!

[–] BeirutWedding 11 years ago

AGREED! Ha! I was all ready to jump all over your case when I saw the title of this thread, because I think the ending is great EXCEPT FOR THAT PART! I first saw this as a kid and even then, I was like, "What the hell? She fights off three thugs including one sadistic maniac and you've got your balls to say 'I'm over here'???" Totally with you on this. Cane murder/divorce - in that order - totally acceptable.

[–] melisande55 11 years ago

I think this was a subtle commentary on how husbands were to wives, back then. A lot of you have no idea. In general, husbands were encouraged to act like kings (or bad parents) towards their wives. You're supposed to feel outrage and think about what it means for that woman to be trapped more broadly in that marriage.

[–] klondike99 11 years ago

..so a kid(Gloria) was allowed to walk around in a crime scene?

[–] rudykawa 10 years ago

I heard a commentary about this scene.

One thing is to say to your kid to stand up after he fell for the first, second, third time while learning how to ride a bike.

Another thing is to tell your kid to stand up after he was hit by a truck while riding the bike.

[–] InherentlyYours 10 years ago

'I think this was a subtle commentary on how husbands were to wives, back then. A lot of you have no idea. In general, husbands were encouraged to act like kings (or bad parents) towards their wives. You're supposed to feel outrage and think about what it means for that woman to be trapped more broadly in that marriage'.
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Was that the film's subtle commentary, or what you experienced in life, and what you would like the film's commentary to be?

My mother was from the 50's-60's, and she was far from what you described. I think it depends on the woman and her strength, upbringing. At any rate, how was Suzy trapped in her marriage? She seemed very happy being married to Sam.

[–] mbbrfla 9 years ago

it was not so much an idiotic ending as an ending with a man showing that he's an idiot. even earlier in the movie he wouldn't tell his wife where an item on the floor was, saying you can find it.

[–] dewinteralexandra 8 years ago

What about her eyes turning from brown to blue?
Anti Bovines.

[–] brefane-41162 8 years ago

LOL! You are so right.

[–] flit-2 8 years ago

Feminists: angry if a man helps, angry if he don't.

[–] carstairs38 8 years ago

This is definitely something that worked better in the play than in the movie. In the play, it's an emotionally moving scene of triumph (if staged correctly), in the movie it doesn't work nearly as well. But it's a small problem in an otherwise brilliant movie version.

Mark
http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/

[–] liscarkat (18429) 3 years ago

I thought the same thing. He breaks in with the cops, the place is doused in gasoline, a couple of dead guys are lying around, and she has blood all over her. But wait, don't run and embrace her because you're so thankful she's alive--remember that she needs to learn to be independent, so insist that she navigates her way around the corpses and comes to you. As others have said: whatta jerk!