When Hurricane see's the picture of Fantasia as a suspect he sits in his office. Later he's home and his wife is on the bed sleeping. I was wondering how other viewers interpreted this scene. Was he comparing his wife to a memory? Or just seeing how boring she was to him? I don't have a dvd with commentary if there is one to find out.
shareOff the top of my head, since I'm not at home right now, but saw the movie for the 5th time or so about 2 months ago, I'd say that this foreshadows the revelation that he had a child with Fantasia. He might be imagining how his life would have been different if he had not met her or been involved with her. Or he might be wondering if his wife will find out his secret, since he seems to care for the child he had with Fantasia, he looks out for it from afar.
I guess if you could be more specific with what you're asking. Are you saying these 2 scenes are juxtaposed, and you're curious why the director chose to put these scenes back to back? I guess it could just be a matter of story development, moving from character and location to the next one. We follow the criminals for awhile, then suddenly we see Hurrican in Star City, wondering how and when these people will meet.
"Nice beaver!"
"Thanks, I just had it stuffed."--The Naked Gun
His wife was laying on the bed and it looks like he was trying to make a "physical advance" with his hand and she basically just laid there like a cold fish. I took the scene set up as he was thinking of Fantasia all afternoon and went home to his wife who didn't want him. It made me wonder if Hurricane didn't have to marry her because of Bonnie. It was kind of clear they had no common interests. I think Hurricane and Fantasia were having an affair until she left for Hollywood. He stayed married for his daughter but loved Fantasia.
That's what I'm asking. I know what my interpretation is. I was just wanting to see how other fans did.
Wonderful quote by the way!!! Rather fitting I say!
I got it figured out.
Hurricane's early scene with the black boy helps to set up the later relevation that he fathered the child.
When he sees Fantasia in the surveillance footage, he thinks about his connection with her, and if he should reveal, or how much to reveal, about his relationship with her. He does say right away that he knows her. Her real name is Lila Walker(I think), and he explains that she had some criminal history, shoplifting, etc.
A few scenes later, after Hurricane and his wife have had an argument, him wanting to make it in the bigtime(LA police), and his going out overnight to stakeout a house, shows him coming back home and looking at his wife and child. The director commentary says that he wanted to show that Hurricane had a lot at stake, his family, and that it was important to show his home life. I think the wife just sits there because they just had an argument, and she is mad at him.
I don't think Hurricane ever had an intention of living out a normal life with Fantasia. It was his dirty secret, a secret that coincided with his current marriage and family. The boy was only 4 or 5, while his daughter is 7 or 8.
"Nice beaver!"
"Thanks, I just had it stuffed."--The Naked Gun
I took it as him comparing the two paths his life could have followed. I got the impression that he reason she had left town was because he had abandoned her after she got pregnant. I think he felt that he was weighing his guilt in the situation because if he had dealt with his responsiblities, she wouldn't have run away.
When he was looking at his wife sleeping on the bed, he was re-evaluating his choices because he knew he could no longer ignore the fact that he had a son via the affair. I think he was trying to figure out what she was going to do when this became public.