I never quite understood this. What is it that made David like Muriel all of a sudden? I'm talking about the funeral scene where he's standing outside. Why did he come to the funeral knowing he didn't seem to care about Muriel at all?
shareIts very true, empathy does make people lighten up towards you. I was never popular at school but remember after a loved one of mine died everyone, including people who hated my guts, were now talking to me, smiling at me, even hugging me and asking me if I was ok. Very weird, I'm talking about bullies who used to make my life a living hell were now being kind towards me.
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I agree with everyone's comments. I think at this moment, he saw her as a person. She let her guard down and ultimately so did he. Maybe it was the rawness and honesty of her emotion that suddenly attracted him, or maybe he'd known personal tragedy of his own that was similar to Muriel's which made him empathise and connect with her. He was probably used to happy-go-lucky party girls that just wanna screw and screw, but here Muriel was expressing her feelings in a very candid way. We can all relate to loss and tragedy, but I think that David saw her in a different light somewhere around this point in the film, because it has to be more than just sympathy/empathy too, because you wouldn't sleep with someone out of pity or remorse.
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