...and what was he doing for the past several days\weeks ?
I guess I missed the part where that was explained. The only thing I remember him saying was something like "The last thing I remember was that I was delivering a package" , or something like that. I forget exactly what he said.
Jim was a bicycle courier. While he was delivering something, he got hit by a car. He ended up in a coma and woke up after the outbreak.
shareahh, ok.
Was that actually spelled out like that ? I'm trying to determine if I missed dialog or was just unable to put two & two together.
Thanks !
Jim explained the accident when he first met Mark and Selena. He then implied that he was in a coma, which was confirmed later on when they visit Jim's house (his parents' suicide note).
shareOk - now I remember their letter said something like "We left you in a sleep and now we are joinging you." (I'm paraphrasing)
Thank you very much failedgmagician. Most people on IMDB these days just give a snub answer like "Didn't you even watch the movie ?!?!?"
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Most people on IMDB these days just give a snub answer like "Didn't you even watch the movie ?!?!?"
well the theory that his parents left him in the hospital(and slid the key beneath door) makes sense
But Why was he naked ?!?!?!
why would anybody leave a recuperating person without any piece of clothing
Good point. He should have been at least attired in a gown.
These days you have to boil someone before you can sleep with them.
He was probably naked because the doctors didn't know the extent of his damages and had to cut his clothes. Looking at it he was probably bleeding quite severely. He had a huge scar on his head. In the panic, everyone left the hospital, hence he wasn't dressed in a gown.
shareIt's to keep him from overheating and bedsores as it is easy to clean him up.
Uh baby U 4got to pull out. 9 months later, can U pull this ucking baby outta me, do that @ least!
I didn't see this mentioned yet...
On the DVD under deleted scenes, there's one entitled "Hospital Dream" where the cycling accident plays out.
You are my density.
shareSomeone saved his life by locking his hospital room and slipped the key beneath the door. It may be his parents because in their note, they said they left him "sleeping".
I think Jim was put in an induced coma - for and after his operation - to allow the swelling of his brain to return to its normal size.
His induced coma probably ended when his intravenous feed of barbiturates ran out.
I think his parents assumed Jim would die of starvation during his "sleep", but didn't take the barbiturate issue into account.
What I want to know is how someone who's been in a coma all that time just gets up and runs around like nothing happened to him? Ah if only real life was like the movies!!
shareIn terms of his muscles, I don't think 28 days would be enough time for his muscles to really atrophy too badly.
"You're going to need a bigger boat." - Chief Brody
Agreed - this was a weak plot point... He'd be weak as a kitten from malnutrition and he'd have significant muscle withering Nothing like as bad as Beatrix Kiddo in Kill Bill, but *some effect* which we didn't see..
shareNear the start, if you watch carefully, you can see that part of his head has been shaved and there are stitches there. So he must have had a head injury.
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