When the covboy first shows up. How didn't Randy hear a TRUCK pulling up right behind his back?
When the covboy pulls the girl out of the door, how does it happen? He was with John all the time. Did he carry the girl in the pocket?
What truck? The cowboy didn't arrive in a truck, he just "arrived"-- the truck behind Randy's WAS Randy's...
shareWhat's a "covboy"?
"Experience has taught me that every toothy grin hides an extra row of teeth." - Bill McNeal
Here's a nonsense scene: ALL OF THEM.
This is the only movie I've ever watched where I have no clue what happened once it's over. I have no idea what any of this is supposed to mean or even imply. Entirely clueless. I'd have had a better handle of where this movie was headed if I turned it off before seeing the last 15 minutes.
Am I the only one? They could have spliced the ending to Swingers in there and I would be less confused than I am now.
Am I the only one?
You guys need to watch more movies! Here are a couple of points from the ending of The Big Empty:
SPOILERS BELOW - stop reading here if you don't want to know the ending of The Big Empty
Did you notice how their eyes had changed to bright blue when they were bowling at the end? That implies that they were rewarded for their assistance by being imbued with some (positive? negative? powerful?) aspect of the aliens' existence. We don't know for sure, but that is the case with some of the best sci-fi movies. The story is open-ended, and therefore somewhat chilling. What happened to them after the cameras stopped rolling? It's up to us to finish the story in our own ways. Many excellent, widely revered movies end in this manner.
It's also implied that Grammer's character is an alien, or at least one of their fully committed agents, whose job is to cover up any details of the aliens' visits that happen to leak into the public consciousness. And he really enjoys his work. (I had the feeling that he's an alien who is fascinated with human beings. Playing around with our psychology is his favorite hobby.)
So what is actually going on between the aliens and the humans who interact with them? I don't need it spelled out for me. The idea is that something is occurring with regularity, and that is the spooky aspect of the story that is supposed to stick with you. (There is a clue in one of the deleted scenes, when the Cowboy says "get along little doggie" as one of the girls is getting into the RV. But I don't know how intentional that clue was exactly. Either it made his intentions too obvious, or it was a throwaway line that created an implication that the director didn't want in the film.)
The cowboy is a supernatural alien. He doesn't have to arrive in a truck if he doesn't want to.
To answer your 2nd question...the cowboy wasn't with John the whole time. John had gone out back to dig up the bowling bag. While he did that, the cowboy took Grace from his RV and put her in the bathroom.
Cowboy didnt come in a truck. He came on foot.
The girl was tied down in the bathroom, therefore could not escape. When they get back he goes into bathroom to get her up while John started putting bullets in the gun. there was enough time to break the ropes and get her out.
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All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for enough good men to do nothing.
This movie would have made much more sense if the cowboy had been played by Chuck Norris as himself.
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