This one detail from the original night that they referred to twice...

I just saw this film for the first time and thought it was great, better than the first one and I loved the very clever ending.

I like how for the most part we see Jesse seems to be the one most affected by the first night, and then we learn that Julie was stuck on that night too.

But I am wondering what people think about Jesse's memory of a sexual encounter that didn't occur. I guess I get it, but I really wouldn't expect it happen for such an important night. And then he inadvertently gaslights her here too.

I'm thinking this could mean that for Jesse, sex is an element that makes the idea of that night more perfect. And Julie calls his version an idealization too. The way Julie referred to the moment in her journal made it seem she had read it since, and I would expect to her to have read it recently specially to compare it with his book; so I think it's strange that she goes on to be gaslighted by Jesse and even say they did it not once but twice.

What do you think?


Edit: It actually hits a sad note for me now, that the memory of this night that was so important and had such big consequences for them both (Jesse went on to write a book about it, had dreams about her, etc) would be changed. It doesn't have to be sad, maybe it's a point they're making about memories being this copy of the real thing; but it's all we have. And then he doesn't really have the real thing, just a memory he thinks is accurate.