Ok. Where was Emily Blunt driving to at the end and why? Was it just a road trip to 'find herself'?
ps: mary lynn rajskub (aka chloe, lol) is absolutely amazing in everything she does. i dont know anyone who can play awkward/endearing/plain/strangely attractive like she can.
post "spoilers" next time please.
*INSERT WITTY LINE HERE*
but that wasn't a spoiler? i just asked where she was driving to... maybe the answer would be a spoiler, if somebody could give me one!
sharelol true. yeah I have yet to see it, you will probably get an answer by the time I do. Goodluck!
*INSERT WITTY LINE HERE*
ummm...I'd have to call that a spoiler, because I had no idea she was driving anything anywhere at the end of the movie until I read your question. Neither would anyone else who hasn't seen the movie yet. I think that's pretty much the essence of a "spoiler".
Having not seen the movie yet, i can't give a for sure answer, but sometimes writers and directors expect you to answer those types of questions on your own, or sometimes use those situations as lead-in's to a sequel or a short somewhere else.
Just a thought on spoilers. I agree that warnings should be included in the post but if someone hasn't seen the movie and doesn't want to get spoilt they're going to be disappointed reading through the discussion board section of the movie in IMDB, especially in threads titled "I'm confused."
shareI fully agree with "steveintucson." People should first watch the movie before discussing it on this forum. Based on THAT, I'll say the information given on the question was NOT a spoiler.
shareExactly steveintucson. You shouldn't be on this board rummaging through the forum unless you HAVE seen the movie. Makes no sense to do otherwise unless you want it spoiled for you. Unless of course you're on the board and the movie hasn't come out yet.
shareNow that the movie has been ruined for you, please don't be a hypocrite and watch it anyway. I've seen most of it twice and look forward to seeing it again.
I'm not a woman much less Deanna Durbin, but the old-time glam-shot appeals to me.
How is that question in any way, shape, or form a spoiler?
Rosebud was a sled. -- Citizen Kane spoiler
Darth vader is luke's father. -- Empire Strikes Back spoiler
Bruce Willis was a ghost. -- Sixth Sense spoiler
Where was Emily Blunt driving to at the end of Sunshine Cleaning? -- NOT a spoiler. Honestly if that is your definition of a spoiler what in the world are you doing on IMDB?
Amen to that, "michcm." Your posting is a perfect definition of "spoiler." Again, watch the movie first and then get into the Message Boards.
shareRosebud was a sled!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *beep*
shareOkay, even though these are films other than Sunshine Cleaning... THANKS A LOT! I have not seen Rosebud. Geez...
share
hey, thanks for that - i haven't seen "The sixth sense" yet.
you truly spoiled it for me.
yeah buddy
How is that question in any way, shape, or form a spoiler?
Rosebud was a sled. -- Citizen Kane spoiler
Darth vader is luke's father. -- Empire Strikes Back spoiler
Bruce Willis was a ghost. -- Sixth Sense spoiler
I can't tell if you are kidding or not, but to my mind, if a film is well-made, it's fun to watch regardless if you know some something about it. If that were the case, no one would ever want to re-watch a film. Needless to say, there is much more to Citizen Kane than Rosebud. Frankly, the end of CK is just a clever little moment. If someone were truly concerned about spoilers and CK, I doubt they should even bother to watch it. It's not a thriller nor comedy. SPOILER !! It's a brooding story of a rich and unhappy person.
I'm not a woman much less Deanna Durbin, but the old-time glam-shot appeals to me.
I didn't like it but agree Mary Lynn Rajskub is good (if a bit wasted here, but she isn't alone in that regard) -- I remember her from the Gilmore Girls.
I don't think the driving had any profound meaning ... your guess is probably right as much as anything. Overall, her sister forgave her, she dealt with Mary Lynn's character, she talked about her mom, and as a whole, she is free to move on.
Yes, it was just a road trip, the one she mentioned taking in the van that Rose said she was going to sell.
shareyeah, when they were in that chuck e. cheese-like place she mentioned she wanted to take a road trip on the van.
shareShe needed to take care of herself, not be taken care of anymore -- hence road trip by herself.
shareAnd she had the kitten with her -- so she was taking on an adult, caretaker role, showing responsibility.
sharetuffysmom wrote: <<And she had the kitten with her -- so she was taking on an adult, caretaker role, showing responsibility. >>
Excellent point, tuffysmom! And remember, this kitten was also someone who had also been abandoned due to a suicide. Interesting. This kitten came into Norah's life due to both Norah's irresponsibility and her capacity to feel love and affection.
Her taking and keeping the kitten shows she is moving away from being irresponsible and towards being the kind of person who wouldn't abandon a kitten in need (as its owner did). The road trip may symbolize her move towards adulthood and responsibility. As she moved towards that, she brought with her someone who had been abandoned by its "mother" and whose home, she, Norah, had destroyed. And Norah actually took responsibility for that, providing a new home and love for the kitten.
Great points. However, I don't think they showed how the owner died, so we can't really say that she took the kitten because of the suicide. We also need to remember that she caused the fire that destroyed the kitten's home, and she's taking very direct responsibility for that, which is just as important as the fact that she's beginning to take responsibility for herself in general.
shareWhere she was driving to wasn't the question. I took it to be that it was indeed just a road trip to 'find herself.' The third act was not as strong as the rest of the film, and for that reason we're left wondering.
shareIn the end. It appeared to me that Joe, Rose, Norah & Oscar had all finally found inner peace & happiness within themselves. Just look at the ending...........
....they all finally got to do what they really wanted to do!
"If you have nothing good to say about a movie. Why say it at all?"
I don't think they found inner peace or happiness at the end and that's what I liked. The ending was just another process of "cleaning up a mess".
Emily Blunt's character begins a process of self-discovery. While Amy's character picks herself up to essentially start her business all over again. That's the poignancy of the film to me. Life is a continual process of cleaning things up because you can't help things from getting dirty.
That's a way to put it. I really like that.
That's very Zen of you, you must smoke pot.
I took it as she was going on a trip to find herself. It is made very clear that Rose became a mother figure to Norah. Norah needs to learn how to look after herself so she goes on the road trip.
I dont believe any of the characters found inner peace. Norah still has to learn how to look after herself. Rose is still single and very much in debt. However, she has found a job that she enjoys that requires skill. And a job she can be proud of. The child still has his issues and a suitable school has not been found for him.
Wow, anonymous-V. That's a fantastic interpretation. I thought the movie ended with too many loose ends still open, but having read your post, I think maybe that's entirely a good thing. I suppose things aren't that neat in real life either, so the ending's pretty appropriate.
You heart me? What is that? Is that like I love you for pussies?
Okay, Spoiler alert.
It might be that the drive that she is taking to find herself is like a journey to her sexuality. Just an observation, it was obvious in the movie that she had a kind of attraction to the girl she met, and maybe I dont know she still doesnt know it and she is taking a road trip to give time for herself to things over and stuff.
I saw no hint that Norah's journey was going to be primarily about her sexuality. She didn't even seem to know how to hold any kind of job at all. One would think economics would force her to confront that before anything else.
I didn't find the ending so much one with too many loose ends, as an overall film that had a rather weak and too simple narrative, but was luckily held up by mostly great acting. For Adams herself, this is another role where she takes her conventional but lovely looks and gives a great, convincing, nuanced emotional performance. Has she ever had a bad performance?
Blunt was also very good. Mary Lynn? Hm.
Arkin some say was merely playing the same role as in Little Miss Sunshine. perhaps, but it works, and I have a hard tim thinking of someone who does it better.
I gave it a 7. Worth seeing, but I don't think I will go out of my way ot see it again. If I do it will be for Amy's performance.