Do you think Frank loved April?

Of course Frank loved her, but not with the same feelings they had in their earlier days of relationship... You could say that the spark wasnt there anymore and Frank sort of came to a settlement to himself that he would do everything in his disposal to make the marriage work coz devorce was in no way a choice. He was even ready to compromize his own happiness to make it work.

Perfection Doesn't Exist, But You Have to Look For It Anyway

Frank did not love April. He was just one of those people who live day by day.. by day comfortably waiting for happiness to come to him. When it did came (promotion), he would do anything to hold onto it.

I don't know if it were all the details in the book left out, or Leonardo Dicaprio's performance, but I can see why people would think he cared.







-Charlize

I think he did, unfortunately love wasn't enough for either of them.

bah no.. he didnt love her.. OF COURSE he did! That's the point.. maybe at first they were ok, but April lost the touch and kept bitching about everything. Hence the final shot of the movie. Volume down :)

All this talk about Frank being in love with April or not... Did he love her or love the idea or image of her... blah blah blah.

April was a selfish, callous woman who put her unfulfilled dreams of being a recognized actress above her relationship with her husband, her children and the charmed life she enjoyed. It's very often the way with artistic types that they believe themselves to be destined to greatness and entitled to reach it, and to experience bitter disappointment when they don't. I felt for April's sense of loss and desire for life - but I think that the Paris thing was just an unrealistic attempt at escape and her suggestion that she'd become the breadwinner was just an attempt at finding significance in her life. She saw no value in being a wife and a mother. She let her unfulfilled dreams blind her to the good life she had. Frank gave up a life of drifting to provide security for his family, and he defended the life of the unborn child when April was willing to destroy it. She wanted to abort it to avoid becoming further buried by responsibilities. Frank was far from perfect, but I don't see any redeeming factors in April at all. She wasn't even grateful for the life they had. She smoked and drank recklessly. I believe an underlying theme of the movie - albeit one of many - is feminist ideals about women finding significance outside of marriage and motherhood. Once a woman has married and had children, nothing is as relevant and important as her being worthy of her children.

I think he fell in love with the idea of April. April was absolutely dazzling to him, a dreamgirl, a sprite a bit of a fantasy in his very by-the-numbers world. However, as their relationship grew more and more volatile he realized that the fantasy of that love would disappate and that he wasn't quite in love with the reality of April. I think he cared for her and tried to love her, but between his affair and their constant screaming matches I think it got to the point where reality proved to be too much for Frank and he fell out of romantic, dizzy, fantastical love with her.

Yes I believe so. Why else would it clearly hurt him when April matter-of-factly told him that she did not?

Without a doubt, they both loved each other. Didn't you see the pain in his face even after she died.













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