Sad moment at the end
When Owen Wilson's character saw the happy family.
shareyeh that was sad
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its not sad bec 1 of pt of film is dat happiness is subjective. da wilson character findz his happiness by watchin da most birdz
I live, I love, I slay, and I'm content
I don't know, I dont' see it that way. I saw at as, he gave up on being in with anyone and giving into his obsession with birds. He doesn't have the will to stop what he is doing.
Go Mischa/Marissa(2003-2006)
Wisdom is freedom
yeah he shouldnt have caved in for the snow owl seeing as he could afford to be 754 anyway still more than 10 bird counts than Brad's 741
shareGood point. That makes me wonder - if he didn't think Stu was ahead of him with 730 (as Brad claimed) at one point, then maybe he would have been more confident about his total and he would have been with his wife at the doctor's office instead of running off to see the snowy owl.
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Good point. That makes me wonder - if he didn't think Stu was ahead of him with 730 (as Brad claimed) at one point, then maybe he would have been more confident about his total and he would have been with his wife at the doctor's office instead of running off to see the snowy owl.
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I don't think so. The Snowy Owl is his Holy Grail...the one bird he hasn't seen...so it's not about the count for him at that point. In a sense, it's the one moment he's purely in it for the joy of birding instead of as a ruthless competitor, but at the same time we see the how deep he's fallen into the abyss of his obsession.
It is kind of heartbreaking. I don't really know what he's thinking, though, when he's looking at the couple with the baby. He could be thinking, "Yeah, I could still be married and have a kid, but on the other hand I'm satisfied to be the greatest birder in the world." idk
It would be sad if a wife and children were his great love but its not, its bird watching. I actually don't find the ending sad because he needs to devote himself entirely to his passion and being split in two different ways doesn't help either him or the next person he would marry. I don't blame his wife for leaving him at all since she wants to come in first and she can't with him.
shareWhat is sad is that he had an obsession that not only destroyed One marriage but TWO.
Because don't forget this was the second marriage that was ended because of his obsession with birds.
He could have stopped it, He had the choice in his hands, His Wife, or birds.
he chose birds.
I thought it was a slightly regrettable moment for him, but I also kind of thought he seemed satisfied with his choice at the end. I think the film shows that "you can't have it all," nor can you be the best at everything. Most people find that they have to end up making compromises in their lives to obtain certain things, Stu did that with his job so that he could provide for his family. Brad and Stu lost because they had stronger emotional ties to their family and invested more time into them. If they had done "the perfect big year" then they probably could have won. However, they wouldn't be satisfied with that because they have different priorities than Kenny.
There's nothing wrong with that for the record, most people seem to envy those who can totally devote themselves to a craft or hobby. So it's a wonder why they'd look at someone who does that and feels sorry for him.