Vilma is always lonely . *Spoiler*

In the film we see Vilma is of most time a lonely figure. In the bar scene while people
are all having good time, Vilma sits alone at the bar waiting for Eliot to pour drink
for him. When Father, Mother and Eliot are dancing together in madness, Vilma is alone
standing aside and smiling.

The people Vilma accompanies with, Eliot's Father, Church sisters,are very unlikely going
to be his long time companions. Vilma carries an old time photo of he and his lover, but
the story of them is half imaginary. Vilma says his ex-boyfriend went to SF with Eliot's
friend Stephen as a couple, but this story is again in part unlikely considering the age
difference between Vilma and Stephen.

Vilma in the story of Taking Woodstock is a key contrast to the companionship and
sameness of the young people. This is very poignant since Vilma is the only person in
the story who states the value of his own unique being. And through Vilma we are able to
glimpse at Eliot's inner struggle. One of the instances that Taking Woodstock is not a
comedy but a complex mix of joy and sadness.