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(SPOILER) The ending.. What I really think

posted 12 years ago by frodo_net
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I think John Taylor didn't send the photo to detective Morton. I think it was the lieutenant himself sent the photo so that he can use it as an excuse to call the detective over for a real dinner. But if it is, clueless what he will do to the detective. Why I suspect it's him? John Taylor was nowhere getting hold of a picture and he was thrown outside by the lieutenant in the garbage dump and sure he will make sure Taylor is stripped search considering the lieutenant meticulous nature.

Another possible scenario :
Taylor did send the picture and the detective was invited for a dinner by the lieutenant was actually just a gimmick. See that the lieutenant quickly pack his bag and went outside. He wasn't really going to have another phantom party. He was going home to destroy all evidence and pack up and leave to Mexico where he can live the rest of his life by eating tacos and having phantom party.

Another one :
Yes it could be what the ending is, Taylor did send the photo. How did he get it , I have no idea? But really now the lieutenant is in trouble and I do not think the detective is that stupid to go there alone. He has a sense of suspicion with the lieutenant's story.

[–] jimmysmitsimdb 11 years ago

It had Mexican postage. Taylor sent it.

[–] magetf 11 years ago

The thing about that is, if you look at it, it's not right. It could all just be an example of extremely shoddy prop work, but if you are going to try to interpret the movie based on it, you have to look.

The stamps are wrong, they are 20 cent stamps so it would be woefully under on postage (I think current Mexican stamps run about $7 in pesos).

The stamps are obviously copied and cut out from another piece of mail. You can see it from the actual mediocre cutting job to the fact that the postmark is incomplete and doesn't extend beyond the "stamps".

http://imgur.com/GXPzUrB

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[–] transmentalist 10 years ago

I have to agree w/ Dave & Jimmy; it's over-thinking it

While I agree it's an interesting notion (and the fake postage is consistent with Julia's fake postcards), it just makes more sense that John's getting back at Warwick, but doing so in a sneaky way

Remember, they both like games, John & Warwick

[–] inigo-elza 10 years ago

seriously? as i remember you can see john take the photo on the couch clearly

[–] alcalde 10 years ago

Yeah, I'm on the "John sent the picture" team, but I just wanted to throw this one out there.

A re-mailing service. They may be out of vogue in this day and age, but once upon a time, all you had to do was write a letter, address it however you want, even to yourself, say... Put that inside another envelope with the re-mailer's fee and send it off. The re-mailer then takes your letter, adds postage and drops it in the mail.

Voila! You just got a letter with cancelled postage from... wherever. Like Mexico.

-Alcalde 

[–] MoviemanCin 9 years ago

Taylor sent the photo. He wanted revenge.

Schrodinger's cat walks into a bar, and / or doesn't.