I have lived in and around Anchorage, AK my whole life. During the scene where Cindy sees the moose outside, what were your thoughts?
My husband and I couldn't help but wonder if people not from the area would think this was some mystical spirit animal type of scene.
The fact is, we see moose wandering around downtown routinely - the only thing that I found out of the ordinary was the antlers, as we don't see a lot of those in town.
As an Indian who spent only 2 years in US - I certainly qualify as an outsider.
The song that was playing through my head seeing the moose in the snowy background was "Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer.." To me it felt like a Christmas message of hope for the girl.
I am from PA and I had no idea moose could wander around! It was beautiful but I did think it was her imagination. Thanks for clearing it up.
shareI am definitely an outsider. I grew up in the south and have not been further north than Colorado. I would not think it was a mystical spirit animal type scene though since I am well aware of the fact moose often wander around in some areas such as this.
I have seen other shows in the past that depict local wildlife in Alaska and on at least one of those shows it was stated how common it is for them to wander into populated areas.
I saw it as possibly some kind of a sign that she was taking to heart, too.
As you probably know, in Toronto the moose is all over the place as a symbol and a statue that neighborhoods decorate to reflect their area. So even though as a neophyte I suspect moose (meese, plural? lol) don't roam the streets of Toronto, I didn't find it beyond the pale to think that might happen in Anchorage. I was just a little afraid it might try to take a bite out of her with its big teeth as it passed. Wasn't George Washington supposed to have worn a set of moose choppers as false teeth?
P.S. Please don't be offended, but the way they decorated their moose in the gay neighborhood in Toronto was really funny.
I grew up in the Midwest and now live on the East Coast. I have never been to Alaska and I, honestly, didn't know what to make of that scene. I thought it was really beautiful but didn't have any clue beyond a moose standing in the street for some reason. ;-) Thanks for clarifying this for this outsider.
"Get busy living, or get busy dying." Andy (The Shawshank Redemption)
I thought about Hannibal the TV series and how I'm missing it very much. lol
shareI thought about the opening scene of Northern Exposure :D I did think it strange, though, that a moose might wander into a big city like Anchorage, but I've never been there. My second thought was how dangerous that could be for Cindy - those antlers were huge and sharp! Then again, she kept running away from safety right back into danger.
shareI didn't think about Northern Exposure until I read the OP's question.
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A. The moose was awsome
B. This is by far the nicest thread I ever read on Imdb. Everyone is just being really nice here. Isn't it incredible?
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Outsider here.
My immediate thought was that both the moose and Cindy were "the hunted" - one for it's stature and prized rack, and the other for a killer's angry, twisted lust. Both were beautiful creatures that, for a quiet moment in the city, were not in harm's way. I practically held my breath during that symbolic scene.
Afterward, I thought of the famed TV show Northern Exposure. I also have an aunt in Canada who sees moose venture into the city sometimes.
"Don't get chumpatized!" - The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
I kind of saw it as symbolic that she was looking at the creature, and seeing herself the same. They were two living creatures just simply trying to survive.
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