All that for a damn dog!?
And I couldn't tell if Pattinson was either really good or really bad in this.
There's a hole in the world. Feels like we ought to have known. - Spike
This film isn't for everyone .
shareYou must not be a dog person. It made perfect sense to me. After all we find out about Eric's past and that he was betrayed by his wife. The loyalty and companionship of a good dog has probably meant everything to him as his personal life collapsed against the backdrop of the end of days. As someone who suffers from depression, I could 100 percent identify. My dogs have seen me through some dark days. That dog is likely the only friend he has.
shareTrue, I'm a cat person. But if it were a cat in the trunk, my reaction would most likely be the same.
There's a hole in the world. Feels like we ought to have known. - Spike
It's too bad that you don't seem to be able to understand how someone might have a deep connection to or compassion for a family pet. Do you lack this type of relationship with your own cat? What does your cat mean to you? If your cat dies, what do you feel? Anything? Or is it just a matter of routine that you have to get rid of it and move onto a new pet to keep around for no good reason?
I'm really not trying to be confrontational. I legitimately want to understand your view. What's the point of your having a cat? Were you just looking to give yourself more chores like feeding an animal and cleaning up feces? Why would have a cat for a pet if you don't seem to understand human-pet bonding or even seem interested in understanding such a relationship?
Probably you're just a troll, and I'm feeding you. But I'm hoping that you're being genuine, and we can develop a deeper understanding of each other.
No. I loved my cat and understand what it means to people when they lose pets. But the the whole movie is based on getting his dog's corpse back. He gets almost literally everyone he comes across killed during a seemingly delusions of grandeur mission do bury his pet. Perhaps if he was more expressive throughout the movie, but even then. It just doesn't click to me.
There's a hole in the world. Feels like we ought to have known. - Spike
Fair enough. If it doesn't click for you then it doesn't click for you. It seems you're being genuine.
From my perspective it makes perfect sense. Eric had nothing to lose. The only thread tying him to the life before the collapse is that dog. I think the dog itself is a big piece of the story, but I think it's also symbolic of everything else he has lost. And we're seeing a man who has decided to finally say, "I'm not going to lose anything else. This horrible world is not going to take away my ability to pay proper respects to a dear friend." I really love that aspect of the story. It's like a vigilante story where the vigilante is protecting a something as intangible as a belief system that doesn't exist any more except to himself.