Who is the person walking the tightrope? The guy who rescued her died, so it's not him, right?
Is there a particular reason the red-hair young queen is reverting back to old self? I assume her sister is dead.
The witchy person in the woods who saved her and made her young whispered something about nothing being permanent. It was very hard to make out what she was saying but I think I caught that. So I guess she was basically Cinderella with a few months to her name rather than a few hours.
shareOk that makes sense. Thanks!
Any idea who was walking the tightrope?
Nope, I did not get that either. At the time I just assumed it didn't matter who it was - the point being that the princess wanted to honor the family who died protecting her. But it might have a better explanation that I missed...
shareWell, are we sure he died? Maybe he survived? I may have to check the scene again, but didn't his mother kind of throw herself between him and the ogre? Anyway, movies do that "unlikely survival" thing all the time. I know this is no regular movie, but I still assumed this was a way of subtly showing us that he was alive. The princess looked so happily up at him too.
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"The best fairytale is one where you believe the people" -Irvin Kershner
My take on this is that the whole scene was her marriage, and she was getting married to the tightrope walker above - who was so into his profession who wouldn't walk "on the ground" and preferred the rope instead! They were walking in parallel as if together, but he was on a different level.
Now, he wasn't the same guy that died protecting her, but since this time she was allowed to choose a husband for herself, she couldn't help falling in love with someone who shared common traits with the one who saved her from the ogre: a tightrope walker!
Of course it's a theory - I wouldn't bet my life on it ;-)
Nice idea, didn't think of that. It looked more like coronation to me (the father giving the throne over to his daughter because he messed up so badly, and as a peace offering to her), but you could be right. At the very least, her looking up at the tightrope walker means she'll now choose for herself whom to marry.
Now, he wasn't the same guy that died protecting her,What makes you so sure of that?
hi @BenignPillows,
I can see your points and certainly can relate; I mentioned the wedding in order to bring a more exotic interpretation on the table - All things said, I'm also unclear about the ending though!
As you said, it's highly probable that it was her coronation (and I totally like the <peace offering> justification) - In my mind I was trying to integrate both ideas - maybe two ceremonies in one? A coronation and a wedding perhaps?
As for "the tightrope walker not being the one who died protecting her", here again I have no reason to believe that it was a different person - It's a fairytale so anything is possible; but I chose to assume that he died when the ogre snapped his neck. Also while panning out at the final scene, I got the impression that the tightrope walker was a bit taller and had short hair (or wore a cap) - could be a wrong impression though!
What may have some significance is the fire that is on the tightrope. Not sure if it's part of act, but if it's not, then maybe it signifies something perhaps even metaphysical - maybe it's the deceased that accompanies and guides her "from above"? (a vision that the other guests also see)
who knows (I for one, don't)!