It really didn't seem to fit with the whole movie and I thought it was pretty ridiculous. Can anyone add any insight into it for me?
shareIt was there to show Claire's change -- her anger was going, she was becoming compassionate, she was letting go.
shareI also want think it might have been to show that she was trying even though her attempts might have been viewed on an absolute level as pretty half assed. She can't bake that cake herself, she can only manage to pay this runaway $100 to do it for her. But for Claire, this is actually a step forward.
shareI couldn't help thinking that her kindly and underpaid Mexican housekeeper probably would have been delighted to get a $100 bonus for baking a cake. Maybe that's part of what she didn't like about the Boise girl?
shareSure, it was an unusually kind gesture by Claire, and potentially a lifesaver for the girl, an opportunity to earn some legitimate money and maybe get talked out of going to LA during the time needed to bake it and stay over.
But I couldn't help thinking that her kindly and underpaid Mexican housekeeper probably would have been delighted to get a $100 bonus for just baking a cake. Maybe that's part of what she didn't like about the Boise girl?
I think the film could have been fine without that character, because it's such a brief interaction but I also don't mind it.
She displayed a hint of a nurturing side by giving this young woman a little advice in letting her know she'd likely be targeted for work in porn as a naive, wannabe actress, and compassion/forgiveness for stealing. In her weird, limited, sarcastic way, she was being motherly after shutting down that side of herself from grief. At least the runaway helped her with the birthday gifts to Casey to show that she had listened to what he liked and wanted for his birthday. She was becoming less self-absorbed.
In her weird, limited, sarcastic way, she was being motherly after shutting down that side of herself from grief. At least the runaway helped her with the birthday gifts to Casey to show that she had listened to what he liked and wanted for his birthday. She was becoming less self-absorbed.
And all the pieces matter (The Wire)share
Agreed. I think the runaway teenager character was needless and added little to the development of the story. Why would she have this kid bake the cake anyway? Did the kid say anything to give Claire the impression she would be a good candidate for the job as baker? I saw it as a loose piece to the overall story.
She could've had Sylvina bake the cake, offering her a $100 bonus, which would be just as kind as to give it to the runaway.
And I think it was lame for her to take a cake made by a stranger to that little boy. The girl could have been psycho, or crazy mad at the world, and poisoned the inside of the cake. Or she could of p00ped in it (like the pie in "The Help"). She barely tasted the frosting before bringing the cake to the boy.
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