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Did he do it? (spoilers)

posted 8 years ago by pait_mojo
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Did David really blind himself in the ending scene? for me, I think he couldn't do it, but he couldn't just abandoned Rachel Weisz so he lied to her. this is the most plausible ending for me because it's match his character, he is a liar and a lousy one, very rational, though he seems to really love her. This is why I think Rachel Weisz narrate some of the story, to make a realization of his lies in the next couple life. Also, coincidentally every important couple characters in this movie have some kind of betrayals . . .

[–] Giraffe_Monster 8 years ago

I had the exact same thought.

He loved her, but blinding himself is just something I don't see him being able to do. That doesn't mean he didn't love her "enough", only that he couldn't go through with that particular act, but instead he will pretend to be blind because despite them being different - blind/not blind - he still loves her and he's ready to lie to her if it means they can stay together.

Fine, fine, I'll leave! But first I'm going to bother these peanuts! Hmm? Yes? Hmm? HMM?

[–] hcruzado 8 years ago

I think that maybe he didn't do it and left her alone at the restaurant. At the end of the end credits, the ocean can be heard. So maybe he decided to turn himself in to be turned into a lobster.

[–] lisavonbitten 8 years ago

Yes! The waves crashing at the end.
It's like the song Brandy..... "My life, my love and my lady... is the sea."

[–] DanMetsFan 8 years ago

I personally think he did do it. After the long shot of her sitting at the table, the screen goes black for what was probably around 10 seconds until the credits appeared. This made me think that the director could be implying that David did blind himself. Of course, the ending is rather ambiguous, so I'm not going to be one of those idiots who insists that his own interpretation is the only possible outcome. Regardless, that was how I interpreted the ending.

[–] djconnel-1 8 years ago

I was shocked by the ending because the blackness also seemed to me to imply the same. But the character through the film was relatively weak and intelligent, while gouging out his eyes would require spectacular bravery and equally spectacular stupidity (how is he going to help "the short-sighted woman" if he's also blind?)

But on the other hand the film is intended as an allegory, where events don't stand up to rational scrutiny. So in that sense, perhaps "the blind following the blind" was the intended message.

[–] betsywetsy 8 years ago

This. It goes black, we hear the ocean and guitars and singing. Maybe they made it to their Mediterranean getaway and took up guitars or at least started listening to guitar music like the parents' music they liked so much.

Of course the other take is also plausible, especially the idea that he lied to her. The black could represent her view. I think a guy who was desperate enough to take up with the heartless woman and all that entailed wouldn't turn himself in to be a lobster.

[–] DanMetsFan 8 years ago

I didn't think of the possibility that the black screen could represent her view. That's definitely a possibility.
Also, I agree that he wouldn't have turned himself in to become a lobster, especially because I think there is a distinct possibility that they would turn him into something terrible since he ran away. I don't think he would take that risk.

[–] dogndogs 8 years ago

The answer is whatever you want it to be.

IMO, he didn't.
He legged it and left the girl in the restaurant.

[–] GenusHomo 8 years ago

He went too deep and died in the bathroom.