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Major Spoiler questionHarrison Van Buren


What ended up happening to him? I assume the movie wants us to guess he committed suicide. I am not sure why the movie never gave a definitive answer and left it as a mystery. However, I have trouble believing it based on two reasons.

1). He had not finished the building, which had been a passion project for a decade. It would be very out of character considering the time and money involved.

2). Committing suicide immediately after the accusation would almost certainly be an admission of guilt for raping Lazlo. An accusation that I do not think anyone at the table took 100% seriously.

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It's left up to interpretation. I loved the movie, but the way it handled the ending I wasn't a fan of. My guess is he committed suicide.

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Yeah. The movie is definitely in my top 5 favorite of the year. It was totally worth going to the theatre for it. Despite the running time, the movie did not feel long and never dragged.

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