Gunm Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 For those of you who have seen this amazing movie I want to get people's thoughts on the ending. Did Edward Norton really follow his fathers words and escape out west? Or did he simply accept his fate and the whole scenario playing out in his head was simply him dreaming as they went along? I guess one's interpretation could be like saying whether the glass is half empty or half full. I wanna knoiw what y'all think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_El Mamerro Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 The fact that it remains unresolved made it the best, most satisfying ending I have seen in a very long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effyoo Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 Agreed, El Mamerro. I would like to think that he escaped, but not knowing makes it better. Its based on a book, right? I think I'll go get it tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PedroHammers Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 i kind of got the feeling that Edward Norton was day dreaming, though I would like to believe that he took off west... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Tesseract Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 I have the same feeling pedro does...it was obvious to me in the ending that it was reality that prevailed over the fantasy mood the fathers talk had....to be perfectly honest i didnt really liked that film....when i saw 'do the right thing' i thought i was a good movie...everything else i watched later on plain sucked....25th hour seemed like a dope movie and gradually turned to nothing special imo. Despite all that, i love the movie for the "fuck you" scene...thats awesome and thats what dude has done in all his movies at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 Originally posted by Tesseract i love the movie for the "fuck you" scene... you always love the 'fuck you' scenes. knock knock... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mapo returns Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 Originally posted by Tesseract I have the same feeling pedro does...it was obvious to me in the ending that it was reality that prevailed over the fantasy mood the fathers talk had....to be perfectly honest i didnt really liked that film....when i saw 'do the right thing' i thought i was a good movie...everything else i watched later on plain sucked....25th hour seemed like a dope movie and gradually turned to nothing special imo. Despite all that, i love the movie for the "fuck you" scene...thats awesome and thats what dude has done in all his movies at some point. 'do the right thing' is a great movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 i didn't see this movie yet, but i heard that it was verry good. i especially want to see it for: http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/74/039_45640.jpg'> http://www.northernstars.ca/media2/paquin.jpg'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ModelCitizen Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 I just finished watching it. The ending felt like it represented a fantasy more than a reality, and the entire end sequence wasn't "definite", but I think the rest of the movie suggested that it wasn't intended to be the final word of the story. Either way, the filmmakers did a great job of making what could have been a mundane subject into a really entertaining couple of hours. It's tough to get a really "introspective" movie like that made in mainstream Hollywood, especially with big-name actors, so it's cool to see it playing on cable in my house late at night. Rosario Dawson really looked and acted lovely, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intangible Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 I dont recall this movie....and i have seen everything...why did this slip through my fingers?? is it on video or in theaters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLICKCLACKONER Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 Originally posted by Tesseract i love the movie for the "fuck you" scene...thats awesome and thats what dude has done in all his movies at some point. I have to admit the 'fuck you" scene was pretty fucking funny....but, c'mon Spike did you really have to do it? Also, yeah he was daydreaming.. P.S. Rosario Dawson looked real HOT in this movie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Tesseract Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 Originally posted by JesusMachine P.S. Rosario Dawson looked real HOT in this movie! word, to the point her beauty becomes shocking:love: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadangry Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 I loved this movie so much, the second I put down the book, I put the DVD in. Effyou-the book is pretty much word for word with the movie. Except the last page, I cant really remember exactly tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 i would've liked to have thunk that he bounced but knowing the ride up the west side highway, homeboy's getting butt raped because they missed the turn off for the george washington bridge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 i guess to further complicate things it's prolly not fair to rely on landmarks within a work of fiction as real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TEARZ Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 bump just saw this movie. i gotta say it's really fucking good. he's had some clunkers, but spike hit a homer with this one. i've always like edward norton. but i've never sweated his nuts like many people i know. ok, so now i'm on the dillsz, at least momentarily. and rosario dawson... had a crush on her since kids, and she's all grown up now. but we've covered that. ;) ending: realsitic= intentional ambiguity and tease, i actually agree that the 5 step layup was funny. but the "fuck you" scene as a whole was far more than funny. the shit was beautiful. spike killed it with the shots on that one. and in the movie in general. and my man bobbito came through with the cymande, the kane, and the craig mack in the club. forget the ending- a REAL question- what happens between chunkboy teacher and his student? does she tell? is he canned? haha... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Tesseract Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 what happens between chunkboy teacher and his student? does she tell? is he canned? haha... haha, now that seriously falls under the "The fact that it remains unresolved made it the best, most satisfying ending I have seen in a very long time." category The fuck you scene is plain american dopeness...none european director coulda lived that to shoot it....pure melting pot shit. Everytime i think of that scene, 'fuck you' scene from do the right thing comes in mind....fuckin torturo is the man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effyoo Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Re: bump Originally posted by TEARZ forget the ending- a REAL question- what happens between chunkboy teacher and his student? does she tell? is he canned? haha... hahaha. I thought about this the other day. For one, he was already tripping on it even before he was done in the club. So that leads me to believe if she ever tried to burn him, he'd crack under the first signs of pressure and resign. Did she tell though? I don't think she would tell, but she would expect A's from him until she was done school. Thats almost fodder for another movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuckWhitey Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 the fuck you scene was the shit indeed. he says "fuck you" to everything. he says fuck you to paki cab drivers, korean grocers, fags, and so on. even bin laden got a fuck you. the snapshots of these people he says fuck you was also good shit. stereotypical as fuck. spike lees coming to my college this week. should I see him and ask him shit and hear him talk? or do a "fuck you" and not go? or rob him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effyoo Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Re: Spike Lee get him to give his own 'fuck you' list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Tesseract Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 ...and remember that the real beauty lies when it all comes down to a big 'fuck you' to your self... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Mask Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Fucking loved it. Spike Lee movies are always a gamble. he's brilliant, but he still manages to miss the mark alot. Like Bamboozled. Had great potential, but large parts of it were absolute shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest krie Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 i like this movie, and the girlie i like too. i saw her in something recent i watched, i cant remember what it was though ? Buffalo Soliders it was.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S@T@N Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Well I haven't seen it. wonderful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MotherEffer Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 this movie was great:cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfreshsushi Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 the movie was good, but to be perfectly honest, the absolute army of 9/11 references really ruined it for me. i know people will get pissed at me for saying that, but for many reasons i don't think it's right to do shit like that. you want to honor somebody? do it while they're alive. yeah, a lot of people died and a lot of people were really traumatized by the whole incident, but getting pissed at bin laden and arabs in general is the short-sighted solution. figuring out what we are doing overseas to piss so many people off that they would be willing to die to hurt us or scare us is the real solution. the only way to truly honor any of those who died is to make sure it never happens again. no, i'm not talking about revenge. i'm talking about foreign policy changes. i'm talking about our plundering imperialistic attitude when it comes to second and third world countries. i'm talking about finding out what made them so mad, and figuring out how to make sure it never happens again. edward norton is awesome, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Former Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 Originally posted by Kilo7- you always love the 'fuck you' scenes. knock knock... Good movie. I found the Fuck You scene unneeded. It was as if Spike Lee felt he had to make some post-9-11 statement. He could have been a little more subtle. Fuck the fuck you scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Tonin Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 yeh the fuck you scene was the best part of the movie. BENSONHURST! BENSONHURST! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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