Is it just me?

I feel badly for Barney Dunn but not so much Danny. He helped get himself in the mess he was in but Barney was oblivious to why he got beat up.

It's not just you......

The whole sad group of Danny and his clients make us feel bad for them, as well as compassion, empathy, etc. They're sort of like losers who stick together with amazing loyalty and even love, at least from Danny's standpoint.

I think this is a great Woody film and I love it and get that funny/sad vibe that Woody wants us to feel.

I feel bad that they're all plying talents that are not currently popular,so they'll probably always struggle for money, but I don't feel bad for them because I get such a feeling of warmth and family in that last scene. They've got two rare and precious things--friends and jobs they love. I don't know about you guys, but a Thanksgiving spent with friends, a nice turkey TV dinner, plenty of after dinner entertainment, and a host that has your best interests at heart and thinks you've got talent and potential doesn't sound so bad to me.

...but for Barney Dunn, the horrible ventriloquist.

Danny feels bad too that's why he pays his bills and then signs him up as his manager, which he otherwise would not have done.

Is it just me, or does the end of the movie make you amazingly depressed.

Well, the good guy ends up in a miserable apartment while the guy he's been slogging his ass off to help dumps him and shoots to success. So it is not happy but the film is optimistic in that Danny is still working and brave in the end and more importantly Tina for all her dismissal of guilt returns to Danny at the end for forgiveness and a possible friendship or relationship might be in the offing. And at the end, Danny gets a sandwich named after him. What else could you possibly want? I imagine that is Woody's idea of success.




"Ça va by me, madame...Ça va by me!" - The Red Shoes

no, you are not alone. I also think its a very depressing ending.

When there's no more room in hell, The dead will walk the earth...

What are talking about? Danny got the highest award you can get: he got a sandwich named after him.

As for Lou, that rat, well, at the beginning half of the comedians are struggling to remember who he is.

I find that it's a sad/happy ending. Sure, it's a bunch of "losers" gathered for Thanksgiving with *frozen* turkey, and Barney says that "it's just as good as the real stuff." But they have each other and they clearly enjoy it, which is more than many people have on such holidays.

I get teary and choked up when Tina stops by to ask for forgiveness. As she points out, Danny had already told her that forgiveness is part of life. The way he considers this and then makes a decision is such a beautiful thing to witness. It made me feel hopeful.