cry during the end sceme - Green Card (1991) Discussion

[–] goodnightandgoodluckyou 15 years ago

I couldnt even wait till the last scene, I started in the first half hour! I had actually seen this movie once before and at the time, cried during the last scene. Watching it for the second time, I noticed the things you miss the first time round and the fact it is kind of an underdog story in way. Seemingly small things set me off. I was even audibly gasping during Immigration's visit.

Peter Weir really created something wonderful and the two lead performances are haunting me.

Sorry for long response, I just wanted to talk about this!

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[–] lisasundin86 15 years ago

Yeah, this movie is a little pearl!

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[–] starline 15 years ago

The ending always makes me cry. It's sad he's going away...but I cry happy tears because they finally admit how much they love each other... :)

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[–] Angelmagic 15 years ago

I first watched this film in the cinema when I was 10 and since then i've seen it so many times and never tire of it! I love evrything about it. The ending is gut wrenching but realistic. When he talks about writing to her and putting in the letter 'cherie when are you coming'? I always like to think that she would go over and visit him in france and they'd live happily ever after!

Rachel: Cool. "Urkel" in Spanish is "Urkel."

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[–] luverofmovies 13 years ago

They are already married, and they realize finally that they love each other and want to be together. I think it's a given that she will go to France to live with him and they will make a life together.

I love this movie. Very romantic!

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[–] ArthurDental 8 years ago

That he's evicted from the country means the marriage was invalidated.

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[–] lasteven (305) 7 years ago

No, that doesn't seem to be the case. If your spouse is deported, then there are options for annulling the marriage or even divorcing when they can't appear directly in court in America, but the marriage itself isn't automatically dissolved.

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[–] HombreOfAnotherEra 11 years ago

yes. peter weir's movies are amazing!

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[–] I-Sense-A-Plot 13 years ago

I don't know if I cry when I see it, but I resent the way love is snatched away from this characters in the form of the distance, an ocean, really.

I was reading The Proposal forum and it made me think of Green Card.

It's a sleepy movie, for me. I like to curl up on the sofa with a blanket on a snowy or maybe a rainy day with a cup of tea and a couple of cookies to watch it. It's very sweet.

I wish the OP had spelt SCENE correctly. I almost thought you were trying to spell SCHEME.

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[–] MaeLeeMae 11 years ago

It doesn't matter how many times I see this film, I bawl my eyes out at the ending. When Gerard holds Andie's face in his hands and he looks up at the sky with such anguish, I lose it. Give me some Gerard Depardieu any day over any of Hollywood's pretty boys.

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[–] Scaar_Alexander 8 years ago

When Gerard holds Andie's face in his hands and he looks up at the sky with such anguish, I lose it.

That's it. Depardieu and McDowell have an undeniable chemistry and it makes the movie compelling, but while McDowell could have been replaced with another beautiful and talented actress, Depardieu was, imo, irreplaceable. I love Green Card, but it's a minor movie in Weir's filmography, and without Depardieu, it could have been perfectly charming, yes, but that would have been it. It wouldn't have been... what you described. It's the small details that make everything, like how he slightly nods his head before leaving - I doubt it was an indication from the screenwriter, it was just the actor doing his thing. Had I been a girl, I'm sure I would have kept my eyes closed like McDowell does after such a kiss. :) But I'm a fan of the Depardieu from that time, anyway. Between 85 and 95, he was in a complete state of grace, and French were pretty proud to have him !

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Britta : I don't think police should be heroes.
Annie : Britta, pay your rent.

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[–] MaeLeeMae 8 years ago

I couldn't agree more...Gerard was irreplaceable. He can speak volumes with his eyes, facial expression, and body language. And indeed, I would give anything to have been kissed like that by him!

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