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The ambiguity of Fergus' feelings for Dil

posted 7 years ago by Pedro645
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It is difficult to be certain what hold Dil (Jaye Davidson) still had towards Fergus (Stephen Rea) after the twist. He completely cuts any possibility of a romantic connection, he refuses to acknowledge Dil as a woman, and yet Fergus apologizes to Dil after he punches her and they continue to have a close bond though Fergus keeps correcting Dil whenever she refers to Fergus by intimate basis.

I believe Fergus loved the woman he thought Dil was and his guilt over Jody (Forest Whitaker) meant he felt he had the duty to protect Dil at any cost. Since he couldn't protect or save Jody, Dil was his way of atoning himself for what he did.

[–] renata77 7 years ago

That's a pretty interesting possibility.

When I first saw this movie, I thought Jody deliberately set up Fergus to fall for Dil for revenge,and that his friendliness was a way of manipulating Fergus. I thought telling Fergus that he wanted him to let Dil know what happened and that he cared for her was just a way of making sure they would meet. Not so sure now.

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 5 years ago

That is a very interesting theory, which I did not think of!

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

I never thought of it like that renata! I always thought Jody actually loved Dil and he saw something kind in Fergus, which is why he told him to track her down because there was no one else he could trust, but he knew Fergus wouldn't if he knew the truth about Dil.

Your spin on it would make it a completely different movie! If it was the case, Jody must have really felt nothing for Dil to put her in the firing line with an IRA soldier who thought she was a biological woman.

Urgh, now my head hurts!