Didnt get this part either... What set her off in such a manner? Someone please explain...
As regards to the quote of what Johnny said about never ever understanding, i thought that was aimed at the qudience to get his honest perspective and understanding on the matter. However i still think that we're supposed to be able to determine why Cafe Girl got so upset?
Im guessing here but maybe after all the questions she asks him (dog, mother, christmas) trying to gain a feel for home and family and warmth (he is simply not the type of person to exhibit those type of feelings toward anyone) and he simply laughs at her questions like "what the eff is her problem, this sad and boring girl". She sees he is very conniving in nature and cant deal with it.
Also she may have been going through an emotional time (dead dog, away from family, missing mom) and needed a "hug" and sympathetic ear which Johnny didnt provide. Remember she started to cry when he asked her what she was doing for chirstmas.. But she was sad and crying while drinking as soon as that scene started.
Also i'd like to point out the lack of eye contact she makes with Johnny. From the time she tells him to "eff off" and gets up from the chair till she throws his stuff down the stairs she doesnt make eye contact until she screams loudly the final time and looks at him for the first time since her hostile move. She didn't wanna be figured out and soothed, she was stuck on being in that lonesome and isolated state of mind. Question is, why though?
Dont know why but that scene really stands out to me.
1/10= Toxic
3= Disappointing
5= Ok
6= Recommended
8= Excellent!
10/10= Timeless Masterpiece.
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drnutkin
10 years ago
I'm not sure that Leigh wanted viewers to be able to determine for sure what her deal is. In the DVD commentary he alludes to something specific in the character's history that informed her behavior in the scene but, as usual with his direction, it's deliberately left undisclosed to the audience. I don't mind ambiguity of motivations like this but he always seems a little smug when discussing the ~secret~ preparations for characters. In any case to me she seems like more of a serious trauma case than just lonely/adrift, or like someone who's sociable enough sober but once they start drinking they disintegrate. I think that whether or not we know the cause for her freakout, the more straightforward point of the scene may be that Johnny isn't really trying to manipulate or dominate her as he has in other interactions with female characters, but then his improved behavior is met with a confusing, hostile response. For someone as obsessed with fact-gathering and pattern-seeking (EG the conspiracy theories) as he is I think this kind of unpredictability and impenetrability of other people's motives is even more frightening, so maybe Leigh was right not to let us in on the details of her life. I dunno.
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