Were Marty + Andera the same person/soul?
Like everyone on this link, I love this movie. I think the 13 yr old Marty was intriguing as there was no sexual tension between her and Willie. In addition the writers, in my opinion, wanted her to appear pure. Willy even says in the film "I'm formed & your not...". Marty being 13, this detail, was intentional and it works perfectly.
The whole struggle for Willie is a universal struggle for all (OK many) men. He has an intelligent beautiful girl-friend, Tracy, who loves him & he's still searching for the seemingly unattainable represented by Marty and Andera.
Now to the subject I wanted to throw out was the very representation of Marty & Andera actually being the same person, or soul. Marty says she's "an old soul". She's beautiful, cool and wise beyond her years. Then you have the magically odd appearance of Andera ("girls like her are BORN with a boyfriend" remember). She's intelligent, beautiful, cool, drinks shots with the guys, tries to help Paul make his ex jealous.
What finally tied it all together for me was the Winnie the Pooh/Christopher Robbin dialogue between Willie & Marty. Willie talks about himself being Pooh & Marty portraying Christopher. When Christopher grows up, he realizes that he doesn't need Pooh anymore. Andera's character plays out exactly that scenario in real time during the movie. She is the grown up Christopher Robbins that doesn't need, or want Willie's Pooh (ha ha). This is illustrated by the ice fishing scene with Andera spurning Willie's advances. Ironically, and probably intentionally, both scenes take place by the fish house. The scene with Marty outside, in the bright sunlight with the fish house in the background. This may indicate the unbound opportunity to "walk through this life together" with young Marty/Christopher in their current form. Conversely, the scene with Andera/grown-up Christopher, takes place in the dark, inside the ice house possibly illustrating the stark reality of what Willie's situation would have looked like had he taken Marty up on her offer to wait for her. The point is that she would have outgrown him and he would find himself alone and miserable.
Both Marty & Andera actually nudge him back into the arms of Tracy, making him realize how lucky he is to have her. Once both of these "beautiful girls" help Willie come to this, to quote Marty "...life decision if you will", Andera then magically disappears.
Like to hear any thoughts on this.