Wow. I had no idea anyone thought any different than that Sam & Pilar continued their relationship. That's what "forget the Alamo" meant.
Except that the whole movie has been one long exercise in proving that nobody has come close to "forgetting the Alamo," either figuratively or literally.
We are not bound to the past of racial difference or societal prejudice against inconsequential incest (she can no longer bear children). Sam says if he met her for the first time today, he would feel the same. That says, despite the past & what he has recently learned, he still wants her...as he always has.
To me, it has always been clear to me that Sam (at least, if not Pilar) knows better--that we still
very much bound to the past of racial difference or societal prejudice. Have you ever BEEN to Texas? They're not even remotely close to "forgetting the Alamo."
Everyone in town (except for Sam and Pilar) knew that they were half-siblings for their whole lives. How could they possibly now conduct a relationship? What would they tell her kids--"Here's your new stepdad, Sam. Don't worry about it when the kids at school start telling you that he's also your uncle!" Sam says that "if I met you for the first time today, I would still want to be with you." To me, the key words there are "if" and "would"--he's trying to tell her they CAN'T be together, not that they can.
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