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I kinda wish Leonard and Natalie would...


...sleep together for real! I felt there was enough chemistry between the actors and their characters! (although he was grieving his dead wife) Anyone agree with me?

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They did not have sex in the film, did they?

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No, he did not! Do I have to remind you this is a Christopher Nolan film, where sexuality is purposely excluded? He did not have sex with that hooker - he hired her to spread his dead wife's stuff around his hotel room and pretend she's her wife so as to trigger his memories (he paid her to act, not have intercourse). As for Natalie, he just stayed in bed with her so she could take a nap and feel less frighten by her allegedly abuser.
Does that make sense to you now or did I just ruin the film for you?

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You are correct about the person he hired, but wasn't the part with Natalie left ambiguous? Was it explicitly said that nothing happened between them? It's been a while since I watched the film.

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True.. It was awfully ambiguous. We should ask Nolan about it 😁

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Everything about this film was ambiguous. LOL

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not really true, because you saw him in bed with his wife and sexuality was implied there (i.e. a normal marital relationship).

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