You're right. Also, when officer Avon comes to Inez's house after they've slept together to tell them Edgar is dead, and when Flowers leaves and officer avon comes after him in the cornfield, she asks Flowers what that was all about at the house but Flowers plays stupid, and then she says that "you're my hope chest flowers. every secret in this town goes in those ears and gets locked up."
Now I can piece it together that Flowers really was an "idiot savant", playing a stupid hick on the outside, but who was really quite clever and smart on the inside. Flowers had known Inez for a long time, even before he became friends with Edgar, and I think flowers had loved Inez since they were children, but he waited all that time to finally get her. Maybe he did all of those things to show Inez that he would do anything for her, because he even tells her that he would do anything for her, but she's too distracted dealing with edgar and running off to her rich boyfriend who's going to save her and take her away, but neither of those men truly know Inez, nor would they really do anything for her. Maybe that's why in the end she's so mad at flowers and is hitting him, but she finally realizes he's the one, and then starts crying and holds him. I just wonder why Inez is so repulsed by Flowers? He really doesn't behave or treat her in a lecherous or nasty manner, so I wonder why she feels so disgusted by him?
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iam_kathryn
8 years ago
To me, Flowers represents everything Inez is trying to escape from. He isnt "ideal." She thinks the rich guy is and that he and what he represents is what she needs. The whole true lover/fate thing...is something that doesnt need to be ponderd, for me anyway. Its all all about Inez. She is kinda a wild child. She cant help it. She belongs in nature. Flowers is never going to be weathy or well to do and thats fine with him. He wants companionship, he seems to have a great deal of time and history invested in Inez. So yea, he is gonna persue her. Relationships are complicated. I have had the best friendships that stemmed from conflicts. Or Inez feels that Flowers is just the creepy idiot friend of her abusive husband. Inez, like Edgar, tried and failed to manipulate her wants and ended up hurt and dissapointed. Luckly flowers was her needs.
I like what you said about Flowers pretending to be an idiot and slowly manipulated everyone. I never thought of that.
I rewatched this movie again after like a decade or so. It really is a good character study. One of those late night movies that played on STARZ and you spend the next 3 days thinking about it. lol.
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