The ending made me cry - Sweet November (2001) Discussion

[–] fiatlux-1 17 years ago

I have the film on DVD, and I cry every time I see the end.

Its incredibly sad, yet slightly bittersweet as well.

"Some laughed. He let them. His own heart laughed, and that was enough."
-A Christmas Carol

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[–] ryoki9-1 16 years ago

i love this movie. as for the ending, she just ends the relationship. it is only implied that she dies, as she refuses further invasive medical care. i think it is about how keanus character really changes anyway, as he lays aside his old life and attitudes. i usually pull a "scooby doo" and end the movie after he proposes and they spend the night together. the end...all happy n stuff...haha. (this is how i remade several movies...)eh, for those who don't like it, let them get a script written, get the money, and actors, and market their OWN movie. it's just entertainment, not brain surgery.

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[–] daquino-1 17 years ago

I agree with you sst1987, it was a very very sad ending...it made cry too...

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[–] Luxn 17 years ago

I guess I must have a perverse sense of what I find sad. The ending made me angry. But I guess thats how I would have reacted in real life...I would have been angry at a person for involving me in their life, encouraging my feelings for them, just to do what they did at the end. (I am making my comments vague so I dont give the ending away lol)

This film had its moments but it really didnt engage me I am afraid. I love both of the actors in this movie which is why I watched and they didnt disappoint me. I just didnt like the story.
I'm not bad - I'm just drawn that way!

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[–] whoa13 17 years ago

what did she do at the end? run away? i haven't seen the whole movie, so I'm alittle confused. what test did he make her miss? thanks in advance!

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[–] DaNerdling 17 years ago

ill tell you what happened *SPOILERS* (SCROLL DOWN IF YOU WISH TO CONTINUE)

well she ties her scarf around his eyes, kisses him, and leaves and then its over. that was the worst ending ever, like, he didnt even look for her. but i will admit it did make me cry. mainly because my girlfriend pretty much did the same thing to me. and just like Keanu's character, i still to this day have no idea why.

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[–] little-lion 17 years ago

*CONTAINS SPOILERS DONT READ*

OK!

Why is it sad? She walks away and when he takes it off, he can't find her?

Oh no! What will he do? I'll tell you what, goto her house that he's been living in for the past month! SHEEESH! SERIOUSLY!? What kinda ending was that?

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[–] claudiuseven 16 years ago

SPOILERS ...

you didn't get it... she said she was going to her family, she said she talked to them and they were expecting her home... so she wasn't going to return to the apartment... but I think if Nelson wanted to find her again he could.. he could ask her friend where her family lived.. but the point was he let her go... he did what she wanted him to do... he agreed not to look for her again and continue whit his life..

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[–] schoolizme 16 years ago

u guys don't understand the point of the scene at all -_-

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[–] viva_real_siempre 16 years ago

but then i feel that his life is almost nothing without her.
i really felt sorry for Nelson and angry at what happened!!

you know, i watched the whole credits in case they had some extra bit it in the end...but nothing :(

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[–] gossip_chick92 17 years ago

Man I was just bawling at the end; seriously..my nose went all snotty and I couldn't breathe propli..

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[–] MilkWithHoney 16 years ago

SPOILER

I THOUGHT she died at the end, wasn't that the whole point of her telling him not to look for her because she was going to DIE.

My Heart is Yellow

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[–] NZLady 16 years ago

In what scene did she talk about going to her family? Was it out on the bridge on the last scene???

I've seen this movie a few times and never heard her say she was going to her family.

She said "It's starting to happen.." which I assumed meant she died. I always got the impression she must've gone and died in some alley way somewhere!! Horrible.. but that's what I thought must've happened.. that's how I interpreted it. I REALLY hope I'm wrong!!

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[–] crvijay89 16 years ago

It is a good movie and i agree that the ending made me cry bcos i wanted the relationship between Nelson Moss and Sarah Deever to continue but unfortunately that didn't happen. They broke-up in the last scene and more than their break-up the uncertainity about Sarah Deever(whether she is dead or alive) at the end is what that is causing me a lot of pain to tears. The background music during the last scene also haunted me more when i saw the climax and it created an impact on me.

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[–] tranxHDR 15 years ago

Like what claudiuseven said, just before she ties her scarf over his eyes, she tells him that she's going home, back to her family. I just saw the movie for the first time and I don't understand why some people believe she jumped from the bridge, etc. She wants to be with him but can't at the same time because she's dying and it is more evident now than before. See how sick she was and getting pale towards the end of the movie? All she wants is for him to remember the good times they had together, not when she's laying on her death bed. And as for Nelson not going after her, he did with the scarf over his eyes but only later realizing after removing the scarf that she's not there and he has to move on with his life with only the good memories he had with Sara.

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[–] fsrsk2 15 years ago

I balled like a baby.

Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane. -Phillip Dick

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[–] amit_mamgain-1 15 years ago

would not like to begin my reply with the word "I".

Actually this movie again aroused the emotional me that I try to forget sometimes. And this again made me cry when I remembered all the questions that I asl my self....why such separation, pain ?...Will I ever find such good people..andif I find them will I be able to figure them out before its late..

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[–] swayedbytrinkets 15 years ago

When she said she was going to her family (those who were waiting for her in heaven), they were expecting her ... that meant she was ready to die. Not that she was physically going home to her family Because she wasn't even speaking to her sister.

Dude, I'm Matlock

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[–] katgurl81 15 years ago

I believe that what she actually said was that she was "going home" - meaning, as swayedbytrinkets suggested, that she was going to die and would go to heaven, where they were waiting for her.

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[–] lasherxl 15 years ago

You know my ex loved this movie to death and I who tends to like a good chick flick gave it the befefit of the doubt. I really really wanted to like it, and after it was over and the sobbing (my ex) was profuse I lied and said it was great.

In all honesty I hated the ending, she ran off leaving him wondering how she was when she passed and never really achieving closure. I thought it was such a cowardly act. Now before you flame me, my mother's boyfriend who I believed would most likely become my step father ran off to die without a word when he found out he had terminal cancer. I loved the guy more than my biological father, and to this day I feel no closure with his death.

To me that ending just ruined what was a mildly charming saturday afternoon flick. It just felt like such a major cop out on her part.

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[–] tchevyz71 15 years ago

I'm the same way as you. Some people only want you to remember the way they once were. I'd always remember that so i'd rather have as much time as I can with them. So i think they are kinda being selfish.

Yet, you have to respect someone's wishes in a situation like that, no matter how tough it is.

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[–] rpbjr327 15 years ago

I believe that she knew she was dying all along thats why there was an "October".Most likely there was a September,an August,so on and so forth.She was trying to change a guy a month until she died.

i may be right,i may be crazy,but it just may be a lunatic you're looking for

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[–] fiatlux-1 15 years ago

I believe that what she actually said was that she was "going home" - meaning, as swayedbytrinkets suggested, that she was going to die and would go to heaven, where they were waiting for her.

Thank you!! I'm kind of surprised people think anything else than she was going to commit suicide! It seemed evident to me, as she stated that "Its starting to happen" meaning the intense suffering had begun and she didn't want to experience that or make Nelson watch it. She is 'going home', meaning she is thinking of heaven. And "They know I"m coming" I took as meaning angels, lost loved ones or whomever she believes is in heaven waiting to care for her.

And I never believed she was going to her family, as she runs out of her house in her pajamas, with no purse and no money. And Nelson and Sara are way too upset for her simply returning to her family. She ties the scarf around his head so he doesn't have to watch her as she walks away, to commit suicide.

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"Didn't he discover America?"
"Penfold, shush."

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[–] pandaniell 15 years ago

For me it was obvious that she jumped off that ramp. Hovewer less obvious was, why he just walked away? I guess it was better ending than scene where he is standing above her dead corpse.Correct me if im wrong please.

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[–] MWStallard 15 years ago

I cried too... although I am a gay man... although I never could be able to touch the real love...

I liked "Sweet November" very much!!! :S :(

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[–] AnGelTeArs295 15 years ago

Hahahaha yeah the entire movie makes me cry is just so beautiful but at the same time sad

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