Ollie and Maya


Was there suppose to be romance between them because i barely saw any?

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yes and no. They were taking it very slow in the film. It is obvious that Ollie is smitten with Maya but because of his baggage he doesn't allow himself to find new romances (hence 7 years no sex). In the rest of the film Maya nervously says "just friends" a lot even though she knows it is more (hence her breaking down in the porno section). The ending implies that Ollie finally lets himself move on to a new woman and that they will start a relationship when they are good and ready.

So yes there is romance, but for most of the film the characters try not to explore their feelings.

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Well, it is that Maya is trying to get Ollie over his grief of his wife's death. I think in the end she has done that and maybe they will get together. The main point was the relationship between Ollie and his daughter.

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For some reason the chemistry just wasn't there this time. Because for those who have seen Armageddon they have decent chemistry whereas in jg.

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Did anyone else feel that as the film progressed, Maya lost her initial quirky, kinda zany nature. Like she was quite kooky I felt at the start when she was interviewing Ollie, asking him all the sex questions and then going back to his for inteneded sex but then after that scene, she just kinda dropped her quirkiness and went more quiet and a bit more subdued-- I dunno what dyas think??? I enjoyed the movie though, it was nice and moving :)!!!

Take no crap. Be your own person. .

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Yes ! In the beginning she was borderline nutcase. But as she says, the moment they were hiding in the shower she kind of changed her view of him.

And maybe that was part of her arc as a character? Sort of like Alyssa in Chasing Amy, but instead of understanding him in a bad new way, she understands him in a good new way?

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