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something that bothered me this time that hasn't before..

posted 11 years ago by sassygirl676
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So, for some reason while watching this movie for the like 1,000th time last night, it really bugged me that the whole thing is something that only Jenna will remember. I guess that might be a good thing because I don't think Matt would want to remember breaking her heart near the end, but it's kinda sad he won't remember the little moments between them, like eating razzles, kissing her by the swingset, doing the photo shoot, etc. I guess they could still do all those things but some reason it makes me a little sad that only Jenna remembers them. And would she even remember after a while or just think it was a weird dream. I would like to believe she would remember it because she obviously does at the end when Matt opens the closet door.

Plus, just a little side note, but what did Jenna end up doing for a career when she grew up instead of working at the magazine? Would she do something in photography or writing maybe? I know, I know, I'm way overthinking this. Just something I always wondered.

[–] Utpe (658) 4 years ago

I don't see why she couldn't hold on to the memories.

When Jenna rewrote destiny by kissing Matt, she obviously decided to go down that path due to her experience in future events. Unfortunately, Matt's not going to have them, but the outcome is greater than what was going to take place. They can create new memories of their own as a couple. (In all honesty, I think having Matt forget about what's-her-face would benefit him more since he avoided what could have been a hasty divorce).

As for her line of work...I'd like to believe she was still in the magazine business at the time, but instead of Poise, it was the competition, Sparkle. Perhaps she was treated better and actually changed her attitude now that she's with Matt.

I can't see Jenna doing anything else. Maybe Matt works with her and helps out with photography. I could see both needing to be gainfully employed with such a huge house.

[–] ackmondual (199) 8 months ago

In the suburbs, the cost of living could still be somewhat high, but still be far better than NYC, Boston, and other major metropolitans. But some suburbs, or "sub suburbs", you can have a bigger house and property while still pay a fraction of what you would, so they'd have a much better financially buffer in that respect.

[–] ackmondual (199) 8 months ago

1st paragraph interesting, there's a hard limit to the # of chars per post! Haven't ran into one of these in a long time!

Makes sense since Jenna is the "time traveller". There's a "magical time travel" element, and I'd imagine that's how that would work. Others have already commented, but I do agree this is better. Matty gets lasting memories, and perhaps a few bad ones that's typical in the course of any long term and deep friendship. In the new timeline, they did share Razzles, as Mr. and Mrs. Flamh-- (forgot their name, but you get the idea). Original timeline, Matt had some good memories, but that's only after 17 years of losing Jenny as a close friend.

Another comment mentioned (and I noticed this in the film) that Matt wasn't really "That in love" with Wendy (his fiance). It think deep down, he was still hurt by Jenna.

2nd paragraph

Agreed with the other posts where they purposely left this to our imagination. Still, being this is a message board, one could brainstorm. I'd say she would NOT have been working for Poise for several reasons...
--Not being a member of Six Chix, no less their leader, meant she probably didn't become that more highly aggressive, "backstabby" person to really get ahead.
--She actually lived the "thirty, flirty, and thriving" years she yearned for. It wasn't all that. Especially realizing she became estranged from her parents, really didn't have any friends, and was a mean person at the office. So all of the "glamour" the magazine portrayed turned her off. She took her mother's wisdom to heart about the lifestyles you see in the magazine being fake, and that you can be happy for who you are.
--AFAIK, you really needed to be in the office to work at Poise. They moved out of the city by then.

I guess she still could've been a writer, but anything could be up for grabs at this point!