can someone explain
i saw this movie yesterday, and im thinking. what is it suppose to mean, in the last scene, when phillipe is waiting at the airport, and then he floats up to the moon like there is no gravity. could someone explain? thanks
shareyou know... im still waiting for an answer if you guys are thinking that i've forgotten :P
shareGee, we were all hiding in here hoping you would forget! :) Seriously now, this is a very lyrical film; i.e., it creates meaning out of images, just like poetry does with words. Those who get easily bored by poetry may in fact fall asleep while watching this film. Be that as it may, one possible way to read what you mention is that the protagonist (Phillipe) gets free from the burden he carries, and by extension, the image is also a stringent commentary about all things commonplace for humans. The man floating in outer space experiences a place devoid of gravity. Isn’t that refreshing and liberating?
shareahh, i see. i never thought about it like that. the way poetry is with words is the way this film is with images. thats really interesting.
anyway, thanks for your help
Doesn't he float to the "Dark side of the Moon?" I recall reading a review where the two brothers represent the moon. The main brother, whom we follow, represents the dark side, taking all the haunting memories of his mother and living with him, scarred, just like the "dark side" of the moon (explained in the intro).
So, in the end, doesn't he float to the dark side of the moon? The side in which he represents? I'm just throwing it out there.