beyond spirits with perfect hair, supermodels stripping for total strangers and roofdeck gardens appearing seemingly overnight, the apartment Elizabeth is renting must be at least $7000 a month. If she's single and not even a real doctor yet, there's no way she could afford that.
shareI'm pretty sure that even with a great view like that, $7000 is a high estimate. Apartment listings I've seen in that area are half that much, or less (one of the screenwriters for this movie used to live in that apartment).
Also, enough time had gone by for David to put a garden on the roof. With David being a professional landscaper, he could get that job done quickly if he wanted to
Even if $7,000 is a little high, the rent on a fantastic apartment like that in SF would be beyond the means of a resident if she's living on just her salary. On the other hand, who's to say she didn't have family money? There's no mention of her parents, who certainly should have been in the picture, given her medical condition. Maybe they died and left her an inheritance that she uses to supplement her salary from the hospital.
shareTrue.
I guess I was just sensitive to the apartment because at the time I saw the movie I was trying to find a new place and was disgusted at rents and what little my salary could afford. Still, that's a lot of money for the parents to fork over. And if they were wealthy why wouldn't they just buy her a place, etc.?
But if her parents were dead, she could have an inheritance in a trust fund, yielding interest that supplements her income. Maybe she didn't want to withdraw enough to buy a place, or maybe she never got around to it.
shareOr, maybe when she died she collected from her own life insurance???
But seriously, you really have put a lot of thought into this! Too bad there isn't a way of finding out if there is any backstory...
The question is also could he have afforded it?
I am a very decisive person, I think.
True. He's described as a "lonely landscape artist", so what does a landscape artist make for a living? I think he was only subletting for a couple months but I just saw scenes from the movie again this weekend and I stand by what I think about that apt. being way too expensive for anyone working at a job to afford, unless they were trust fund babies, as sugested in this thread. I see it has been addressed by other posters since my op. But hey man, it's just a movie, right?
Maybe it will be answered on the Deluxe DVD Edition/Director's Cut/Collector's Edition.
I'm just jealous 'cause I live in a dump...
That issue crossed my mine, but since it was embedded in a far-fetched fantasy story like that, it didn't rise to the level of a concern.
shareWhat do you mean she's not a real doctor? It seemed like she was not only a doctor but also a surgeon. Since she just became an attending, it's assumed that she was a surgical resident before that, which is also a doctor. The residents probably have a nice salary too, though not as high as attendings.
Wait! Does this also mean putting out doesn't get you love?
Of course she's a real doctor. She was finishing a residency, has several years of training after medical school. She had just gotten the coveted job as attending physician. She's been a real doctor for at least 4 years after med school, with tons of experience.
I guess it's like looking at clouds. You see one thing and I see another. Peace.
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beyond spirits with perfect hair, supermodels stripping for total strangers and roofdeck gardens appearing seemingly overnight, the apartment Elizabeth is renting must be at least $7000 a month. If she's single and not even a real doctor yet, there's no way she could afford that.
OK, people, I realize I didn't think this thing through. I was responding to a situation from 2005 with 2011 sensibilities.
Can we just forget about it and instead think about the opening scene with the Cure song?
Just wanted to clear things up.
Thank you all for being so cool!
JHT