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Do you think her uncle PURPOSEFULLY delt drugs to ryan gosling that nite


If so that would make this movies ending MUCH deeper than i thought.

THat would mean that when gosling went to see her uncle they worked something out to keep her away from drugs and dealing. THeir plan was to have her run drugs to gosling to really show her what that type of life contributed and lead to.

If that's not what the film makers intended than that's too bad because that would have been brilliant.



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That was exactly the thought I had and maybe Dan even worked it all out with the guy when he was at his house.

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That's a great interpretation. It occurred to me that the black dealer guy might have known that Ryan Gosling would be inside that motel room. But it didn't occur to me that the black guy could have set it up to scare the girl away from the drug business. If anything, I would have thought that the black guy wanted to show the girl what a bad and unreliable person Gosling was.

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what an interesting theory i never thought of. i don't think frank wanted to scare her out of the life, quite the opposite, he clearly wanted her to work for him. that's why he still tries to convince her to let him drive her home at the end when she insists on riding her bike, and he has a disappointed look on his face, as if he's lost her.

however, i could see him setting it up for her to deliver to dan as a way to show her she shouldn't idolize him and shouldn't spend time with him anymore. remember, dan doesn't know who frank is when this movie starts. but after he confronts him at his home, frank invites him in and introduces him to his crew. he sees he has a new customer he can reel in, and dan clearly is high in the next scene. then shortly after dan is buying from frank.

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I like that thought but I don't think the movie was that clever

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