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Significance of the Flowers

posted 14 years ago by britlitlover
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Saw this film for the first time recently and loved it so much i bought a copy and have watched it twice more already. Benicio's peformance is the best i have seen in a while. Just wondered if Jerry sending her the flowers with the note "accept the good" was in part a message to her that she should accept the good of his love for her. There were a number of indications in the movie that he hoped one day, when he was clean, to be more than just her friend - the way he looked at her at the dinner table (Benicio is able to convey such depth of emotion with his expressions alone ), the words he says to her when they are watching Dory in the park.
That said, I'm glad they resisted the temptation of Hollywood cliche and didn't show any sexual encounter or soppy romantic scene between them in the movie itself.

[–] geoh777 13 years ago

Any man who has been in a relationship with a woman knows how important gifts of flowers, chocolate, and jewelry are to her. Even (especially) if she says they are not.

Jerry said he had two children, so he would know this.

By sending the flowers, he is avoiding the sin of not sending anything and thereby not burning any bridges.

The fact that it actually was her money that paid for them notwithstanding.

I like this movie also.