MovieChat Forums > New York, I Love You (2009) Discussion > Robin Wright Penn and Chris Cooper

Robin Wright Penn and Chris Cooper

posted 14 years ago by hippiehunny90
11 replies | jump to latest

Did I miss something in that sequence? Why why she crying during "No Suprises"? It made me cry and I don't even know what happened!!

Goonies (and neomaxizoomdweebies) never say die!

[–] nalahoohoo 14 years ago

RWP is crying from the sadness of lost opportunity. and she is crying for the hope of forgiveness and new beginnings... this is one of the most haunting vignettes, aside from Natalie Portman's performance.

[–] hippiehunny90 14 years ago

So are we supposed to assume she actually cheated on her husband (and possibly he did on her as well), and this is their scene of forgiveness?

Goonies (and neomaxizoomdweebies) never say die!

[–] Jumping_Elephant 14 years ago

I'd like to know what happened as well! I have my own theories, but nothing conclusive as the film never made anything explicitly clear...

My vote history: http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=22981176

[–] MoobieLubber 13 years ago

at first i thought it was about a woman who was gonna cheat on her husband and a guy who was gonna cheat on his wife, but then as it progressed this is what i realized.....she was doing a bit of role playing, somewhat becoming the fantasy woman she's probably been afraid of losing her husband to (who prior to this was getting bored of her as you get from the conversation)....and in having this conversation with him in this manner it made her sexy to him again and gave her a bit of confidence again to add that spark they both needed to rekindle whatever it was they were losing (or lost).....and when it's revealed that the guy outside was her husband all along (which i loved) she continues to play her game by showing her legs off to him to remind him of the panties (or lack of)and starts crying because he (realizing what she's doing and why) takes her hand and reassures her that he does in fact love her (like "i'm sorry i haven't been looking at you...but please know i still love you...don't be worried")....which in turn opens them up again to where they are able to have a fun, talkative, loving dinner because the tension is gone...and they're free to be the couple they probablyy started off as all those years ago...............it's actually a really beautiful scene in the end :-)

anyone get the same conclusion?...anyone get anything different?

[–] spasticaso 13 years ago

I totally agree with vanessa-gras-1, it was role playing. The scene when they're outside and the scene when they're inside a restaurant is the same evening as they're wearing the same clothes (minus coats of course, but Robin's earrings are the same and Chris is wearing the same shirt and tie). Pretty clever, very sweet tale. Loved it.

[–] littlemickey 13 years ago

Yeah I think that was the idea of this scene: we think they will both cheat on their husband/wife when in the end, they are just role-playing to relight their love. It's simple but I think it's really nice.

[–] mrbsays 13 years ago

Exactly. There was a similar short in Paris je T'aime like this one.

Empty what is full. Fill what is empty. Scratch what itches.

[–] WavesBeneath 13 years ago

This short vignette was my favorite of them all.

The desperation you hear in her voice during the conversation outside is beautiful. When she cries inside the restaurant and he reacts warmly, it's like a restoration of their relationship, one that was clearly devoid of attention to her.

[–] i_am_kierstin 13 years ago

Agreed!!

kierstin-happyphotos.blogspot.com

[–] Bree_33 12 years ago

"You know what I always like about New York . . . these little moments on the sidewalk, smoking and thinking about your life . . . you can watch buildings, feel the air, look at the people and sometimes you meet someone you feel like you can talk to."

------- __@
----- _`\<,_
---- (*)/ (*)------- ----__@
----------------------- _`\<,_
---- -----------------(*)/ (*)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~nec spe,nec metu

[–] first-things-first 11 years ago

Tears of joy. They were able to admit they loved each other, and were going to continue to love each other.

she loved poetry and romance, but she hit the glass ceiling at birth