I was interupted during the movie and couldn't finish it- do Melanie and Christopher finally get together?
"I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris- and I have enjoyed it."
-JFK
From what I gathered I would say no. They seemed to be doing something in the barn, but that's all. They kiss at the end and that's it. It was rather vague and flat in my opinion.
"I outrank you." Brad Chase
"And I'm such a slut for authority." Alan Shore
Only in our imagination of the future. Melanie says goodbye to Christopher and says she will keep the button until they see each other again. The husband and Jakob walk toward the lake w/ the child.
shareThat is so depressing! I can't believe it. Thanks for the responses, though. Did you guys like the movie?
"I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris- and I have enjoyed it."
-JFK
Has anyone seen the movie sense it has changed the title? I wanted to know if the old title was any different from the new one. I read on a post that in some scene the kids were bald and there is no scene like that in the new title version.
shareI just saw the film titled "Autumn Hearts" on DVD, and there were no scenes with the kids being bald. I didn't see it when it was titled "Emotional Arithmetic," so I can't say if the film was changed.
This was as good film with strong performances, but it could have been better. It was a bit too subdued for its own good. I'm glad the filmmakers didn't hit us over the head with Important Statements, but a little more clarity would have helped, in my opinion.
I think Mel and Chris getting together wasn't the point. What was important is that she finally learnt to let go and live, rather than remember. It's what Jakob mutters to himself in the barn, that that's what he should have told her to do in the first place.
Ironically, Jakob's own memory has been severely damaged and there are things he can't remember anymore, no matter how much he'd like to, yet it's clear that his life, his survival, have are incredibly important, regardless of his ability or inability to remember.
Basically, this is a movie about people struggling under the weight of the duty to remember, with the wish to forget and their guilt (the survivors for having lived while others died; the people who weren't there for feeling like they can't complain about anything because they have never lived through anything like that).
The movie concludes on a note implying that life is more important than memory and while it's impossible to forget, it is alright not to constantly, obsessively remember.
"He shall be an adder on the path, to bite a horse's heel"share