Is Aiden Real?


Kind of confused on that. It seems like more of a mess than Fight Club in piecing back together the movie if he is fake, but Aiden seems a bit too selfless for his friend. Reminded me of the violent vision version of Courtney - an egocentric projection of another.

In the end sequence there are a lot of scenes where only Woodrow is in the vehicle as it drives. Thought that was telling of something.

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Very cool way to look at this movie - I'd like to watch it again and determine if Aiden is really an influence on anyone outside of Woodrow. Sure, he interacts with other characters to a degree, but could that have been Woodrow's own perception?

It may be a "seeing what you want to see" thing to say Aiden isn't real, but that's why they call movies "art."

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That crossed my mind, but I'm pretty sure there were some scenes where Milly talks to both at the same time and scenes where they refer to Aiden.

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I think Aiden is very real, but is nice thinking about him that way.

There are a scene at the beach, with Aiden and Courtney and the other friend (Elliot I think) with the brunette (Sarah). And then came Woodrow and Milly.


"You cannot threaten the dead with death, my friend. Only with life, eternal life!"

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