Why all those dogs?
There's a scene where Corinne encounters a large dog outside the church who then walks alongside her. Then she's surrounded by a number of dogs. Can anyone offer an explanation of this? Thanks.
shareThis is an enactment of the warning given to her by the "therapist" Dr. Adams: that is she could mend her thoughts and ways and continue following the prescribed church life, or she could leave it and go to the dogs (not an exact quote). Hence the scene where she walks into the empty church, is uncertain about faith and life, and then leavs the building to be with a number of dogs.
This is an interesting movie. It isn't anti-Chistian so much as it is a moment to reflect that intellectual, thoughtful insights sometimes find empty the many Biblical quotes often given by believers. These quotes sound good but are never developed with the necessary psychologic considerations to make them truly applicable to a person's dilemma. Hence they sound empty to many of us; they sound like pacifying, but unsatisfying "Bible-bites". In reality, these quotes can be developed with discussion into great thoughts, insights, and lessons about life. This is often done by those well studied in their faiths- be they Christian, Jewish, or other. Unfortunately, in my experience with born agains, they just quote automatically and leave the listener with emptyness- as they did to Corinne. She wanted to believe but has questons that weren't answered by these undeveloped quotes.
This is an enactment of the warning given to her by the "therapist" Dr. Adams: that is she could mend her thoughts and ways and continue following the prescribed church life, or she could leave it and go to the dogs (not an exact quote). Hence the scene where she walks into the empty church, is uncertain about faith and life, and then leavs the building to be with a number of dogs.
basically what you said but to get a little more detail without typing tooo much ;)... he basically said... 'we want you in heaven and not outside with the dogs' (exact words) etc... then not long after she had the scene in the car (looking up in the sky) saying 'lord help me, i can't feel you. i feel nothing!' not to long after and then not to much after that was the scene where she went into the church briefly and then turned around and noticed the dog just outside the church doors and went out to see it and then started noticing more dogs around outside near her and then looked back at the church. which i think we are to just assume that was a little 'sign' (i.e. a message from above) for her that he's (God) there ;)
@ OP... i suspect your probably a little to young to get everything ;) (no offense or anything as i am sure you will get it in due time ;) )
but that's the general idea there in my reply.
p.s. and speaking of that scene in the church... i could be wrong but that sounds like Vera is singing that (the song that's playing). ;) (which it seems to confirm in the credits but i am not 100percent sure but it does sound like her voice though)
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