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The Ending?

posted 11 years ago by shoutatthesky
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Throughout the film I was waiting for the moment when Adan would all of a sudden begin speaking normally and tell someone to go *beep* themselves or something similar to great comedic effect, but no, all we got was an ending that had me completely confused. Was it an act all along and he just wanted to hang around long enough to quit his position as CEO and help out the mother and daughter? Or did he just have another episode of consumer madness? All I can come up with is that Greenwood's character is some sort of comment on consumer society and that we are chasing after a dream in favour of the reality but I am not at all sure. Any ideas?

[–] VinnieRattolle 11 years ago

It's an ending that's certainly open to interpretation. My take is that Adan found another plane of reality in which he was still aware of this consumerist world and was looking at it with utter bemusement. His character was very zen, and in the end he was finally able to transcend, having tied up the loose ends in his life and helped a mother and child reconnect.

Regardless of whether or not my interpretation's on the mark, I can't remember the last time I laughed out loud so many times during a movie. The low imdb rating is way more baffling than the ending.

[–] hawaiifive007 11 years ago

It went supernatural and he got sucked into the TV. Earlier, we are hinted of this, when he starts getting pulled into the TV and has to physically pull himself away and hide behind the table. That's why, when Parker Posey's character comes in, she can't turn the TV off, even after unplugging it. That's why he was in the BMW that was in the commercial that was in the TV, in the rehabilitation center.