So did she have the abortion or not? I awesome YES she did. What does everyone else think? She thows out the mother diary, that could indicate that she accepts the past and understands why she wants to live without children. Seen two old women feeding each other in the clinic indicating no children in old age. I think she killed the baby.
shareI liked the movie too. Taylor IMHO is the real deal. The camera loves her, and she can emote well with just a look. I watched her also in "the lucky one" ( a terrible movie by the way) and she is the only thing worth it there.
But the ending was a mystery. Usually I like ambiguous endings but this one didn't sit well with me.
The scene at the clinic made me think she kept it, a mother and daughter caring for each other late in life, but then she appeared to walk into the exam room.
And when he lays down beside her at the end, he puts his hand on her belly.
Yet I too think she aborted.
‘And throughout all Eternity
I forgive you, you forgive me.'
I believe she did not get the abortion, that throwing away her mothers diary as a testament that she is not like her mother. It seemed he actually started to enjoy the company of the boy and also holding the baby he seemed to almost coo at it when she came back in the room. And the ending, how she placed his hand on her belly, I don't think she would have done that if she had the abortion.
shareI must disagree. She saw a mother and daughter later in life taking care of each other, not too old lonely ladies. A relationship she will never have with her own mother. I think the fact she walked into the room means little. She comes home from the clinic, walks inside with ease and no signs of disabilty, checks her email. These are not things you do after an abortion. An abortion is not a pleasant experience. Aside from the enotional ramifications the physical is very painful and one would be laid up in bed for days. She would have trouble walking and be very I'll due to an invasive procedure and side affects from meds. A woman wouldn't be able to saunter home from an abortion. She certainly wouldn't sit in a wooden chair without wincing perhaps even grimacing in pain with nary a trace of sadness on her face. I also don't believe a conflicted woman would come home to the father of the baby, curl up with him and place his hand above her womb if it was freshly empty with a smile of contentment on her face. I also don't think we watched The Professors journey with the baby, the town teenager now his first son's age and coming to grips with his tragic past if there was not going to a baby in his future. What would be the point. I like how the movie never spoon fed it's audience. I enjoyed the subtly of the storytelling and the performances.
shareI thought it was pretty clear that she kept the baby. She witnessed a "good" mother-daughter relationship in the women at the doctor's office, she proceeded to throw her mother's diary away and then, in the last scene, she deliberately places his hand on her belly.
shareI totallly agree. The other part that gave it away for me is when she comes home from the clinic. She walks inside with ease and no signs of disabilty and then checks her email! These are not things a woman would do immediately after an abortion. An abortion is not a pleasant experience. Aside from the emotional ramifications, the physical is very painful and one would be laid up in bed for days. She would have trouble walking and be very ill due to an invasive procedure and side affects from meds. A woman wouldn't be able to saunter home from an abortion. She certainly wouldn't sit in a wooden chair without wincing, perhaps even grimacing, in pain with nary a trace of sadness on her face! I totally agree about the final moments. I also don't believe a conflicted woman would come home to the father of the baby, curl up with him and place his hand above her womb if it was freshly empty with a smile of contentment on her face. He too held his hand on her belly with a look of fresh appreciation. If there had been an abortion the tone would have been FAR more somber. Unless these too people are devoid of any human emotions (and even if SHE was, she'd have a raging hormonal aftermath to battle) I just don't think two people in love would face voiding a pregnancy that casually. I also don't think we watched The Professors journey with the baby, the town teenager (now his first son's age) and coming to grips with his tragic past if there was not going to a baby in his future. What would be the point?
shareI must disagree. She saw a mother and daughter later in life taking care of each other, not too old lonely ladies. A relationship she will never have with her own mother. I think the fact she walked into the room means little. She comes home from the clinic, walks inside with ease and no signs of disabilty, checks her email. These are not things you do after an abortion. An abortion is not a pleasant experience. Aside from the enotional ramifications the physical is very painful and one would be laid up in bed for days. She would have trouble walking and be very I'll due to an invasive procedure and side affects from meds. A woman wouldn't be able to saunter home from an abortion. She certainly wouldn't sit in a wooden chair without wincing perhaps even grimacing in pain with nary a trace of sadness on her face. I also don't believe a conflicted woman would come home to the father of the baby, curl up with him and place his hand above her womb if it was freshly empty with a smile of contentment on her face. I also don't think we watched The Professors journey with the baby, the town teenager now his first son's age and coming to grips with his tragic past if there was not going to a baby in his future. What would be the point. I like how the movie never spoon fed it's audience. I enjoyed the subtly of the storytelling and the performances. So no I don't think she aborted the "fetus" and I certainly know she didn't kill the baby being that the embryo wasn't a baby yet. I think the point of the film was that they both had to conquer their past to embark on a future together that they never expected and thought they never wanted. I found it haunting, beautiful and optimistic in that it conveyed the idea that no matter the age, or how damaged a person can truly change. (As all characters not just the two leads did in the film)
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