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Just watched-anybody who's seen it, please explain the ending, thanks!


..obviously mark your response as "spoiler" for those that haven't seen it or want to know the ending...I won't go into too much detail, but just to see if I have this right; she inspired him to get back into his music, which it shows him on stage performing that song he wrote for her on the napkin and sang to her, the night before she left, but ater that, she never came back....as far as we know....is that the gist of it?

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Pretty much, yeah. I mean in the motel she said 'yes', that she would come back, but we didn't see that happening, so it's rather open-ended. It's up to you, whether you want to imagine them getting back together or not.
I liked it how she inspired and pushed him to fight for his music and how, I think, he helped her open up, take down her walls and remember she deserves love. I want both of them to get their lives on track and have three, music-loving children, even if they're ugly.
Unfortunately, more realistic part of me thinks that Nora and Brennan could also still be toxic to each other, so it might just be better if they go their separate ways. So I guess this ending was perfect for me, because, well, you never know. For the most part of the movie I was thinking it was quite depressing, but in the end I realized the overall message was optimistic. If you listen to the lyrics of the 1st song, Nora, you'll hear that Brennan sings about how he can't go on. In the Dust Storm ( the song) he believes that once you pull through your crap, sort of inner and painful revolution, you can be alright. That's what they brought up in each other, and they both survived, so as individuals they'll be fine. And they'll forever remember their time together. It's a happy ending with a possibility of a reunion, which itself isn't the most important thing.
That's mine interpretation, I'd be glad to hear some others.


“There’s man all over for you, blaming on his boots the faults of his feet.”

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I think it left you with the thought that she would come back to be with him but I don't know if they could really be together because they were really so different. Does that make sense that's what I thought. I loved it too?

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I agree with you. I don't think they were together at the end.

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thanks everybody, that helps put in perspective and I agree that it can kind of be interpreted however you want, though maybe they weren't meant to stay together, just enjoy each other for a while and inspire certain things in each other as well. I really liked it as it definitely wasn't your cookie cutter romance, like too many are today. It felt real.

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