due to a stupid double-booking, I was forced to scamper out of the screening just as the policeman at the end said "well ... if he changes his mind, and decides to prosecute ..." ~~ and then I had to go!
Can someone describe to me in detail how the last few minutes went - words, mood, shots?
I really liked the film and was gutted not to see the final moments before the credits rolled ...
His mother says he can't leave the house the rest of summer. In their room, he thanks Ben for coming back for him, and I think there was something about whether it was cool (I guess if he looked cool standing up to Shane?) or maybe he was asking if they were cool and Ben said yeah, and Ben they're friends again, I guess.
And then they hear rocks being thrown at their window and outside it's Harriet and the other curly haired girl and Jack apologizes to Harriet and Harriet says it was ok, and that Robyn said she was sorry and that Jack could come by if he's feeling better and Jack said yeah, probably not. They brought over Jack's clothes, the wallet was empty but that's how they found it. Harriet also brought him something. It's a paper crown she made, Ben said he'd like it. He does, they go on the bike ride depicted on the poster and he's wearing his crown, King Jack.
I guess he's realized he didn't have as few friends as he thought, and the crown I guess means they might stop calling him Scab, and also, the bike ride means he probably wasn't taking being told not to leave the house all summer too seriously and also, he wasn't going to be hiding from Shane.
I mean, really, how is he going to entertain Ben if he isn't allowed to leave the house, anyway?
But uh... the mood was brighter and more lens-flarey, you can see it in the poster/publicity shots, there was smiling and stuff.
Basically, it's as happy an ending as "we still live in a boring, run-down small town" was going to get, you know "we've got childhood friends now, and we'll have nice things to reminisce about when we're older and see each other again after having moved far away from each other and gone on to do whatever adult things life deals us."
His mother says he can't leave the house the rest of summer. In their room, he thanks Ben for coming back for him, and I think there was something about whether it was cool (I guess if he looked cool standing up to Shane?) or maybe he was asking if they were cool and Ben said yeah, and Ben they're friends again, I guess.
And then they hear rocks being thrown at their window and outside it's Harriet and the other curly haired girl and Jack apologizes to Harriet and Harriet says it was ok, and that Robyn said she was sorry and that Jack could come by if he's feeling better and Jack said yeah, probably not. They brought over Jack's clothes, the wallet was empty but that's how they found it. Harriet also brought him something. It's a paper crown she made, Ben said he'd like it. He does, they go on the bike ride depicted on the poster and he's wearing his crown, King Jack.
I guess he's realized he didn't have as few friends as he thought, and the crown I guess means they might stop calling him Scab, and also, the bike ride means he probably wasn't taking being told not to leave the house all summer too seriously and also, he wasn't going to be hiding from Shane.
I mean, really, how is he going to entertain Ben if he isn't allowed to leave the house, anyway?
But uh... the mood was brighter and more lens-flarey, you can see it in the poster/publicity shots, there was smiling and stuff.
Basically, it's as happy an ending as "we still live in a boring, run-down small town" was going to get, you know "we've got childhood friends now, and we'll have nice things to reminisce about when we're older and see each other again after having moved far away from each other and gone on to do whatever adult things life deals us."
thank you so much!!!
I can visualise the ending now -- so, he's taking a *little* more responsibility, and he's changing his attitude and his ability to engage with people - I'd have given the Robyn girl a good slap though for setting him up to be beaten to a pulp - - and that there might just be some good things in his life ...
Much appreciate your taking the time to summarise those last few minutes for me! :D ~
No problemo.
shareWhen he asks, "Was it cool?" he's referring to his cousin riding back to the house with the cooler older boys when they brought Jack home after the beating. The cousin says yes, so I'm assuming it suggests that the older boys in some way accept Jack and his cousin. The fact that the boys drove Jack home, and even at times protested to Jack's abuse suggests that Jack has either earned their respect or sympathy. Clearly the "fun" in picking on "Scab" is lost and they now see Shane as someone who is sick and twisted.
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