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Is Baby really.. (Spoiler!)


Is he really deaf after shooting close to his ears? I think he said he can't hear and some of my friend said he became deaf. I doubt about it, it is true?

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Been a while since I saw the movie but I remember it as he has tinnitus after being in a car accident, the same one that killed his family.


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Yes, he's pretty much deaf now after having both ears shot right next to at the end.

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Imo yes. Perhaps not totally but near. When we are in the car shortly before they stop on the bridge we see he touches the speaker like his caretaker did, so he could hear what music she was listening to. Plus we the audience here her and her music as though it is played through a pillow... and once he touches the speaker in the side of the car door, we then hear the music clearly.... so I say, yes. His hearing was permanently damaged in the end.

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No idea if it is permanent. Since this is a movie it probably isn't permanent as movie laws say that shooting a gun right next to someone's face isn't that big of a deal. Hell, they even did it in this exact movie when guys are shooting right next to him in the car.
From a storyline perspective on the other hand, it would make sense that his hearing is now permamently damaged.

When he's in the car with the girl and touches the speaker it makes it clear that he still has damage from the shots next to his ears (however it does not show him as completely deaf, he does hear some things). But that happened pretty soon after the showdown, so we actually don't know if he recovered in prison.

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