Did he die?
After Poo shot him it leaves him in a helicopter looking out the window.I think he dies but who knows.
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In the book, Pooh shot him twice and he died a couple of minutes later in the gym.
shareI think he does die in the movie.
shareIt was not explicitly revealed, but the ending seems to lead the viewer to believe that Garp does die. He had been fascinated with flying ever since he was a boy, and his joyous exclamation to Helen "I'm flying!" almost seemed to be a fitting end to his life. He could die a happy man by having that simple childhood dream become a reality.
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Yes, he dies. The movie doesn't show it so it's not such a downbeat ending, but believe you me, he dies - in the book, there's not even the need for a helicopter.
Plus, the whole "flying" subplot is non-existant in the book.
just like his other son said before he died, "I'm Flying"
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Oh that's right! I just got finished watching it after so many years. That part tears me up when they show the little boy's face before the car hits.
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He says, "It's like a dream," just before he dies.
shareI saw this movie for the first time on HBO earlier today and thought it was a great movie, i've never read the book but I may go out and buy it. Anyway it appears your did he die question was answered though I got the impression he would be alright, I guess i was wrong
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Maybe whether he died is less important than showing he'd actually "lived" by fulfilling his final dream.
We all die someday, after all
I never doubted that he was going to die at the end of the movie. What's the point of him being shot if he's just going to get better? He'd lived a remarkable life and now it was over.
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I hadn't read the book when my gf and I went to see it in the theatre on opening weekend. She had read the book a couple years before. On the way out of the theatre I asked her if Garp dies in the book (I had a pretty strong feeling that he must have, but I didn't want him to). All she said was "Read the book."
I said "C'mon, just tell me."
Again she just said "Read the book."
In the end, she never told me.
I did end up reading it years later, and loving it. I guess I could have cheated, peeked at the table of contents and saw the chapter titled 'Life After Garp', but I didn't.
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He definitely dies in the movie. The last shot, of the baby Garp, is an indication that the cycle of life is now complete.
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He never actually dies. He is still breathing and talking when the movie ends .
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in the movie version, it doesn't seem like he died the way it ended. but i suppose in the book version, he does indeed die. so there's your explanation.
shareIt's open to interpretation. We don't actually see him die, so who's to say for sure? And we can't go by the book, because this isn't the book.
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