cruise was offered 250k by the doc why not take it?? he earned that for that week alone and its only about 1/7th of the overall money in the pot!!! am i missin something????
for that matter did he he get anything at all in the end moneywise besides the vegas money??
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No he didn't get anything financially in the end.
I guess he turned it down because by then, as the Charlie Babbit character says, it wasn't about the money anymore.
He wanted to keep Raymond with him and although he must've known the hearing was a lost cause I guess he thought perhaps there was a slim chance or just wanted to see it through.
Besides, by the end of the film the character had gone through such a huge personal transformation that even if Dr Bruner had offered him the full 3 million I don't think he'd have taken it.
This one scene pretty much defines the movie. The Charlie at the beginning of the film would have refused the $250k because he wanted his share i.e. all of it. Then he finds out he has a brother and so instead wants it split but in getting to know Raymond he realises that getting the money is no longer important so he turns it down. His attempt to gain custody of Raymond would have been seen to be money motivated, even if it wasn't hence why it would never have been approved. What makes the ending so good is that although Charlie gets neither the money nor custody of Raymond, he is happy that he got to know his brother that he didn't even know existed a week earlier. Had it got the usual hollywood ending the film would not have been so great even with 2 of the very best acting performances you will ever see on film.
shareExactly! IMO it is the defining scene in the film in terms of Charlie's character and emotional development.
"Who's on first?"
You probably missed the change in Charlie if you're really wondering why he turned down the money.
yes there was change in charlie i know that. My opinion is though that the only reason he turned down the cheque is that he won money in vegas and paid his debts with his company. What if he had won no money??
His anger and resentment toward his father at the beginning of the film is gone, and his journey with Raymond helped him make peace with that. That is why he didn't care about the money. His business is gone, his creditors are paid off, he has his girlfriend back, and now he has a second chance minus the anger and the chip on his shoulder. He is ready to get it right this time.
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Lol I think I would've took the check but still stay in touch with raymond. Charlie could've had the money and still visited his brother every 2 weeks, or however long he said at the end.
shareI do think Charlie actually changed in the course of the movie. That said, he may have realized that the $250K would have come with some agreement that he would drop any future attempt to gain custody of Raymond (and control of the trust fund).
As I noted in another post, even though Charlie let Raymond return to Wallbrook, his initial case was lost because, essentially, he thought Raymond could live with him. But supposed Charlie altered his approach, and sued for custody of Raymond under the condition that Raymond would be cared in a comparable facility near Los Angeles? There also was a remark that their father never established formal custodianship, and Raymond was a voluntary patient. Any court will favor a situation in which a relative wants a patient moved closer so that they can visit regularly, especially a younger relative who is likely to survive the patient.
In my opinion, within 6 months Charlie has legal custody of Raymond and they both live in California.
"In my opinion, within 6 months Charlie has legal custody of Raymond and they both live in California."
I think that would be one fair and gratifying resolution, joe-809, but I believe Charlie's transformation also made him realize how important 'Walbrook' was to Raymond, as far as the comfort all its customs/rituals provided him. The fact that it was purported to be a top quality facility of its kind factored into that, too. I believe the intention of the ending was to show that Charlie was being unselfish to let Raymond stay in a place where he was the most familiar and comfortable.
Who knows what happened after that meeting or what was done. I'm sure the doctors saw there was some positive in the relationship Raymond and Charlie built. Since the 3 million was donated in a trust that is served to finance Raymond's interests (and 3 million back then is worth double that today) it could have financed potentially trips back for Charles to Ohio or even moving costs to Cincinnati. The doctors were not mean spirited, they just didn't trust Charlie to full take care of Raymond, which makes alot of sense due to the amount of close calls they encountered (Fire, almost losing Raymond etc). Also, not saying Charlie would try to leach off the trust, but the trust is there to be used in Raymonds best interests, which may include helping him have a relationship with his brother.
shareWell that was the condition to take the money and just "walk away", I don't knwo if Dr. Brunner would have held him to that on future visits, but being with Raymond was more important that the money, and at the time, he still thought he had a chance of winnign Raymond's custody.
sharehe starts the movie as money mad though
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