Who did Candy love? - The Cider House Rules (2000) Discussion

[–] witchery8 17 years ago

I think she did love him, but there was pretty much no way she would marry him.

I'm quite a lovely person - apart from my terrible taste in pie.

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[–] henfruit 17 years ago

I think Candy loved whoever she was with. She was a very needy person. As she said herself "I am not good at being alone."

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[–] pug32 17 years ago

i wonder all the time if i was in homer's shoes how i'd handle that situation.

my boy goes off the war
he sets me up w/ a job
his girl is on my jock.
she's hot as hell-in more ways than one

the best i could do is pick apples and thank wally every day for the job b/c after all, i could'v became a doctor

if it was me i would've avoided candy b/c that would've been F-up my boy coming home, healthy or unhealthy to that situation

but if she was unavoidable we have to pack up and move

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[–] SamanthaWho88 17 years ago

I don't think she loved Homer at all.

He was just there when she needed someone, emotionally and physically.

*I saw in your eyes that you hate the world, I hate it too...*

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[–] belleamoura 17 years ago

yeah I'm going to have to say I agree, I don't think she loved Homer, he was just there, and she was needy...she didn't like being alone. As soon as she found out that her boyfriend was returning home, even disabled, she no longer wanted Homer to touch her or comfort her. She knew, as Homer said, that he needed her now...and she knew that she loved him, and was going to take care of him instead of being off having a great time with Homer.

****LACE****

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[–] TheUnknownBluth 17 years ago

I read the book (You all should, it is so amazing. It honestly changed my life) and in it she does love Homer. But she can't leave her hubby when he comes back. It's really sad.

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[–] Rvrgm 17 years ago

Candy loved HERSELF, as did everyone in this movie. This movie is a testament to the self-love of human nature - seeking pleasure first, and then seeking a way out of responsibility for actions later. There is not a single person in this movie who could stand as a role model to others. It is dark movie rolled in the stink of humanism. Even the sainted Dr. Larch chooses to kill himself in a most selfish act, rather than keeping his place in charge of the children who need him.

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[–] Rvrgm 17 years ago

I see where you are coming from. Who among us isn't capable and guilty of selfish acts. I just meant that, on the whole, this isn't a very "role model-ish" movie.

Maybe I viewed it wrong, but it seemed pretty clear to me that Dr. Larch deliberately set the breather and broke the ether so as to overdose. Yes, he was selfless in life, but that one act, if it was suicide, was extremely selfish. Larch left the kids in a lurch - lol

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[–] savagesteve13 17 years ago

I sense a rightwinger wrote that post about the movie being full of selfish people. usually they go bonkers the moment they realize the movie is full of illegal abortions then it goes downhill from there.

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[–] Drtimk 17 years ago

She loved both of them. So what? In the end she had to make a decision, as did Homer.Life can be full of such dilemmas if you're a person who loves easily.

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[–] leeds_manc 15 years ago

lol savagesteve, that was funny ;)

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[–] ilahilda 10 years ago

She might have loved him as a friend, but didn't have a deep love for him, like she did for her disabled bf.

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[–] shurbanm 13 years ago

he didn't kill himself. he broke the vial and got an overdose of his usual sedative.

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[–] reneehedden 11 years ago

Yes, because when he fell asleep his head turned toward the windowsill, and the facemask-thing couldn't fall away like it normally would. I didn't think it was intentional.

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[–] faced123 17 years ago

The movie makes it sort of unclear if she really loved Homer, but in the book it's so obvious that she does. The book is so much better in my opinion. Candy is a lot more likable in the book. I saw the movie first and thought it was great, but then I read the book years later and it's so much better.

Anyone who likes this movie should read the book.
It's amazing.

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[–] quintaros 17 years ago

Watching the scene where Candy and Wally go to the orphanage, I get the impression that the pregancy was the result of earlier unfaithfulness to Wally likely when he was away for training.

I think she's fairly honest when she says she's "no good at being alone". If she can't be with the one she loves, she loves the one she's with.

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[–] demetersmom65 17 years ago

Candy states that she is no good at being alone. In the end, she got exactly what she wanted. With a paraplegic husband to care for, she will never be alone. She will need to provide 24/7 care.

Be careful what you ask for, little girl, for you will surely get it.

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[–] rebekel 15 years ago

Even though the book provided a different perspective, the movie presented a couple who both needed each other )perhaps for different reasons). But it was clear that Charlize's character could not make a commitment ("wait and see"). She was already committed to her fiance and even though she was not faithful to him, the commitment seemed to mean something.

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[–] reneehedden 11 years ago

I notice you used the word "fiancé" when others are calling Wally her "husband." Which is it? I didn't think they were married, which is why she had to get an abortion -- It wasn't socially acceptable for an unmarried woman to have a baby. Then when they got to his mom's house and was telling about the "wedding," I thought he was just making up a story for her peace of mind.

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[–] shurbanm 13 years ago

so? we are discussing the movie here.

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[–] lamont-hard 12 years ago

I guess the book was very different because he could care less about her obligations to her husband as long as she chose him. He was very angry in a controlled way that she did not choose him.

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[–] pugsley_lover27 11 years ago

Candy loved both Wally and Homer in the book (which is far far superior to this film) In fact, the three of them were all very close. Wally and Candy were the only real friends Homer had outside of the orphanage. In the book, Wally has been shot down and missing before Candy and Homer finally make love for the first time. In fact, Homer impregnates Candy after a mishap with the condom and they go away to the orphanage. They tell Wally's mom and Candy's dad they are going to help out but I believe they knew the truth. People just need to read the actual novel. There is so much more about abortions in it and the reasons they need to stay legal!!! I really was disappointed with how much they left out of the film.

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[–] seahawk3133 10 years ago

She wanted her cake and eat it too

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[–] Zuider_Zee 10 years ago

She loved herself, mostly. Other than the concern she showed for Rose, she certainly wasn't good at considering the needs and feelings of others.

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[–] Daenerys-Stormborn 8 years ago

Candy seemed to think that her own life matters the most. She cared more about herself and didn't care for the consequences before she started having intimate relations with Homer.

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