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Whats the message from the movie ?

posted 16 years ago by askrahul
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I watched the whole movie yesterday.
Ryan Reynolds is becoming a great actor.
Stuart Townsend and Emily Mortimer were excellent as well.

Nice movie overall but whats the message ?
what does this movie wants to convey ?

1. All Unfaithful ladies must be forgiven ?
2. U have to raise a child which is not yours ?
3. U have to Mary ur girlfriend who slept with someone when u broke with her ??

In reality 99% of the men would not agree with the same.. right ?
this looks possible only in movie.

[–] barfarf 16 years ago

I totally agree with you. I was scratching my head in the end.

I enjoyed the movie; good pacing with a nice mix of humor and drama. But I'm at a loss of the point. Or maybe the point (at least for me) got downed out with the huge rahul_ssg mentioned above.

1. All Unfaithful ladies must be forgiven ?
2. U have to raise a child which is not yours ?
3. U have to Mary ur girlfriend who slept with someone when u broke with her ??

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1. This point can be mute. Since, after a 2nd viewing i realize that the wife to be slept with the best friend before she got married. Now, i see a double irony that the daughter may in fact be pregnant with "jake" and not the soon to be groom. Mirroring the experience of the father. Wow, not sure how i missed that. I wonder if the director could have a better job of emphasis.

2. This item is such a huge issue, I felt that was not really dealt with.

[–] ryanbrodovcky 16 years ago

The message of the movie is that direct family bonds transcend medical/biological connection. This was the most powerful emotional point of the movie when Ryan Reynolds returns home through his daughter's wish in the window.

The time lapse scenes only real significance to me was to convey a sense of the importance of these family bonds as they allow families to overcome great challenges which allow them to be able to raise solid children who grow up and continue the tradition - As it was implied that the young relationship already had a few potential issues.

Overall, I thought it was brilliant.

[–] Vannyz03 16 years ago

The message of the movie is that direct family bonds transcend medical/biological connection.

Exactly. I thought the message was pretty clear. It all came to the forefront in the house scene when Frank asks his wife who the father is and she keeps repeating that he is since he's the one that was there for all the special moments in Jessie's life.
The movie's message is that the biological connection to a child does not automatically make you the parent. A parent by definition, is a person who brings up and cares for another. So even though Frank did not biologically contribute to the kid's birth, she is still his daughter in every sense of the word. I thought it was a pretty powerful message about family.

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[–] Vannyz03 16 years ago

^Good point. No reason to call people retarded, though. That immediately discredits what you say. Can't you share your opinion and be respectful?
I actually like what you've said, and do think it's probably the main point, but can you not point out something without insulting everyone else?
That being said, the familial relation thing was definitely a sub-plot at least.

[–] pags407 16 years ago

Just got done watching it and it impressed it quite a bit. It exceeded my expectations by a long shot. I was expecting your normal romantic-comedy and I was quite pleased with what I received. Chaos Theory is a strong-acted, heart-warming romantic comedy with a couple of nice twists. I recommend this to anyone wanting a refreshing romantic comedy.

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[–] Xcalat3 15 years ago

Don't trust anybody

When there's no more room in hell, The dead will walk the earth...

[–] askrahul 8 years ago

Nice One :P

[–] josefnag 15 years ago

The point to me was, that you cannot categorize time.

- Josef, 1989, Denmark

[–] Morpheus640 14 years ago

The point i took from this movie is that i would BANG sarah chalke.

[–] FCA1975 14 years ago

The message is not to marry a woman who chooses her husband based on the nickname of his c*ck.

[–] raf-33 11 years ago

The obvious message of the story, as he explains to his soon-to-be son-in-law, is that love conquers all, there is no such thing as the perfect relationship.

Just because you are married does not mean that the world will stop throwing potential suitors at you, women will get compliments, guys will get in awkward situations, both will sometimes be drawn in to the attention because it always feels nice to be wanted by someone other than just your partner. BUT, love conquers all.

Opinions are just onions with pi in them.

[–] rc-108 9 years ago

I agree with raf-33

I enjoy Ryan Reynolds.

[–] lujlp 9 years ago

Thats all well and good for Reynolds character as his wife had a fling BEFORE they ever started dating and he spent years believing his child was his and had proof his wife had never been unfaithful

But the kid getting married? His girl dumped him, lied about banging an ex, confessed to banging said ex for one of the few weeks they were broken up, but still lied as the father revealed his whore of a daughter was banging the ex before breaking off the engagement the entire time they were broken up, and after they got back together.

Plus not so subtly implied the bride was pregnant with the exes child.

[–] nastylev 8 years ago

The message is probably the same message we get from most rom coms. That love is a powerful force that completely negates one's ability to make logical decisions and that we'll forgive and forget any harm our partner may afflict on us in the name of said emotion.

"If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid."