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The last 2 scenes made me cry for days.

posted 9 years ago by TuanHo
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That final monologue the kid gives to the lady about him being a beast, and even though he has become a monster, he still had a brother, mother and father that loved him. The simple honesty and truth of this scene just made me bawl my eyes out.

I have never quite seen the loss of innocence captured in a movie so simply, and devastatingly.

And the scene afterwards where he walks into the ocean accompanied by that beautifully haunting music.

Couldn't help but think "Wow, this is some kind of masterpiece."

If Cary Fukunaga can keep picking the right movies, he could be the next Kubrick. The guy's amazing.

[–] imajestr 9 years ago

I felt that last interview scene was a missed opportunity. Essentially, Agu states exactly what the movie has already shown: he became a "monster," but he wasn't always. I found it redundant. If he started crying, I probably would have balled my eyes out--it would have shown that, despite doing these monstrous things, he's still a child, even with all the trauma he's faced.

Instead, we get no sense that he is still vulnerable. He's still closed off emotionally. It makes sense from a plot standpoint, but it didn't add any resonance to the film that wasn't already there. To come to terms with what has happened to him--to heal--he would need to break down the emotional walls he has built up. That's what I was hoping to see. Walking into the ocean tries to capture that spirit, but didn't have the same weight for me.

[–] TuanHo 9 years ago

You're missing the point.

To show him crying would not make sense as the emotional walls you speak of cannot be broken down.

The mighty tragedy of Agu is that he may and will never heal.

But him walking into the ocean represents a slither of hope that he will.

[–] imajestr 9 years ago

I definitely see this, but it just felt a bit flat to me. I felt what Agu felt: numbness. But to each his own. I liked the movie overall; just didn't think the ending was all that special. The metaphor of walking into the ocean also felt a bit obvious, borderline cliche, so it didn't really hit me.

[–] Chocolegz 9 years ago

Right. It's PTSD. He's numb. He's an old man. He's a zombie.

It's ok to like more than one actor. :))

[–] emilforeal 8 years ago

You're missing the point.

To show him crying would not make sense as the emotional walls you speak of cannot be broken down.

The mighty tragedy of Agu is that he may and will never heal.

But him walking into the ocean represents a slither of hope that he will.

Bingo! You hit the nail on the head, well put.

[–] Yellowman88 9 years ago

All war veterans are like this. Its a symptom of ptsd.

[–] Chocolegz 9 years ago

Same

It's ok to like more than one actor. :))

[–] JMak90 9 years ago

Yeah, really hits you hard. Great movie, *beep* up, but very good.

I'm a man of few words. Thank you.

[–] panda-boy942 9 years ago

What a bunch of p*ssies!

The last scene only made me cry for five minutes.

[–] moralesmassin 8 years ago

Just my 2 cents to support the thread.

The ending did not make me cry but almost, and I think it was perfect. It makes you remember the first act of the movie and how, even when he lost himself in a way, he´s still a person and he´d like to be a child again.

I`m amazed by how that kid could do that last dialogue. You`d swear it was an HD documentary from his expressions. He conveyed everything he needed to. That kid, with that old man face (crying would have been ridiculous and out of place) telling the woman why he doesn`t want to tell her what happened, and at the same time starting to open up, is what`s going to stay with me.