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The Ending... Did they forget to film it?? (Spoilers)

posted 8 years ago by BrettLee20
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Ummm... Ok. The entire movie she is looking for a CEO, an older man to make her investors happy. Robert D's character is an ex VP who used to run a business in the same building, for 40 yrs. He understands her and listens to her, giving her the needed support and balance. The ending I think most people should of seen coming and the ending that would of gave the viewers a bigger smile didn't happen... Robert was the obvious hire to be CEO! At the end, she should have built his old step up office where it use to be and tell him that she wanted to make him CEO or partner. Instead we get her running up to him in a park, you think she is going to say "I slept on it, I don't want the San Francisco guy... I want you!", but we're given nothing. It ends with her character being in the same spot she was in the beginning. She could of even said "I want to be CEO but I want you to be my COO" ... Ugh, I'm so annoyed. At the half way mark of the movie I couldn't wait to see how she was going to present him with the CEO offer and it never happens. :(

[–] arkast 8 years ago

The point of the ending is that Ben moved on. Get it?
He went back to work at his old building because he couldn't leave the past.
By making a difference to other people's lives he saw that he is still important and doesn't need to get stuck in the past to feel useful. That's why he didn't show up for work. It's a nice ending, but not the 'in your face' that most people for some reason need.

[–] ChocolateButt 8 years ago

The whole point of her character arc was that she didn't want or need a CEO.

"What race are you? If you don't tell me I'll just...assume the worst."

[–] HelloMyNameIsMrBurns 8 years ago

Yeah, when the whole CEO plotline came into play I thought it was definitely going to be Bob. Would have been predictable but it totally would have made sense. Or not.

[–] frogca 8 years ago

At first I was rooting for Ben to become the CEO, or at least hired as an advisor. Realistically, she should have at least hired the guy from SF or someone else as a consultant. Because halfway through I realized that Ben, wonderfully knowledgeable and helpful as he is, does not have the cutting edge knowledge of all the latest things. Nor will he. (That said, I'm not a business person, so I am only guessing here.) I'm glad Ben went back to his tai chi class. One important message he passed more than once during the film: let's take time to relax and have fun. Take the me-time now, not later after everything falls apart. I'm glad the predictable thing didn't happen in the plot. From intern to CEO? That really could be a different and hilarious comedy.