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Question (SPOILER)

posted 8 years ago by shmucking
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Did Marcus's mom tell Olivia to stop seeing Marcus, and that's what triggered Olivia's nervous breakdown? There's a scene where Marcus is watching them from his hospital window, and I wasn't sure if that's what she was telling her.

[–] csnsty 8 years ago

I'm pretty sure Marcus told Olivia they had to stop seeing each other, a scene not shown, and that pushed her off the deep end.

[–] shmucking 8 years ago

Yeah, that makes the most sense. While watching the film, I put that possibility out of my mind because that missing scene would've been so heartbreaking.

[–] yesanything 8 years ago

Obviously the author and director left this out on purpose. I like to think so that we can speculate and there be no right or wrong answer.

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[–] heartcartography 8 years ago

I liked that certain scenes were not spelled out explicitly. Like we are never shown Marcus asking Olivia for the first date. Only him considering it and then it taking place.