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Does anyone fully understand the ending?

posted 4 years ago by Kj1oceanlust (1465)
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Were the Michaelson's just reliving the past from almost 20 years ago? Did they never have a daughter from the start? The end just kind of threw me.

[–] strangenstein (683) 4 years ago

They did have a daughter, but she drowned six years before. They were both in deep grief, which caused them to have manic episodes where they believed/pretended she was still alive. His brother explained it at the end. The druggie found her blanket, which had her birthdate on it. The father, at the end, was lucid when he threw her things away, realizing/admitting she was dead. However, as they drove away and began watching the video of her, they began to slip back into the world of believing she was alive.

[–] chilone (17914) 4 years ago

And flashing blue and red lights would soon be coming up on them..

[–] TearofLys (2656) 4 years ago

Yes, they did. It is unrealistic though. Extremely rare for even one person to have such debilitating delusions years after a traumatic experience, let alone two.

[–] Wuchak (8776) 4 years ago

There's such a thing as a "communal spirit" -- people sharing the same delusion.