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Re: suicide?
Cory,
It looks like a couple of responses on the WHO list say at the beginning
of the film you see Jimmy walking away from the cliff....therefore the
whole film is a flashback....which makes sense. Except I didn't get
that...(Was I in the kitchen getting a snack? Jeez...)
My 18 yr. old daughter LOVES this film by the way, so I'm used to
debating the merits of it. And she felt strongly that Jimmy doesn't die
at the end. And I feel strongly that there was redemption at the end of
the album....which I failed to see in the movie. See, I really really
liked the character of mixed-up Jimmy on the album. Was fascinated by
him. Felt like a female version of him. By the time I watched the
video, I was middle-aged. Do you think that might color my response to
it? I bet it does. I wanted to see the Jimmy of my youth....what I saw
on screen was a sad and pathetic kid, with asshole friends, and a
beautiful girlfriend who defined the word Bitch. It made me queasy.
Perhaps the thought that I had NOT been infinitely amusing and quirky
and misunderstood as a kid, but merely sad and pathetic....yechh!!
I think my original instinct regarding this film was accurate....The
film came out in 1979. I was married by that time, and my life revolved
around bill collectors, and an alcoholic husband. So I thought to
myself "This film will never have the impact of the album on my life.
It'll be a disappointment and a waste of time to go see it." But the
dirty truth may be that I realized I was turning into Jimmy's parent.
Double yechh!!
Enjoy the concert! (tonight?)
-Jill-