What was the reasoning behind the entire "is somebody following us?" bit? Who was the driver of the other vehicle? What does it add to the plot? What is the significance? Were they actually being followed or was it coincidence? Is it there just to create paranoia? Why? There is something important about this. Thoughts?
I took it as a Lynch moment of reminding us of how tense the scenario had become. We, like the characters, were grabbing on to anything and everything.
It could have been just to show Carrie's paranoia. A reminder that she's on the run, maybe a parallel of how Laura was always on the run in her way.
Someone had to do or say something or else some of us might have fallen asleep. I know my eyes were glazing over.
But seriously, I think it was time to show a bit of tenseness at the situation instead of the silent flatness of the Cooper/Diane drive.
It could have been just to show Carrie's paranoia. A reminder that she's on the run, maybe a parallel of how Laura was always on the run in her way.
Exactly. She had just murdered her husband as a result I believe of years of abuse. But maybe still thinking he can come after her. Plus, it does add to the tension of the drive scene.
It could have been just to show Carrie's paranoia. A reminder that she's on the run, maybe a parallel of how Laura was always on the run in her way.
Exactly. She had just murdered her husband as a result I believe of years of abuse. But maybe still thinking he can come after her. Plus, it does add to the tension of the drive scene.
But the whole reason she even looked back and asked was because "Cooper" kept glancing in the rear-view mirror and looking a bit tense himself. So yes, she was paranoid, but so was he?
The driving scenes in part 18 are meant to make the viewer feel uncomfortable. Coop's constantly checking the rear view and looking at the vehicle behind theirs added tension and further discomfort, IMO. Carrie was paranoid but Coop emphasized the overall air of paranoia even more.
The driving scenes in part 18 are meant to make the viewer feel uncomfortable. Coop's constantly checking the rear view and looking at the vehicle behind theirs added tension and further discomfort, IMO. Carrie was paranoid but Coop emphasized the overall air of paranoia even more.
Thank you! You guys are always so much better at saying these things than I am.
So why make the viewer feel uncomfortable? Because shit was about the get weird(er). Because we were going on into the unknown with no sense that everything was going to be okay and lived happily ever after. It was a lurking feeling. Just like the scene at the gas station had this empty, alienated and desolate feeling, like it was the only patch of light on earth.
I don't have an answer for what was following them, but I found that part really creepy. As others have mentioned on this forum, it look like two glowing eyes following them.
The driving scenes in part 18 are meant to make the viewer feel uncomfortable. Coop's constantly checking the rear view and looking at the vehicle behind theirs added tension and further discomfort, IMO. Carrie was paranoid but Coop emphasized the overall air of paranoia even more.
Thank you! You guys are always so much better at saying these things than I am.
So why make the viewer feel uncomfortable? Because shit was about the get weird(er). Because we were going on into the unknown with no sense that everything was going to be okay and lived happily ever after. It was a lurking feeling. Just like the scene at the gas station had this empty, alienated and desolate feeling, like it was the only patch of light on earth.
Pretty much. We were traveling with Coop, Diane and Laura on a journey to the end. We were passengers. Ever been on long car ride in which there was minimal talking going on and a lot of tension felt (justified or not)?
A lot of things portended discomfort once Coop and Diane crossed over (sex scene, diner scene, "Carrie's" house), IMO. It was hard not to think that something had gone horribly wrong once they crossed over, but there was enough ambiguity to hold out hope that Laura was going to return home.
What was it that Carrie was mumbling as she fell asleep?
She was talking about trying to keep things cleaned and organized. Then said, "It's a long way." As she was falling asleep, "In those days . . . I was too young to know any better . . ."
Someone had to do or say something or else some of us might have fallen asleep. I know my eyes were glazing over.
But seriously, I think it was time to show a bit of tenseness at the situation instead of the silent flatness of the Cooper/Diane drive.
I agree I felt it was meant to add a sense of uneasiness and to build up the tenseness of not only that situation but the situation coming.
Ah, that's right. Seems innocuous enough. Suppose there is any deeper meaning or just sleepy chatter about general life.
Maybe she did pull off what Shelley failed to do all those decades ago.
She was talking about trying to keep things cleaned and organized. Then said, "It's a long way." As she was falling asleep, "In those days . . . I was too young to know any better . . ."
"I was too young to know any better" as she's falling asleep!
Does this give fuel to the dream theory, is she remembering herself as Laura in a dream?
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