When the TV technician is talking to the children through the TV, he is sitting in front of a test card with a picture of an Indian. Question: What is the purpose of the initial TV montage? JavaScript is disabled. They were laughing because for the first time in their lives ever, the world they lived in was not predictable. To me it never looked like a montage. A stolen life where Mary Sue has already done all the work for her. Life was not going to be the same as they knew it. But if it was me, yeah, I'd stay in tv land where everyone loves me and bang the nice girl that bakes me cookies. (Let's not even think what happens to the 'real' Mary Sue when Jen doesn't go back.). Factual error: When Reese Witherspoon's character is sitting at the desk reading, there is a cheerleading trophy and the cheerleader on it is wearing a mini skirt, - they didn't have mini skirts on the cheerleading outfits then. Jen might appear to have grown but her actions at the end of the film are the same as those at the beginning: the superficial girl chooses the lie, the appearance of the person she wants to be, not the reality. I really expected him to almost go back but then stop and put the remote down cause there was a life for him in Pleasantville now. You must log in or register to reply here. It's easy to feel like David should have stayed in Pleasantville as a viewer of the film, but if you think about it in terms of how the characters must feel, it's not the right decision. Keep in mind that there's really nothing wrong with David originally. Design and text © 1996 - 2020 Jon Sandys. People (especially before DVRs) sometimes just flip through the channels looking for something to watch, especially if you don't know what's playing on each channel. That's right. 3 comments. I just watched this...and that was where I got confused...sorry I can't help but I wanted you to know you're not the only ones who don't get it! Ultimately this proves to be a good thing for the people and world of Pleasantville, but that was a happy accident. Pleasantville ending. What we want to be, what we hope to be become is so tied to our past, bound tight. Answer: To me it never looked like a montage. What is the purpose of the initial TV montage? save. Jen might appear to have grown but her actions at the end of the film are the same as those at the beginning: the superficial girl chooses the lie, the appearance of the person she wants to be, not the reality. I'm sure David will continue to be a fan of the show, but never in the same way. It wasn't done out of disrespect or malice, it was time for him to go HOME. It seems like since about midway through the movie he was about doing the right thing and helping people (he gave the art book to the burger guy, and punched the guy harassing his fake mom) so how does him going back do anything for his character? Ending / spoiler for Pleasantville (1998), plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. He just nopes out of there? He tells his fake TV mom he loves her and his girlfriend is crying but he just decides oh there's nothing for me here, and he leaves back to the real world? I took it to mean that all the rules had changed and that everyone had to find their own way. Dammit the ending really ruined the whole movie for me now. When Reese Witherspoon's character is sitting at the desk reading, there is a cheerleading trophy and the cheerleader on it is wearing a mini skirt, - they didn't have mini skirts on the cheerleading outfits then. Joined Aug 19, 1999. The Indian's expression changes each time we see it (mentioned on the DVD director's commentary). Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. Staying in Pleasantville wouldn't be growth for him; it would just set him further down the path of the TV Repairman, so obsessed with the fantasy he's lost touch with reality (enough to trap two people inside a TV show). Leaving Pleasantville, David is choosing to take the lessons he's learned there and apply them to the real world, finally leaving the fantasy behind to go out and really live his life, imperfect as it may be. Sep 10, 2012 #1 I just finished watching Pleasantville for the third time and the ending always confuses me. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Someone from the real world present to keep it running. All rights reserved. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Sort of the difference between the 50's and 60's in the US. (01:08:20). This thread is archived. report. Pleasantville was predictable and naive, always the same thing day after day with no corruption. You can unsubscribe at any time. Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Which is what he had been doing all these years, isolating from life in TV reruns (watching, the metaphor). Maybe it's not just the sex. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, News & Discussion about Major Motion Pictures, Press J to jump to the feed. And his past is now 'past'. Everything turns to colour, Bud convinces the people of Pleasantville that change is a normal part of life and all is well. The reason Pleasantville begins to change is because she can't be bothered to fit in. I mean, they spend, like, an hour in the back seat of some car and all of a sudden they're in Technicolor?David: I don't know. Cookies help us deliver our Services. It was time to leave. He's a very reasonable character and has a decent head on his shoulders. Ultimately, nothing concrete is resolved for their parents, since the mother's love interest (Jeff Daniels) is substituted for her husband (William H. Macy) at the very last as the camera cuts back and forth in the final seconds of the shot.
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