This was something we already touched on in class, but I was hoping to have a bit more of a discussion about it, maybe get more explanations as to why some people thought the ending represented what it did. I believe I've already stated my opinion, but just in case I'll put it out there again: I think that the ending of the movie was about Enid's realization of her dream with her departure to somewhere random, just like she had told Seymour was her deepest darkest fantasy.
Others have said that the ending is more of a representation of death. Norman, who normally sat at the bus stop, was a really old guy, so it wouldn't be so far-fetched to believe that he would die. It might be a bit of a stretch saying that Enid killed herself, because there really wasn't an obvious indication that that would be the case, but we can't exactly rule it out entirely, either. She was dealing with a lot by the end of the film, so it's possible that she could have killed herself.
These two views were the ones I heard the most of in class (one, of course, being my own), so I hope we can prompt a little more discussion about this. Has anyone else a different opinion of the ending? Or do you have a reason why you might stand behind one interpretation over the other?
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