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Old 10-25-2007, 06:21 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by SS316SRV View Post
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It is a very interesting ending in this way: there is some psychoanalytic theory that questions "when we have done everything we need to/can in life, what happens next?" The logical response is to restart. This may be throw death, a nervous breakdown, regression, or just stepping away from the problem. This idea is used a lot in film. Man on Fire articulates this perfectly. Creasy did what he was supposed to do, he did all that he could do, the only left to do was die.
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