Question about the ending…
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Sunflower007 — 17 years ago(February 15, 2009 12:54 AM)
~ The ending wasn't surprising to me. I knew Helen couldn't be without Bobby, or the drugs
. As for Bobby forgiven Helen? Ofcourse he had too b/c Bobby knew that he couldn't due no
better. No respectable girl would be with Bobby with his addictions, and he's irresponsible. Also whenever Bobby would get desperate for money he could always have Helen hooking for it.
The movie was pretty good and sad
. Al Paccino delivered an amazing performance
and Kitty Winn did great too.
It's a shame that she doesn't do anymore movies.
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Do you truly believe that you care
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Edward Cullen of
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wlandolfi-1 — 17 years ago(February 18, 2009 06:56 AM)
The first time I saw THE PANIC IN NEEDLE PARK, the ending seemed strange to me like it was abrupt. However, after thinking about it and seeing it for the second time recently, I would agree with most of the people on this thread. I.E. There is really no future for Helen and Bobby. They will always be junkies and they will probably always be in and out of jail. Helen and Bobby are walking together with no real direction and that is the bond they share. THE PANIC IN NEEDLE PARK is a very downbeat movie but although I really don't know any junkies personally, I would hazard to say that this is typical of the predicament that the average junkie faces.
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Felonious-Punk — 16 years ago(January 28, 2010 11:20 PM)
I think the movie doesn't try hard to be any "kind" of ending. It just tries to be as realistic as possible, and lets the audience love it, hate it, learn something from it, or not. In this way it reminds me of movies like "Two Lovers" (2008) and "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (2008).
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LifesWonderful — 15 years ago(June 21, 2010 10:16 PM)
It wasn't necessarily an ending. They are just going to keep doing the same thing over and over. It wasn't a happy ending. You pretty much got it right.
I saw blood and I saw stars all in the backseat of your car.
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timothy_fairchild — 11 years ago(November 28, 2014 11:08 PM)
Sometimes directors are not sure how to end a movie. This seems like one of those times. My alternate ending would have Bobby saying, "So you wanna move to the country?" If she's clean, like he must be after prison, then they could try, as they once spoke of. A glimmer of hope at the end would be better than this vagueness, I think
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princesstinymeat — 15 years ago(November 27, 2010 08:53 PM)
Just watched this for the first time after hearing about it for several years. It's a terrific film, and the ending is perfect. I love that final shot of Al with his hoodie pulled over his head. Wow.
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Woodyanders — 7 years ago(April 12, 2018 12:13 AM)
The implication at the end is that Bobby and Helen will continue with their nihilistic no-hoper existences in which they steal or prostitute themselves in order to keep scoring money for their next fix. So it's a very bleak and depressing, albeit highly realistic ending that speaks volumes about the doomed codependent "romance" that Bobby and Helen are trapped in.
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