Boxing up old trophys.

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The King of Marvin Gardens

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buy_to_own — 16 years ago(August 02, 2009 05:58 AM)

There is one scene near the end of this film where the characters are preparing to leave yet another cold, broken down hotel room and Bruce Dern is seen very briefly boxing up a few old trophys.basketball and golf pherhaps. It's interesting and touching that Dern's character, who leads such a transient lifestyle, would hold on to these relics of the past. It also adds a nice, much needed glimpse of background to a character who we really know nothing about. This lack of any real history/background detail may be a deliberate move from Bob Raefelson(Nicholsons opening monograph is just a fabrication) but it does make it tough to connect with the two brothers on an emotional level. Kind of leaves you as cold and indifferent as the frozen East Coast landscape which permeates this unusual movie.

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lcrews — 15 years ago(May 07, 2010 08:37 PM)

Good eye to catch that, and good analysis. The people who say Marvin Gardens is "slow" or "dull" are missing that nearly every scene has a little clue to the characters' personalities, just like this one.

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bon22 — 13 years ago(January 04, 2013 08:47 AM)

I too noticed the trophies & thought I was totally apropos of Derns narcissistic, egocentric character: Of course hed keep the trophies, they are evidence that he is a winner, when in reality, hes a loser.