I've never seen this movie, but…

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BobLoblawLawBlog437 — 9 years ago(November 05, 2016 07:36 AM)

why was Travis's wife cast with a woman 35 years younger than Harry Dean Stanton? Does the narrative or characterization provide a reason for this almost two-generation gap? I find it fairly uncomfortable to imagine he was married to a woman younger than the children of many people his age.
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batigoal9-1 — 9 years ago(November 17, 2016 04:56 AM)

It's a great film and what you are saying wasn't important for the film and it didn't bother me at all.

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quaddo — 9 years ago(December 10, 2016 12:40 AM)

BobLoblawLawBlog437,
It's up for interpretation imho. I would say there is a reason (Warning! Spoilers below):
Their marriage/relationship doesn't work out, and Travis' gets increasingly jealous and suspects that Jane is cheating on him (which I don't think is true).
The big age difference is a big part of the cause for his jealousy imho.
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