I think he loved her when he was here, but as soon as Tom Baxter returned to the film, it was as though Gil was never th
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Purple Rose of Cairo
amdew717 — 14 years ago(March 27, 2012 12:15 PM)
I think he loved her when he was here, but as soon as Tom Baxter returned to the film, it was as though Gil was never there in the first place. He was only there in Cecelia memory.
I think there are two ways this may have happened:- This was a fantasy that was only taking place in Cecelia's mind from the very beginning.
- This was a fantasy that was actually occuring in reality, but when the fictional character returned to the film, the fantasy ceased to exist and thus the events caused by the fantasy in the first place, also ceased to exist. All that remained was in Cecelia's mind.
I apologize if anyone else already expressed this opinion; i didn't read through all the responses.
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lonevision — 13 years ago(June 04, 2012 12:04 AM)
"2) This was a fantasy that was actually occuring in reality, but when the fictional character returned to the film, the fantasy ceased to exist and thus the events caused by the fantasy in the first place, also ceased to exist. All that remained was in Cecelia's mind. "
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tyrexden — 12 years ago(August 28, 2013 09:44 AM)
i didn't notice that well, actually i did subconciously, though wasn't aware the looking at each other was by intent.
But, he clearly looked sad on the plane, so i figured he loved her. I got the gist the producers forced him back to Hollywood, and he went along with them without a fight. He was always so worried about his career, he felt it was the smart move. -
elisedfr — 12 years ago(September 29, 2013 03:31 AM)
I think he liked her and was ultimately feeling guilty and ashamed for dumping her (the airplane scene). But love ? He was basically a selfish man. HIs career mattered to him a lot. With Cecilia around, a complete unknown mixed in a strange cotroversy about his character, it could have threatened his public image and his futureIf he really had loved her, he would have waited for her or came back.
Jeff Daniels gives a great dual performance. His Baxter is clear as crystal, good, sweet and reliable. While Gil is really an actor all the time. Even when he appears charming, there's something strained and phony about him.
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maxtshea — 11 years ago(January 24, 2015 07:57 PM)
I saw TPROC in the theater and maybe two other times in the 29 years sincewow, time fliesand then I saw it again this weekend. Each of the four or five times I've seen the picture, I thought Gil was going to be waiting at the theater for Cecelia at the end. I know a lot of people were pushing Woody Allen to tack on a happy ending, but I'm glad he didn't. Hollywood has enough happy endings. I like an ending that's bitter and hard to swallow sometimes. Anyway, at least Cecelia gets to enjoy the Fred Astaire picture!
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Lancer01 — 10 years ago(September 22, 2015 11:16 PM)
im not a fan of hollywood happy endings either but i think it would have worked here. it would have played to the 1930s movie theme where there was always a happy ending in those movies, especially during the depression. but i liked it nonetheless.
