Final Scene: Heartwarming or Sad?
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motter25420-153-699254 — 11 years ago(November 27, 2014 06:50 PM)
Growth? Come on now, I doubt there's a one of us here who would have wanted anything to do with Del, we all would have reacted as Neil did, Del was annoying, cost Neil a cab, mooched on the room, etc. Yes, after several more adventures we learn the guys whole story, but be serious, how many of us would embrace an annoying stranger with open arms right off the bat?
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motter25420-153-699254 — 9 years ago(June 25, 2016 07:14 AM)
Neal was a tightwad jackass who makes bad judgments until Del entered his life and through their adventure Neal learned a little about humility.
Name one thing he did that would make him a tightwad.
Name one thing he did that would make him a jackass.
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zmystico — 9 years ago(August 06, 2016 06:46 PM)
- His whole plane was to get him before 8 pm that same day, he tried bribing someone for a cab.
- After being delayed for bad weather, he gets in a huff because he won't get home until 10 pmWOW BIG INCONVIENCE!
- On the plane he cops an attitude because he got bumped out of FIRST CLASS, which he told he would get a refund for.
- All along the way, he made snide remarks and comments about anything that wasn't up to his standards.
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motter25420-153-699254 — 9 years ago(August 07, 2016 07:30 AM)
- Uh, yeah, he wanted to get home and see his family on Thanksgiving - what a jerk. I'd say paying $75 for a cab (especially in the 80's) is hardly something a tightwad would do.
- A huff? The guy was bummed, everyone is when their flight is delayed, especially after a long day at work, losing a cab, and not having seen your family for a few days, and it's a holiday.
- He got upset that he was bumped, again, who wouldn't, and the woman was very rude, a refund is not the point, there's a reason you pay for 1st class.
- Huh? So let me make sure I understand you here:
*A guy takes his socks off on a plane and his feet stink to high heaven - you're fine with that?
*A guy uses every towel in the bathroom and leaves you none (after you paid for the room and the cab) - you'd be fine with that?
*A guy spills beer all over your side of the bed - you'd be fine with that?
*A guy starts clearing his nose as you're trying to sleep - OK by you?
*A rental company rents you a car that is not there - OK by you?
*The bus runs off and you have to walk back, and when you get there the woman is ignoring you to take a personal call - OK by you?
*You get robbed of all your cash and are upset, so you're tightwad?
*Without your permission, a guy rents a car with your credit card, gets it scratched up, lights it on fire, you're upset so you're a tightwad?
That's not even covering everything, just a few things, I think you need to go watch the movie again.
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goodguy_1969 — 9 years ago(November 06, 2016 08:33 PM)
Bingo!, jsn_hylnd!! I was just thinking humanity and humility after watching the movie yet again. I know this was just movie but I firmly believe if everyone experiences a touch of humanity and humility, the world as we know would be a nicer place
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bsthorrortownusa-346-913090 — 11 years ago(November 26, 2014 08:37 AM)
Till John Candy's death, I always viewed it as a heartwarming scene.. Del finally has an actually friend, someone who cares about him and can help him move forward But now it's just sad, I always think about John Candy not being here anymore..
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TotheWatersandtheWild — 10 years ago(November 26, 2015 06:23 PM)
Makarov-324
Maybe steve martin's character sets him up on a blind date and 1 week later he moves in with her and they get married and have 5 kids and then Del gets the happy ending.
I like the way you think.
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The light is the left hand of darkness
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motter25420-153-699254 — 11 years ago(November 27, 2014 06:47 PM)
Personally I never got the impression that Del
couldn't
afford to have a home, I thought it was always more like his wife was dead and he purposely stayed on the road to meet people, chat with his customers and what not to keep from sitting around the house dwelling on the loss of his wife. -
shadow_priest_x — 11 years ago(November 27, 2014 10:38 PM)
My thoughts as well. I mean, Del apparently has a steady job and customers that consistently buy from him. I never felt like he was incapable of providing for himself. He just stayed on the road because he had nothing else and that was where the action was.
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AntDude — 11 years ago(November 27, 2014 11:59 PM)
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nooneishere — 11 years ago(November 28, 2014 02:55 AM)
I always personally thought that Del chose not to live anywhere, despite possibly having the funds to. When you've lost a loved one, the last thing you want to do is move on without them. So, my take is that Del just kept bouncing from city to city, choosing to never settle down and start anew.
Disregarding that theory, I always thought Neil would help him find a new place to live, if he was actually homeless and broke.
"That's the karma again, I didn't help Kenny so she beat me up with a telephone"