Bob and Leo are the SAME PERSON !
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beaverman225798 — 18 years ago(August 08, 2007 07:30 AM)
i saw it as bob was taking leos "saneness". you can see as bob is getting better, leo is getting crazier. not, same, person. but if you want to see it as that, i can understand your points.
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CheerZ — 18 years ago(August 12, 2007 08:41 AM)
Well
It could be that the family is "playing along" calling Leo Bob anytime he acts cool and loose.
As for the psychiatrist in the beginning, it could be that Leo was his patient when he was in his "Bob"-persona and the psychiatrist just figured that signing Bob as a patient to Leo, would eventually help Leo get along with his "Bob" persona..
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KelTron42 — 17 years ago(December 06, 2008 09:38 AM)
That would have been an amazing twist to this movie! At the end, the audience realizes that "Bob" is really a split personality created by Leo's psyche!
It would've made the line "You think he's gone? He's not gone! That's the whole point! He's NEVER GONE!" much more deeper and the line where Anna says "Bob is fun!" and Leo says "Your father's kind of fun" would've held much more merit!
"Just because you ARE a character, doesn't mean you HAVE character."
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Thosewhoplay — 17 years ago(January 11, 2009 02:53 PM)
I like your attitude. But if this was really intentional, in my opinion, it would have resulted in a very different movie with a much more scrutinized, and less relaxed sort of dialogue and dynamic. You may have found elements which fit your premise, but there's just too much that doesn't fit.
I'm just not seeing the Fight Club in What about Bob.
By the way, do you know Fellini's 8 1/2 ? 8 1/2 is the ultimate in a character being split in several personas. In fact each detail of the film represents some particular aspect of the protagonist/Fellini.
Also check out Bergman's "Persona" if you never have.
