I mean when she saw Joe and her father cross the top hill and then the coffee shop guy appeared and she even didn't bot
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CashHog — 10 years ago(July 26, 2015 04:16 AM)
Ya', she's the last one to see Joe Black and her father walk off together. Joe comes back alone! I would think there'd be some explaining to do as Dad's body is lying in the grass somewhere and the last person known to be with him was Joe Black.
But, Susan and Joe wander off to the party as if nothing happened -
ines_silva — 10 years ago(February 05, 2016 06:55 AM)
I believe she understood what happened, specially when Joe from the coffee shop appeared and started acting confused. That's why she didn't mind to look for her father, she realized who Joe/Death was, and why they both had to leave. I think she got it right away when Bill refused her invitation to watch the fireworks because he needed to 'catch his breath'. Remember, she started crying and hugged him.
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crooky-3 — 9 years ago(July 22, 2016 02:32 AM)
Susan seems to understand who Joe is during their last moment together. I think right before she says "you're someone else", he had somehow given her a glimpse into who he really was - sort of like telepathically. Her taking a long time to say "but you're Joe" is because that's when she is understanding he's death. Once she understands that, it doesn't take too long for her to figure out why death was around her father a lot, so her whole last exchange with her father, she is understanding what's coming. Of course it hits her a lot more sudden when her father doesn't come to watch the fireworks with her. She understands then that it's "time".
So at the very end, she doesn't need to cross the hill. She knows what happened. The only thing she didn't immediately know was why "Joe" was still here - and his confused state quickly tells her nope, not "Joe" but the actual dude from the coffee shop.
It was all pretty elegantly done. The movie moves really slow at some parts and not a whole lot really happens for how long it is, but I find the ending to be just about perfect.
