"It should have been you"

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Stand by Me

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MsJDoe — 9 years ago(December 11, 2016 09:55 AM)

When Gordon dreams of his brothers funeral and his father saying it should have been him that died, was that something his father actually said to him or his feeling that it's what his father thinks?

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starvb083 — 9 years ago(December 12, 2016 05:32 AM)

In my opinion it was his recurrence of a bad dream, possibly brought on by his guilt at not crying at his brother's funeral.

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MsJDoe — 9 years ago(December 17, 2016 10:33 AM)

I agree - I can't imagine any parent saying such a thing. I think it was a projection by the character as to how he thinks his dad feels.

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McGannahanSkjellyfetti — 9 years ago(January 02, 2017 06:50 AM)

Either way I always thought that was the most creepiest scene of the whole movie!

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intelligentsupermodel — 9 years ago(January 02, 2017 05:14 PM)

The dream exemplified Gordie's fear of what his father really thought of him. It was obvious that his favorite son was Denny, and Gordie probably wondered if his father felt that way deep down.

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lubin-freddy — 9 years ago(January 16, 2017 10:37 AM)

His father never would actually say that, but he certainly gave Gordie the feeling that it's the way he thinks.
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