why was Jim naked with no sheets when he awoke?
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britika — 9 years ago(May 04, 2016 09:14 PM)
Maybe whoever was the last to see him (nurse or Dr) thought it was best that he not have anything on. Maybe they thought he might get tangled in the sheets or maybe as another poster said he was getting a sponge bath. I really don't think it was anything to do with symbolising man and ape or vulnerability Whoever was there was obviously trying to help him as they locked him in so he'd be safe and they left the key.
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Aniki21 — 9 years ago(January 04, 2017 04:10 PM)
It's suppose to represent Jim's rebirth into a new world he isn't familiar with. The Commentary track explains this.
I believe the main question being asked in this thread is what is the practical, real life context for him being naked rather than what it's suppose to symbolize.
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volkstraum — 9 years ago(September 04, 2016 03:39 PM)
Sheets could have been hastily taken for some other purpose.
Clearly, it symbolizes he rebirth as a stranger in a strange land.
I couldn't believe when I read his filmography that he played a toilet (no joke) in According to Jim -