Why did they burn the house exactly?
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phjes11 — 9 years ago(August 06, 2016 07:57 AM)
My exact thought. I guess Eva could come up with a stupid idea like that and think it makes sense. She doesn't exactly seem too bright and acts on emotions rather than logic. Nell on the other hand, seems resourceful, sensible and intelligent (most of the time). How she didn't ask her sister to put down the damn gas, take care of her kid, and leave the thinking to her, is beyond me.
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vebkumar — 9 years ago(August 07, 2016 08:09 AM)
Why did they burn down the house? Because it was a beep house. Any house that freaking falls apart in three months deserves to be burnt down!
And who uses so much glass when building in the woods??
Also black mold is really bad for your baby, but living in the rain in the open forest is super kewl and healthy for a new born baby. -
tecnogaming — 9 years ago(August 08, 2016 09:44 PM)
It's better than inhaling black mold all the time, I can asure you that, you can actually die because of this, black mold is basically Toxic to your body, try live in a house filled with black mold if you dare.
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gemsong — 9 years ago(August 09, 2016 08:23 PM)
They burned the house not only b/c it was falling apart and the mold but they (Eva) was worried the rapist or some other bad person would come around. With no house it's unlikely anyone would stick around looking for them.
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Kalika1 — 9 years ago(October 16, 2016 05:35 PM)
^^ Unfortunately, that is untrue:
http://moldmanusa.com/the-truth-about-toxic-black-mold-its-probably-not-what-you-think/
There is no way to know for sure if it is toxic or not without testingso ALWAYS better safe than sorry.
Unless this lady works for the circusshe didn't shoot herself -
chaserslo — 9 years ago(September 16, 2016 01:24 PM)
I think this has more of a symbolic meaning as in letting go of the past and moving on.
As far as the abandoned houses go Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there only one abandoned house they drive by with their dad? And this was almost 2 years ago, plus we don't really know how far it is.
I'm assuming that Eva is still heavily traumatized by the rape and afraid of Stan coming back, that's why she would rather see that people who knew them think they're dead.
They probably took some of the most important things from the house and went for the tree. However, it doesn't mean they are going to stay there. Perhaps they decide to stay there for a few weeks and then head for Boston.
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desertrose0601-690-503760 — 9 years ago(September 17, 2016 11:57 PM)
No idea. This ending completely drew me out of the story. It made no sense.
Ooh I just had a baby let's burn down our house and live in a tree!! That'll be safer for the baby than fixing the roof and cleaning out the mold
. Literally anything else would've been a better idea than burning down their shelter, resources, information books, etc. -
Coffeeluv — 9 years ago(October 04, 2016 06:19 PM)
I'm annoyed that they chose THAT night, in the rain, to wander off but I think burning the house down is an attempt at gaining control over SOMEthing. Until that point they kept getting screwed over by things out of their control (dad dies, rape, house caving in).
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Jackie68 — 9 years ago(October 08, 2016 01:56 AM)
I think Eva felt even more vulnerable with the baby. Like they were sitting ducks. Especially when they smelt the camp fire of someone else earlier. They should have gone with Nell's boyfriend or made their way back to town after dad died. Safety in numbers and all that.
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BreakingLikeAWave — 9 years ago(November 05, 2016 11:26 PM)
They showed the tarps on the roof even before the power went out, so that water damage was likely going on for a while. And yeah, wet rotten wood, even a few months (especially in the PNW) is enough for those beams to go.
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stephenmonachello — 9 years ago(November 20, 2016 11:18 AM)
To me, the house fell apart way too quick. Even being in the PNW, the house should not have rotted that quick. Maybe in the book they explain what was going on with the house in general. In this film some events happened way too quick and some things that should have happened did not.
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Seth_Rogue_One — 9 years ago(October 16, 2016 02:21 PM)
The explanation given also made absolutely no sense to me. People will think they died in the fire? So what? If they're out in the woods, they couldn't care less what people think when they see the empty house.
I saw it as they partly did it because the rapist might come back for some more tender loving. And if he thought they were dead well then he wouldn't go out looking for them.
And another part was that the house was riddled with mold which can be dangerous to live with, especially for a baby potentially life-threatening for him/her.
Death to mainstream cinema!