Sliding Doors question (SPOILERS)

[Dodd2222]

I have a question about the END of Sliding Doors, starring Gwenyth Paltrow:

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Did she die in the path that took her with James? I saw her flatline in the
hospital as he was talking to her and I was crushed. Was that it? I'll admit
the alternate ending was uplifting but I have mixed, melancholy feels after
seeing it. I did enjoy it immensely, though.

Please e-mail.

[Michael Chen]

Dodd2222 wrote:

Personally I didn't like it either, but she died in the path with James. In the
other path, the film suggests that she will get together with James - so that's
supposed to kinda make up for it.

[Jeff Walters]

dodd...@aol.com (Dodd2222) wrote:

>I have a question about the END of Sliding Doors, starring Gwenyth Paltrow:

>S

>P

>O

>I

>L

>E

>R

>Did she die in the path that took her with James? I saw her flatline in the
>hospital as he was talking to her and I was crushed. Was that it? I'll admit
>the alternate ending was uplifting but I have mixed, melancholy feels after
>seeing it. I did enjoy it immensely, though.

Yup, she kicked the bucket. (unless her character is in a sequel to
Flat liners ;)

[Dodd2222]

Well, that was a terrible way to end that path. I suppose it impressed the
filmmaker's theme about the frail thread of cause and effect, but it was a
massive downer where there really didn't need to be one. Uplifting us with her
and James coming together at the end, then having him stop her in the street to
say "I love you" just so she could get hit by a van was contrived and
mean-spirited. No wonder people were telling me not to rent the movie.
Still... it had Gwenyth...

[tracindavid]

*spoliers ahead*

Right. It appeared to me that the argument being made was that 2 people
meant for each other would eventually find each other in any series of
alternate universes. Even though her life was much worse in the world
where she didn't catch her husband cheating until she was pregnant,
the indication I received was that there were the same happy days ahead
for her in this world where she had the newness of their love to look forward
to. I think the flatline in the other reality certainly indicated her death. Just
my .02.

Michael Chen wrote:

> Dodd2222 wrote:
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> > I have a question about the END of Sliding Doors, starring Gwenyth Paltrow:
> >
> > S
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> > P
> >
> > O
> >
> > I
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> > L
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> > E
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> > Did she die in the path that took her with James? I saw her flatline in the
> > hospital as he was talking to her and I was crushed. Was that it? I'll admit
> > the alternate ending was uplifting but I have mixed, melancholy feels after
> > seeing it. I did enjoy it immensely, though.
> >

[Luis Canau]

dodd...@aol.com (Dodd2222) escreveu:
[...]

>plifting us with her
>and James coming together at the end, then having him stop her in the street to
>say "I love you" just so she could get hit by a van was contrived and
>mean-spirited. No wonder people were telling me not to rent the movie.
>Still... it had Gwenyth...

Not that I loved the movie or something (it's very so-so-ish), but from
another point of view it might not be as contrived and mean spirited as you
say. The parallel story can be seen as an alternate reality, not the current
reality, showing how things could turn out bad even though they seem to be
running along pretty well. On the other hand, things might be going very bad
but then it seems that they will change for the best. This is the story that
ends the film. So, it's very uplifting.

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[Leanne Marie Baran]

Michael Chen wrote:
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> Dodd2222 wrote:
>
> > I have a question about the END of Sliding Doors, starring Gwenyth Paltrow:
> >
> > S
> >
> > P
> >
> > O
> >
> > I
> >
> > L
> >
> > E
> >
> > R
> >
> > Did she die in the path that took her with James? I saw her flatline in the
> > hospital as he was talking to her and I was crushed. Was that it? I'll admit
> > the alternate ending was uplifting but I have mixed, melancholy feels after
> > seeing it. I did enjoy it immensely, though.
> >
> > Please e-mail.
>
> Personally I didn't like it either, but she died in the path with James. In the
> other path, the film suggests that she will get together with James - so that's
> supposed to kinda make up for it.

I think the point is that you can't always assume that one has taken the
wrong path. It ain't over till it's over.
--
Leanne Baran

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[cyrilmat...@gmail.com]

yes she did die in the reality where ahe had affair with james while in the other or alternate reality, she recovered the accident & at the end is teh affair again starting with james ... but i wish it should.nt be a loop that ends in helen's death on bath cases... Had a good experience watching the movie

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It seems that the message could have been that different paths will still take you to the same place; except, the fact that as she is in the hospital at the same time losing her baby (fathered by different men), she dies in one path and lives in anoter, which is actually no longer the same place for her. The idea could have been carried out better, in mmy opinion, had she lived in both paths, or even died in both paths. But maybe the author had a different message in mind.

[occam]

On 21/07/2017 12:44, cyrilmat...@gmail.com wrote:
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> yes she did die in the reality where ahe had affair with james while in the other or alternate reality, she recovered the accident & at the end is teh affair again starting with james ... but i wish it should.nt be a loop that ends in helen's death on bath cases... Had a good experience watching the movie
>

How may different alternate realities are you posting this message? I
have received at least eight identical responses to yourself.