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Free Fall - Freier Fall
gattaca:
Ennis was torn to support his family and was on that path until the Alma screen door / stairwaryk event. Marc's torn in the same way. Both he and Ennis have a "sense of duty" to honor their fatherly responsibilities (man-up) for the kids which becomes gut wrenching to even consider walking away. We hear this from Marc more than once when he struggles and again in one of the deleted scenes.
The ending is a no win. Everyone is devastated / hurt and no one got what they wanted - not Marc, not Kay, not Brittina, no her parents, no one.
Marc is not free. He has just accepted what he has lost and is tying to move on the only way he knows now, which is to be a better policeman - hence the return to the track / ending.
Marc can not reconcile the dichotomy and struggle within himself to pursue Kay. Why? Because Kay bolted / moved away and pursuing Kay would mean Marc must leave his son and that commitment... which is why he could not remain with Kay even if Kay stayed...(before it all blew up..)
This is similar to Ennis' reasoning for "two guys living together "....?
It is a terrible crossroads and feeling to be in - Marc's fallen. V
morrobay:
Curious about your opinions: Does Kay have any fault in all this? He went after Marc, getting transferred to his unit, "if you do want to go jogging sometime", knowing that he was in a committed relationship with a woman who was pregnant with his child.
Sorry if this is a naïve question, did Kay think Marc was gay up until the time he met Bettina? Or was he just taking a chance with a straight guy that he was attracted to?
gattaca:
--- Quote from: butlers_fantasy on May 13, 2014, 10:09:49 pm ---Curious about your opinions: Does Kay have any fault in all this? He went after Marc, getting transferred to his unit, "if you do want to go jogging sometime", knowing that he was in a committed relationship with a woman who was pregnant with his child.
Sorry if this is a naïve question, did Kay think Marc was gay up until the time he met Bettina? Or was he just taking a chance with a straight guy that he was attracted to?
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Absolutely. Kay is responsible - majorly so for the initiating these events. We do not know but perhaps Marc would not explored those feelings if Kay had not been the instigator and been present daily as a reminder. Marc's surprise to see Kay is no accident b/c he thought he's dodged a bullet by not going to see Kay again... then he could / would continue down this thread with Bettina, son, fatherly responsibilities, life, ...
The "now you know" like from Marc in the restroom says "I have responsibilities - a pregnant wife" loud and clear to me -so even if I really wanted to, I cannot "walk away..."
That's a tough one. We don't know what transpired in the training / roomie situation. We are shown tension and animosity between Marc and Kay during training exercises so perhaps Kay had already started playing Marc and Marc was resisting then. Maybe Kay was taking a chance pursing a "mostly" straight guy that he thought he had a chance with? That's a strong statement and Kay transferring to Marc's unit is an even stronger statement from Kay in his beliefs - really. There's a big difference in a one-time-thing and pursuit. It is interesting that them being roomies and bunk mates that Marc never mentioned that he's an expecting father - really? That would generally be on the top of the queue? It leads perhaps to the answer to your question - why?
More we are not told.... V.
mariska:
--- Quote from: gattaca on May 13, 2014, 07:13:26 pm ---Ennis was torn to support his family and was on that path until the Alma screen door / stairwaryk event. Marc's torn in the same way. Both he and Ennis have a "sense of duty" to honor their fatherly responsibilities (man-up) for the kids which becomes gut wrenching to even consider walking away. We hear this from Marc more than once when he struggles and again in one of the deleted scenes.
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I think Ennis never would have chosen for Jack. Not even when he divorsed Alma.
morrobay:
--- Quote from: mariska on May 14, 2014, 09:33:16 am ---I think Ennis never would have chosen for Jack. Not even when he divorsed Alma.
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Yeah, Ennis would never be able to get past his fear.
That's another big difference between the two movies: at least Marc was able to face up to the fact that he loved Kay - even though he denies to the end being gay, he made a huge step by admitting to Gregor & Bettina that he had been with Kay (even though he reduced it to "an affair"). Ennis would carry his secret of his love for Jack to his grave. That's a helluva lot to keep inside.
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