I have had a bad week....so I am gonna put this out here and let YA'LL see how bad it has been!
Have you ever thought that maybe we are looking at the story the wrong way?? Maybe it IS about standing it??
That some dreams just aren't going to come true so we have to learn to deal with life without them...we have to face reality.
There comes a time that you just have to realize that you just don't have the ability to fulfill your dreams. So to continue beating your head against a stone wall is ridiculous and useless and robs you of living your life to the fullest....
...and here I thought I was the only one who felt this way about the film. I would have to add, however, that, even though we someday have to realize that the dreams we hung our hats on may never come true, somewhere a new dream has formed in our hearts. That's what gives me hope for not only myself, but for the rest of the world.
Sure, the films slap in the face was that Ennis lost Jack, "his dream" (though he would never admit this), but a new one started for him; He now had the ability to feel and know true love, unconditional love. This knowledge, and the worlds it opens for him, are his new dream. Sometimes we have a hard time seeing these new dreams for what they are.