good dolphin wrote:
but while we are on the subject of that scene, I thought there was a key sentiment expressed that gets glossed over in this movie:
He calls her song and production an embarrassment.
In the movie she is supposed to be some deep, poetic, lyricist who is so devoted to the art that she even rejects backup dancers when she gets her big break. I really thought the movie was going to explore how she soul searches after the SNL appearance and finds that Jack is correct that she sold out her art for pop fame. Instead she just continues down the soulless pop road without lookling back without it ever being brought up again by any of the characters.
A writer could have very easily written a movie where Jack's relapse is due to his disappointment over the degradation of what he saw as beauty and truth sufficiently strong to restore his faith in the art. However, we know this is a chick flick because it was written as Jack's relapse and death is due to his jealousies over her fame.
I don’t think he relapsed—he just straight up committed suicide. The pills he popped were for the guts to go through with it. I think he also offed himself because he was hindering her career—he knew her concern for him was keeping her from touring Europe as planned.
That said, I can’t believe I’m debating the ending of this chick flick.
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