Doug R
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The Cowboy Bebop movie finally came near me and I was able to see it. Awesome, as expected.
I have some questions about the movie. Spoilers below for the movie and some spoilers for the series (though not major).
Was the entire movie a dream of Spike's? Some observations:
1) At the beginning, Spike is shown sleeping on the Bebop couch. Jet yells for him to get up, yet Spike just rolls over and doesn't get up. The next shot is not of him getting up but of the convenience store sequence.
2) At the very end of the credits, bookending the scene of Spike sleeping, is Spike...still sleeping. Same shot on the Bebop couch. He opens his eyes and sees a butterfly, which turns out isn't there. Which brings up more questions:
3) If it is Spike's dream, Vincent could represent Spike's past. At this point in the series, Spike is certainly wrestling with his past. Vincent shares a lot of similarities to Spike, and even resembles him to some extent. Could the movie be about Spike confronting his past in the form of Vincent, who Spike even says "He smells like me"
4) If #3 is true, could Vincent's story be an element of Spike's past? Is Spike the one haunted by the butterflies? Note the end credit scene as Spike wakes up and sees the fake butterfly. If you take the movie as real, then he should have been cured of the toxin by that point and wouldn't see a butterfly. Perhaps he has always seen them.
5) A lot of what Spike says about Vincent, he could easily be saying about himself. And a lot of what Vincent says could be what Spike would have said or will say (particularly the end speech).
Anyhow, could be a real stretch but the end credit scene, which most ppl may never even see made me think. I can't imagine any other reason why it would be there. Plus the phrase "Are you living in the real world?" in the usual "See you, Space Cowboy" place is another thing.
Thoughts anyone ?
I have some questions about the movie. Spoilers below for the movie and some spoilers for the series (though not major).
Was the entire movie a dream of Spike's? Some observations:
1) At the beginning, Spike is shown sleeping on the Bebop couch. Jet yells for him to get up, yet Spike just rolls over and doesn't get up. The next shot is not of him getting up but of the convenience store sequence.
2) At the very end of the credits, bookending the scene of Spike sleeping, is Spike...still sleeping. Same shot on the Bebop couch. He opens his eyes and sees a butterfly, which turns out isn't there. Which brings up more questions:
3) If it is Spike's dream, Vincent could represent Spike's past. At this point in the series, Spike is certainly wrestling with his past. Vincent shares a lot of similarities to Spike, and even resembles him to some extent. Could the movie be about Spike confronting his past in the form of Vincent, who Spike even says "He smells like me"
4) If #3 is true, could Vincent's story be an element of Spike's past? Is Spike the one haunted by the butterflies? Note the end credit scene as Spike wakes up and sees the fake butterfly. If you take the movie as real, then he should have been cured of the toxin by that point and wouldn't see a butterfly. Perhaps he has always seen them.
5) A lot of what Spike says about Vincent, he could easily be saying about himself. And a lot of what Vincent says could be what Spike would have said or will say (particularly the end speech).
Anyhow, could be a real stretch but the end credit scene, which most ppl may never even see made me think. I can't imagine any other reason why it would be there. Plus the phrase "Are you living in the real world?" in the usual "See you, Space Cowboy" place is another thing.
Thoughts anyone ?