I don’t understand this movie. I can’t tell what the vignettes of the janitor represent and I don’t fully grasp the symbolism of the following:
- The tyre chains
- The rapid aging of Jake’s parents
- The main character’s name changing
- the main character’s changing major
- the snow (it shouldn’t be snowing in Oklahoma)
- the father’s bandage
- the childhood photograph that is both the main character and Jake
- the ice cream shop Furthermore, I don’t quite grasp what is literal and what is symbolic in each segment.
To me this seems like a movie about decision paralysis and anxiety. I see the motif of change moreso than anything else in the story and am the differential outcomes. Of course, I might just be projecting my own fears unto something I don’t understand. On further thought, I think I just don’t know what’s happening and it unnerves me as a result. For some reason I found this movie scarier than most horror movies. It might just be because of the general unnerving atmosphere and confusion. Lastly, the ending makes no sense whatsoever. I have no idea what just happened. Not even a semblance of a clue.
I might just be bad at fiction.
Haven’t watched “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” but from reading these comments it has similar vibes to “Linoleum” with Jim Gaffigan. At least Linoleum was nice enough to sorta give you a hint as to why everything was so bonkers throughout the movie.