Ashish Reddy
Com Lit R1A: 4
Emily Laskin
December 18, 2014
Transition of Don Johnston’s life
Broken Flowers is an intriguing movie that portrays a middle-aged man finding the mother of his supposed child. Don Johnston is put through a series of challenges and with the help of his nosey neighbor, Jeffery Winston, goes on an adventurous journey to try to find the author of the enigmatic letter. Even though he is able to reunite with all his ex’s (with the exception of the one that already passed away), he comes up empty handed and the viewer is left just as confused as the movie started. While some can say nothing was resolved throughout the movie, it is clear that Don has come out of his journey as a changed man and it has made him reevaluate …show more content…
It is something he has learned to accept and is a person that always dwells on the past. Winston throughout the whole movie always references Don’s past and how he has always been so, “Successful with the ladies.” The viewer can assume Winston knows this because of how much Don must gloat about his “Don Juan” like past. However a mysterious pink letter shows up at his doorstep right after his current girlfriend, Sherry, breaks up with him. For the first time in his life, Don has faced a problem he doesn’t know how to resolve. Don is a man that made all his money from computers and now just sits on a couch in his living room all day and doesn’t move. From what we see during the movie, every time Don is in his house, he is always on that same couch usually watching some sort of movie. This picture is very symbolic of Don’s life as a whole. He never feels the need to go explore the world and just stays put to his house. If you take a closer look at Don’s face during these scenes, he always has a blank look. It makes the viewer wonder if Don enjoys his current life style or if he would rather change the way he lives. The director purposely has this ambiguity in the movie to further complicate what the viewer takes away from Don’s personality. However, to make things clearer for the audience, the director decides to make a neighbor that is the total opposite of
Com Lit R1A: 4
Emily Laskin
December 18, 2014
Transition of Don Johnston’s life
Broken Flowers is an intriguing movie that portrays a middle-aged man finding the mother of his supposed child. Don Johnston is put through a series of challenges and with the help of his nosey neighbor, Jeffery Winston, goes on an adventurous journey to try to find the author of the enigmatic letter. Even though he is able to reunite with all his ex’s (with the exception of the one that already passed away), he comes up empty handed and the viewer is left just as confused as the movie started. While some can say nothing was resolved throughout the movie, it is clear that Don has come out of his journey as a changed man and it has made him reevaluate …show more content…
It is something he has learned to accept and is a person that always dwells on the past. Winston throughout the whole movie always references Don’s past and how he has always been so, “Successful with the ladies.” The viewer can assume Winston knows this because of how much Don must gloat about his “Don Juan” like past. However a mysterious pink letter shows up at his doorstep right after his current girlfriend, Sherry, breaks up with him. For the first time in his life, Don has faced a problem he doesn’t know how to resolve. Don is a man that made all his money from computers and now just sits on a couch in his living room all day and doesn’t move. From what we see during the movie, every time Don is in his house, he is always on that same couch usually watching some sort of movie. This picture is very symbolic of Don’s life as a whole. He never feels the need to go explore the world and just stays put to his house. If you take a closer look at Don’s face during these scenes, he always has a blank look. It makes the viewer wonder if Don enjoys his current life style or if he would rather change the way he lives. The director purposely has this ambiguity in the movie to further complicate what the viewer takes away from Don’s personality. However, to make things clearer for the audience, the director decides to make a neighbor that is the total opposite of