Why didn't Columbus go and check if his family was still alive or not?
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Zombieland
I thought the most significant part of the movie was when they were on the road switching drivers from time to time. I thought here, they learned a lot about each others and showed each other their true selves as they trust each others more and more. I feel like this movie defines "road trip" as way to gain knowledge about your companions and share different experiences with them.
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I definitely agree, but I think there is more of a progression in Columbus’ definition of “road trip”. Near the beginning, he says “So I’m on my way from my college dorm in Austin, Texas to Columbus, Ohio where I’m hoping my family is still alive. Even though we were never really close, it’d just be nice to see a familiar face…”. At the beginning of his journey the main reason for his road trip is to meet up with his family….and to stay alive.
ReplyDeleteLater, after Wichita tells him that his home “is a ghost town and completely burned to the ground”, he comes to the realization that he no longer has a home and says “it wasn’t because I had nowhere else to go, it was cuz in that moment, it became clear; wherever this girl was, is where I wanted to be”. His reason for a road trip develops from “on his way home”, to “along for the ride” in hopes of ending up with Wichita. As he learns more and more about each of his new companions, he ultimately realizes that they are his only family.
Question: why would you use a double barrel shotgun as your weapon of choice when gun stores all over the nation are obviously abandoned?
I believe that the scene where they all switch who is driving is very significant. Before this scene all of the characters were very distant from one another, as they were all just there to save themselves and didn't trust the opposite sex. At this point in the movie they all become a lot closer and it is the first time they realize that they really have no other choice but to confide in one another.
ReplyDeleteBefore this scene in the movie, Columbus was just on this road with these 3 others to find a way to get home to his family who he believed was still alive. After Wichita told him that his family would no longer be there he mentally realized that this would be the closest thing to family that he would be able to have... This scene perfectly shows that all of them have come to this conclusion and they become a lot more open to one another.
Overall, I believe that this scene shows the viewer that the point of this road trip is companionship. WIthout the others they would have a lesser chance of survival and they also view these companions as their "family" while they don't have anyone else to turn to and trust.
Do you think that Columbus should have helped Wichita when she was stuck on the roller coaster although she stranded him by leaving the actors house?
I agree that this part was significant. The road trip was not only about survival but also about companionship. As others have mentioned, Columbus lost his family and realizes that they are the only ones he has left. The four characters become a family, and they can only depend on each other. When they reach California, Columbus admits that they were having fun and that they were going to stay together until Pacific Playland. They keep each other company, and staying together also gives them a higher chance of survival.
ReplyDeleteWhy did the girls keep trying to abandon the guys?