Question: Why does Wichita have such trust issues? Wouldn't she feel more protected with 2 guys there to help her survive, rather than feel threatened by them?
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Zombieland
The most significant moment to me was when Wichita pulled over the Hummer so Columbus could get out and take the truck to find "whoever he was looking for" as Wichita put it. Columbus decides, however to get back in the car and finish the journey with Wichita, Little Rock and Tallahassee. This is the moment when Columbus realizes that there is more to life than being alone and shutting yourself in. He took a chance and got out of his comfort zone and realized that maybe he could be a happy social person. He wants to stay and be with Wichita wherever she goes, so he continues on the road trip. For Columbus, Wichita gives him hope and faith that he can survive this Zombieland and become a changed person. Even when Wichita convinces him to take off his seatbelt, he says something like "Wow it is kind of freeing". Columbus realizes at this moment that he never really was close with his family and I think he kind of regrets it. He makes a decision when he gets back in and shuts the Hummer door that this will be his new "family" and even later in the movie he says that these people were the closest he ever got to what he really wanted. This scene really puts emphasis on the road trip giving Columbus companionship, hope and change in his personality and outlook on life.
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I agree with Bayley that this is the most significant moment. Columbus can't let anyone in and had spent his life up to this point by himself in his apartment. He starts to get to know everyone better and slowly starts to trust everyone. His new "family" is the closest thing he's every really had a real one. In a world where your continually on the run and stressed, having a family to defend you and make you laugh doesn't hurt. Columbus realizes this and takes a chance by getting back in the Hummer.
ReplyDeleteI guess my question is a lot like Bayley's...Do you think that Wichita doesn't trust anyone because she has been used before or for some other reason?