I just saw this movie the other day. I’ll save the spoiler question for last. Here’s my 1st question:
Is this a period movie? I was under the impression that the movie took place sometime in the late 50’s, early 60’s.
If so, are there discrepancies in the dialogue? I usually don’t notice these things, but there are a couple dialogue references that stood out to me when I saw the movie. At one point, the father of one character says, “…kids, one day they’re kids, the next day they’re getting tattoos.” Did 20 year-olds get tattoos back in the 50’s? Would the reference have made sense back then? Also, later in the movie, someone calls another character a “dork”. I don’t recall hearing this term until the 70’s or early 80’s.
Spoiler Q:
Is this an open-ended movie ending? Or is the character, Tom, bound to be discovered by the girlfriend and her family on the cruise? Did he also kill the character, Peter? I watched the ending 2X to figure out what was happening. When one of the mirrored doors close, it looks like Peter’s body is in the reflection of the closing door. What’s your take?
It was a period piece because I remember a critic pointing out that the trade center wasn’t there at the time the movie was supposed to be in.
As for the other… I have no idea. I did’t really like the movie (in fact I hated it) so I didn’t pay much attention.
I did hear rumblings about either a prequel or a sequel. Doesn’t answer the questioin but maybe it will trigger something in someone else who remembers.
I also had the impression that it was open-ended, though being on a ship it would have been extra hard for Ripley to have gotten away with it.
This movie is one of my favorites that I’ve seen in the last couple of years. I like Hitchcock movies, and this seemed to me one that Alfred would have been proud of if he had done it. The latent homosexuality would have been pushing the envelope somewhat while Alfred was making movies, but everything else was right up his cinematic alley.
don’t know about the period stuff.
But yes he killed Peter. There are several other “Ripley” books that follow him around Europe. I really liked the movie and later I thought the book was even better. I have not read any of the other Ripley books yet but I probably will. So I guess it makes sense to leave the ending open a bit so a sequal is possible.
After Tom killed Dickie and assumed Dickie’s identity, he made a few phone calls. Was Tom’s 1st meeting with the young lady (the one he took to the opera)arranged by Tom? Or did he run into her by accident? If it was arranged, was this a character flaw or was it part of his plan to live the good life?
I can’t remember if he made any phone calls to the young lady before he encountered her in the clothes store. His break-up with her seemed very calculated (choosing the time and location so that she would see Dickie’s fiance).