Take Jeremy and his cafe, for instance.
The jar of keys he keeps becomes symbolic of his failure to close those doors.
Arnie copes by drinking and is usually the last one out of the bar.
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Later, Arnie kills himself through a planned car crash at the place where they first met.
This completely wrecks Sue Lynn, and she expresses her inner feelings to Lizzie.
Arnie’s death proves to be as much of a blessing as it is a curse.
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Leslie uses her Jaguar as collateral, and Lizzie agrees to loan her some cash.
Leslie appears to have lost the game, granting Lizzie a brand-new car to explore the world.
They end up spending some time together, forming a freewheeling friendship that epitomizes her newfound understanding.
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Things change when the hospital calls Leslie informing her of her father’s critical condition.
Though she initially dismisses it as a call for attention, Lizzie convinces her to do otherwise.
Their arrival at the hospital is a pivotal sequence.
After her boyfriend of five years breaks up with her, Elizabeth (Norah Jones) consoles herself by consuming creamy confections at a sympathetic cafe owner’s (Jude Law) eatery. She sets out on a road trip, supporting herself as a waitress along the way. Elizabeth meets a host of interesting characters on her journey, including an alcoholic policeman (David Strathairn), his unfaithful wife (Rachel Weisz), and a gambler (Natalie Portman).
Obviously, Lizzie becomes upset, but the reveal that Leslie actually won the poker game turns things around.
In the end, Lizzie gets the money she loaned Leslie and a percentage of the winnings.
This provides another side to the idea of letting go posited byMy Blueberry Nights.
In this case, it’s the solitary memento that Leslie’s father has left her.
It isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Letting go of the past is not always the best thing to do.
The entire conclusion is riddled with the beloved brushstrokes of Wong.
Critics have lambasted this filmdue to its perceived lack of depth, but that is hardly the case.
She sets out on a road trip, supporting herself as a waitress along the way.
