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The Elvis ghost and Clarence
Clarence is a Elvis fan, and when Clarence is in trouble or need help with something, Elvis help him. All of the things Elvis say are in Clarence`s head. Elvis is a symbol to visualise his thinking process, and when he looks in the mirror, he can see Elvis walking around saying the things Clarence thinks. All the things Elvis say, will Clarence do.
This is the part before Clarence goes to Drexl’s place:
Clarence splashes water on his face, trying to wash away the images that keep polluting his mind. Then, he hears a familiar voice. Clarence turns and sees that the voice belongs to Elvis Presley. Clarence isn't surprised to see him.
Time and place
The story takes place in Detroit in the early nineties, it is here Clarence meet Alabama, and it`s here both of them lives. After the killing and the switching with the bags. Alabamas clothes and the cocaine. They hit the road to Hollywood where most of the story takes place. We get a view of different places they visits in the Detroit an Hollywood areas.
The theme
The theme is quite clear. I think the title of the movie says it all. True romance. Clarence and Alabama fall in love with eachother. Clarence is willing to do anything for Alabama. He is so in love with her that he even kills to make her free. He does all these things just for his love for Alabama.
The same with Alabama. Even though Clarence has dragged Alabama into a lot of problems, she still loves him. In the end Alabama says this to Clarence when she thinks he is dead
ALABAMA
I could have walked away. I told you that. I told you I could have walked away. This is not my fault. I did not do this. You did this one hundred percent to yourself. I'm not gonna give you the satisfaction of feeling bad. I should laugh 'cause you don't deserve any better. I could get another guy like that. I'm hot looking'. What are you? Dead! Dumb jerk. Asshole. You're a asshole, you're a asshole, you're a asshole. You wanted it all, didn't ya? Didn't ya? Well watcha got now? You ain't got the money. You ain't got me. You ain't even got your body anymore. You got nothing'. Nada. Zip. Goose egg. Nil. Donut.
Initiation
There is also initiation in this story. Both Clarence and Alabama starts with this nice personality, but after Clarence unfortunately visit at Drexl’s place all of this change. Clarence drags Alabama with him in the mess he made by killing Drexl, and by taking the drug in stead of Alabama’s clothes. They run away with the drug to sell it, and later does also Alabama have to kill. The nice persons in the beginning are suddenly not so nice anymore.
The language
The language in this movie is like all the other Tarantino movies tough. Even if the first script was changed, the language is hard. This is a romantic movie, but the language doesn’t help proving this at all. Hard language and conversations between the couple indicates that this is a different romance movie.
The ending
Parts of the movie are pretty raw for a romantic movie to be, but the ending is so romantic that you almost forget how raw it really is. Clarence doesn’t die and the happy couple drives into the sunlight with a briefcase full with money.
Like I mentioned the ending at the first script was to bloody for anyone to touch it. Her is a part of the ending at the first script.
Alabama breaks down and starts crying. She pulls the car over to the side. The song continues. She wipes her eyes with a napkin that she pulls out her jacket. She tosses it on the dashboard. She picks up the .38 and sticks it in her mouth. She pulls back hammer. She looks up and sees her reflection in the rear-view mirror. She turns it the other way. She looks straight ahead. Her finger tightens on the trigger.
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