tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783954287151205399.post8571832943456479896..comments2023-10-03T07:51:17.694-04:00Comments on Flickers: In Defense Of: Radio FlyerDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12951548184115824860noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783954287151205399.post-1317283796223476352016-06-08T18:33:11.495-04:002016-06-08T18:33:11.495-04:00In a recent article, David Mickey Evans explains h...In a recent article, David Mickey Evans explains how the ending was changed... here is a quote on how he intended it to end: " The most glaring change was the end of the film, the original script ended with a reunion of sorts between Mike and Bobby, grown up, in the Smithsonian National Aerospace Museum where the Radio Flyer is on display next the The Wright Flyer -- with the exception that is has no visable means of support (no wires, nothing... just hovering in mid air proudly). I wrote it because I intended it to mean that the Radio Flyer had actually worked -- whatever the machinations of how Bobby survived notwithstanding. Mr. Donner's opinion was that the ending should be a "Rorschach Test" for the audience. I believe that is entirely wrong."<br /><br />Apparently Bobby lives and the radio flyer worked though he never thought of logistics on how a child that young survived on his own. I saw the movie as a child and loved it until my mean stepfather told me "HE DIDN'T LIVE HE DIED." I always thought he had died...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783954287151205399.post-52339946230477862582015-11-15T20:32:28.182-05:002015-11-15T20:32:28.182-05:00Beautiful movie. I saw the film when it was first...Beautiful movie. I saw the film when it was first released, and I re-watch whenever I find it on TV.<br /><br />Through my adult eyes, Bobby never existed. Mike was horribly abused by his stepfather, and he transferred his pain to an imaginary brother and best friend. Mike reinvented himself as Bobby's protector, not as a helpless victim.<br /><br />Bobby "flew away" when The King was arrested and incarcerated. The stepfather finally left, and the abuse stopped. Bobby then became symbolic of Mike's freedom and safety.<br /><br />Sadly, The King beat Shane to death. In Mike's storytelling, the dead dog magically came back to life and left with Bobby.<br /><br />It's nice that Samson survived, to be loved by another generation of young boys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783954287151205399.post-55765019255992491632015-04-21T10:35:25.819-04:002015-04-21T10:35:25.819-04:00Thank you for posting about this movie. I just saw...Thank you for posting about this movie. I just saw it for the first time a week ago and have been thinking about it constantly ever since. No matter what the director and screenwriter had in mind in terms of Bobby actually flying away or not, they definitely left a lot of ambiguity in the ending and I totally agree that it will probably be seen differently by viewers of different ages. I was drawn into the story and was not at all sure how it would end. I thought it was a bit ridiculous at first to think that he actually did fly away, but then it was chilling when you hear all the clues that something else could have happened. "History is in the mind of the teller' "that's how I remember Bobby anyway" with that long, faraway sad look, how the mom couldn't see him actually flying because she had outgrown belief in such things. <br />I also 100% agree with the original poster that the real magic in the film is the relationship between the two brothers. The filmmakers did a great job at capturing childhood from the children's point of view. <br />Anyway, I'm not exactly sure how I feel about the ending, but I think this was a great film, and I'm not sure why it was lambasted so badly at the time of release. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783954287151205399.post-200008892344819972014-09-26T19:39:23.461-04:002014-09-26T19:39:23.461-04:00Did you see these a new book about it???? I guess ...Did you see these a new book about it???? I guess it's only available on create space today but on. Amazon and kindle in a couple days! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783954287151205399.post-90462464220323742232014-01-30T12:42:24.231-05:002014-01-30T12:42:24.231-05:00I read an interview with the man who wrote the ori...I read an interview with the man who wrote the original script. Donner changed a lot of important things that would've answered all questions. Bobby did live, and in fact, even meet at the end in the Smithsonian Museum. Bobby wears an airman uniform.. donner changed it. While I love this movie..I would've liked to have seen it the way it was intended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783954287151205399.post-53610252760937752942014-01-22T01:35:22.772-05:002014-01-22T01:35:22.772-05:00I really loved this movie and if you're a adul...I really loved this movie and if you're a adult now like myself who grew up with a monster in the house it is the most satisfying ending anyone could think of. <br />Kudos again to a wonderful writer and director.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783954287151205399.post-66950743471135591932013-03-17T12:59:48.064-04:002013-03-17T12:59:48.064-04:00I loved Radio Flyer. It was a great movie. You&#...I loved Radio Flyer. It was a great movie. You're damned right Bobby got away. I loved the idea of two kids building an airplane out of a radio flyer wagon!!! I loved it!!! Kudos to the dog who put that mean child abuser in his place. Yes indeed, Radio Flyer was a cool movie. Tell the critics to go jump in the lake!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783954287151205399.post-41759528156815452912013-01-20T05:27:32.985-05:002013-01-20T05:27:32.985-05:00I agree this is a moving, touching, and disturbing...I agree this is a moving, touching, and disturbing movie. I'm glad I found your blog with intelligent comments on it as this film did not receive a lot of attention. It was pure happenstance that I happened to view it as a kid. I remember it clearly.<br /><br />Now I'm watching it as an adult and it's a lot more powerful.Syclone0044https://www.blogger.com/profile/17299588637657206228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783954287151205399.post-64744938224373742862012-07-24T01:52:03.742-04:002012-07-24T01:52:03.742-04:00I completely agree with your view point. I watche...I completely agree with your view point. I watched 'Radio Flyer' as a kid when it came out on VHS and loved it. I, too, was naive then in regards to the story's true meaning. It wasn't until I watched it again that I realized Tom Hank's character's meaning of "history is all in the mind of the teller". An absolutely great movie and think that the critics of the early 90's were too narrow minded to understand the deeper context of the film's story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com