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From: terryl@tekchips.UUCP ()
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Subject: Re: Brother from Another Planet - Interpretations of the Ending (spoiler!)
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Date: Fri, 30-Nov-84 14:53:53 EST
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     Here's my interpretation of the ending:


     (A little note: I think Brother is a runaway slave from another planet).
     The Two Weirdoes disintegrate themselves. Brother points his thumbs up
to people who helped him escape; I interpret this as Brother asking if they are
also runaway slaves from the same planet. One man points his thumb down; I
interpret this as saying "No, We are from the underground here; we help the
slaves escape". My reasoning for this is the scene in the middle of the movie
where he takes the little boy to the museum, sees the pictures of slave-related
things from the 1860's and tries to tell the little boy "that's what I am".
Also, I do believe the Two Weirdoes are the alien equivalent of the dogs they
used to track the runaway slaves in the 1860's; that weird sound they made was
the alien equivalent of dogs baying when they know they're close to their prey.

     About the only thing I couldn't figure out was: What was the point about
the two white guys from Indiana??? I admit it was a funny scene, but it didn't
seem to fit into the overall plot. Am I missing something????



				Terry Laskodi
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