Ever since Train Dreams came out, it feels like everyone is talking about it online. It's a brilliant movie that has such deep emotions and such an interesting story that people can't help but pick it apart and discuss all of the meanings of what happens on screen.The movie was directed by Clint Bentley and stars a soul-weary Joel Edgerton. It's an adaptation of Denis Johnson’s beloved 2011 novella. The film chronicles the life of Robert Grainier, a railroad laborer in the American West who loses everything, yet keeps living, looking for purpose and meaning.Today I want to talk about the ending of Train Dreams, what happened to the "Wolf Girl," and what we can learn from its portrayal of time and grief.Let's dive in. - YouTubewww.youtube.comThe Plot of Train DreamsTo understand the ending, we have to look at the tragedy that shapes Robert Grainier’s (Edgerton) existence across the movie's sprawling story.Robert is a simple man, a logger and railroad worker in the early 20th century. He builds a home for his wife, Gladys (Felicity Jones), and their infant daughter, Kate.While Robert is away working on a bridge, a massive wildfire sweeps through their valley. He returns to find nothing but ash. He never finds the bodies of his wife and child, but they also never come home.This leaves Robert in a state of suspended grief.He rebuilds his cabin on the same spot and becomes a hermit, drifting through decades of labor while the world modernizes around him, and he...
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