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Unanswered Purple Rain question the kid asks his father if he has songs
written down somewhere... and his father says he don't have to write em down (the difference between them). Later the Kid finds the box filled with music written down by his father. Explain | |
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thats pretty easy
i think its cuz his dad wanted to be so much better.... when prince found them, he realized that his father was just like him.... it was an AH HA moment i think at least thats how i see it hope that helps One of the best days of my life... http://prince.org/msg/100/291111
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My take on it is:
The father is bitter that his own musical career didn't go anywhere. He takes this bitterness out on his wife and son. When Prince finds him playing a tune, he tries to reach out to his father, but his father just slams him back down to earth saying he didn't need to write his songs down, that he was basically better than Prince. In reality, his ego is too ashamed to let Prince understand his failure in life. Prince can't understand why his father treats him so bad, and the passed-on anger leads Prince to making the same mistake and passing his anger onto Apollonia and his music. Prince becomes scared that he will end up like his father, beating women and similarly attempting suicide. Then when Prince finds out his father did in fact write his music down, it shows Prince that actually he and his father have something positive in common, their shared passion about music. His father lied about it, not wanting to show Prince that they really were alike. It gives Prince an insight into why his father is the way he is, and how to avoid the same mistakes. By singing Purple Rain, a song which in the film is co-written by Wendy & Lisa, he symbolically lets go of his ego and the dark side of his character, as previously he claimed he would never sing a song written by them. And by doing so, not only does success come to him naturally, but in the shot where he kissed his father and mother in the hospital as they sleep, it shows he has a new understanding about his life and is no longer carrying the anger around towards his father. It's quite deep really - Prince's life and career is failing because he feels he is doomed to repeat his father's mistakes - but actually finding out that they have a lot in common is what ultimately leads to Prince's redemption. [Edited 6/19/05 4:00am] | |
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metalorange said: It's quite deep really - Prince's life and career is failing because he feels he is doomed to repeat his father's mistakes - but actually finding out that they have a lot in common is what ultimately leads to Prince's redemption.
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metalorange said: My take on it is:
The father is bitter that his own musical career didn't go anywhere. He takes this bitterness out on his wife and son. When Prince finds him playing a tune, he tries to reach out to his father, but his father just slams him back down to earth saying he didn't need to write his songs down, that he was basically better than Prince. In reality, his ego is too ashamed to let Prince understand his failure in life. Prince can't understand why his father treats him so bad, and the passed-on anger leads Prince to making the same mistake and passing his anger onto Apollonia and his music. Prince becomes scared that he will end up like his father, beating women and similarly attempting suicide. Then when Prince finds out his father did in fact write his music down, it shows Prince that actually he and his father have something positive in common, their shared passion about music. His father lied about it, not wanting to show Prince that they really were alike. It gives Prince an insight into why his father is the way he is, and how to avoid the same mistakes. By singing Purple Rain, a song which in the film is co-written by Wendy & Lisa, he symbolically lets go of his ego and the dark side of his character, as previously he claimed he would never sing a song written by them. And by doing so, not only does success come to him naturally, but in the shot where he kissed his father and mother in the hospital as they sleep, it shows he has a new understanding about his life and is no longer carrying the anger around towards his father. It's quite deep really - Prince's life and career is failing because he feels he is doomed to repeat his father's mistakes - but actually finding out that they have a lot in common is what ultimately leads to Prince's redemption. [Edited 6/19/05 4:00am] what he said well done man One of the best days of my life... http://prince.org/msg/100/291111
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but I tought he DIDNT want to make the same mistake....leaving his music in a shoe box ( read: vault) | |
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origmnd said: but I tought he DIDNT want to make the same mistake....leaving his music in a shoe box ( read: vault)
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metalorange said: My take on it is:
The father is bitter that his own musical career didn't go anywhere. He takes this bitterness out on his wife and son. When Prince finds him playing a tune, he tries to reach out to his father, but his father just slams him back down to earth saying he didn't need to write his songs down, that he was basically better than Prince. In reality, his ego is too ashamed to let Prince understand his failure in life. Prince can't understand why his father treats him so bad, and the passed-on anger leads Prince to making the same mistake and passing his anger onto Apollonia and his music. Prince becomes scared that he will end up like his father, beating women and similarly attempting suicide. Then when Prince finds out his father did in fact write his music down, it shows Prince that actually he and his father have something positive in common, their shared passion about music. His father lied about it, not wanting to show Prince that they really were alike. It gives Prince an insight into why his father is the way he is, and how to avoid the same mistakes. By singing Purple Rain, a song which in the film is co-written by Wendy & Lisa, he symbolically lets go of his ego and the dark side of his character, as previously he claimed he would never sing a song written by them. And by doing so, not only does success come to him naturally, but in the shot where he kissed his father and mother in the hospital as they sleep, it shows he has a new understanding about his life and is no longer carrying the anger around towards his father. It's quite deep really - Prince's life and career is failing because he feels he is doomed to repeat his father's mistakes - but actually finding out that they have a lot in common is what ultimately leads to Prince's redemption. [Edited 6/19/05 4:00am] That was the most emotionally astute summary of the film i've ever read.Brilliant,my man! | |
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metalorange said: My take on it is:
The father is bitter that his own musical career didn't go anywhere. He takes this bitterness out on his wife and son. When Prince finds him playing a tune, he tries to reach out to his father, but his father just slams him back down to earth saying he didn't need to write his songs down, that he was basically better than Prince. In reality, his ego is too ashamed to let Prince understand his failure in life. Prince can't understand why his father treats him so bad, and the passed-on anger leads Prince to making the same mistake and passing his anger onto Apollonia and his music. Prince becomes scared that he will end up like his father, beating women and similarly attempting suicide. Then when Prince finds out his father did in fact write his music down, it shows Prince that actually he and his father have something positive in common, their shared passion about music. His father lied about it, not wanting to show Prince that they really were alike. It gives Prince an insight into why his father is the way he is, and how to avoid the same mistakes. By singing Purple Rain, a song which in the film is co-written by Wendy & Lisa, he symbolically lets go of his ego and the dark side of his character, as previously he claimed he would never sing a song written by them. And by doing so, not only does success come to him naturally, but in the shot where he kissed his father and mother in the hospital as they sleep, it shows he has a new understanding about his life and is no longer carrying the anger around towards his father. It's quite deep really - Prince's life and career is failing because he feels he is doomed to repeat his father's mistakes - but actually finding out that they have a lot in common is what ultimately leads to Prince's redemption. [Edited 6/19/05 4:00am] Dear me.....that's tooooo deep,man!! I think that it's basically supposed to show the last period in coming of age.....when you realize that everyone is capable of lying to you and the truth must be taken with a pinch of salt.....ultimately, your own decicions and responsibility decide your future:) | |
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