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Yesterday I watched Millers Crossing the movie for the second time. Fantastic movie to say the least. My question is, in the end why does Tom refuse Leo's offer???
I have my own interpretation, but would like to know what others thought of Tom's decision.
One of my favorite movies.
The way I saw it: Tom just has to assert his independence and take care of himself.
Too much has happened between the two men; it is time to move on.
There's a deeper reason there, Leo has "feelings" for Tom, not exactly in a homosexual way, but Leo feels that he's one person he could always count on, like a fall back guy no matter what, and those feelings of his have grown in the time Tom had been away from him, that's the reason he says he's going to give it all to make it work a second time.
Tom is also aware of this, and wants to live in life by his own terms, without getting entangled in a web of feelings for his partner Leo, and because he has such a concern towards Leo, wants him to understand that things don't work out always the way we plan them to, and that we have to take it in our stride and move on. That's what he tries to make Leo understand.
All in all, a fantastic movie, my fav. Coen bro's movie, and one of my all time fav movies.
Tom realizes in the end that he did everything he did only to see his boss benefit from it. Leo even ends up marrying the girl that Tom was trying to keep (I know it's controversial to say, but I think that Tom really did love Verna, but they never could have had a life together b/c Tom isn't the boss and Tom knows that.
Even though Tom did all the work, made all the smart plays, Leo got all of the rewards. That's a heck of a lot to go through just for him to keep his job and stay alive: all risk, all work, no reward.
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