@tmdb18359958 said:

Perhaps he never even left his home? We have no proof that it wasn't all a dream.

I have also believed that the whole thing was in his mind.

@harvanchik said:

@tmdb18359958 said:

Perhaps he never even left his home? We have no proof that it wasn't all a dream.

I have also believed that the whole thing was in his mind.

Thinking back about this movie, I recall Mann stopping at a restaurant briefly and I wonder, why couldn't he get some kind of help against this tanker driver? It seems unclear now. As far as there being no proof that it wasn't a dream, one could probably say that about 90% of what one watches in the cinema - as long as it's not documentary.

In my 30's, I saw this film by Luis Bunuel - That Obscure Object of Desire. In it, he has two different actresses play this woman named Conchita. It's done in a subtle way, and for me, it called into question the validity of my experience as a spectator. I wondered, was that really the same woman character from before? Since watching Object of Desire, my whole way of watching flicks is all messed up - I'll ask myself, what should I believe about this film I am watching? I'll assume if there's nothing happening in the film to make me doubt anything that it's all on the up and up.

@tmdb18359958 said:

Perhaps he never even left his home? We have no proof that it wasn't all a dream.

No, it's just easy to think that because he was mentally ill.

I would say no, it's not a dream. Just a bad guy in a truck trying to kill him.

The-Monkeyboy: I think that's why we're all trying to rationalize things in this thread, because the film's actions are so severe.