First I want to say I was a bit nervous going to watch it because I am uncomfortable with gay sex scenes (there's 2 very brief scenes...wasn't too bad).
The story is beautifully told and you do forget that Thomas is fully aware that Oren is married, that Oren is cheating on his wife, and that Thomas basically lied to Oren's family about who he is (although it appeared that maybe Oren's mother knew who Thomas was when no one else did which I wish they showed more of).
The last 10 minutes could be interpreted in a few ways: 1. Oren is upset and sadden that he was discovered since he ended up falling in love with the widow (I don't think this is it) 2. Oren is upset and sadden that he was discovered since he felt for the first time to be a part of a family 3. Oren is upset and sadden that he was discovered since being with Oren's widow, family, and city made him feel like Oren was still alive (this is what I think he was feeling)
In any case it ends with Oren's widow traveling to Berlin seeing Thomas leaving the bakery (he doesn't see her). This could imply different things such as: 1. She simply wanted to see where her husband's secret life originated from 2. She wanted to speak to Thomas 3. She just wanted cake (I LOLed in the theater when an elderly man said that loudly to his wife...he said something like "Well, maybe she just missed his cake!")
Oren is frequently seen in flashbacks however you learn more about him upon his death...Thomas goes to his locker at the gym and finds condoms (could imply Oren was having an affair with someone in Israel or that he just hid his condoms in there before he sees Thomas), swim shorts, and a towel in it...Oren loved or deeply cared for Thomas as his widow finds a box with every receipt that Oren saved from his outings with Thomas, along with lists in Thomas's writing...Oren was going to leave his wife and son to be with Thomas (according to his widow), or maybe Oren had someone else in Germany?
This is also one of those movies where one simple thing would have completely changed the outcome...Oren could have just left the box of his secret life in the gym locker as his identity wasn't discovered until Oren's widow found Oren's secret phone and heard Thomas's messages (that's another thing...Oren could have password protected his phone or voicemail!).In any case the character of Oren was truly a fascinating character to learn more about based on what he left behind.
I also found myself sympathizing with Thomas despite him knowingly having an affair with a married man, and basically lying to Oren's family about his identity and why he was there. There was something truly sad about him and his life in the sense that baking and Oren was his life and that later baking and being a part of Oren's family gave him life through Oren's actual life.
The story is beautifully told and you do forget that Thomas is fully aware that Oren is married, that Oren is cheating on his wife, and that Thomas basically lied to Oren's family about who he is (although it appeared that maybe Oren's mother knew who Thomas was when no one else did which I wish they showed more of).
The last 10 minutes could be interpreted in a few ways: 1. Oren is upset and sadden that he was discovered since he ended up falling in love with the widow (I don't think this is it) 2. Oren is upset and sadden that he was discovered since he felt for the first time to be a part of a family 3. Oren is upset and sadden that he was discovered since being with Oren's widow, family, and city made him feel like Oren was still alive (this is what I think he was feeling)
In any case it ends with Oren's widow traveling to Berlin seeing Thomas leaving the bakery (he doesn't see her). This could imply different things such as: 1. She simply wanted to see where her husband's secret life originated from 2. She wanted to speak to Thomas 3. She just wanted cake (I LOLed in the theater when an elderly man said that loudly to his wife...he said something like "Well, maybe she just missed his cake!")
Oren is frequently seen in flashbacks however you learn more about him upon his death...Thomas goes to his locker at the gym and finds condoms (could imply Oren was having an affair with someone in Israel or that he just hid his condoms in there before he sees Thomas), swim shorts, and a towel in it...Oren loved or deeply cared for Thomas as his widow finds a box with every receipt that Oren saved from his outings with Thomas, along with lists in Thomas's writing...Oren was going to leave his wife and son to be with Thomas (according to his widow), or maybe Oren had someone else in Germany?
This is also one of those movies where one simple thing would have completely changed the outcome...Oren could have just left the box of his secret life in the gym locker as his identity wasn't discovered until Oren's widow found Oren's secret phone and heard Thomas's messages (that's another thing...Oren could have password protected his phone or voicemail!).In any case the character of Oren was truly a fascinating character to learn more about based on what he left behind.
I also found myself sympathizing with Thomas despite him knowingly having an affair with a married man, and basically lying to Oren's family about his identity and why he was there. There was something truly sad about him and his life in the sense that baking and Oren was his life and that later baking and being a part of Oren's family gave him life through Oren's actual life.