Young Ford literally shoved that journal in Stanleys hands, giving him no other choice other than accept it and just do what he was told, while later on Ford held out their childhood picture, waiting till Stan accepted it himself.
"can you give me one more chance?"
Ford pulling out that journal from the left side of his coat which represents logic, but then after the development - pulling out their childhood picture from the right side, which represents feelings.
I'm talking about brain Hemispheres, whose side of the brain is responsible and dominant for one exact action.
Yes, this topic can be arguable, because, from viewers perspective their right is our left and the opposite, BUT
above I spoke from our perspective, but even in such switched around context you can easily adjust this statement.
Young Ford pulled out that journal from HIS right side because he was acting up on his feelings. He was in pain, he was suffering simply for trusting someone, which resulted in getting pathenically used and manipulated, and only hope he had left was to reach out to his brother, whom he openly loved and cared about at some point.
Older Ford reaches out their childhood picture from HIS left side, because believe it or not he's finally rational. He sees the full picture and decides to make the RIGHT decision.
THAT'S the result of making the right choice. The difference in the reaction is everything for me.
(it took him lil over 40 years + to witness and get tortured at the end of the world by one eyed demon...... that man is too much of a stubborn and vindictive hoe.)
This post is getting too long but I wanna address my opinion towards Fords "right" choice/desicion I mentioned above.
Right choice wasn't to go sailing with his brother, but rather than to make up with him.
None of them were fully right and none of them were fully wrong, it's complicated and that's what I adore about their characters.
Ford is flawed in the head, which was supposed to represent his brilliance and superiority
While Stan is flawed in the heart, which was supposed to represent his so on "grumpy" and "unloving" nature for the whole show.
Both of them were hurt, and none of them knew where to properly direct it, which at the end caused the incident with the portal.
Stanley raised his hand to reach out for his bro only AFTER Stanford closed the curtains on him, which means Ford probably continued looking at the whole thing, quietly peeking from his window, not to dare and go against their fathers desicion.
He basically has the image of his strong, firm, and hotheaded brother looking at him full of heartbreak, imprinted in his head, and won't even allow himself to forget it. Even after 10 whole years.
He can't forget, he didn't deserve to forget it.
Guilt does a lot to a person, both of them were guilty, and also both of them were stubborn, which means that none of them will or would ever admit it.
I HAD to get this out of my system even if someone probably said it before me I deeply apologize you had to whitness that
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