25th Hour

[andyfox]

Yes, he didn't plan to run away. But did his father talk him into doing so?

Thinking about it, perhaps being a New Yorker might have helped here. They were driving next to the river, meaning they were going upstate along the Hudson, rather than cross-country.

[Munga30]

The father's comments about the route to take to get to the prison and then about which exit to take to start "the run" led me to believe the final shot indicated they were going to prison.

[baggins]

i was pissed because it didn't end. it stopped but didn't end.

postmodernism can only be good to a point. then you have to build something. otherwise all is nothingness, which is BS.

anyway, it seems like the whole story, since nothing ACTUALLY happens, rests in Monty's character.

and his entire character hinges on what he decides to do.

so when he doesn't decide, the entire character - and, consequently, the entire movie - falls apart.