Those words, spoken by John Houseman to Jonathan, are the heart of the movie, and its explanation: Why Jonathan must not be allowed to continue to play since he always wins.
His individual effort and bravery must not remind the docile citizens that they too can win against the control of the corporation, if they fight hard enough. Jonathan was willing to give up everything, for the right to do his best-he was giving up his life thinking he would die in the last game, and gave up the woman he loved for years, when he understood that to have her he had to obey and stop playing. The movie made that clear, when he erased her video in front of her, after watching it one last time. His face had an expression as if he was telling her ...."You're not on my side like I thought, I was in love with my image of you"....
His individual effort and bravery must not remind the docile citizens that they too can win against the control of the corporation, if they fight hard enough. Jonathan was willing to give up everything, for the right to do his best-he was giving up his life thinking he would die in the last game, and gave up the woman he loved for years, when he understood that to have her he had to obey and stop playing. The movie made that clear, when he erased her video in front of her, after watching it one last time. His face had an expression as if he was telling her ...."You're not on my side like I thought, I was in love with my image of you"....
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