A Different Man

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for A Different Man!

Oswald returns to discover the crime, with this leading to Edward getting arrested.

Edward is then forced to spend many years in jail, leading toA Different Man’s big time jump.

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After an unspecified amount of time, Edward is released from prison.

He is visibly aged, signaling that decades may have passed.

While walking, Oswald spots Edward and runs up to him, inviting him out to dinner.

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The most likely explanation is that Edward’s true identity came out after he was arrested.

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However, it also has massive thematic implications.

Collage of Paul from Dune Part Two and Nam San from Badland Hunters

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AsA Different Mansays, “All unhappiness in life comes from not accepting what is.”

Edward (Sebastian Stan) looking at his new reflection in the mirror in A Different Man

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Demi Moore in The Substance, Willem Dafoe in Nosferatu and David Jonsson in Alien Romulus

Edward (Sebastian Stan), Ingrid ( Renate Reinsve) and Oswald (Adam Pearson) sitting on the sofa looking thoughtful in A Different Man

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Headshot Of Sebastian Stan In The A Different Man at the 74th Berlin Film Festival.

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A Different Man