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In Xavier Dolan's Mommy (2014), at the climax of the film, Diane "Die" Després makes the excruciating decision to commit her troubled son, Steve, back into a psychiatric institution. The film depicts a difficult, emotionally charged battle to take him to the care facility.
Die ultimately makes this decision after a harrowing incident where Steve, in a psychotic break or triggered state, physically assaults her and Kyla during an intense argument and attempted escape. He nearly strangles Die, leaving them both terrified and deeply shaken.
Realizing that she can no longer safely and effectively care for Steve at home, and acknowledging the limitations of her support system and her own emotional resources, Die knows, as hard as it is, she is ultimately making the right decision. She believes that in the long run, professional care is what he needs to stay safe. In the heartbreaking climax of the drive to the facility, Steve initially seems to be accepting his fate.
So, at the climax of the film, the main character, Steve, is committed to a mental health institution, a facility specialized in treating individuals with severe emotional and behavioral issues.
The AI summary completely omits that Die and Kyla deceive Steve about where they're taking him. This is a crucial dramatic element of the climax - Steve thinks he's going on a pleasant outing (picnic) when in reality they're taking him to be institutionalized. This deception is central to understanding the emotional impact and moral complexity of the scene.
During the drive, there's a significant sequence where Die fantasizes about Steve's future - imagining him growing up normally, getting married, having children. This poignant moment is essential to understanding Die's emotional state and what she's sacrificing. Multiple sources mention this as one of the film's most powerful scenes.
The AI summary incorrectly identifies the choking incident as occurring immediately before the climax decision. In reality, Steve slits his wrists while shopping with Die and Kyla - this suicide attempt is what directly leads to Die's decision to commit him. The timeline confusion significantly misrepresents the narrative causality.
The AI summary explicitly identifies Steve as 'the main character,' which is incorrect. The film is deliberately told from Diane's perspective, focusing on the impossible choices mothers face. This perspective shift from Dolan's earlier work 'I Killed My Mother' is significant and widely discussed in reviews.
The AI summary mentions Die believes she's making 'the right decision' but doesn't capture that she immediately begins to regret it when she watches officials use violence and tasers on Steve. This ambivalence is crucial to the film's moral complexity.
After the climax, the film continues with Steve in the institution. In the final scene, after being released from a straitjacket, he runs full speed toward a large, bright window. The film leaves ambiguous whether this is a suicide attempt or symbolic gesture, prompting extensive audience discussion.
At the climax of Mommy (2014), the main character Diane 'Die' Després takes her troubled teenage son Steve to a hospital to commit him under the fictional S-14 law, which allows parents to institutionalize their children without due process.
The immediate catalyst for this decision is Steve's suicide attempt - he slits his wrists while shopping with Die and Kyla. This follows a pattern of increasingly violent behavior throughout the film, including an earlier incident where Steve choked Die when she accused him of stealing, and a disastrous karaoke outing that ended in violence.
Crucially, Die and Kyla deceive Steve about where they're taking him. They tell him they're going on a picnic. During the drive to the hospital, Die fantasizes about Steve's future - imagining him growing up normally, getting married, and having children - a poignant sequence that represents her dreams that will never come true.
When they arrive at the hospital (not a picnic site), Steve realizes the deception and angrily resists. Hospital officials use violence and tasers to subdue him. Die immediately begins to regret her decision as she helplessly watches the brutal scene unfold.
The film presents this as a morally complex, heartbreaking decision driven by Die's recognition of her own limitations - financial pressures, an ongoing lawsuit, and the reality that despite her love for Steve, she cannot safely care for him. The climax focuses on Die's perspective and impossible choice, as the film is told primarily from the mother's point of view, exploring the emotional devastation of having to institutionalize one's own child.