The Big Chill
The Big ChillThe title of the movie The Big Chill is symbolic of the meeting of
the group of adults who have not seen each other in years. It alludes to
the circumstances which brought them together as well as their reaction to
the meeting.
The movie The Big Chill is about a group of adults who were once
very close in the past but have drifted apart throughout the years. They
are brought together under an unfortunate set of circumstances: One of the
group, Alex, had committed suicide. This is the first instance in which
the title, The Big Chill, is alluded to. It is symbolic of Alex’s death,
and the cold experience that was needed to bring the group together once
more.
The group had a “reunion” after his funeral, only to find out that
nobody really knew each other since their college days. This is symbolic
that their friendships had been frozen, or dead, perhaps, since the group
“broke up” many years ago.
Another possibility is that the title symbolizes each individual’s
stolid realization that a certain part of their lives was dead, or frozen.
This could refer to Alex, who had killed himself....
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