Henry’s Abyss In Annette
The final song in Annette is “Sympathy for the Abyss.” In it, Henry is trying to give his daughter some advice to not make the same mistakes of jealousy, anger, and letting the ego control life. In this moment, Henry finally gets his mistakes, but it may be too late because Annette doesn’t want to forgive him.
Though this isn’t a traditional musical happy ending, it does offer some closure for the viewers. Because Henry does at least get some of the error of his ways, but it’s made more somber when Annette tells him that he can’t love her, not really, which I interpreted to mean that because of who he is, his narcissism and self-loathing, that he can’t truly love anyone.
Annette is one of the best Adam Driver movies for his performance and the sheer ambition of the film.
