Theyre pulled over and, in one fell swoop, Elwoods future is taken away from him.
Its abundantly clear that Elwoods past weighs heavily on him as he navigates his new reality.
At a bar, Elwood runs into a former classmate who asks him what became of his friend.
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It triggers a memory of the escape attempt which marked the end of his and Turners time at Nickel.
But, crucially, this isnt a point thats ever articulated, let alone hammered home.
And thats the essence ofNickel Boys: it resists spoon-feeding its audience.
It simply presents us with a table laden with riches, and lets us feast.
Nickel Boyswill arrive in theaters on December 13.
