Ending scene of The Darjeeling Limited

In the ending scene of The Darjeeling Limited, the three brothers run on the platform to chase a departing train. Suddenly they throw away their luggage one by one and board the train without their bags. What is the significance of this scene? What does 'the throwing of bags' imply?

Best Answer

Note the expression 'getting rid of baggage' is usually referring to emotional baggage.

The brother's actual journey is accompanied by a kind of 'spiritual journey' as they confront their pasts, analyze their current life & make plans for the future.

After this actual & emotional journey, the linked Wikipedia article states:

At the station, the three brothers run for another luxury train called "Bengal Lancer" and gleefully discard all their father's suitcases and bags on the railway platform as they run after the departing train.

It is not just suitcases they are discarding, those objects represent their own emotional baggage.

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What is the point of Darjeeling Limited?

The Darjeeling Limited is about three brothers who, following their father's death, take a train journey across India that (they hope) will provide healing, self-discovery and enlightenment.

What happened to Francis in the Darjeeling Limited?

physically and emotionally damaged from a motorcycle accident. That leads Francis to set up an intricate spiritual journey of self-discovery, reuniting his two estranged brothers on a trip through India by railroad.

Does the Darjeeling Limited exist?

Maharajas' Express Sadly, the train taken by Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman in Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited doesn't actually exist. There is, however, a much more luxurious route to travel if you're itching to see India on the rails.

Is Darjeeling Limited based on a book?

The Darjeeling Limited a book by Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Amara Karan, et al.

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