There is no point to the movie, so do not bother asking.
An actor's film, perhaps that is because the story was a stage play originally.
A sly selection to rid oneself of unwanted company, sure, if you yourself can get passed the first five minutes.
Spoiler Alert The reason the protagonist, Joel, attends the men's support group is because they all see themselves with personality deficiencies from being an oddball to a person with a stutter. "Joel, you're here among friends." Joel is drawn to join them as if by some mysterious 'Twilight Zone' magnetism.
I cannot say how the stage production executed the move, but in the movie, we the audience were deliberately deprived of the conversation that the newly arrived protagonist has with the aging Ed Asner character, Leo. We the audience are not told whether or not Joel was invited.
Following the "big reveal" scene, Joel breakdown and shares his story which the other characters can empathize.
An actor's film, perhaps that is because the story was a stage play originally.
A sly selection to rid oneself of unwanted company, sure, if you yourself can get passed the first five minutes.
Spoiler Alert The reason the protagonist, Joel, attends the men's support group is because they all see themselves with personality deficiencies from being an oddball to a person with a stutter. "Joel, you're here among friends." Joel is drawn to join them as if by some mysterious 'Twilight Zone' magnetism.
I cannot say how the stage production executed the move, but in the movie, we the audience were deliberately deprived of the conversation that the newly arrived protagonist has with the aging Ed Asner character, Leo. We the audience are not told whether or not Joel was invited.
Following the "big reveal" scene, Joel breakdown and shares his story which the other characters can empathize.