This is a very symbolic and metaphoric film and this is how I interpreted it:
The whole movie to me felt like a Walter Mitty situation. All of the very crazy and ridiculous things that occur are products of Beau's very neurotic and fearful imagination that he inherited and learned from his mother. The entire segment in the city at home is him overthinking things and forgetting to take care of himself to the point of missing his flight. He then feels guilty for missing the flight and becomes more guilty when his mom dies. The toxicity of codependency, an abusive relationship, and familial responsibility (hence the call from Richard Kinds character), only causes Beau more stress. When he meets Grace and Roger, I took this in as people who actually care for beau and worry about his wellbeing but again, all friendships and relationships have their rocky moments. The entire sequence in the forest to me felt deeply symbolic of a man who's trying to find his tribe of friends while simultaneously feeling hopeful yet deeply discouraged about amounting to something. In reality, I thought the ending of the movie was really just Beau feeling so much guilt from not only his mom but also knowing he's been living in her shadow his whole life and has never had a say in anything. Even in death, the influence of her actions, her success, and her peers haunt him until he caves in. I think what was actually happening at the end was him arriving late for the funeral because he knew he was being abused but his mother's friends taking her side for him being a bad son. Either way, it's a really sad ending but I believe (I think?) that's what the director was trying to portray? It's open to a lot of different interpretations but that's my consensus.
The whole movie to me felt like a Walter Mitty situation. All of the very crazy and ridiculous things that occur are products of Beau's very neurotic and fearful imagination that he inherited and learned from his mother. The entire segment in the city at home is him overthinking things and forgetting to take care of himself to the point of missing his flight. He then feels guilty for missing the flight and becomes more guilty when his mom dies. The toxicity of codependency, an abusive relationship, and familial responsibility (hence the call from Richard Kinds character), only causes Beau more stress. When he meets Grace and Roger, I took this in as people who actually care for beau and worry about his wellbeing but again, all friendships and relationships have their rocky moments. The entire sequence in the forest to me felt deeply symbolic of a man who's trying to find his tribe of friends while simultaneously feeling hopeful yet deeply discouraged about amounting to something. In reality, I thought the ending of the movie was really just Beau feeling so much guilt from not only his mom but also knowing he's been living in her shadow his whole life and has never had a say in anything. Even in death, the influence of her actions, her success, and her peers haunt him until he caves in. I think what was actually happening at the end was him arriving late for the funeral because he knew he was being abused but his mother's friends taking her side for him being a bad son. Either way, it's a really sad ending but I believe (I think?) that's what the director was trying to portray? It's open to a lot of different interpretations but that's my consensus.