No wonder Blake Lively has gone full floral with her wardrobe for the promotions of her new movie, It Ends With Us . Directed by Justin Baldoni, the film judiciously uses flora as a symbol of life and caregiving. As Lily Bloom, a florist, Blake's character is synonymous with and surrounded by flowers, yet she takes a while to comprehend and implement what they've been trying to whisper to her for years.
Blinded by her foundation, she fails to realise for long that the solution to her problem has been lying with her all along. (Also Read: Blake Lively source blames ‘rude statement’ for 2016 ‘nightmare’ interview backlash amid It Ends With Us drama ) Obsessed with decay Early on in the film, when Lily is transforming her newly purchased decrepit store into a flower shop, she's greeted by her to-be BFF Alyssa, who claims she hates flowers (we later learn that's because her childhood association with flowers is from her younger brother's funeral). Lily, however, argues that she relishes what flowers stand for – small shelf life but great storytelling.
It shows how obsessed she is, subconsciously, with the idea of beauty in decay. Plants vs trees In a flashback sequence, Lily is seen planting her vegetables and other plants in her home's backyard. It seems to be her escape – a refuge to nurture – from her family life, given that her father is a domestic abuser and her mother seems to be deriving pleasure out of that.
Pretty much like Nicole Kidman's character from Bi.