Question: Hopefully this is not a silly question. What is the meaning of the title "Closer"?
BaconIsMyBFF
28th Sep 2020
Closer (2004)
Answer: At different times, the characters were getting closer to a happy life with a committed relationship, but each of them ruined it. Larry confessed to Anna that he slept with someone during a business trip. He assumed that he could apologize and make it better. Dan and Anna had an affair, cheating on Alice and Larry. Later, Dan insisted on knowing if Alice slept with Larry. Alice was lying to Dan about her name the whole time. She was always ready to leave her current situation and disappear. All of them were close to being happy, but they insisted on having things their way.
Answer: No such thing as a silly question. The title refers to the central theme of the film and the play upon which it is based: Knowing the truth doesn't bring us closer together. It is meant to be ironic, truth offers clarity but actually drives people further apart.
BaconIsMyBFF
This makes sense. Dan insisted on knowing if Anna had sex with Larry, when she met with Larry to discuss the divorce. Later on, Dan kept asking Alice if she slept with Larry. Neither truth made him happier.