Im maybe trippin over the openness of the ending but thats how I ses it :
Max cherry ends up in a position where everything stands on his shoulders just because JB seems to trust him a lot. Max character is very quiet its hard to know his intentions during the movie but at the beginning we quickly understand that he’s very clever (oddel’s look at his office confirms oddel realized this too). I would say Max IS a quiet but maybe the most important character even more than JB because when she decides to trust him, the future of the 500 000 dollars is determined by max intentions. The moment he enters in the changing room at the shop for the money, the many doors mark that impression of many possibilities he has.
You think he let JB go to spain with the money ? NO i dont think so.
You think he changed his mind after the phone call and joined her after all 'cause he’s in love ? BITCH PLEASE i dont think so im not a fucking drama student sitting at strarbuck.
You remember they kept saying in the movie that your ennemy should Always think that youre affraid of him ? At the end she asks before kissing : a you scared of me ? Yes a bit he says. Max Always gave the impression of following JB’s plan. Who said the finality would be determined by her ? As I said the ending relies on max and his intentions are blurry, blurry as the last scene filming his back we dont see his face contrary to the front face POV a JB in her car --> she has been real to him she has shown her Real side but Tarrantino symbolics suggest that Max intentions are blurry and that he doesnt show his Real face. All relies on her trust for him now. Does he deserves this trust ?
He ends the phone call for her ? Maybe. Or maybe for the MONEY. He wanted to retire from his job. 500 000 IS the perfect timing. Maybe his final intentions are the MONEY. You will say yeeeah bat he IS in love. Ok he seems in love. Thats the best way for him to win her trust. Why would he act strangely to a person where winning her trust is the best way to obtain what he wants ? “Keep your ennemies closer.”
Or maybe that dude is a fucking cop. Remember he talked about arresting someone after having released her that night ? This dude arrests criminals. Here again the easiest way for him to succeed was to gain her trust and love.
“Can i call you back in 30mins ?” He says when ending the final call. Because something important is leaving for spain : his love ? The money ? The criminal (JB) ? THATS WHY THIS ENDING IS BRILLANT QUENTIN T LETS YOU IMAGINE MULTIPLES ENDINGS AND BRINGS YOU MANY CLUES AND SYMBOLS CONFIRMING DIFFERENT AND OPPOSITES ENDINGS.
LOVE
The ending is opened to :