This is a part of the movie that could be discussed at length from different perspectives. The MIL was worthless at auction. Yet, just a short time before, she was part of a community and had a status, IOW a worth, in that community. She had a daughter and a SIL. She didn't appreciate her SIL and berated him because he hadn't yet produced a grandchild. And now, as he was going to his death, she touched him and in that moment, regretted that she did not appreciate what she had before. It was an apology.
that mother-in-laws were a pain in the a$$ back then too! LOL!!
Wonderful moment in the film. ...Saw it today and I was stunned at how good it is.
Deserves accolades.