She Said Maybe has a happy ending, but it’s kind of an unexpected one. The film tells the story of Mavi, a young woman who suddenly learns that she’s heiress to a business dynasty in Turkey. She and her boyfriend, Can (who is desperate to be her fiancé), find themselves transported to a new world, one in which he might not fit in very well. To make matters worse, her grandmother wants what’s “best” for her, and that’s not Can, because he’s from a poor family and is “just a lawyer.” She introduces Mavi to a man named Kent and hopes they’ll become a couple, but will Mavi be able to figure out what’s happening? Or will she fall into her grandmother’s trap? On the other hand, there’s a man named Guney who wants to take her place; will he manage? Let’s find out in the ending of She Said Maybe.
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How Does Mavi Save Her Grandmother’s Village?
As soon as Mavi gets to Turkey, she’s eager to learn about her grandmother’s village, because she’s an architect, and she thinks she can help with whatever development plans there are. The only thing is, Guney, the guy who works for her grandmother, wants to knock everything down and build hotels there. Guney is basically after Mavi’s position, but since Yadigar, her grandmother, wants to keep everything in the family, she’s thrilled to find Mavi exists. Mavi’s parents had decided to keep them away from the Turkish side of the family because Yadigar believed Mavi’s mother wasn’t good enough for her. It seems she’s set on repeating the same mistake, but we’ll get to that in a bit.
Guney has all these grand plans, but Mavi immediately knows he’s sabotaging her grandmother, so she decides to take matters into her own hands. But she needs help from a local. So she asks Kent to find out what Guney is doing. Basically, she thinks he’s lying about the village breaking down, and she wants Kent to help her find documents to prove that Guney is lying. Kent is happy to help her and proves her right, making it clear who the Bilgin successor should be.
Mavi and Kent go to Yadigar with this information, and she’s delighted to see her granddaughter care about her village; however, on her 75th birthday, instead of announcing Mavi as the new successor, because I guess it hasn’t been enough time, she announces that Mavi and Kent have given her something special. Ironically, this is where Can wanted to propose to Mavi again! But he confronts her about Kent (yikes). But hey, at least the village doesn’t need to be torn down anymore, and the women of the village have nothing else to complain about.
Who Does Mavi Choose?
To be honest, I’d have liked it if Mavi ended up without a man on her arm, just because we saw Can getting tempted by money and even doubting Mavi multiple times. Mavi never gave him reason to stress; additionally, he didn’t care that she wanted to spend time with her family and get to know her heritage, he was too busy worrying about his proposal, so he got mad, especially because he had to go back home and she didn’t go with him. This is totally fair, though, since Mavi doesn’t know anything about her dad’s family; it’s not just about the luxury Yadigar is offering him. But that’s the bit Can fixates on.
Kent, on the other hand, is just a bloke who looks like he’s walked out of a billboard. There’s no substance there really, and we find out later that it’s clearly Yadigar trying to set them up. Kent and Mavi might have chemistry, but that’s specifically in the settings that they’re put in. She wasn’t really interested in him; she was excited to work by his side, which could’ve looked to some like she was also feeling whatever he was. Finally, at the party, everything comes crashing down because a spiteful Guney is eager to get Mavi in trouble, even if that means it has nothing to do with work. He asks her in front of Can about Kent and her moment on the hot air balloon. They did almost kiss, but that was mostly Kent, and Mavi stopped herself because she still loves Can; she just got carried away. At the same time, Mavi also learns about Can’s willingness to leave her for her grandmother’s money. He’s not actually willing to do it, but of course he’d like the help. But, after Kent sees how broken Mavi is because she’s lost Can and doesn’t trust her grandmother anymore, he decides to let her go, because her feelings are genuine. So at this point Mavi is left all by herself and returns home with her dear friend Nora. However, things can’t end on this sad note. I’m also disappointed that Mavi doesn’t continue working on her architectural dreams back in Turkey because she’s upset with her grandmother, but I suppose that’ll change.
During She Said Maybe’s ending, Yadigar sends Mavi a letter of apology. She knows she did her wrong, but she shouldn’t let go of Can because of her. She even sends her a blank check, saying, “Not for any money in the world,” because this is true love, I suppose. This is when Can is meant to be leaving the country. Mavi runs out of her flat dressed in her nightclothes because she can’t waste a second. She finds Can in his taxi and steps in front of it, confronting her love for him and how she lost him in the middle of everything else. The funniest part of the film is that we’ve been seeing Can try so hard to ask Mavi to marry him, but ultimately in this moment, she tells him she wants to marry him.
In She Said Maybe’s ending, there’s a cute engagement party with everybody around. This means it’s a happy ending for Mavi, not only because she got the guy, but because she doesn’t need to worry about him letting her live her dream anymore. I believe Mavi will now work with Yadigar and redevelop the village into something beautiful. She’ll eventually become her successor too, because who better than family? And yes, Can is the right guy for her, because he loves her, and that’s what’s important. At the same time, Can is also competent, and with a little investment from Mavi’s grandma, he could go places too, so I feel like together they can be unstoppable. Mavi’s father didn’t want her to get used to the rich lifestyle because it stressed him out and gave him no reason to appreciate it. But now that Mavi’s managed to change her grandmother, there’s a chance she won’t have to go through the same struggles her father went through. I don’t think it was fair for her parents to make that decision beforehand, but I’m sure the rest of her life will be worth the wait.
