Don't understand the crashing plane in garden state beginning?

in the very beginning of garden state, I don't understand the crashing plane and how it ties in with the rest of the movie.


was that the plane he went on to see his mom's funeral? and if it was a crashing plane, how did he survive? help me understand this confusing plart please!

Don't understand the crashing plane in garden state beginning?
I've wondered the same thing, my first guess was that it's the plane he's on at the very end (remember he goes back to Sam, and maybe he changed his mind and got back on the plane). But that couldn't be because if you look around at the people he's sitting next too it doesn't match up. So I think it's simply a daydream or an illustration as to how he feels. All around him people have emotions but he is apathetic; he dosn't care. The intro with the plane crash illustrates this in a powerful way, even admist the most horrific thing in the world, he remains numb. Throughout the movie he progresses in his ability to feel emotions like everyone else, partially thanks to Sam, partially from stopping his medications.
Reply:It's not crashing, it's just a lot of turbulence. It's one of the elements in the beginning that shows how bland his life is and how he feels disconnected to everyone around him. It is one of the scenes that builds up the movie to show how Sam will change his life and the way he acts.