In the 2025 film Eternity , Joan ultimately chooses Larry, the husband she spent a full life with, rather than her first love Luke.
What happens in Eternity
Joan initially picks Luke when she first has to decide who to spend the afterlife with, drawn by the nostalgia and unfinished nature of their early romance. After some time, she realizes that the depth of her bond with Larry, built over 65 years of shared life, matters more than the idealized memory of Luke.
Her final choice
Joan then risks breaking the rules of the afterlife to return to Larry, accepting possible punishment to be with him. The story ends with Joan and Larry together in a quiet suburban-style eternity that echoes the life they actually lived, underscoring the film’s theme that lasting, ordinary love outweighs youthful fantasy.
