Original sentence: Furthermore, they argue that to dub the later scenes a dream would remove the thematic and psychological point of the film
Edited sentence: Another aspect which supports the theory is the famous scene where a phone rings in the opium den, which reminds Noodles of the call he made that betrayed his friends.As soon as he mentally reaches the point where the ringing phone is picked up at the other end, Noodles wakes up and runs out of the opium den.As the very last scene of the film is Noodles arriving in the den, the beginning of the movie is arguably also its end, with Noodles high on opium ruminating about his past and future as other gangsters wait to kill him.Furthermore, they claim that to dub the later scenes a dream would remove the thematic and psychological point of the film.If the dream theory is accurate, it's likely that Noodles was eventually killed by them.It is a film where the lines blur between past, present, and future.Lastly, the scene in which Noodles wakes up begins the flashbacks.Supporters of the dream hypothesis argue that if Noodles were as heavily drugged with opium as the movie makes him out to be, he would simply not be able to make such a quick getaway.There is also a school of thought that says the ambiguity is deliberate and that trying to discern what "really" happened is an exercise in futility