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I apologize for all the profanity. You seem like a nice dude, but you're drunk on Latte, homes.
>Well, there's a ton of it. There's this whole thing with >morality/fertility, fathers/sons, double lives, etc. etc.... >there's also the possibility that Matt Damon's character was a >repressed homosexual who compensated with this contrived >'tough guy' routine. I can understand why you might have >chosen not to catch *that* one, though.
Jesus Christ.
This is what I mean when I say 'Pulp Fiction' ruined modern film.
I'll hold back for now.
>Anyway, watch the movie again, or go check out the big ol' >Departed post from way back if you're interested in some of >the subtleties (though not all that subtle) of the flick. >There really is a good bit going on below the surface, but of >course if you ignore that stuff the film can be just as >enjoyable.
No, because movies are supposed to be made to be WATCHED not discussed over coffee for months after the fact. Again- the Pulp Fiction generation seems to miss this, and y'all like to overanalyze films to make yourself seem deep and smart.
Films used to be dope because EVERYTHING including SUBTEXT was 100% OBVIOUS. Take Goodfellas -- lots of subtext. No artsy fartsy bullshit. Just DIRECT storytelling. That's the way its posed to be done.
If it wasn't 100% apparent in the first viewing, then its an irrelevant detail. All that "under the surface" is just a way to make a film seem "deeper"....its a goddamn crime story with some witty characters. Its not a commentary on the Boxer Rebellion or a post-structuralist account of Susan B. Anthony.
>>Stop making excuses. She was boring, and her scenes sucked. > >She confronted Matt Damon about his impotence while eating a >banana. That was a good scene.
No, it wasn't.
>But, like I said, she wasn't my favorite part of the movie, >nor a part that I'd spend too much energy on defending. But >the character/subplot did contribute to the overall film.
No, it didn't. It was lame.
This is getting boring.
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