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jollyreaper2112

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26. You are missing the point

Tue May 13, 2014, 07:22 AM

May 2014

Did you even watch the movie?

The whole point is Douglas feels justified in his rage, feels like he's been wronged in a clear and indisputable way. He was shocked when the one who enthusiastically supported him was the neo-nazi shop owner. What?! No, I'm not carrying your water. But he still didn't get it, not until the end when he's dying, shot by police. He's like wait, how am I the bad guy?

Imagine if you have a movie about a men's rights advocate and up until the third act people could be going along with him, feeling his pain and then it ends with him at his ex's house, guns and gasoline on-hand, and he's like wait a minute, this isn't what it looks like. I'm not the bad guy here!

Douglas never went to that extreme but the point stands, there's an unwanted epiphany when Douglas' narrative switches from righteous and terribly wronged to wait, why are the cops angry with me? I'm white and obey the law and pay my taxes.

Actually watch the film and you may have your eyes opened.

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Anybody remember "Falling Down?" [View all] Brigid May 2014 OP

good movie nt arely staircase May 2014 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2014 #2

An armed lunatic going after his ex wife? jberryhill May 2014 #18

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Ever see Exorxist IiI jberryhill May 2014 #21

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My friends think I am sick because I really like that movie - Douglas' performance is stellar Hestia May 2014 #3

I've always found it creepy . . . Brigid May 2014 #8

An underrated gem, in my opinion. 1000words May 2014 #4

Totally agree. HornBuckler May 2014 #25

Well, it is *extremely* annoying when you want breakfast at a fast-food place Nye Bevan May 2014 #5

And why doesn't the food look like the menu? jberryhill May 2014 #23

How many of those guys listen to hate radio? NightWatcher May 2014 #6

Crap movie. I AM A WHITE MAN. HEAR ME ROAR. Luminous Animal May 2014 #7

That was also my takeaway. Gravitycollapse May 2014 #9

Yep. tenderfoot May 2014 #14

What's amazing was the response Recursion May 2014 #19

You are missing the point jollyreaper2112 May 2014 #26

+1 DCBob May 2014 #27

Shares a few ideas with "The Wave" Gidney N Cloyd May 2014 #35

more so... Javaman May 2014 #29

The point of the film escaped you I'd say. Here is what the screenwriter says the film is about: Bluenorthwest May 2014 #36

Oh we have a critic. I don't think she likes the special sauce, Rick! Initech May 2014 #10

"I'm not economically viable." Brigid May 2014 #11

"I'm the bad guy?" Iggo May 2014 #12

Every teabagger's fantasy mwrguy May 2014 #13

Great movie oneofthe99 May 2014 #15

pffft. ret5hd May 2014 #34

No, nobody remembers it jberryhill May 2014 #16

Nope, apparently not. Brigid May 2014 #37

Didn't like the movie, though Douglas's performance was amazing Recursion May 2014 #17

Amazing performance. nt Demo_Chris May 2014 #22

Another masturbatory right wing fantasy on par with Red Dawn for silliness. FSogol May 2014 #28

I thought it showed Douglas's character as a dangerous, self-centered, ignorant asshole. redqueen May 2014 #30

Yup: "dangerous, self-centered, ignorant asshole" = Typical republican FSogol May 2014 #31

Strange take. cherokeeprogressive May 2014 #32

They get hot imagining accumulating guns and pushing people around. FSogol May 2014 #33

1: It was a movie. 2: I don't excuse his or anyone else's violence. cherokeeprogressive May 2014 #39

Ironically, I was discussing that movie yesterday reflection May 2014 #38