What's with all the smoking? - The Hunger (1983) Discussion

[–] zyggums 9 years ago

In the book miriam was antismoking. Fearful of anything that can cause injury. Someone even mentions "cytoplasim of the mouth" when she sees a cigar

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[–] cpmorr 9 years ago

Too right. She always made very cautious choices (driving a Volvo, always under the speed limit) because she was not invincible and could die in an accident like any human being.
Remember her recollection of her father's death by drowning off the coast of Crete?

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[–] mwlindsey2000 9 years ago

It is the only thing I dislike about the movie, otherwise excellent, one of the most stylish films I have seen.

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[–] CaptainTerrific 9 years ago

I like all the smoke, it adds to the overall mystique of the film.

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[–] Robbmonster 9 years ago

There is smoking because the film was made in 1983, not 2015.

It's like watching Saturday Night Fever and asking 'what's with all the bellbottom pants?'

Never defend crap with 'It's just a movie'
http://www.youtube.com/user/BigGreenProds

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[–] SandyR (7724) a year ago

You're asking the dumbest population ever to understand nuance and context.

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[–] CineFileMou 9 years ago

Why are they always smoking and drinking in Mad Men?

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[–] greg_andradesv 9 years ago

Sexual fetixism or just to look sexy(a subconscious blowjob/sex reference-symbolism i.e. dragging a cigarette), to be above death or injuries, and because was 1983 they prob. wore sponsored by Marlboro, I think you can see a close-up of a pack.

And Mad-Men is supposed to set in the 60's, and HBO production's are the most immersive on TV, i.e Rome was cancelled because d budged was too high(Costumes and realistic sets etc..) and had a low viewership, unlike Game Of Thrones...I want The Silmarillion stories on HBO, but New Line/Miramax will deff make like 5-7 movies out of that book.

edit: - instead of / on reference-

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[–] stupidsalad 9 years ago

Mad Men was on AMC. Not HBO.

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[–] greg_andradesv 8 years ago

From wiki "HBO and Showtime, both of which rejected Mad Men before it came to AMC"

I live in Brazil now HBO airs the show here, probably on the rest of South America. For instance Walking Dead airs monday on the FOX cable channel..Its very confusing going in that subject, frainly I never watched Mad Men because I was a teen and it seemed boring and now was/is in my way in regards of watching different content or a movie on HBO here.

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[–] carolineau 8 years ago

smoking was cool in the 80s...

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[–] WhoWhyWhatWhere 8 years ago

Smoking cigarettes was still considered cool in the early 90's. I made the mistake of watching this movie for the first time in 1994, during a week when I tried to quit smoking. I was smoking like a train by the end of the movie. Luckily, I was able to quit later on that year and I've never smoked a cigarette since!

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[–] Outstandingness 8 years ago

I know the Scott brothers were all about heavy visual noir but I think tony took it a little too far. Doctors working with their samples wouldn't be smoking