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Doesn't make much sense.

posted 10 years ago by FortySix2
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I've seen this film many times, and still think it's cute, but I recently caught it again after many years, and saw it with fresh eyes. I realized that the entire premise is flawed, and there are a few glaring problems:

1) Nothing bad really happens to them. A few unfortunate things, but that's life! And some of the things they cause themselves.

2) The Farmers blame the townsfolk for their predicament, but what did any of them do that was so terrible?

3) Elizabeth states she wants to keep the house, but the very next scene they're asking the town to help sell it.

4) Why did they need the town to help sell it? It was a nice enough property.

[–] Corky666 8 years ago

No one cares about your post

[–] jessie-lane3 8 years ago

lol Who pissed in your cheerios?

[–] jessie-lane3 8 years ago

1) It's a movie. If NOTHING happened, it'd be boring.

2) yeah, I never understood that. Maybe there were initially scenes that presented the townspeople as crazier. But the boys who stole signs, the mailman were pretty out there for a tiny town.

4) Why did they need the town to help sell it? It was a nice enough property.

I will say this is supposed to be a fun movie about city people moving outside the city. They leave a HUGE environment with no personality and inhabit a small town with quirky characters. And eventually stay and like it once they're acclimated.