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Put the fire on the stone already!


That scene annoyed me. It was their only match, they have one shot at it. Why does he lift the match up away from the rock at all. Just light it and put it against the rock when the flint head on the match is flaring into its burn. Then once it is lit and he's holding it up in the air away from the stone he has to drop it 6 inches and he goes slow as can be.


Was ist der Sinn des Lebens?

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For dramatic purposes obviously. Like Luc as stated in interviews, the whole thing is supposed to be taken with a gain of salt.

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It looks like the scene worked.


I am the Alpha and the Omoxus. The Omoxus and the Omega

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It sure did! Is one of those scenes that everyone remembers

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Indeed.

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