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How UNREALISTIC was that scene...?

posted 13 years ago by sweetestsam23
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How unrealistic was that scene in the first 10 minutes of the film, where Connie first meets Paul, the wind was blowing so hard that it looked like she was in the middle of a hurricane or tornado??
She could barely walk or see where she was going... and yet everyone else in the scene is walking around, going about their business like it's a normal day and the weather is no big deal.
Where does that ever happen?? That's not NORMAL wind.
That scene was laughable because its so not believable...

That's my only comment. I'm just wondering why no one mentioned it.

[–] jakesohn91 13 years ago

i've experienced that kind of strong wind in indiana.. but it was pouring rain that day too so it made things much worse. i had my umbrella but it was useless because it kept flipping up inside out.

yeah i'm pretty sure there was a tornado warning that time when she was walking. i dont think it's totally UNREALISTIC.. you just haven't experienced that kind of wind before

[–] OldFriendOfTheChristys 10 years ago

i've experienced that kind of strong wind in Indiana

I’ve experienced it too. It’s not common (where I live anyway), but it’s definitely happened.

[–] TheHrunting 13 years ago

I've been in "hat-ripping-off" weather before in other regions of the US. Even so, I took the depiction of this scene as humorous in a way, like some older, light comedy where "forces at work" act as a go-between. Even though the movie is a drama, I'm pretty sure that it was on purpose to show that they met sort of innocently, almost lightheartedly rather than in some sleazy bar or something. That way no one can say she was consciously looking for it rather than took the opportunity. The tone changed later on as the relationship got more serious and involved. That scene was a little whimsical and took a risk to luring the audience in but was probably necessary by my guess to show by constrast how far the seed turned into spreading weeds.

[–] fiatlux-1 13 years ago

It did seem like the wind *affected* her more strongly than others, but you do see others struggling with it such as the woman trying to hold her baby's carriage and shield the baby's face at the same time.

And I have certainly been in wind that strong. You feel like an invisible being is shoving you around. You can't even see, and sometimes its hard to take a breath for a couple moments.

"I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus."
"Didn't he discover America?"
"Penfold, shush."

[–] Bladerunner 13 years ago

No one else mentioned it, because it simply isn't important. It was a fun scene, important because it was serendipitous. It showed how easily things could have gone the other way, had she not met him.

Speaking of having a problem with too much wind...

"...nothing is left of me, each time I see her..." - Catullus

[–] Neymar 13 years ago

yep...i thought of that too...

i was wondering...why is she only the one having all that trouble...lol

[–] SueBee55 13 years ago

I believe in a city of skyscrapers like New York the wind funnels downwards and gathers speed so that sort of wind could well be feasible. I've experienced something similar in Croydon, of all places!

[–] GrammarMatters 13 years ago

This is very true. In the city there are areas where the wind is very concentrated.

I was once walking past the corner of a building on a very windy day and was protected on the lee side of the building, but as I rounded the corner the wind suddenly got so powerful it almost blew my 4 pound Pomeranian off the sidewalk onto the street.

But there is something else that nobody has mentioned - and that is that the wind might actually be representative of the main character's longing and emotional energy searching for an outlet.

[–] fiatlux-1 13 years ago

I also thought that the fact that she was wearing high heels might have made it tougher. Its hard enough to walk on those awful things (hence why I don't) when the wind is calm.

"I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus."
"Didn't he discover America?"
"Penfold, shush."

[–] russellgibson 13 years ago

A Fantastic Film case closed

[–] lferrigon-1 13 years ago

Yes it was a wonderful movie. I enjoyed it.

[–] skay_baltimore 12 years ago

A Stupid Film case closed

There...I fixed it for you. The scene...as well as the entire film...was contrived and mindless.

"Sometimes the right thing to do is the wrong thing" -- Jason Stackhouse

[–] WanderingGeek 12 years ago

That weather was unrealistic and stupid. Seriously, if she hadn't gone upstairs with him, she would have been blown away or sucked into the sky!

Who's Betty Grable?!