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When you're that close to death, you're not concerned with making $$$

posted 9 years ago by economywater
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As someone badly disabled (by an FDA-approved drug, I might add) I can assure you that someone as close to death as Matthew McConaughey's character is not going to be concerned with making money. It seemed his character was doing what he was doing for the money vs. doing it to help people, and that just isn't realistic. Money doesn't matter anymore once you've lost your health, and even if it did--he wouldn't have had the energy required to do all that he did.

PS. This movie was spot-on regarding the useless/inept/corrupt FDA.

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[–] RobV27 8 years ago

I see how at one point the character is looking for himself, but I don't see how his character was lavishing himself with his profits afterwards.

[–] ChrRome 8 years ago

Considering this was based on a true story it doesn't really make sense to say someone who actually existed and did these things wasn't realistic.

[–] Howlin Wolf 8 years ago

It's based upon a true story, so I'm sure that's pretty close to what he was like... Not everybody has the same concerns.

Those hookers, that coke and booze and fine dining doesn't pay for itself, no matter how close to death a person is... It seemed pretty clear that he wanted to make the most of the time he had left, and to do that COSTS.

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[–] mantecasmostwanted 8 years ago

No the movie wasn't spot on. The FDA were the heroes here, because that drug didn't do what it was supposed to do. They may as well have been trying to stave off the disease's progression by eating an ice cream sundae every day. Look up the drug, and not on *beep* hippy websites.