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Bloom Bloom?

posted 13 years ago by ellectrastar
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I don't get it, is their surname Bloom? So is Bloom- Bloom Bloom? And if not why doesn't he get a first name like his brother? And where do they get Bloom from anyway?!!

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[–] sdsungod 12 years ago

That's exactly what I was about to say. If they are the Brothers Bloom, then their names are Stephen Bloom and Bloom Bloom. Also, if the Mario Bros are the Mario Bros, their names are Mario Mario and Luigi Mario. But at least with the Mario Bros, the older brother is the one with the same name.

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[–] waldomarek 12 years ago

i got confused/curious as well.

from the faq:

Does Bloom have a first name?

The only reference to what Bloom's first name might be comes from a con in which Stephen calls him "Victor." Whether that's his

[–] spookyrat1 10 years ago

i got confused/curious as well.

Same here. I thought I must have missed something, but it appears I really didn't.

I just think it was probably an attempt to be deliberately enigmatic for no particular reason, which is pretty indicative of the rest of the film IMO.

[–] TheBeardedWonder 9 years ago

Bloom as in the verb: to grow/mature, like flowers do. It was just a dumb play on words that actually hurt the movie more than helped it...

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[–] spookyrat1 9 years ago

Agreed. I think the whole movie was an example of a lot of talent being wasted on a fairly pointless exercise.🐭

[–] dev-33 9 years ago

I remember reading on the movie's website or something under character bios that Bloom goes by his last name because his first name is embarrassing and he doesn't want anyone to know it.

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[–] spookyrat1 9 years ago

... his first name is embarrassing ...

Just like the film itself!🐭

[–] kidzbpq 9 years ago

No.