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I stopped rooting for them when...

posted 7 years ago by LordNooth
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it was revealed Ewan McGregor and the kids survived. After that I stopped caring what happened.

Obviously it's an incredible story that all five of them made it out of there (it's not called The Impossible for nothing) but I couldn't stop thinking about everyone else who had lost so much more than a family on holiday. I know one of the biggest gripes about this movie is the "racist!" argument, but what irks me even more is the decision to focus on a family who made it out of there with all five people intact and only one critically injured... who was flown out days after the disaster on an expensive private jet.

[–] The_Film_Addict 7 years ago

Filmmakers need to present a story like this in the most accessible way possible, which is why films about people caught up in mass tragedies always are about the ones that survive. Movies are a business. They're not made because they want to throw money away. It needs to turn a profit and it's a great risk to tell a story about a real event that's soaked in a great deal of sadness. The wealthy and the poor lost people that day. The fact that they all survived is a blessing and regardless of everyone's circumstance, no one is immune to the devastation of an event like this.

"I wish I wasn't afraid all the time, but I am."
-V for Vendetta

[–] simplemines 7 years ago

I didn't root for them at all. From the get-go, what a bunch of whining, loud, rude people!

[–] AngryPuppeh 7 years ago

They sensationalized the entire thing like they always do in Hollywood. Personally I think these people are pigs for selling their story when so many died to begin with.

[–] M_Qtips 7 years ago

I know. it's disgusting, when not selling their story would have brought all those people back to life.

[–] joycbeyda 7 years ago

LOL. Exactly.

[–] Oblio-N-Arrow 7 years ago

Best response to any post I've seen so far on the Board. Elicited a hearty laugh.

Unveiling my first ever signature... Now where did I set my drink?

[–] damocci (1502) 2 years ago

I know. it's disgusting, when not selling their story would have brought all those people back to life.

😅😅😅 Priceless!

[–] james-628-994227 7 years ago

It was made in Spain.

You see Uncle Charlie...that's how I really feel about you.

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[–] GetWokeGoBroke (646) 4 years ago

AngryPuppeh Oh please, give me a break. Get a grip.

[–] biggiesmallss 7 years ago

Agree with you 100% OP. I immediately got bored finding out everyone was alive. I know it sounds cynical, but it's unrealistic to me.

[–] OrthoMan 7 years ago

...except it's a true story.