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I wholeheartedly agree. Why should her testimony be completely disregarded? They mentioned something about her being a surprise witness. Maybe the defense were required to be informed in advance or something? I'd really like an explanation of all of this. Another thing that confused me was that the jury was explicitly instructed to not take the nurse's testimony into account. However, based on their verdict, they clearly did. Does that mean they were in violation of proper court proceedings or something? This was all very confusing.
It wasn't random. He was looking for cigarettes. He repeatedly asks her if she has any cigarettes immediately preceding that, but she doesn't respond.
That also explains Eli's expression during that moment in the scene. I always assumed it was because he somehow sensed that Daniel wasn't being sincere about his conversion or that he heard him say "There is the pipeline", but I like this theory better.
<blockquote>what would be the point showing him chug water?</blockquote>Have you ever had a night of heavy drinking? When you wake up the next day, you're extremely dehydrated and crave water. This is a completely natural thing to do in this situation.
Maybe it's you who doesn't understand it? I don't think he's quite the one-dimensional character you describe. I think he really did care for HW. He expresses real emotion when Eli forces him to admit that he abandoned him. In fact, it's the one part of the whole process that he can't seem to bear. Also, when he sent HW away after the fire, he asks on his living conditions. And look how concerned he was about his condition when the well exploded. Clearly he's concerned about him, to some degree at least. I think he intended to have HW carry on his business. Taking him on surveys and scouting expeditions with him and explaining aspects and strategies of the operation seem to indicate that. When HW later decides to strike out on his own, I think he is disappointed, feels betrayed, and lashes out. He also made those comments to Mr. Sunday to get him to stop beating his daughter. Finally, after killing the impersonator, he's clearly very emotional reading his brother's diary. I'm not saying he wasn't a bad man, but I just think there was more to the character than simply that.
LOL!!
<blockquote>psdhart: wouldn't people ask questions in the film about why he would fall through the barrier?</blockquote>
He was supposed to have fallen through the railing when he was backing up to look at the picture on the wall. Don't you remember the preceding ruse?
That was a real person???? When I saw that I thought it HAD to be a dummy. I was amazed at how life-like it was. Was that definitely a real person? If so, holy shit!!!
Maybe you had a better/clearer version than I did, but it was not at all clear to me that it was a panther at the end. It was a pretty ambiguous, crumpled black form.
LMAO!!
This is just the style in that scene. Quasi-punk.
1) They were Vietnamese, not Chinese.
2) How were they close-minded?
László did say in the DVD extras that he used really intense lighting. He mentioned how Ryan O'Neal complained about it. I love the really crisp, sharp look of this film.
I don't understand this at all. How does killing an innocent (and obviously extremely-loved to boot) animal in any way mitigate his shame? Not that his shame made any sense in the first place. So confusing.
<blockquote>BittanyG: "It's an icelandic movie so why would you think it'd be in english??"</blockquote>
What makes you think they thought it would be in English?? They just asked <i>how much</i> of it is in English.
That's good. I found it hard to imagine that they would cause harm to the horse.
Yeah, that was a really cutting remark. I thought Linda was so great in this movie. Her responses and the way she handled herself in various situations seemed to belie a wisdom, intelligence, and maturity well beyond her supposed 15 years. My favorite was when she was at that party sitting alone and that girl who wanted to get under her skin came over and asked if she was looking for the Mark Hamill character. She says, "No, I'm not. Excuse me." and just walks away. Such a stone cold perfect response to that kind of petty instigation.
I wondered the same thing. I watched that scene frame-by-frame and it looked like you could see the car actually starting to hit the horse's legs before they cut away. If it is faked, it's extremely well done.
The only song I didn't like in this movie was that horrible Whitesnake song.
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