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⌈ Secret Post #4530 ⌋

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Re: Movie Club Discussion!

[(Anonymous)]

1.What was your initial reaction when the movie started? How did that change by the end of the movie?

My first reaction was, “West Virginia is so beautiful” and that was my last reaction as well. I had no idea what was going on initially, I purposely went into the movie blind and it took a while to work out it was a heist movie.

2. Who was your favorite character in the movie? Your least favorite character? Why?

Favourite characters – the Bang brothers. So hopeless! I liked Gleema as well. She had cats!

Least favourite was Max. I laughed because the villain had an English accent. Some tropes never fade.

3. What was your favorite scenes? Your least favorite? Why?
Favourite scene – the giant hose spraying money all over the place. If only I had one of those! And I enjoyed seeing Daniel Craig in his dressing gown and boots, looking like he’d just crawled out of a dustbin. So different from some of his other characters! Also enjoyed the Game of Thrones scene. You and the rest of the world, inmates!

Least favourite – the talent show. That kid under her makeup didn’t look quite human. *shudder * I was so glad she gave it up at the end. Hope they got her into cookery classes.

4. What did you think of the soundtrack and/or score?
Music was mostly unfamiliar but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

5. What did you think of the production (cinematography, editing, costuming, etc.)?
I don’t know enough about the technical side of things to comment, really, but it all worked well enough for me.

~ Feel free to talk about anything else as well!

I liked the recurring “cauliflower” joke – and that we never got the backstory on that. One thing that I found jarring was that Memorial Day – the equivalent of Remembrance Day? – is apparently the date for a big sports occasion. Two nations separated by a single language indeed. I did enjoy that the heisters were robbing the big corporations, and giving to the poor and deserving. That gave me the warm and fuzzies. And how they knew phone surveillance had stopped was just priceless.

Re: Movie Club Discussion!

[kaijinscendre]

The game of Thrones scene was so damn great.

>I did enjoy that the heisters were robbing the big corporations, and giving to the poor and deserving.

An interesting thing I read was that they actually stole from the insurance company and it was an insurance company that caused Jimmy to be fired!

Re: Movie Club Discussion!

[(Anonymous)]

they actually stole from the insurance company and it was an insurance company that caused Jimmy to be fired!

Oh, I like this! Not that an insurance company would lose out in the long run to be sure.

Re: Movie Club Discussion!

[(Anonymous)]

I've considered they stole from the insurance company, it's a pretty good take.

Re: Movie Club Discussion!

[(Anonymous)]

Memorial Day – the equivalent of Remembrance Day? – is apparently the date for a big sports occasion.

It's also a big day for mattress sales! :D

Memorial Day in the US actually evolved out of various Civil War-era (or even earlier)/pre-WWI practices, which kind of coalesced into something called Decoration Day (which often involved literally decorating graves). This eventually became Memorial Day, although I think not really nation-wide until after WWII. When Armistice Day became a thing, it was actually a redundant holiday in the US because Memorial Day/Decoration Day (which is in May) already served the purpose of memorializing fallen combatants. US Veterans Day is now the American November 11 holiday that used to be called Armistice Day and is also equivalent to Remembrance Day, but celebrates veterans both living and dead.

There's plenty of somber stuff that goes down on Memorial Day, but there's always been a bit of a festival atmosphere as well. Think of parades and public music performances. Think of combining cemetery visits to put flags and flowers on graves with picnics/family reunions. Think of something vaguely reminiscent of the Day of the Dead. It's also considered the start of summer when everyone goes outside and has fun. Having sporting events on Memorial Day weekend grew out of all of that. The Indianapolis 500 race has actually been running on or around Memorial Day since before the first World War!

Re: Movie Club Discussion!

[(Anonymous)]

Ah, this makes me feel better about it! In Britain and Australia Remembrance Day is really serious - but knowing the historical context of Memorial Day explains a lot. Thinking of it as a kind of celebration, or Day of the Dead (which is only just over the border after all,) makes it a lot less of a culture shock.

Though the thing about mattress sales still gives me pause!