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"A Single Man" (beware spoilers)
Front-Ranger:
Yes, Sason, there are quite a few parallels to our favorite movie. I commented on a few others earlier:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on January 06, 2010, 05:16:39 pm ---Am I batty or were there quite a lot of similarities to our favorite film in this one? Kenny and George baptized their friendship by jumping in the water together naked, Kenny tenderly dressed George's head wound (even on the same side!), George and Charley had a spat after dinner(altho at New Years, not Thanksgiving), Jim and George met outside a door, George mourned alone (in a glass house, not a trailer) after Jim died, Jim died looking up, etc etc. There was even a dog or two! Okay, I'm batty.
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--- Quote ---Another similarity that I noticed was the presence of a motherly woman named Alma...no wait, her name was actually Alva. And there was a recurring theme involving Alva and bread. She liked to keep the bread fresh by putting it in the freezer so when George wanted to speak to her from the Beyond, he put the message in the bread wrapper, and put it in the freezer. That was so touching, but if I didn't know about Alma and the Wonder Bread, I doubt if I would have noticed!
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(more to follow)
southendmd:
--- Quote from: Sason on March 06, 2010, 08:20:03 pm ---What does "light in the loafers" mean?
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It's an old euphemism for gay.
--- Quote ---And the scene with the Spanish guy, I'm kinda ambiguous to it. On the one hand I liked it that George stuck to the memory of Jim and reclined the offer, on the other hand I thought it a pity that he didn't take advantage of the mutual attraction between them.
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Kerry:
--- Quote from: Sason on March 06, 2010, 08:20:03 pm ---
And the scene with the Spanish guy, I'm kinda ambiguous to it. On the one hand I liked it that George stuck to the memory of Jim and reclined the offer, on the other hand I thought it a pity that he didn't take advantage of the mutual attraction between them.
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I didn't see that there was a mutual attraction. I saw the Spanish guy as a hooker. Certainly, he was a very handsome, charming hooker, but a hooker none the less.
Sason:
--- Quote from: southendmd on March 06, 2010, 11:06:22 pm ---It's an old euphemism for gay.
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Yeah, I kinda guessed but I wasnt' sure.
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DECLINE!!!! ::) :laugh:
(i'm looking very much forward to your posts in swedish... ;) ;D)
Sason:
--- Quote from: Kerry on March 07, 2010, 12:14:33 am ---I didn't see that there was a mutual attraction. I saw the Spanish guy as a hooker. Certainly, he was a very handsome, charming hooker, but a hooker none the less.
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Maybe you're right. As I said, I had a hard time getting the whole picture.
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