Was there any point to the drawn out pie/vomit launch story?
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ItsEddieHaskellBeyotch — 10 years ago(July 13, 2015 06:41 PM)
The purpose was that Gordie was a good storyteller. He painted a picture so vivid and had his friends attention the whole time.
Oh yeah, Gordie ended up being a great writerhave you SEEN this film?
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daughterofolaf — 10 years ago(July 27, 2015 06:13 AM)
Hm, obviously I have seen the film, I simply didn't know why so much time and production was spent on that sequence. Thanks for the explanation even if you felt the need to be a twat about it.
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ItsEddieHaskellBeyotch — 10 years ago(July 30, 2015 08:54 PM)
Thanks for the explanation even if you felt the need to be a twat about it.
No, you're just too damn sensitive. Walk it off Agnes, its just the internet. Learn to word your queries better.
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popSMLTS — 10 years ago(July 18, 2015 02:26 PM)
The character is supposedly based on Stephen King himself, and there's a similar situation in "IT" where Bill entertains his friends by telling stories as a kid, so I just assume it's just King drawing from his own experiences as a youth.
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pmac7902 — 10 years ago(March 23, 2016 09:34 AM)
Not to beat on it or anything, seems like you got your answer but this is just my 2cents.
To me the point of it being longer than maybe needed or not integral to the plot(or as integral) was not only to exhibit Gordie as a good story teller, but also to underline their youth. I mean, a long revenge/gross out story where everyone pukes all over each other? Sounds like just the kind on entertainment for 12 yr olds. -
mcfly-31 — 9 years ago(June 13, 2016 07:02 PM)
I'll give you 3: 1. yes it takes up screen time for a very valuable reason: because the film is only about 82 minutes long without it. So it's sort of purposely shoehorned in there to drag out the running time. 2. As others have stated it sets up Gordy's future as a wrirer and also endears him to his friends. 3. It also gives us a chance to see what the town's people are like that they live around. I used to do the same with my friends (accept my stories were written). There was something about writing about the people that you know in your town as sort of like a revenge on the things that they did to you.
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PenTheater — 9 years ago(December 29, 2016 11:25 AM)
It's also kind of cool how it takes them, and us out of the reality of why they are there, when its all over, snap back to..they are going to see a dead body. A kid. Pretty heavy stuff for that age, as well as for anybody.
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