Joe's sudden sobriety *spoilers*
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Dolores Claiborne
fiatlux-1 — 10 years ago(December 27, 2015 09:35 PM)
I understand fully that Joe was a longtime alcoholic, and that tolerances to alcohol can be built.
But come onJoe drank almost the entire bottle of whiskey! Yet he staggers slightly, slurs slightly, yet is seemingly sober enough to wrestle with Dolores & chase her through heavy yard brush during an eclipse?!!
King was an alcoholic too, he should know what one can or cannot do.
I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus.
Didn't he discover America?
Penfold, shush. -
ciddysaurus94 — 10 years ago(February 12, 2016 11:56 PM)
A person's reaction to a substance depends on their own unique physiology. For example; a shot of whiskey would make me sick almost instantly. My aunt, on the other hand, can take two klonopin followed by a bottle of vodka and still remain conscious. She stumbles a bit, but I've seen her go after people. Unsuccessfully, but I guess it's the effort that counts.
Plus, there's the release of adrenaline to consider. Dolores confronted him on the money he stole and his abuse towards Selena. He was a mean drunk, as we saw in the beginning of the movie. So, calling him out on his lies- and threatening to have him arrested- probably set him off enough.
Basically, there are several different factors to consider when it comes substance use. Everyone's different. -
wildbill8276 — 10 years ago(February 25, 2016 09:30 PM)
I'm actually the same way as Joe, and so was my grandfather and great grandfather. I can drink a ridiculous amount of alcohol and barely get buzzed. I've also never had a hangover, regardless of how much I drank the night before. I've also known lifelong alcoholics that fall over after a 6 pack, so I'd assume it's a metabolic thing.
So Joe having that high a tolerance isn't that far fetched. Being an alcoholic probably increased his tolerance to an even higher degree.