Why Rob and Barry are both jerkholes.
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moviefool09 — 10 years ago(February 13, 2016 09:20 PM)
Who made him the authority on all things rock? I really wanted to jump into the movie and tell Barry to go screw himself.
Barry is
supposed
to be a jerk in the movie! He's not meant to be an admirable character, though he does give a pleasantly surprising vocal performance at the end, which somewhat puts him in a different light.
"The future is tape, videotape, and NOT film?" -
Huskie_Jon — 10 years ago(February 26, 2016 10:18 AM)
It was also telling that Barry did not want the person he perceived as a geek to buy one of Barry's favorite albums. He could not cope with the idea that someone he perceives as less than cool would have similar musical tastes to his own, because he listens to the kind of music that real music fans listen to.
A dope trailer is no place for a kitty.
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mmichaels-71660 — 9 years ago(May 06, 2016 06:09 AM)
Rob learns his lesson. This is a coming of age story but the main character has experienced what social scientists call a "delayed adulthood". He doesn't realize how wrong he was until he meets Charlie again. He realises Charlie is a bad person and because he had blinders on he built up a fantasy around her and other relationships.
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Naughty-God — 9 years ago(October 04, 2016 05:21 PM)
You need to watch the movie again.
Rob's past relationships failed but they all failed for different reasons, including the girl leaving him for another man. Besides, plenty of people get married and start families only to fall apart and start all over again with someone else making more kids before walking away from each other again and possibly starting a third tribe. If Rob married his high school sweetheart I guarantee you that it would have ended before he reached 25.
Barry is obnoxious but entertaining side-kick who I could see eventually buying Rob's store as Rob moves on with his record label and finds moderate success as a music producer/record executive.