Why does the guy with hat in bus-stop help Reacher?
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klm38 — 12 years ago(July 23, 2013 11:32 PM)
Because three words: F.ck the PO-lice
On a serious note though, while its not unreasonable to assume that those folks disliked the cops and helped him out, I still consider it one of the few lazy pieces of writing in an otherwise good movie. It was also a huge coincidence that the motel he chose to stay at overnight turned out to be the crime scene where Sandy was murdered. -
Impulse_TJ16 — 12 years ago(July 24, 2013 11:00 AM)
Huh? Lazy? It wasn't lazy, it was because exactly what someone here said. What you said. Tom, himself, said that he didn't initially "get" the scene when he read it either, but once he saw the group of people at the time he suddenly got why that scene exists. Ask for the second part, what are you talking about? You do know they dumped the body at the hotel to frame Reacher, right? It took place outside of Sandy's home and they moved her body to the dumpster at the motel.
You had my curiosity, now you have my attention
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klm38 — 12 years ago(July 24, 2013 12:38 PM)
Ah I didn't catch that body transfer. I was confused when I saw the body at the motel after they showed her just outside her home.
While that getaway scene is quite possible, I just felt like it was too easy/convenient for Tom to get away like that. But I suppose if its possible in real life, then there's no harm in using it in a movie plot. -
Impulse_TJ16 — 12 years ago(July 24, 2013 12:43 PM)
All is well my friend, just wanted to clear the confusion up for you. If I sounded irritated I'm sorry about that.
You had my curiosity, now you have my attention
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robinstigator — 12 years ago(July 29, 2013 08:32 AM)
Because this movie sucks and they added that scene to let us know that Jack Reacher is cool with black folks, to make us not worry too much about how the one black cop is the one that is betraying everything. Trying to hide the subtle racism with not-so-subtle good black man
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paileshalai — 12 years ago(August 15, 2013 06:20 AM)
During the film there seemed to be a community theme, with a lot of shots of the Pennsylvania skyline, suburbs, and many references to baseball and Duvall's character has a scene with Reacher where they mention something about the Yankees. The guy that helped him at the bus stop also had a hat with P on it which looked like a local baseball teams cap. It seems that this was continuing the theme of a tight community where people look out for each other. I also agree with the fact that it appeared to be a 'poor, urban, black' population which may hint at their dislike for the police.
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Impulse_TJ16 — 12 years ago(September 14, 2013 04:44 PM)
What kind of foolishness? All films need some kind of humor, or is your life so soulless that you don't have humor in your every day life?
You had my curiosity, now you have my attention
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quincee33 — 9 years ago(June 17, 2016 04:46 AM)
That particular hat looked like the P from University of Pennsylvania which is an ivy League school That's in Philadelphia in the same state . However, it was dark, and I really only seen the movie once. just looked like the P from Penn not from the Pittsburgh Pirates which would have a bright yellow P However, these days there are all kinds of " 3rd jerseys" " 3rd hat's" " vintage uniforms" ect. Hope that helps.
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dbre — 12 years ago(October 04, 2013 03:00 PM)
I thought that scene was poignant social commentary. Hollywood was trying to send a message to the powers that be that they believe common folk are no longer on their side.
What is interesting is
that the instinct of the people turned out to be right considering it was the dirty cop that was trying to catch him. If he had, Reacher would be dead. So the message is: trust the instincts of the general public. They can sense who is good and evil