I didn't understand why Karen did that 'Joke' to Margo!
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blacknyellowsquid — 9 years ago(January 28, 2017 08:50 PM)
I agree. I was just watching this tonight and was confused about that. It seemed like a very mean thing to do, stabbing your friend in the back like that. I didn't see anything Margot had done to warrant that. I mean, wanting to knock her down a few pegs is one thing but this just seemed extreme. And was Karen even mad at her? Because of the stupid party?
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ZolotoyRetriever — 9 years ago(January 28, 2017 10:06 PM)
Karen pulled this "practical joke" on Margo not just for her (Karen's) benefit, bot for all the other people in their little circle whom Karen felt had been the victim of Margo's bitchiness. So, Karen wanted to give Margo a little comeuppance on everybody's behalf, not just her's (Karen's).
Here's the dialogue from the scene in which Karen lays out her reasoning for pulling this practical joke on Margo:
Newton, they say, thought of gravity by getting hit on the head by an apple. And the man who invented the steam-engine, he was watching a teakettle.
But not me. My big idea came to me just sitting on a couch.
That boot in the rear to Margo. Heaven knows, she had one coming. From me, from Lloyd, from Eve, Bill, Max and so on. We'd all felt those size fives of hers often enough.
But how? The answer was buzzing around me like a fly. I had it. But I let it go. Screaming and calling names is one thing, but this could mean
Why not? "Why," I said to myself, "not?"
It would all seem perfectly legitimate. And only two people in the world would know. Also, the boot would land where it would do the most good for all concerned. After all, it was no more than a harmless joke which Margo herself would be the first to enjoy. And no reason why she shouldn't be told about it in time.
As you can see, Karen honestly felt she was "avenging" everybody in the group, not just herself. And she felt it was just a cute prank that she figured Margo herself would enjoy. Little did she realize that the joke would have far-reaching consequences.
Don't mess with me, man! I know karate, judo, ju-jitsu and several other Japanese words. -
blacknyellowsquid — 9 years ago(February 01, 2017 09:33 AM)
I guess I just personally didn't see enough in the film that warranted Margo getting "a boot in the rear" like that. I mean she seemed kinda flippant sometimes and was whiny at the party but and at the audition right before, come on, they HAD been doing things behind her back, I would have been pissed too. I don't know lol. I guess we're just supposed to take her word that she deserved some kind of humble pie
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practicepiano — 9 years ago(February 01, 2017 07:19 PM)
Before Karen's trick, there was a considerable build-up of Margo's bad behavior, and repetitions of seeing others frustrated with her. Almost nobody saw any cause for it, other than Margo's ego and issues. Only Birdie saw through Eve.
I think Karen's wanting to do something to give Margo her comeuppance is accounted for in the script.
The fact that Karen chose such a big punishment, with considerable risk for long-term repercussions, seems out of character at first. But I actually like that I can see how it could happen.
Karen is a straightforward, generally kind person, not interested in being a mover and shaker, or showing off - she has none of the competitive urge shared by virtually everyone else in the film.
Most of the other characters are either hyper-alert to the possibility of backstabbing from others, or backstabbers themselves. The backstabbers could (and some of the them do) come up with lots of sly, subtle ways to trip someone up, biding their time, building up in increments. They know how to do it.
But when Karen, who has never practiced being a trickster, tries it, she clumsily goes for something big, and makes a mess. -
Simonisthemoon — 1 year ago(November 13, 2024 05:19 PM)
I can see why Karen thinks Margo should be taught a lesson. But why would she imagine that Margo might become more considerate and less absorbed as a result of this seeming misfortune. Margot is capable of reflection but what is there for her to learn here?
I also find myself wondering how a rather prim lady from the fifties knows how to drain a tank. I have no idea myself. Does she siphon it out? Weird to picture.