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In a way, this post is basically the movie version of shower thoughts. Bear with me. After Twitter user @jazz_inmypants asked people to share bothering movie details that aren't common knowledge, his thread received quite a few interesting insights. For example, Grease (1978) might be described as a story that teaches you to change yourself until other people like you. And Belle's (Beuty and the Beast (1991)) neighbors are probably doing something shady if the village can support such an extensive bookstore when she's the only reader and doesn't even pay. The tweet by @jazz_inmypants has already received over 30K likes and 1K comments, many of which filmmaking students could definitely rework into term papers.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG This is so mine.... and the fact that Charlie PREFERRED to take Grandpa Joe rather than his Mum whose life was a depressing painful prison.... It just made me want to smack that kid.

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Altogether, a film can seem incredibly complicated, but the reasoning behind every decision nearly always comes down to how it is working with the story and how it is affecting the viewer. With that in mind, the New York Film Academy has prepared some tips for reviewing a film and coming up with your own insights.

Watch it. "Once is necessary twice is preferable," the academy wrote. "Taking notes is also a good idea and will help the writing process by making it easy to refer to your in-the-moment thoughts and reactions."

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because he wanted to look deferent than his foster apes. He shave his beard with his deceased father's knife every day.

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Express your initial thoughts and support your criticism. "Professional reviewers do not shy away from telling their readers whether they thought the movie was good bad or indifferent, and in fact readers come to rely on those reviewers whose tastes reflect their own when deciding whether or not to spend their time and money. Professional reviewers also have watched a lot of movies and can express why and how they came to their criticism. Be sure to back up your thoughts with specifics–a disappointing performance, a ridiculous plot, beautiful cinematography, difficult material that leaves you thinking, and so on."

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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, Santa does seem to only give expensive presents to rich kids, doesn't he? XD

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Evaluate the acting. "Many casual filmgoers will be inspired to see a movie if a favorite actor is in it, so you should probably spend a little space talking about the performances: seasoned actor in a new kind of role, brilliant performance from a rising star, excellence despite a lackluster script, dynamics in an ensemble, and so much more can be said about the actors in any given film."

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Give Harvey a break. He's been hospitalized, is missing half his face and is probably hopped up on sedatives. Of course he's going to have trouble recognizing that his nurse is the Joker.

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Directing, cinematography, special effects... This is where your inner film geek can really shine. Consider the highlights or missteps of directors, cinematographers, costume designers and CGI magicians. What worked, what surprised, what fell short of expectations, are all great questions to address.

It's also important to look at a film’s story from a structural viewpoint. Try to to keep in mind that the vast majority of films fall into the three-act structure: a beginning, middle, and end. It's not because the screenwriters are lazy, but because the formula simply works. In screenplays, the first thing you should look out for is the inciting incident. Generally, about 10 minutes into the film, there will be a moment that forces the protagonist to exit their comfort zone and start their journey towards a new goal. Around the thirty-minute mark, there is usually a major turning point. At this moment, the hero can't go back, that signals the beginning of the second act where the majority of the film will take place. Finally, around the ninety-minute mark, the second turning point will signal the film’s drive towards both its conclusion and resolution.

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Of course, some films don’t fit perfectly into the three-act structure, but the vast majority of films do and you can start to get a sense of when important moments or changes will occur when you know the general format.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did you know that this movie is based on the German book "Das doppelte Lottchen" from Erich Kästner? The girls are Luise and Lotte from Vienna and Munich respectively. The book was written around 1945 so the story makes much more sense regarding the timeframe. Today its stupid of course but back then it wasn't that easy to keep in contact when miles apart.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I really hated his character and Andy's friends. They sure jumped at the chance to get some goodies for free, but also constantly critizised her and made fun of her for her new job. What a bunch of s**t friends. She should have severed ties with all of them.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One or both parents are actually dead or die during the movie. Some serious daddy/mommy-issues there at Disney

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This has always bothered me... Glad someone else picked it up.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They also don't tell you that Hera drove Hercules insane so that he kills his wife Megara and his 5 children

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, but he is supposed to be only 18 I think. Swayze is not 18, but neither is Jennifer Gray. 18 and 16 is not too bad.

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Baby is 17 and Johnny is 25. (Obviously not the real ages of the actors.) Not an issue for the times as the age of consent for marriage was 14 at the time. That did recently change. This is based on the life of a real person. It's a bit weird for us today, but this is less strange for me than Jerry Lee Lewis marrying his 13-yr old cousin.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People found Jerry Lee marrying his 13 year old cousin weird even back then.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This was one of the (many) things that bothered me about the Twilight series. A hundred-plus year old guy getting with a teen-age girl? Seriously, I don't care how "hot" and young he looks, that's just EEEEW

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He wasn't into her, not until he got to know her as a person. Their age difference wasn't too large, *and* the movie was dealing with a lot of moral gray areas. This was more like Wuthering Heights than your average feel-good rom-com. To me, the takeaway was that age does not guarantee good decisions; Baby's older sister makes terrible choices despite being older.

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Lira Mai
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was wondering what happened in that couple in the right.

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Stephanie Thompson
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's specifically said in the movie that she is 18. She just looks young

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The day before you turn eighteen vs the day you turn eighteen your brain changes drastically. Think if we could make adult decisions at 17 and 364 days old?!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's all good though, he's a dancer and a handsome dude. That's how life is, obviously...

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Sandra Givens
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She is going to college in the fall, is supposed to be 18, and Johnny is a bit older, around 21. So no, nothing to do with underage girls.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jennifer Gray was actually older than him in this movie.

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Beth Smizik
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Baby was 17 in the movie, maybe even 18 ... she was starting college in a few months ("Baby's starting Mount Holyoke in the fall).

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She was a high school grad. This was her last summer at Kellerman's before going to college in the fall.

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Meg Feezor
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She was going to college after that summer. She wasn't underage.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Many many many Hollywood movies have this problem...

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A 1953 movie called Lili is worse. Angry adult war vet apparently in this 30s, uses puppets to seduce 16 year old runaway.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This thing we do these days where we apply a moral barometer to every fictional character and then judge them as if they are real people making real choices is what bugs me......

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Vicky Zar
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well they ARE the ones our children will maybe look up to... so.... you know

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Leo H
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah but he is a dance instructor..not too many 18 yr old dance instructors out there..plus the resort would want someone a lil older to teach both daughters and moms

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My eyes immediately went to that couple in the background on the right omg

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Christine Cameron-Dow
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Let's face it; where do you get all those stories about young love if everyone waited until they were 18?

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Eew! Didn't realize that. Kinda creepy. BUT it was a different time so maybe that has something to do with it. Wasn't unusual for high school girls to have college age boyfriends.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Turn this around with the guy being younger and suddenly it would be completely unacceptable.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Underage" was a less relevant issue in the past, when many were still getting married in their late teens.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

couple this with his character in Donnie Darko....is there a pattern forming here?

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

couple this with his character in Donnie Darko....is there a pattern here?

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Đào Trung
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

16 is ok to have sex if both giving consensus, it is in my country law.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Which girl didn't do that?! Nobody van see, or did you miss the tent incident?!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

hmmm... do we know that in the original timeline Biff tried that? It was only because Marty was there that the two of them were parked, and Biff turned up. It's possible he didn't attack Lorraine in the original '55. Just a thought...

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is a YouTube channel dedicated to these little details in super hero films (and other). How It Should Have Ended. Very skillfully made funny videos.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And no one ever has a password on their phone. Anyone can just pick it up and see what they've been texting.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair, the size of houses in most American movies and TV series' is ridiculous. A teacher and a nurse living in a massive house? No wonder immigrants think it's the place to be.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It was to keep his mind relaxed and clear so he wouldn’t be in a panic when they arrived and instead could go full send on the booby traps

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jenny was broken from childhood. This may bother you but it happens a lot in real life so it's not unrealistic.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Disagree. The point of the whole movie was Bueller getting Frye to live beyond his fears.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still can't handle how so many of the retired Bella's could afford to just jet off to Denmark

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are actually a few good reasons why the eagle plan would have been a lot riskier. 1) The Ring has a will of its own and often drops from the grasp of whomever holds it. If, during flight, the Ring fell, the heroes would most likely never find it again before Sauron did -- especially if it fell over Mordor or the Dead Marshes. 2) While maybe not as strong as the Eagles in the air, the Ringwraiths are quite comfortable in the skies and I'm certain the Ringbearer would be less safe aloft than on the ground, where there are hiding places and escape routes. 3) As an intelligent race of Middle-Earth, the Eagles are as susceptible to the corrupting influence of the One Ring as any other. Discord would have been sown in the ranks of the Eagles and the Heroes, and that is another complication that Gandalf probably wouldn't have risked.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He was acting like the natives. When a King Kong-sized child enters the room, you better believe you'll play dead like everyone else.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Coupled with why did the witch curse an 11 year old boy who didn't want to let a stranger into his house....

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Translation for clarity: in the live action movie Scooby Doo, it is unbelievable that Velma(played by Linda Cardellini) is an unsexy nerd, when she is, in fact, extremely hot.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the books he has to go back home and wait for fall, so this is why everyone should read the books if they're able, so much better

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love that this is the unrealistic thing that they complain about, and not a fact that the rodents can talk. It's kids movies, lighten up.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hate any 'size difference' movie, the characters wouldn't be able to absorb food or oxygen !

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That was the point of the movie. She was trying to resist because he was her step-brother. But they aren't committing incest because they are not blood related. Only a piece of paper makes them brother and sister and, since the stepfather never formally adopts Cher, there is no legal or moral line being crossed.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my parents are still alive and I just saw my brother for the first time in 12 years....it happens more than you might think

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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, that one picked up several times. The explanation is that the T-Rex pushed their cars not into her own cage but the next one, which was the brontosaurus's and that one had that cliff. There are some illustration and early sketches on the net which explains that but it come throught as a plothole in the movie.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's explained at various points in the movie, The MCU doesn't work on standard time travel rules, every change in the time line simply creates an alternative universe and there is not butterfly effect, if the change is small enaugh it will not create a different universe/time line. This means that there is an universe/time line where Thanos, Nebula and Gamora disappeared in 2014 without leaving trace.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In NZ the age of consent is 16, so it wouldn't seem that odd. I assume he's meant to be early 20s. I've never seen the movie so don't know.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The whole movie is a complete b******t genetically. There are only female worker bees, who are 0,75% alike genetically (more than siblings, but less than twins). The male bees don't work, the fly out soon to another colony. The queen female bee is the only one who reproduces, with a male from another colony. So a) if you want to seriously learn about bees, don't rely on movies and b) real life bees don't engage in incest. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

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