Did it occur to anyone on the team that "Don't be like your Dad" != "Break up the company"? There are a million ways he could decide to be his own man while still keeping the company intact...
And the thing is, I like my evil like I like my men: evil. You know, straight up, black hat, tied to the train tracks, soon my electro-ray will destroy metropolis BAD.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
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Jessica - Jul 30, 2010 8:14:05 am PDT #10306 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
smonster - Jul 30, 2010 8:15:43 am PDT #10307 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I think that's why they introduced via Browning the idea of the alternate will.
§ ita § - Jul 30, 2010 8:18:47 am PDT #10308 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yeah, they hinged the idea of his father's wishes being all about whether the company stayed together or not.
bon bon - Jul 30, 2010 8:21:03 am PDT #10309 of 30000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I thought it was fairly clear that they couldn't insert the idea without context; that's why they had to create an emotional reason that worked for Fischer. They're working backward from "break up the company", not "be your own man."
Frankenbuddha - Jul 30, 2010 8:27:31 am PDT #10310 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Ah, I somehow missed or misunderstood Fischer's set-up line. I'm not sure how.
Oh well, guess I'll need to see it again. Woe.
megan walker - Jul 30, 2010 8:30:58 am PDT #10311 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Just saw it yesterday. Definitely heard "I was disappointed you ever tried". And the chess piece didn't look like anything but a pawn to me.
Of course, the whole time I thought Leo was calling Piaf Moll, so what do I know?
bon bon - Jul 30, 2010 8:36:52 am PDT #10312 of 30000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Of course, the whole time I thought Leo was calling Piaf Moll, so what do I know?
So did I. Because Mal is a ridiculous name for a French person.
smonster - Jul 30, 2010 8:39:02 am PDT #10313 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Pretty sure I've seen screencaps of the chess piece. And I'll look again on Saturday!
As for "Moll," that's what I heard, too, and I think it's not a coincidence. When we first see Mal, she seems to be a double-crossing femme fatale. Really, she's neither mal nor moll.
megan, did you at least appreciate that Cobb/DiCaprio used the French inflection on Philippa ?
smonster - Jul 30, 2010 8:39:45 am PDT #10314 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
So did I. Because Mal is a ridiculous name for a French person.
Well, yes. I couldn't even find anything that it would be short for.
§ ita § - Jul 30, 2010 8:40:03 am PDT #10315 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yeah, "Mal" didn't cross my mind until I got here, and I still had to look it up.