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genie_weenie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 09:58 AM
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300 is clearly about Bush, read it and weep...
There has been much back and forth on the movie 300. First off, obviously Leonides is Bush. Who else in the modern world has the courage of a Leonides to lead a small group into such a dangerous area, and can’t get the troops he needs from the namby-pamby Congress (liburls who are correctly portrayed as deformed), who leads by example and suffers just as much as any other man he is leading, who stays with his small group to the end eventhough his countrymen all cut-n-run? Also, 300 is all about defeating the Persians which is exactly what we are currently doing in Iraq today.

But, in all the hoopla that is surrounding Bush/300 many have forgotten other recent movies which are also clearly about Bush. Here is a synopsis:

Alexander (2004) – This is the easiest and best movie in which Bush is evident. The title character of this movie, Alexander, most closely resembles Bush in real life. Again we have Bush fighting and defeating hordes of Persians like in 300, but this movie, it is clearly shown what would happen if Bush was allowed to win and not constantly stabbed in the back by such non-military wimps, like Jack Murtha and Wes Clark.

Alexander defeats the entire Middle East and beyond, in a few hours. Until he cries, which Bush only does when a traitorous cameraman tries to show Bush in a bad light.

Additionally, Bushes father was thwarted in his efforts to defeat the Middle East, just like Alexanders father was thwarted. And how were Phillip and Bush 41 thwarted in their efforts? By betrayal and murder. Bush 41, just like Phillip, was “murdered” by internal traitors who undermined his re-election bid. Alexander is also a real man’s man like that Cpl Matt Sanchez.

Finally, Alexander dies, dream unfulfilled and his empire collapses because of infighting, which is what America is going to have to face when Bush finally leaves office, and Iraq is not standing shoulder-to-shoulder with America because of America not standing behind Bush to the ends of the earth.

Troy (2005) – Bush is layered in this movie. Jesus really inspired that Homer fellow to write a prescient book about Bush. Bush’s qualities are split between Achilles, Hector and Paris. This was done, because while Paris clearly is Bush in leading the nation and surviving, he is named after a French city which, Bush clearly hates. Hector shows one must defend your country at any cost, including your life, just like Bush did in Vietnam and today. But, Paris shows Bush’s smarts by having him survive defending his country, by not going, just like Bush did in Vietnam.

Achilles represents the raw power Bush has at his hands, which is only blunted by the traitorous Agamemnon in his midst who thinks he is the real leader, just like Dems in Congress think they should control War. As if it was written into the Constitution or something… Sadly, Achilles is shot by Paris, which may seem strange since they are both Bush, but actually represents Bush firing Rumsfeld.

In the end, while Troy falls, Paris lives to see another day, which may parallel America after Bush leaves office, but is no way due to the policies of Bush.

Kingdom of Heaven (2005) – This movie, wow! To encapsulate the Bush in his Duality is fantastic in this one. First off, let me say I was thrown off by having Bush emerge from France, as Balian, although the director, Scott Riddles or something, did a fantastic job of compensating for the French Connection by having the lead actor speak in such a peculiar accent.

Anyway, Bush is clearly represented trying to establish the Kingdom of Heaven just like in real life. But not only does he defend Jerusalem as Balian, spot on, the director choose to have Bush’s adversary be the only man who could hope to cope with Bush. None other than Bush, as Saladin. This is genius, because just like Saladin, Bush is making the world better for muslims. And Saladin was a Kurd, which is who Bush likes the most of the muslims.

In the end, Jerusalem’s problems are not solved by either Balian or Saladin, or Richard couer’de Leon (who is a thinly disguised Tony Blair), which is sadly what is going to happen in Iraq. But, it is clear that the problems in Jerusalem weren’t caused by those in the movie, just like the problems in Iraq were not caused by Bush.

Superman Returns (2006) - More like Jesus or Bush returns. Clearly making money of the glorious re-election of Bush, this movie shows us the softer and paradoxically stronger side of Bush. He is an impervious man of steel, but he also has doubts. Fortunately, he is able to dramatically overcome his doubts and defeat John Kerry (portrayed as Lex Luther) and save the world.

Fantastic Four (2004) – These four are either: Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Rove or the great speakers of truth and wisdom: Limbaugh, Coulter, Hannity and O’Reilly.

The Patriot (2000) – Uh, hello? 2000, the Year Bush Won hands down the Presidency, a lone man struggles to refound a great land just like Mel Gibson.

The Constant Gardener (2005) – I have not seen this one, but by the title I can only assume it is referring to The Bush and his manly exercise at the Crawford ranch.

I know you all must be thinking the Passion was about Bush, but while it might be tempting to read that into the script, it is about Jesus.

Well, I hope everyone has gotten the true depth and meaning from these epics, since it is clear from my deconstruction of them that they are all centered on and inspired by Bush. Thank you Jacques Derrida.*


*-crap I just thanked a Frenchmen!!!
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AndyA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 10:01 AM
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1. Your movie review post deserves two snaps up, a twirl, and a shimmy!
(With nods to those two film dudes on In Living Color.)
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TechBear_Seattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 10:04 AM
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2. A most excellent review!
Personally, I think the Current Regime is better reflected in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, but I'm a pinko (politically and sexually) so what do I know? :hi:
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Hav Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 10:07 AM
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3. .
I just had to think about that petition to rename the second part of The Lord of the Rings: The two Towers because Peter Jackson obviously only named it like that after the WTC tragedy to make more money...at the time I asked myself how these people could be so damn stupid ;).
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ecstatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 10:23 AM
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4. I disagree. Bush is represented by Xerxes in 300
The leader of a powerful, large military, with tons of technology and war gadgets (in those days it was the elephants and giant deformed guys) whose sole purpose is to overpower smaller nations. If anything, the movie signals that the smaller countries should fight off Bush and similar tyrants. People won't see it the way I do, since many are hung up on the race of the men and the buzz words that were used. However, there has never been anything even remotely noble about Bush's war pursuits.
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genie_weenie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 10:29 AM
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5. No no no.
Clearly you were fooled by the cleverness of the movie. Xerxes is portrayed as tall and Leonides as short, Xerxes is clean shaven and Leonides has a beard. Now what do we find in the world the movie is based upon? The exact opposite. Ahamdenjoud is short and bearded while Bush (who is still short but not as short as Mahmoud) is clean shaven.

It is a fantastic use of the exact opposite imagery to fool those who have not immersed themselves in the reverse psychology of the film.
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Snap Donating Member (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 01:02 PM
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37. You are right
Xerxes is a pampered tyrant with a war machine. Sparta is fighting for their freedom.
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dethl Donating Member (462 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 01:41 PM
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38. I agree with this.....no way Bush was Leonidas
The Greek Alliance fought together to repel an invasion, not to cause one.

Bush doesn't even know the definition of freedom, glory, justice and honor (the main points of being a Spartan if I remember right from the movie). There is no honor in killing innocent civilans. There is no glory in invasions for money. There is no more freedom in Iraq now then there was before the war and we in the US are certainly less free than we were before the war. Justice will only be gained when Bush is put on trial for his crimes here and abroad.
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genie_weenie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 02:05 PM
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39. OM Gosh! How can you ignore the Truth!
Leonides is so Bush!

First off, they both speak with anachronistic accents (Greco-Scottish Brogue vs. Connecticut bred Fake Texas Twang). That alone should be enough evidence right there, but if you need more. How about the incredibly brave words uttered by both the leaders:

"Bring'em on!" sounds very similar to "Come and get them" to me. In fact the are so similar, I don't know who said which. And I think Bush said his just outside Fallujah Nov 2004, as me and my guys were getting ready to go in! His bravery lead us to victory that day, LET ME TELL YOU!

But, there is a thing which is exactly un similar betwixt the two, Themoplyae was a defeat for the Spartans, while Iraq was "Mission Accomplished" for US back in May 2003! In fact Iraq has been such a catastrophic success, we've damaged our military with repeated rotations out of theater! But, hey that just goes to strengthen my argument.

Whew, I could go on, but why I know I'm right and if you read this in addition to my other posts you'll see the truth as well.

:patriot:
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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 10:35 AM
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6. I can hardly wait for "400" the sequel.
:shrug:
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genie_weenie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 10:40 AM
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10. Oh, the Sequel will be called Green Zone
and I saw a rough draft of it called Saigon 1975. I think Green Zone is planned to come out in early 2009.

Here's an advance look:
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 10:38 AM
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7. It's a movie adapatation of a graphic novel written in 1998!!!! Yes, 1998!
Plus, it's based on actual HISTORY.
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genie_weenie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 10:41 AM
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11. Yes, and Bush was ALIVE in 1998!!
It's based on Bush History! And I would be doing myself a disservice and every member of this board if I didn't play the hell out of this cowbell!
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JustABozoOnThisBus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 10:39 AM
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8. He IS Leonides! (and I am Spartacus)
:rofl:

GWB, in full "bite me" bad-attitude regalia.

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Balbus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 10:40 AM
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9. self-delete
Edited on Tue Mar-20-07 10:46 AM by Balbus
Took me a while, but I got it now.

and on one more edit: Now that I comprehend - great post!!
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Bridget Burke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 10:41 AM
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12. I do believe the OP is Satire--or Sarcasm.
It's a response to the reviewers (& DU'ers) who read too much into the movie.

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Balbus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 10:45 AM
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15. yes, it was and I thank you - I'm slow this morning.
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Bridget Burke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:14 AM
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25. Nowadays, it's hard to distinguish reality from jokes....
Hint: If it's a Disgustingly Bad, Sick Joke--it's probably Real!
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genie_weenie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 10:51 AM
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19. Hmmm, I wonder what other films are about Bush
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade? Clearly about the Bushes!

Seriously, I'm glad you liked it. Just trying as much over the top humor to get through this madness and pain.
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Wilber_Stool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 10:42 AM
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13. "You're so vain,
you probably think this song(movie) is about you." This must be a great flick. Everybody thinks its attacking them.
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JackRiddler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 10:45 AM
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14. You were about to get reamed for total stupidity...
Then I read on. Good for a couple of laughs!
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genie_weenie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 10:47 AM
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16. Glad it brightened your day.
:hi:
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Little Wing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 10:50 AM
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17. KING KONG was also about Bush. He was trapped by those liberal scientist types
who completely misunderestimated his faith, which caused him to climb up a building and try pull it down. It's merely a tragic look at what would've happened if he weren't successful in bringing down the tallest buildings in Manhattan.
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nolabels Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 12:43 PM
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36. That is the picture that epitomizes the * administration
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alcibiades_mystery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 10:50 AM
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18. What the fuck does Jacques Derrida have to do with this?
Edited on Tue Mar-20-07 10:52 AM by alcibiades_mystery
What you're doing here (or attributing to others) is the EXACT OPPOSITE OF DECONSTRUCTION. in fact, it is everything Derrida criticized: hermeneutics (the interpretive move) and logocentrism (signification, X MEANS Y). If you're gonna beat up on someone, beat up on the really bad versions of New Criticism taught by high school teachers. All you've demonstrated here is that you don't have the foggiest fucking notion what deconstruction is, nor do you have the smallest inkling of what Derrida was arguing. Ignorant nonsense.
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genie_weenie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 10:57 AM
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20. No, deconstruction was all about
reaffirming the status of standard European thought and *not* exposuing any new theories into any text. And he wasn't even really french though I still hate him for his "frenchiness".
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alcibiades_mystery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:06 AM
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21. Absolute nonsense
Your views on Derrida are clueless.

1) How does Derrida's project "reaffirm the status of standard European thought"? I have my own ideas on how you could make this argument, but I'd like to hear you cash that out. At this point, it sounds like something you *heard someone* say once.

2) How does Derrida's project work to prevent the "exposure" of "new theories' "into" texts (supposing that bizarre syntax even makes any sense)?

In any case, no sane or informed reading of Derrida would authorize the hermeneutic display that you rendered in your OP. You're just plain wrong on this, and it's sad that you have to find a punching bag, sadder still that you've selected the WRONG punching bag.

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genie_weenie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:12 AM
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22. I'm sorry
this has all been an exercise, in absolute tongue-in-cheek satire.

What I know of Derrida and Deconstruction is the repeal of the Theory of duality in western thought and the reopening of texts for new interpretations and understanding, obtained through mulitple readings of texts. To wit, I figured using Derrida, in what I thought was the exact opposite of his ideas, was a good final touch.

Seriously, though I hope you aren't angry.
:toast:
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alcibiades_mystery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:20 AM
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27. I'm not angry
Bewildered, maybe. I guess the "I hate him for his frenchiness" should have clued me in...:-)

I'm just so tired of seeing know-nothing imbeciles beating up on Jacques Derrida that I get a bit snappy sometimes. I'm not even a huge fan of Derrida's work, but I've read him enough to know that he's a thousand times as smart as the imbeciles that beat up on him without even understanding his work.
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aint_no_life_nowhere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:13 AM
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23. I wouldn't be surprised if Michael Medved was taking notes
Edited on Tue Mar-20-07 11:26 AM by aint_no_life_nowhere
Now this is his kind of genuinely serious and inspiring movie review.

Yes, I'm talking about that same Michael Medved who sits in for Rush Limbaugh on occasion and who wrote what UCLA Film School professors generally consider THE worst ass-wipe of all time ever written about the movies: "The Fifty Worst Films Of All Time".
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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:14 AM
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24. You omitted BBM.
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wicket Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:15 AM
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26. You forgot Poland!
:evilgrin:
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EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:23 AM
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28. Actually, the film most representative of Bush is "Idiocracy"
Followed closely by "The Stupids".
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:53 AM
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29. Great Satire
and what is wrong with you, where is Foucault?

;-)
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:58 AM
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30. Right. I can't believe people are so stupid...
as to think this 300 movie has anything to do with current events. Can't they take off their partisan glasses?

I got in big fights with people over Battlestar Galactica. They said when the colonists were on New Caprica and fighting the cylons, it was supposed to be some sort of analogy to Iraq. Yeah, right.

1. It's in Outer Space! How can it be in Outer Space, with like, spaceships and stuff, if it's Iraq!?

2. The colonists are the good guys! Are the Iraqis good guys? NO!!! ZOMG!1!!

You'd have to be a really stupid person to think that was about Iraq.
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Behind the Aegis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 12:07 PM
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31. Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!
Edited on Tue Mar-20-07 12:08 PM by Behind the Aegis
I read this and thought, "he forgot the link." It really reads like something one might see at a right-wing site (well, except that the spelling is correct).

Way to drive a point home!

:applause:

For your viewing "pleasure:" IRINN Commentary on The New Film "300"

On edit: I got to be "R" number 5! YEA!!!
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 12:24 PM
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32. Considering it was DIRECTLY based off of a graphic novel written and inked nearly 10 years ago
Edited on Tue Mar-20-07 12:25 PM by YOY
I'd like to congratulate anyone who analyzes this movie on wasting their time looking for connections where there are none.

But hey, as long as you're having fun.
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Phillycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 12:25 PM
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33. Um, it's satire.
:)
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 12:26 PM
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34. Yeps. OOPS! Just corrected myself
n/t
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lumberjack_jeff Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 12:36 PM
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35. you forgot one
The Stand

Bush is obviously the Trashcan Man. It's so obvious! How can you miss it!
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