Falling Down

😮‍💨 I seen this movie last night,thought it was fairly good,it's basically an attack on customer service in America,or thats what I got out of it anyway,The only let down for me was the ending,as when the cop and the crazy guy had the standoff on the end of the pier,I knew what was gonna happen before it happened.

🙂 I do recommend everyone to see it,if they have missed it in the past.

To me, it was more about how the most normal of us can, all of a sudden, after years of taking shit, go apeshit.

Great movie. I thought the movie was more of a representation of the impact that the system we have created for ourselves have on us. Instead of being more concerned with decency and morales we have become more focused on materialism. If you look at the main character and the police officer they are very much the same. They had similar feelings of disdain and bewilderment on where our society was headed. I believe they were both supposed to represent how each and everyone of us feel. Where as the police officer was offended by how we treat each other he is able to keep his composure and continue living by his morales and values. The main character however represents the rage we feel and was used as the vehicle to do what most us fantasize about doing when near our breaking points.

I think the ending was definitely predictable but i don't think it could have ended any other way. The morale of the story had to be that self-control and perseverance win out. Even though we, as the audience, related to the main character and even though he lost we learn, by seeing how the cop succeeded in life, that it's not all hopeless.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
To me, it was more about how the most normal of us can, all of a sudden, after years of taking shit, go apeshit.

🙂 Yes,that's the good thing about this movie,it seems everyone got something different out of it

Good movie, but, ultimately, uneventful. No superior acting that would make me want to watch it over and over.

The greatest scene, IMO, is the Whammy Burger scene.

I do own the dvd, though.

Originally posted by Impediment
Good movie, but, ultimately, uneventful. No superior acting that would make me want to watch it over and over.

The greatest scene, IMO, is the Whammy Burger scene.

I do own the dvd, though.

🙂 Yes,a great scene, I quite like the 80 cent can of soda one as well

I prefer the pawn shop nazi over that scene, IMO.

Still, a good scene. The ****er should learn not to **** with people by jacking up prices.

Originally posted by Impediment
Good movie, but, ultimately, uneventful. No superior acting that would make me want to watch it over and over.

The greatest scene, IMO, is the Whammy Burger scene.

I do own the dvd, though.

🍺 Yes,classic scene,I quite like the 80 cent can of soda one too

The Whammy Burger scene takes the cake. Great movie, as everybody knows. Goes to show what happens when an engineer goes ape-shit.

I liked when he just leaves his car in traffic. I've wanted to do that so many times.

Originally posted by Impediment
I prefer the pawn shop nazi over that scene, IMO.

Still, a good scene. The ****er should learn not to **** with people by jacking up prices.

"You forgot the briefcase!!!"

Classic film - I love the escalation of violence in the movie. Every time somebody antagonises him - he just gets angrier and angrier - sorta like The Hulk!

And they keep on providing him with better and better weapons, too...

I thought the theme was quite worthy, how you cannot keep on answering violence with violence - otherwise, eventually everything spirals out of control.

Wish all these countries that keep on declaring war would learn the same lesson.

Yeah, I love this movie. It's hilarious but thoughtful.

Good movie!

this is the one with Michael Douglas right?

Sure is.

Havent seen it,but will be coming on here to talk about it real soon cause a friend of mine loaned it to me since Im a big fan of Douglass.Didnt want to see it when it first came out cause it didnt look that great from the previews so thought I would wait to see it sometime in the future.well the future is here now.

Solid film.

Worth seeing, I'd say. It does a good job of showing that people who do things that society would label insane are often not so insane.

I like the car scene, too. I love the way it just sums up his: "That's it, no more." mentality. Like, he's just had enough.

-AC

Saw that three times at the Cinema when it came out.
I didnt even see Empire 3 times....

What a great movie that was/still is.

Nazi: We're the same, you and me. We're the same, don't you see?

D-FENS: We are not the same. I'm an American and you're a sick *******.

Nazi: Just what kind of vigilante are you?

D-FENS: I am not a vigilante. I am just trying to get home to my little girl's birthday party and if everyone will just stay out of my way, nobody will get hurt.

haermm