Bender isn't mine, though I don't know for sure who is. It's really up in the air with Andrew, Brian, and Allison--mostly since they embody parts of myself on a couple different levels.
Our songs will all be silenced, but what of it? Go on singing. -- Orson Welles
Mine is Bender. I think he appeals to us all in that we all have that disrespectful, criminal side in all of us, its just sometimes small and not put out there
shareBender was a crybaby looking for sympathy from anyone who would listen to him. Notice how every conversation has him leading it back to him? He was a pretend tough guy, the wanna be bad boy but he just comes off as pathetic.
shareIt's funny you should say that because I don't think any conversation actually led to him talking about himself.
He smarts off constantly, but the one scene where they're sitting in the circle sharing their problems, Bender says nothing.
I can't call a guy who gets the sht beaten out of him by his dad a crybaby. (when did he ever cry about it??) The only people who didn't whine about their lives were Allison and Bender and they had the *beep* lot.
He doesn't say a lot about himself, but he does seem to constantly want to be the centre of attention.
shareI saw in the movies as a kid when it came out and Bender was my favorite character. Upon seeing it as an adult, he is my least favorite (I even prefer Brian's mother to Bender).
He is a wise ass little punk that blames everyone else for his s**t life. I understand that Clarence Beeks provoked him, but what did Carl the Janitor do to be talked down to by Bender? Bender is a POS.
I call woo woo on you.
[quote]I saw in the movies as a kid when it came out and Bender was my favorite character. Upon seeing it as an adult, he is my least favorite (I even prefer Brian's mother to Bender).
He is a wise ass little punk that blames everyone else for his s**t life.
I understand that Clarence Beeks provoked him, but what did Carl the Janitor do to be talked down to by Bender? Bender is a POS.
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Bender was an *beep* He was one of those punks that would put others down because he had nothing himself. He was abusive to all because he was abused. He would be the kid I would probably knock out at school for picking on others. He's punk, now I understand why kids like him get their asses kicked daily.
State champ in martial arts, trained with firearms, I eFF'n dare you!
I always assumed Bender was the only one who eventually went on and made something of himself after that day in detention.
shareWhat I like about Bender is that even though he is this punk, he does have street smarts. We see why he is like this. In fact, when Bender asked Brian if he wanted to come over sometime when asked if his home life was real, if that had been me, I would've said, "Sure, let's set a date. I'd love to watch this."
shareBender is my least favorite character. He's a whiny little cry baby. The entire movie all he did was whine "poor, poor pitiful me". It isn't Claire's fault his father is an abusive deadbeat. It isn't Andrew's fault he's a loser pot head. It isn't Brian's fault he has no ambition to better himself through education. And these are the kids he bullied and trashed. The only one he left alone was Allison. Vernon was 100% right about him. Hell, he even made fun of Carl for being a janitor. At least Carl is working in a job that pays a decent wage, more than likely gave him healthcare insurance, and provides him with a pension(I used to work for a board of education so I know of such things). Carl is a much better person than Bender's father that's for sure. The only time he was even close to right when he called Brian out about shop class. Otherwise, he is a pathetic loser who blames everyone else for his problems.
share"At least Carl is working in a job that pays a decent wage, more than likely gave him healthcare insurance , and provides him with a pension(I used to work for a board of education so I know of such things). "
Hahaha this is such American's issue. But to be serious, I agreed with what you said throughout the whole movie... until the end when I personally felt like he kinda redeemed himself.