Is it just me, or is Gerry the least likeable "hero" of all time? I love this movie, but ALL the other campers and characters are either hilarious or endearing, two qualities that Gerry severely lacks. All he does is b!tch about fricken go-karts!!! Maybe he fits in the "so bad it's good" category. Anyway, THIS MOVIE ROCKS!
shareI think it's cuz he was playing a character uncomfortable with his fatness and all the others were cool with being fat, so thru the movie he became more open to everyone and being fat.
shareAll the other campers are ten times cooler and more likeable.
Cody should have been the main guy.
Gerry obviously was suffering from some kind of emotional devstation. In the brief scenes with his father, we see a cold, hard man who could very well be abusive to Gerry. Poor Gerry barely had a chance in life with an old man like that.
shareDoes anyone else think his dad looked like Dr. Phil?
shareHeh, unfortunately I can no longer see Jeffrey Tambor (the actor who played his dad) as anyone else but George Bluth from Arrested Development, though I've seen him in plenty of other things.
shareI didn't think I was the only one who thought Jeffrey Tambor looked like Dr. Phil.
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I half expected Jeffery Tambor to teach Gerry a lesson when he was on the phone with him and be like, I did not send you to go cart camp, and thats why you dont become a fat kid...
shareLOL @ your signature, Jack! Awesome film.
shareoh my gosh yes!!
haha he definately looks like dr. phill
I thought I was the only one hahaha
he bitched about the go-karts because his father PROMISED go-karts and good times and was lying the whole time.
shareoh heavyweights. this whole board had made me laugh so hard. i really need to see this again. and when i was younger, i thought that actually was dr. phil.
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"I. DID NOT. SEND YOU. TO. GO-KART CAMP!"
He then beats Gerry severely with a belt for 2 hours. The kid had weight issues. Get off his back. He didnt even get the girl at the end. Hell, he didnt even get the trophy, they through it in the lake and got called cheaters. The Counsel for Inter-Camp Activities's looking into it and they're checking his piss every day 'cause one of the MVPers said he was using anabolic steroids. And Lar's snoring kept him up all night and his mom thinks he's on drugs. HE'S JUST TIRED! LEAVE HIM ALONE! His dance got ruined and they stabbed the blob! Do you know how hard it is to hike for 10 miles uphill? NO!? Well, you know what, if he bitched all summer, he had a damn good reason! And lets not get started on Tim, that sell out *beep*!
The short one's gawking at me and the tall one's being very droll.
ummm wtf
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He's not as full of life and humor as the other campters, but that's just the reason he makes a good hero, since he's such an everyman. He's relatable, down-to-earth, honest, and he's enduring more emotional pain than anybody. His self-esteem is also alot lower than anybody, which gives him more of an arc.
Aaron Schwartz did a great job.
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This could just be my take but in situations like camp I don't recall any of the "hilarious antics" that I achieve. I recall the things like winning the race. But I do recall the "hilarious antics" of my peers, especially if I look up the them (which he clearly did being his first year at camp) He wasn't intended to be the center of every joke at least not in the eyes of the movie. As the main character it is his take on what he sees going on at the camp so just appreciate it for what it is, camp through his eyes.
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Gerry was your johnny everyman, average joe. That's why I think he was the main character.
Peace is not the absence of affliction, but the presence of God. ~Author Unknown
With a lot of stories, not just this one, there is a character that is supposed to represent the audience. He's not really supposed to be the funniest, most interesting, or anything. Think about most of the "heroes" in movies. A lot of them are just sort of supposed to represent the every man.
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