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Distracting detail

posted 15 years ago by madameduran
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Ewan McGregor's character ("Sam") either wore pants that were too short or wore no socks. Was there any meaning or purpose to that? I found that part annoying.

[–] bloomfisher 15 years ago

My understanding is that the perspective Henry had of Sam post-accident was when Sam was crouchng down leaning over him so when he was in his half-dead imaginary world, the Sam he saw had pants too short, the same length they would be if he was crouching down.

[–] ThreeSixNine 15 years ago

Bloomfisher is correct.

Sam Foster: You burned yourself? Why?
Henry Letham: Practicing for hell.

[–] TigerJack 14 years ago

Ahhh thank you for clarifying! I found it very annoying how he always had pants that were too short. I couldn't figure out why a successful doctor couldn't afford nice pants that fit!

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[–] random_guy2 14 years ago

If Henry is taller, shouldn't the pants be longer on Sam?

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[–] voskyc 14 years ago

Are you serious? or it is just like the other post were you say that you heard a white boy Chinese?

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[–] JKMerengue 14 years ago

These things may be true, but also, did you notice that every jacket or sweater tha Ewan wore was also short and tight, and also sometimes short in the sleeves, like he was wearing someone else's clothes, perhaps that of a teenage boy. I found it very distracting, too. I heard the director or someone on the commentary say that remark about the crouching on the bridge visual image, but it wouldn't explain the sweater details.

[–] jackneefus 14 years ago

A figure having missing or unclear feet could be interpreted to be poorly grounded or not in touch with reality. An additional meaning of the short pants and lack of socks may be that Henry, who is dreaming the sequence, is losing touch with the world as he dies.

[–] clements860 13 years ago

Read the trivia section.