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I'm pretty sure this movie has ruined every minnesotans reputation

posted 16 years ago by imf_noc91
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My mom was an extra and apparently Charlize Theron was scared of the men here, which is depressing, seeing how most of the men in that movie dress nothing like they actually do, don't act anything like they do. I mean sure, everywhere has its creeps and perverts and *beep* But since this came out, minnesota has gotten crap for it.

Overall, this state gets way too many sterotypes, like the accent in the movie Fargo... what the hell that?

I mean yea I'm from minnesota so I must beat women, work at a mine, talk like a hillbilly, oh, and must be friends with everybody I work with.

I mean really!

I think the only thing I liked about this movie was Sean Beans american accents.

The scenery sucked too its the same thing I look at everyday Well most of the year, except for spring and summer. The its all nice and not gay like in the movie, I'm sure they way it looked in the movie doesn't help out our tourism either.

God.

[–] lexiever-1 16 years ago

lol I'm from Minnesota too and I thought the acents were horrible although...some peopel do have some heavy accents but as for everything else I really hope people don't think Minnesotans are like that.

[–] fitchrulz 16 years ago

i don't think all people in minnesota are like that. i watched it, and am smart enough to know that it was about a handful of people there making things bad.

[–] stupidmunk 16 years ago

you have to remember that is a different part of minnesota. i thought the accents were the best i have ever seen/heard in a movie. granted we only have fargo to go on. but i didnt hear any accent when i watched that movie. yes i heard it a few times but if i dont hear it that means its pretty accurate. and the whole thing happened in a different time period late 70s early 80s. the whole country was stupid when we look back at it. and the fact that charlize theron acted different too them men is kinda funny. when you meet people you have never seen before are open to people of the opposite sex? you look at people who you identify more with and have a higher chance to connect with them. i dont think people will think less of us minnesotans because of this movie. and if they do, well they can kiss a certain part of my body.

[–] XfilesMystic 16 years ago

I never hold the actions of a very small group against a whole state, but there are people that do.

I have always had a positive impression of Minnesota and would love to one day visit.

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[–] PotassiumMan 16 years ago

I moved here from the East Coast, and took a while to adjust. A number of points on this subject since I have gotten to know this state better than most outsiders.

1. Minnesotans are more complicated than most stereotypes make them out to be. They are not hicks with no social development and culture, but they're not the most cosmpolitan state, either. The Twin Cities region is quite a solid metro area for it's location, though.

2. They are neither exceptionally friendly nor hostile to outsiders. If there's one thing I have learned, it's that this notion of people being very nice is mostly a myth. People here are very introverted and it takes a long time to break down their walls. Some, you never do. But that doesn't make them inherently mean people.

3. This really is just another part of the upper midwest. For all the foibles and oddities associated with Minnesota, it really is not all that unique or distinct from other parts of the midwest, though I'm sure native Minnesotans would vehemently disagree. Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa are similar in many respects.

[–] violiner2000 13 years ago

I have to agree with you, although being from North Dakota and then living in Minnesota, several times our vehicles broke down and some random stranger came and helped us out without asking a dime of us. That's never happened where I live now (in the south). People expect something of you down here (not all, but many). I never felt unsafe in North Dakota or Minnesota, although times do change.

As far as people being uneducated, look at the University of Minnesota or Wisconsin. Both are prime Universities. Even UND has a stellar Med School.

I think any place you go requires adjustment and it's unfair to judge. I do love where I live now (although I genuinely miss the north) and every place has its strange attributes, but never "judge a book by its cover."

Paganini- music's original sex symbol

[–] Consul_Incitatus 13 years ago

Yeah, there aren't that many movies about MN so something like this can shape people's perceptions.

To me, it didn't really remind me much of the Minnesota I know. Of course I'm from southern MN and don't have much experience with the Iron Range, which sounds a bit rougher than most of rural Minnesota. Its true that people in the small towns tend to be a bit more traditional in their values, but my impression is that the men are not very macho at all compared to many other states. Well, maybe macho in the sense of "I will go skiing and ignore the fact that its -10 F", but not macho in the sense of being aggressive or domineering. They're actually often rather reserved, shy, and deferential. It probably has to do with Scandinavian culture.