Oompa~loompah + the force?


Did I miss something in the exchange between the people inside BumbleBee and the Egyptian border guard? First the oompa~loompah guy [Roy Deep] comes running down the steps looking upset & then they say 'New York City' and they are let through. No papers, no IDs, no questions. No problem! I found the scene confusing. Anyone else?
It reminded me of the Star Wars scene with the droids. I didn't know what the force was yet, so initially it was confusing:
'We don't need to see his identification'
'These aren't the droids we're looking for'
'Move along'

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I agree. I loled so loud when I saw the Oompa Loompa as a guard.

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If you ever get to do much traveling you'll find that things like that happen all the time. I've been searched by cops at Greyhound stations only to wind up drinking with them at a bar later because going through my things they found out I was roadtripping following a band they liked and we just bonded over that all of a sudden. Or hanging out with a bunch of military guys on leave even though we look like we'd be mortal enemies, purely because we were stuck in the same place waiting for a train and they found out I was an Army brat and we'd all lived in pretty much the same places over the years. It happens.

When there's some sort of language or cultural barrier you find yourself latching onto the silliest little things just to be able to relate to each other through SOME kind of commonality. Like tourists talking with people they'd NEVER associate with back home but, "OMG, HONEY, GET OVER HERE...THIS GUYS SPEAKS ENGLISH!"

True, this doesn't normally happen with on duty border patrol guards, lol, but then that's part of the comedy of the scene.

:)

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Yes, Deep Roy, the guard, was the Oompa Loompas from Charlie & The Chocolate Factory.

My ignore list is very, very, very long...

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I kind of see what you mean, plus as well that border is mainly desert so why bother going through a border crossing and not creep in ?

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