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Was anybody else surprised that nobody died?

posted 9 years ago by DeuceNickelTre
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The whole time I was watching I thought for sure that it was coming. I thought it would be his dad. I was actually shocked that they covered 12 years without killing any of the characters.

[–] henrimaine 8 years ago

I was actually shocked that they covered 12 years without killing any of the characters.

You are so used to having stuff happening in movies, either somebody must die, or there must be some explosion, or alien invasion, or something. When nothing of that sort happens, you are shocked, and you wonder: what was the point of this movie?

[–] hollywood-65167 8 years ago

I was more surprised that none of actors died in the 12 years. What would they have done if Patricia Arquette had a freak accident? None of her sisters look enough like her. Reshooting the scenes are not an option, and editing new into the old would look bad...