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Kill the spitting and pointless scene (spoliers)

posted 10 years ago by northernlassmag
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The thing that probably annoyed me most about this film aside from the fake Annie at the start but those reasons are on another board, waa all the spitting.

*spoliers**

Once at the start when Will Stacks spat mashed potatoes on the homeless mam due to it being too hot could have been argued that it was acceptable in the context. Although the three, four, five
times they did it in one scene was overkill.

Then the scene where Annie attempts to make a film out of five ingridients, I thought was not only a waste of story time, glorified spitting but also a waste of food. Just another of the many worrying messages in the film aimed at today's youth. The rest including it's ok to act like a self entitled brat, the world owes you something; you deserve free stuff by being alive. Miss Hannigan sacraficed her bedroom,sleeping on the sofa so they could have one (even if she was doing it for the money)and a roof over thier head. THe only downfall making them do a few chores (which i had to do 10 yeaes onwards)and waking them up early on a Saturday morning (and not the middle of the night like the
originals)for manual labour. So yeah. Hard knock life it ain't.

and technology obsessed world.

[–] northernlassmag 10 years ago

Sorry for the last bit. Was writing this on my phone so when I added something in the last part of my argument got lost.

[–] northernlassmag 10 years ago

*manual labour being making dresses on seeing machines, not cleaning. Apologies for any spelling mistakes. Again I'm on my phone so auto correct has gone haywire.

[–] Thornspike 10 years ago

I didn't really mind the spitting and just counted it as comedy and the repeated effect kind of gave Stacks' character and twitch of sorts. I felt it tied into the concept of why he needed some PR help. Although I understand what you are saying.
Don't forget Stacks also spits up his water at the thought of having Annie live with him during the first photo shoot.

[–] omoxus 10 years ago

I see you're inventing things to fuss about. The two times there was spitting was about juvenile humour. (One multiple replay of a Youtube video) The kids laughed at those two scenes. As far as entitlement. The songs This City's Yours and Opportunity focused on the theme of creating your own path. Even Annie said "luck is for suckers". The technology was just a modern twist. He owned a telecom company. The technology was used during pivotal scene and Annie asked him to use it to help her.
Lou took issue with it and Annie even pointed out to Stacks, that it was a barrier of sorts.

Apparently, you were not paying attention.

I am the Alpha and the Omoxus. The Omoxus and the Omega

[–] AmyJolamb 10 years ago

My kids found it rather funny and so did I. This is a family movie. There is suppose to be slapstick in it.

[–] iroquoisjoe 10 years ago

I have to admit that as much as I liked this movie...the third time they went with the spitting out something gag I did think it was a case of going to the well once too often. Jamie Foxx seems good at physical comedy so the first two times were funny...but by the time they are eating Annnie's improvised midnight snack it was seeming a little gratuitous.

So...yeah they could have killed that last spitting bit and I wouldn't have missed it one bit...but on the other hand it was just 2 seconds of the movie so...

I can see how a stricter parent might be concerned about the messages implied in the film. The gifting of the girls with "Stacks Phones" seemed to me an overemphasis on consumerism. One girl fantasizes about shopping with an unlimited credit card...which seemed odd to me as I would think a girl living under such circumstances would be happy enough being allowed to just shop. But, I suppose if you talk to your kids and discuss these things...they probably wouldn't become too corrupted by this film. 

On November 6, 2012 god blessed America...again. 

[–] omoxus 10 years ago

I can see how a stricter parent might be concerned about the messages implied in the film. The gifting of the girls with "Stacks Phones" seemed to me an overemphasis on consumerism. One girl fantasizes about shopping with an unlimited credit card...which seemed odd to me as I would think a girl living under such circumstances would be happy enough being allowed to just shop. But, I suppose if you talk to your kids and discuss these things...they probably wouldn't become too corrupted by this film.

You kind of missed a few things. He started out as a cold business tycoon. Annie helped him realize that there were more important things. He initially used her for his campaign (plugging his business, passing out phones, extending his empire etc...) and ended up using his technology and $$ for a good purpose when he used his network, Twitter etc...to find Annie and when he opened up that education center, in which she learned how to read. Even Ms Hannigan made a change. There were some good messages.

1. Family is important. (Both Stack's and Annie's arc)
2. "Luck is for suckers". (the song "Opportunity")
3. Education is important.
4. Self pity is self defeating. (See Ms Hannigan's arc)

I am the Alpha and the Omoxus. The Omoxus and the Omega

[–] dmedinacooper 10 years ago

Wow, Iroquois, why do I believe you have no idea of what a young person who has lived in foster care much of her life might fantasize about? You bash the consumerism in the film, but you do realize that the world we live in is loaded with consumerism? Do you think a foster child wouldn't notice it around her? You're being silly. Pick another "bad message to complain about.

[–] iroquoisjoe 9 years ago

You're being silly. Pick another "bad message to complain about.

I can't! It's the ONLY bad message in this charming film...aside from the spitting! 

All I can say is that, having been born NOT with a silver spoon in my mouth I can remember my poorest moments, and that wishing for an UNLIMITED money supply would have seemed somewhat greedy to me. 

On the other hand, I am not a girl, so shopping, as an wish-fulfilling activity, in and of itself, would never have never occurred to me as something to wish for. So, I concede that maybe the writers are better tapped into the dream life of young girls than I am. ...and I acknowledge, that any person, much less a girl in foster care, can be forgiven having such consumerist desires. It's natural to wish to be able to buy anything you want.

I still feel it is the one thing that was a bad adaptation for modern times.

Also, I do now see what the previous poster Omoxus was saying...that the gifting of the girls with the cell phones was a clever plot device that payed-off nicely at the end. 

On November 6, 2012 god blessed America...again. 