It was pretty obvious that the fat guy represented the footballer Maradona. I wonder the other characters in the movie did they also represent someone?
Ed Powers = Woody Allen
I kinda got the vibe that Paul Dano's character was supposed to represent Shia Labeouf.
Guy known for big robot movie now looking much more hipstery and hopes to be in and known for his smaller more art house films (including drastic attempts at provocation a la hitler)
I don't if that was obvious to others or if i'm completely off there but that's what i
felt.
Difference being he was covered in prosthetics playing a robot in his movie (like C3PO) unlike the beef.
shareYes well a bit of license is allowed ala "Maradona" having a Karl Marx tattoo on his back whereas Maradona has a Che tattoo on his shoulder.
Though i'm not sure if you were being facetious or not so apologies if i missed that.
I think he could represent a number of stars who are defined by one very popular role that they secretly (or not) despised and wished to go indie: Leo DiCaprio, Chris Evans, Robert Pattinson, etc.
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In terms of looks and humble presence, the mountaineer character (that woos Rachel Weisz) reminded me of Arvo Pärt, a composer who's work Sorrentino often uses:
http://www.quotationof.com/images/arvo-part-4.jpg
Regarding Maradona, just found this explaining how he saved Sorrentino's life:
Q - In your Oscar speech you thanked Maradona, so he must play a pretty important part in your world.(from Variety, i.e. http://t.co/JN0bTTkGJP ) share
A - Aside from all the things I’ve said before about Maradona, he involuntarily saved my life. I lost my parents when I was 16 in an accident with the heating system in a house in the mountains where I always used to go to with them. That weekend, I didn’t go because I wanted to go watch Maradona and S.S.C Napoli play a match in Empoli, and that saved me. That’s the main reason. It’s true, Americans don’t know that much about soccer. My American casting agent didn’t know who Maradona was.
Good to know
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Actually, no; women's soccer may be more popular than men's "soccer" in the U.S., but that's not saying much. Those fans probably don't know who Maradona is either.
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