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"the children are watching Austin Powers"

posted 4 years ago by ADBruno1985 (3579)
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That gets a laugh at first because it just seems like a throwaway line, but really, they're probably showing it on purpose as part of introducing them to outside cultures

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

That's a plausible hypothesis. I didn't even notice that line upon my first viewing! When I heard it upon rewatch it's rather amusing to think about those hallucinogen-loving pagans watching something as silly as Austin Powers!

[–] ADBruno1985 (3579) 4 years ago

I figure we're intended to think of it as a funny throwaway line, but this movie isn't really like that.

[–] AckbarsRevenge (3800) 4 years ago

I've already made a thread about it here. It could possibly be a blatant lie to give them a false sense of security?

[–] Seperatrix (1349) 4 years ago

My assumption is that it's a ruse to give the outsiders a sense of comfort, so they don't feel as isolated as they really are.

[–] cyberbob (3488) 4 years ago

My theory is that Ari Aster likes Austin Powers and was on shrooms when he thought about adding that line to a script

[–] AckbarsRevenge (3800) 4 years ago

All of his movies are clearly influenced by the Austin Powers franchise. Heredetary comes to mind.