tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post6297429845484530077..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: This Week in Geek (18-24/06/12)Siskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-1123305350869943192012-06-25T14:11:22.470-03:002012-06-25T14:11:22.470-03:00Like I said, more of an exercise in style than plo...Like I said, more of an exercise in style than plot. The way you nitpick it to death, I think you let yourself be annoyed early and it lost any good will you might have given it, but I can answer most of your questions:<br /><br />Driving it: Specifically stated the silver Impala is the most common car in L.A., which makes him invisible. In other words, he just got another one.<br /><br />The mask: Intimidation factor, and by then, not in his right mind. It's symbolic more than plot-related.<br /><br />Ramming: Again, symbolic of his turning into a superhero. I don't take any of this at face value. There is a clear path from realism (the first chase) to hyper-heroics (drives off after being stabbed).<br /><br />The money: The transformation is complete, the hero archetype doesn't steal the cash. As strict plot, it's clear he'll never be left alone as long as he has the money, it was stolen from the East Coast mob even before he got his hands on it.<br /><br />The bag: Big denominations?<br /><br />I think it's a mistake in this case to evaluate the film based on plot logic. It works by its own poetic rules.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-5889371297045215952012-06-25T13:43:46.900-03:002012-06-25T13:43:46.900-03:00I watched Drive a few days ago. I don't see w...I watched Drive a few days ago. I don't see what all the fuss is about. A lot of the movie is just plain stupid.<br /><br />Driver uses a car in a robbery. The cops see it and chase it, so he ditches it at the arena. Then we see him driving it the rest of the movie! WTF?<br /><br />He puts on a mask to disguise himself, while wearing the same distinctive jacket all the bad guys have seen in before. WTF?<br /><br />He rams a car hard enough to knock it off the road, and he isn't even rattled. Not only that, the headlights are still working! WTF?<br /><br />He kills the last bad guy and drives away, leaving a million bucks on the ground! WTF?<br /><br />Oh, and no way that bag was big enough to hold a million bucks.The Mutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149977320388415139noreply@blogger.com