"Falling Down" with Michael Douglas was on telly last night - what do you make of this film?

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The bit at the end where he asks "So I'M the bad guy?",

Oh yeah I'd forgotten about this 10 pound sledge hammer of a line.

Also there was always this 'I just want to get home, to see my family' overlay of emotional blackmail from Douglas which added to the confusion of his characters innocence. I just couldn't help but end up thinking 'hang on a minute the guys a menace!' ARREST HIM THIS INSTANCE!

Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 15:16 (eighteen years ago) link

Because he is! He's not only a menace and a bully but he also gets pissed off when other people interfere with him, so that makes him a hypocrit as well. Throw in a whole bunch of racism and ignorance and you've got a properly hatable character.
This is why I remain kind of hot and cold about the film. I love him blowing stuff up and the plot is good but it is the motives and the characters which are sketchy. I wonder if this was intentional?

dog latin (dog latin), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 15:21 (eighteen years ago) link

three years pass...

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12026391

just sayin, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 13:45 (fifteen years ago) link

a pissed-off yuppie wandering around L.A. trying it

loooool

the worst breed of fong (some dude), Tuesday, 31 March 2009 13:51 (fifteen years ago) link

one year passes...

(It was...)

Mark G, Thursday, 16 December 2010 17:06 (thirteen years ago) link

traffic in l.a. is the worst but still not so bad that walking across the city will get you there quicker. *shakes head sadly*

omar little, Thursday, 16 December 2010 18:17 (thirteen years ago) link

When that movie came at in 1993, anxiety about corporate downsizing and immigration/affirmative action was starting to reach a real fever pitch. The economy was in the middle of a "jobless recovery" and Ward Connerly et al were just starting to get a lot of national notice. It's pretty interesting when viewed through that historical prism.

Uh oh, I think it's time for Falling Down II.

Josefa, Friday, 17 December 2010 04:51 (thirteen years ago) link

five years pass...

this movie is only good if you don't watch it with other people

Neanderthal, Wednesday, 27 July 2016 23:08 (seven years ago) link


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