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There wasn't even a DETOUR in the film

posted 4 years ago by FilmBoy (1172)
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Was there?

[–] momur (107) 3 years ago

Sure there was. In fact, there are several. Think about it. Al wants to get to California to be with his girlfriend and never actually gets there thanks to the detours he makes along the way starting with stealing someone else's identity. And things only get more and more off the intended track (getting to California to be with his girlfriend) as it goes on...which is essentially what a detour is: an unexpected change of direction from your expected path.

[–] Ace_Spade (9601) 3 years ago

I was coming here to say exactly this. It's just not a literal detour, but a series of detours in his life - not the road.

[–] PersistentViewer (2482) 3 years ago

Precisely.

[–] JohnnyJohnson (345) a month ago

Exactly. Vera/Ann Savage was certainly a detour in his task of finding his girlfriend.

[–] TheArgentinian (7178) 2 years ago

are you stupid or something?

[–] liscarkat (18886) a month ago

His life gets detoured way, way off the route it was on.