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Secret to understanding this movie


Just remove all sense of reality. Consider every possibility. And slowly close in what is sensible in a different reality.

This movie is not intended for those who think in the now. That is the con. The main character was so into the reality of now and in the future, he did not consider what could really be happening.

This movie goes into the basic philosophical question, "What is Real?"

We have to consider that there is no sense of reality and that everything around us is something that we create to con us into believing what is real.

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Haha! Bravo, thank you for pointing me in the right direction with this movie. The best summation of the intention of the movie, and Guy Ritchie's egoistical wish to be portrayed as a genious.

I'm ot saying that Ritchie isn't a great director, he has mostly made his films work, and has made a name for himself.
Nor am I saying that his message about the ego in this movie isn't true. But that is how far I, as most others, understood this movie.

But luckily, Here Here Here decided to post here, and was able to point the way, further than the issue Guy tried to address in Revolver. Paradoxically, Guy who is talking about fighting your own ego and stand honest in front of yourself despite what others might say, is trying to make his resume look better in the industry, by composing an artsy surrealistic environment, in order to avoid action/humour genre branding - he is feeding his own ego, according to his message in Revolver.

I think this movie is a good watch, and not a waste of time, but I do also find Guy's message and his own self-promotion even more interesting than the movie. I do applaud Guy for having the courage to try out something new distanced from the basic down-trodden action path he has taken in his career. This is one of his first tries, and as such, the viewer could expect clumsiness, but I think Guy can only improve.

Thanks for pointing this Guy issue out HereHereHere!

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Are you guys retards? There isn't anything to get in this movie. It is directed by a guy who thinks he is Fincher or Tarantino and starred by a guy who thinks he is the greatest action star there is.

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The point of the film was to take your ego out of the equation and all you've done is show others how big yours is by calling them retarded so congradulations.

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This movie is much much better and wittier than anything by Tarantino or Fincher. One of the greatest ever movies.

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Oh my god--this is hilarious! Absolutely wrong, but hilarious!

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I've just been having a mind game with a guy who just helped me. I think he has me under his palm, or perhaps his only objective is to make me paranoid. The really baffling part is he told me he's not being totally honest. When telling him this makes the film revolver seem sensible he just laughed.

What the hell do I do?
Is it possible to beat a better opponent?

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It isn't very hard to understand but understanding it doesn't make it a great movie. I gave it a 6 , slightly above average.

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I never understood this movie and i am a smart guy:) the pace is slow, mood is eerie and the plot is thin/weak

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I'd say the entire movie took place inside Green's head, while still in prison, in an attempt to figure out how to beat the ego: the ultimate con.


Not into religious stuff, but this movie, altough not perfect, was really interesting.


now this is acting: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2458172160/tt1528718

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"The entire movie took place inside Green's head, while still in prison, in an attempty to figure out how to beat his ego: the ultimate con".

Yeah that does sound like something a two-bit hack like Ritchie might consider "deep".



"facts are stupid things" Ronald Reagan

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What the *beep* is that supposed to mean? Are you on drugs or just too far up your own a*se trying to sound intelligent?

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