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A Note About Harlan (I'm watching the film right now)

posted 17 years ago by blkguyazngirllove
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I don't really know what the actual point of the film is, but on the character of Harlan....I think it's a case of a grown man needing to 'grow up' and take responsibility with his life.

We see the way he drops jobs, gets kicked out of homes, and lives in a fantasy world, as well as getting in trouble with the law....(Not too mention, sleeping with an underage girl(at least, in California, where the age of consent is under 18), Tobe, that would have had him in jail to begin with).

Wade mentions 'gumption' in the film. Harlan didn't seem to be one with gumption...(If he really wanted to show Tobe how much of a man he was, he would have 'taken care of business'....i.e. be responsible with his life).

"I need you to intervene!"-Helen Parr/Elastigirl, The Incredibles, 2004

[–] jamesericmcgee 15 years ago

Raymond Chandler's story's didn't have much point either. It's all about the people you meet along the way. Check out The Big Lebowski. Jessie James knew lots of people in his day, but how deep were those relationships, and how were those people changed by knowing him?