Am I the only one that doesn't get this? Maybe I'm missing something. In the scene where the house is flying over the city, Carl tries to get Russell back to the ground by lowering him on a line of tied together sheets, and then proceeds to drop him. So how is Russell not dead or seriously injured, and how does he get back in the house?
shareAlso, if he did survive the fall and apparently Carl must land the house in order for him to get back on board, why didn't Carl just leave him on the ground as that was his intention? He successfully got Russell off his house and back to earth seemingly unharmed so why go back to pick him up again?
sharehe never actually dropped russell; he was just imagining what would happen if he tried to lower him out of the house. when he realized that it would end badly, he decided not to do it.
will someone tell that mime to shut up?
Oh. Really? I've seen this film at least 10 times and not once has that been apparent to me. I can't see any suggestion that they've cut to an imaginary scenario being played out in Carl's head. Will have to watch it again and have another look.
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sorry that you never picked up on it, but i think it's pretty obvious that Carl was just imagining: Russell remarks that the top of a building is so close that he can almost touch it, and then the expression on Carl's face changes as if he just thought of something. the next scene is Russell dangling from the rope, and then when Carl drops him, Carl, with Russell still standing right next to him, states, "Well, that's not gonna work." again, i think it's pretty obvious.
will someone tell that mime to shut up?
It was blatantly obvious that it was a daydream. Still made me chuckle though.
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Uh, you're either being facetious or you're a couple sandwiches short of a picnic.
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