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The irony of the main character saying he couldn't stand his roommate for voting for Goldwater....

posted 2 years ago by PotatoWithEyes (145)
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John Ford (the director he meets at the end) voted for Goldwater lol.

[–] christomacin (4658) 2 years ago

John Ford wasn't his roommate, and Spielberg would have no way of knowing who Goldwater voted for in the five minutes he spent in his office.

[–] phony (226) 2 years ago

He knows now and still filmed the scene, genius.

[–] TheMouseShadow (418) 2 years ago

It was a weak attempt at humor. I was surprised how much this movie avoided laughs.

[–] Boromir (10028) a year ago

Agreed, the movie is enjoyable at most parts, but there are two things it failed to do: make us laugh and evoke sadness.

[–] liscarkat (18460) 2 years ago

It's not ironic. It's not even a coincidence. It's really just nothing.

[–] Boromir (10028) a year ago

It's irony if Ford was well-known as Goldwater supporter and maybe even broadcasts in his favor.