MovieChat Forums > Collateral Beauty (2016) Discussion > "THERE'S SO MUCH MORE AT STAKE HERE THEN...

"THERE'S SO MUCH MORE AT STAKE HERE THEN YOU EVEN UNDERSTAND"

posted 8 years ago by quball87
6 replies | jump to latest

Correct me if I'm wrong...but this move is about a wealthy advertising executive that loses his daughter (to some accident or disease) and then he spirals into a depression and quits his job. So his other rich New York friends try and help him out of depression.

What exactly is at stake? These people aren't trying to land a man on Mars. They're not inventing the cure for cancer. This is about one man and his struggle with grief. We can all identify with that - I've been through it as well - but it's not exactly "high stakes."

Skipping this overly dramatic cornfest!

[–] CanSteve3 8 years ago

I was going to skip it just from the trailers, but your post reinforces what I thought

[–] bigcat20 8 years ago

Ha, true. I actually laughed at the trailer because I felt like great its another Will Smith movie where he's telling me to be inspired or if I want something in life I should go get it.

[–] quball87 8 years ago

lol bump

[–] blaqueknight2000 8 years ago

Took one line and ran with it, huh?
Its actually almost inconsequential in the context that it was said in other than to serve as defining character motivation. That was from Whit (Ed Norton's character) and was said in a meeting. Not sure why they used it in the trailer other than for effect.
Correction: I do understand why they put it there but it will only make sense if you've seen at least half of the movie.

[–] earthmanny 8 years ago

I just read a review of the script and it's so much worse than the trailer makes it seem. and apparently there are 2 twists at the end that the reviewer didn't reveal, and i can only imagine how bad they are. that said, he doesn't quit his job, and in fact him not quitting his job is an important plot point. anyway, i've gone from "you couldn't drag me to this movie" to "i really want to see just how bad this movie is going to be."

[–] quball87 8 years ago

Oh man I can't wait to see these corny twists!