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This only proves that Verbal was the one shooting people on the boat.
The fact that Keaton calls him Keyser only proves that Keaton thought he was Keyser.
It's entirely plausible that Keyser Soze is merely a myth, a persona, invented to serve as a front for joint operations by Verbal and "Kobayashi". That is, the latter two work together to pull off a con, invoking the legend of KS as needed. This fits with Verbal being a known (and very brilliant/successful) con-man.
On this view, Keaton calling Verbal "Keyser" may be because Keaton figured out Verbal was somehow linked to the legendary figure (which would be true if Verbal/Kobayashi invented him), but incorrectly assumed that Verbal actually was Keyser.
Captain Jerry Lawson: SAC? Try SAC on the HF.
1st Lieutenant Steve Phelps: That's not the correct procedure...
Captain Jerry Lawson: Screw the procedure, I want somebody on the goddamn phone before I kill 20 million people!
David: [typing] Is this a game or is it real?
Joshua: [pause] What's the difference?
David: [stunned] Oh wow!
I think the above comment is the best one in this thread. I couldn't have put it better. It is indeed all about the existential journey of Roy Neary. An extraordinary incident occurs to him which is beyond his capacity to explain, save that he knows it's vitally important. From then on, he has a built-in imperative to find the answers, no matter what.
I get that some people may never have had an existential crisis or felt the pressing need to find answers, but I have, so I strongly identify with Roy and his journey.
And it's not like Ronnie gave him much of an option. He tries to patch things up with her on the phone in an earlier scene, but the call goes further and further south until she hangs up on him. At that point, I think he realizes that he's lost Ronnie, the kids and his job, so there's basically nothing left for him on Earth. From then on, there's no going back. As you said, he had to stay the course, or his life would have no meaning. As he said to Ronnie when he was shovelling dirt into his kitchen window: "If I don't do this, that's when I'm gonna need a doctor!"
“Your scientists were so busy seeing if they could that nobody thought to ask if they should”
Best line in the film.
I wouldn’t put much store in RT anyway after recent events. It’s reasonably obvious that they spin the scores to control the narrative.
Um, no. By that logic, Hitler is off the hook because he killed less people than Stalin.
I'd say it's most probably a self-insert
There’s strong rumours to this effect, but as yet, I’ve seen no supporting evidence. So I’d take it with a pinch of salt.
Well, it’s possible Disney paid him a nice “bonus” to do it
Well hold on a second there. Grant is a respected actor, so I’m inclined to give his words more weight. If he’s staking his reputation on this, then that counts for something. Not saying it proves the movie is good or anything. Maybe he’s sold out to Disney and is merely a shill. But this does give a slight glimmer of hope.
<blockquote>Rey will be on every single screen and other 2d surface observable by the human eye between now and January.</blockquote>
Except she isn't. In fact, in my city and various others (judging by commentary on Reddit et al), there is next to no marketing taking place for Ep. IX, and it release in a couple of weeks. There's not even any marketing for it on services like Foxtel and Netflix. There's actually much more marketing for The Mandalorian, which appears on the sides of buses and on outdoor digital billbords.
Where Disney are actually putting their marketing dollars tells the real story.
I wouldn't be so sure. In recent interviews, John Boyega has barely disguised the fact that he's none too pleased with the outcome. He even stated that he can't wait till he can speak freely about the ST. Yes, he's overtly paying lip service to the movie, but that appears to be only due to contractual obligation/NDAs
Best not feed the shills
It looks increasingly likely that they are deliberately destroying what it was so they can remake it in their own SJW image.
Anticipation is massive? I think not. Hardly any cinema seats have been pre-booked for the entire first week in my local large cinema (containing 15 theatres), and the same goes for cinemas in other Australian cities. No more than 20 to 30 seats booked in a 400 seat theatre. That’s unprecedented for a SW movie. These facts show that people are staying away in droves.
I’d have to say that BB8 is probably the best thing to come out of the ST. Cool concept for a droid coupled with an endearing personality gives him a “cute” factor (insofar as a droid can be cute!)
Cheers for the schill propaganda. Now I’m off to read threads based on facts.
Yes, I LOL’d at the number of shills who jumped on this thread 😆