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@Yazarogi

Here's another thing: in the official Total Recall OST, the opening soundtrack for the credits is called "The Dream."
What if the entire movie is a dream? Quaid's lucid dream about a life greater than the one he is living. And at the end he just wakes up, back to the normalcy of the regular world, like all of us.

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UnholyMudcrab posted...

This is a strange gimmick

This is no gimmick!

CocoBandicoot69 posted...

No one will get those references...

My friends will XD

Johnny_Nutcase posted...

Rekall is based out of El Paso?

Apparently, that's actually the number that shows up in the movie

legendarylemur posted...

If Arnold continues to be happy in that world, then it's a reality. But if there's an end, it's a dream. When a dream is eternal and realistic enough, there's no real difference between it and reality.

Interesting take, I've often contemplated Total Recall on a philosophical basis. It really boils down to experience. People ask: was it real? Well, what is "real?" If Quaid experienced it, isn't that real? And as you said, even if it's a "dream," its ontological nature would depend on its termination.

Yazarogi posted...

Here's my exact theory on why it's a dream / simulation theory.

I feel it was all a delusion, but that it didn't go down properly. I think he really did suffer a "schizoid embolism," and that his mind basically was playing out a free-form delusion based on Rekall's memory tapes, as the doctor explains on Mars. In fact, that doctor tells Quaid that if he refuses to swallow the red pill, and kill the doctor, he will be stuck in permanent psychosis, and -- get this -- the doctor says, quote:

The walls of reality will come crashing down (they literally do, immediately after Quaid shoots the doc in the head)
One minute, you'll be the savior of the rebel cause (this happens)
Then the next thing you know, you'll be Cohaagen's bosom buddy (again, this happens, as Quaid realizes Hauser planned the whole thing with Cohaagen)
You'll even have fantasies about alien civilizations, as you requested (this is also true, considering the whole alien technology, ice-melting contraption thing)

And finally: But in the end, back on Earth, you'll be lobotomized!

Perhaps that's why the film ends with a fade to white, rather than a fade to black. Quaid is waking up in the emergency room following his lobotomy.

Ruvan22 posted...

I *thought* it was confirmed to be a dream somewhere by the director?

AFAIK, the director said it's intentionally ambiguous, but Arnold believes it was all a dream.

Thoughts?

Makes you wonder why certain areas become hotspots for suicides. Is there something about its structure, some aesthetic value, that appeals to people who are contemplating suicide? Or is it just something that builds organically, or by coincidence, until eventually suicidal people feel a rapport with those who have committed the same deed in that same place, feeling as though they are becoming one of a brotherhood or sisterhood. I dunno. It's very sad nonetheless.

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During the scene when Dr. Edgemar from Rekall visits Quaid at the hotel on Mars, and is trying to explain to him that Quaid is suffering a free-form delusion, and that the doctor is actually monitoring Quaid from the psycho-probe console back on Earth.

Remember the red pill? The doctor says it's a symbol of Quaid's desire to return to reality, and it will snap him out of his schizoid embolism.

OK, so... after the doctor explains to Quaid what will happen if Quaid kills the doctor, the doctor says: "Now take the pill and put it in your mouth."

If the doctor was really there in the room with Quaid, that line is sort of weird, since the doctor was standing right in front of Quaid, and saw that Quaid had the pill in his hand. All he had to say was "Now put the pill in your mouth."

The specific line "Now take the pill and put it in your mouth" to me sounds like something the doctor would say if he was actually telling the truth; he's at Rekall, monitoring Quaid, and doesn't know exactly how everything looks inside Quaid's mind, he just knows there's a red pill at the moment, doesn't necessarily know if Quaid is holding it, so he says "Now take the pill and put it in your mouth."

Very subtle syntax, IMO. Thoughts?

@Revnir

Here you go. First he does a voice that still sounds like Jar Jar, then he does a second one where he drops the Jar Jar voice, as if the entire thing was an act. It's terrifying:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsTm3LhtGqA&ab_channel=SydLocklear

Revnir posted...

There are theories that he was actually controlling everything from behind the scenes

It sounds crazy at first, but when you look at the evidence... it makes sense.

The guy who did the voice actually heard about that and provided his interpretation of a Sith Lord Jar Jar Binks. Lemme find it for ya...

Thoughts?

What say ye?

ghostblob posted...

Love Enya, don't think I've heard this one

I love it. There is a one-hour version on YouTube. Many a time I have played that for meditation or to concentrate while studying.

TC lacks the abilidh-ee to save face

sLaCkEr408___RJ posted...

This theme was in T1.

uh, no

So eerie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBwuvQAfKz0&ab_channel=BradFiedel-Topic

Thoughts?

Probably because not many people have easy access to numerous pigs, and if you went out of your way to acquire a lot of pigs, it would raise a lot of red flags and severely diminish your chances of getting away with murder.

Now, if you just so happen to be a farmer, and there is someone you really despise, you have an easy out.

Fried tarantulas are a common street snack in certain Asian countries, I've read.

lolife67 posted...

Well why would they renig and hurt the possiblity of working with him again in the future? They have more than enough currency to pay up.

Who knows? Vader does whatever the Hell he wants throughout the films. It's not impossible to imagine him saying "Unfortunately, Solo did not survive. You will receive no compensation... unless you feel you're being treaty unfairly...?" as a veiled threat.

bobaban posted...

Yes they have the money. Why would they kill a skilled bounty hunter?

No one said anything killing Boba Fett, lol

I say yes. Vader was ruthless, but he must have realized the impracticality of not compensating Boba Fett if Han had died. Any bounty hunter would not have any trust in the Empire, so it would be much more difficult for Vader and the Emperor to secure the services of a bounty hunter.

I look at this as a similar situation to The Phantom Menace, when Qui-Gon Jinn threatens to take the issue with Watto to Jabba the Hutt. The Hutts couldn't care less about the specific bet, only the fact that Watto was trying to renege on it. You gotta make sure people keep up their end of the bargain.

Kafkaf posted...

5%

I think that's very generous

In the Empire Strikes Back, Han decided to direct the Millennium Falcon's power to the front shield and face the pursuing Star Destroyer head on. C-3PO begins to say "Sir, the odds of surviving a direct assault on an Imperial Star Destroyer--" at which point Leia says "Shut up!"

What do you think the odds actually would've been? (Keeping in mind that Han didn't actually go through with attacking; just cleverly attached the Falcon to the side of the Star Destroyer.)

DarkBuster22904 posted...

My no know. Mesa day starten pitty okeyday witda brisky morning munchen. Den boom! Getten berry scared? And grabben data Jedi, and pow- mesa here.

lol

Leia: "Captain, being held by you isn't quite enough to get me excited."
Han: "I'm sorry, sweetheart... I haven't got time for anything else" ;)
Leia: >:-|

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Hippocrates posted...

Is this when he just stops and stares at Dutch? He sensed that Dutch had a plan (lel) and set a trap I thought

Not at the end with the spikes, right before they fight. When the Pred is holding him up by the neck, pinned against a rock wall.

Thoughts?

A couple friends recommend Robin Hood, my brother recommends CashApp.
Particularly nowadays, with the prospect of a potential $2,000 stimulus seeming likely, I'm thinking about finally getting into investing.

I imagine certain stocks involving things like cruises, airlines, stuff that'll be rebounding due to the decline of COVID, will be worthwhile investments.

Any recommendations on how to go about this?

ultimate reaver posted...

the dark horse for best scene in the series, the part in clones where they go into the weird robot factory thing and do a super mario platforming sequence for half an hour

Dark horse?

BilalPowell posted...

Nothing from 2 or 8? Biased poll.

Which scenes would you recommend from those films?

For me personally, it's the binary sunset in ANH. Not a very long scene at all, and there are no words, but it's perfect. The music, the visual, the expression on Luke's face, it speaks to all of us, to every person who has ever felt deep down that there must be something more to their existence, something greater that's out there, no longer wanting to resign themselves to a life of habit and normalcy.

Tried to pick a few from each trilogy

CosmicShadows posted...

Chillax it's my post what i say f**ing goes.

Then I'll take you to court.

CosmicShadows posted...

Wtf people do not read the op?

God damnit todays education.

There are places in Florida with manufactured snow. Just because in your hypothetical situation it is snowing with ice, does not mean the 20 degrees can't be referring to Celsius.

Perhaps in this situation, the cone of cold is magical. Even though the temps outside are around 70 Fahrenheit (20 Celsius), there is still snow and ice. Which ain't bad.

I recommend using the word "copulate" as the opposite of "virgin."
Not "cop-you-late," like the verb, but make it a noun, as in "cop-you-lit." One who has had sex.

In particular, the return of Darth Sidious.

In the PT, when Palpatine promises Anakin that together they will learn the secret to cheating death, a power only one had achieved, we are eventually left assuming that Palpatine is lying outright--only using that promise as a way to lure in Anakin, who wants to save his wife from dying.

What we don't know, however, is whether Palpatine already knew how to cheat death, or if he continued to study those secrets even after Anakin turned, keeping it a secret from Vader.

The fact that it all comes full circle at the end, with Sidious even quoting himself about the Dark Side and its powers allowing you to achieve things that are unnatural, to me is a really cool way of tying the whole story together.

It all started as an apparent ruse, then we realize Sidious was actually working on it behind the scenes and achieved it.

It always seems miraculous when I hear Trump speaking in this way.

TheKingOf-Kings posted...

Well, I just watched it.

Whats the deal with seeing her butthole, seeing her get slammed in both holes, but never getting a clear shot of her vagina? Why? Im so confused, thats where she draws the line?

I think she's modest in that regard, as weird as that sounds. Either that, or she's just slowly revealing more and more.

She got a lot of feedback of guys wanting to see more of her goods, so she's been releasing some more pics and vids of more clear up-close shots. She'll be doing more videos throughout the year, even girl on girl apparently.

She is not a professional, she'll get better with time. She already said she's going to release more videos throughout the year.

The IRS site is saying "information unavailable" which apparently means I'm not gonna get mine direct deposited and instead I'll have to fill out the Recovery Rebate Credit when I do my taxes

>:(

Yeahhh