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EndlesslyCynicalBoi t1_j9qp7ys wrote

I recently rewatched* this movie and it's so great. I love how Kurt Russell is just a huge dope who thinks he's the protagonist.

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Pristine-Bowl2388 t1_j9wxhzu wrote

It’s part of the fun, in my opinion. It completely runs amok with the “Hero With a Thousand Faces” path and, still, is an absolutly fun and interesting story. Joseph Campbell must be in after lige scratching his head and wondering “how the heck did this actually worked?”

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EndlesslyCynicalBoi t1_j9ywvff wrote

Well... It works by playing with expectations off the hero's journey (including the casting choice). Because the other side characters are actually the heroes.

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Pristine-Bowl2388 t1_j9zbqj6 wrote

Exactly. A complete reversal of the plot that should be “irreversible”. 😄👍

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Feed_Me_No_Lies t1_j9u0hsz wrote

Apparently the studio had real problems with this! During the whole movie making they were dumbfounded that Kurt Russell’s character behave the way he did and wasn’t some major hero.

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