Post by moviemouth on Nov 19, 2019 1:31:17 GMT
Nov 19, 2019 1:11:34 GMT dazz said:
They didn't, I was 10 at the time and even at 10 this movie was ridiculous in it's attempt at even the concept, could have worked if say Cage & Travolta were similar in height and body type, but JT is clearly larger than Cage in height and frame, and how does the wife not notice her husbands body being different, are they just by chance the same size below the belt also? then theres the whole kid thing which is insane on top of everything else.This is a fun movie and I like it but there is 0 ability for me to suspend my disbelief even as a child to buy this as a plausible story, atleast hire actors of a similar height and frame for god sake, this they went clearly more towards either who can act as cooky as either Travolta or Cage and that's how they got this pair, that being said I really like this movie despite itself.
The reason I ask is because if I am unable to suspend my disbelief then this causes a serious problem. Isn't the whole point that you are ignoring logic for the sake of entertainment? Isn't that what you are doing? Doesn't the whole movie just fall flat if you aren't able to "just go with it?"
I think you do suspend your disbelief, but you don't realize that is what you are doing.
I see it the same way you do and that is called "suspending my disbelief." The concept is ridiculous, but the movie is awesome in part because it is ridiculous. It gets to make up it's own rules and asks us to put logic aside.
It seems that some people here are watching this movie with the impression that it is meant to be taken seriously. It isn't meant to be taken seriously. It is one of the most knowingly OTT action movies ever made.