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Post by 🤯 on May 6, 2020 20:28:18 GMT
What happens in the book? Also, why have I always thought Ron Howard directed FG!?!? Read it...the book is different enough. Cliff note me, bro. Or maybe a zommer can #TL;DR @me. If my posts are any indication, I clearly don't/barely read. And I certainly struggle to write. It's honestly amazing that I can even hammer fist out responses on here.
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Post by Lionheart on May 6, 2020 22:32:47 GMT
Some nice Mandela Effect here with both PB and Lionheart misquoting "life WAS like a box of chocolates". Maybe they were originally in a reality where it was IS and they've moved over into this one and that is the unconscious source of their hatred. It's not just us. The misquote is actually more commonly referred to than the real one. I suspected as much and it seems to be the case. 725k Google hits for the "is" version and only 160k for "was". Plus all the articles on it, even the ones that quote it properly, are named after the misquote because it's the more popular phrase.
Considering we both hate the movie and don't watch it regularly, it makes sense that we are not going off of memory and just using the incorrect, but commonly used phrase.
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Post by Emperor on May 6, 2020 22:42:57 GMT
That's what happens with the Mandela Effect. The misquote becomes the common knowledge.
What did The Evil Queen say in Snow White? If you think it's "Mirror, mirror on the wall", you're wrong.
Cue one of my favourite YouTube videos.
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Post by Strobe on May 6, 2020 22:52:15 GMT
Of course, that's why it is a famous Mandela Effect example. Even though I definitely know it is WAS, I still think of it as IS instinctively. Like "mirror mirror on the wall" when it was actually "magic mirror on the wall". It is pretty cool that something can get referenced incorrectly enough times that it becomes fixed in a huge number of people's minds as fact. That makes sense in today's meme-filled world and the prevalence of constant bombardment with images and text, but this was the case before everyone had easy access to the internet. I wonder if a large part of it is that the erroneous ones just sound better and hence when people tried to remember, that's what they went to. Or the Mandela Effect is real! EDIT: Emperor got in first, great vid btw.
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Post by Strobe on May 6, 2020 23:13:56 GMT
I wonder if a large part of it is that the erroneous ones just sound better and hence when people tried to remember, that's what they went to. In the case of Forrest Gump, I think it is that just saying "life was like a box of chocolates" doesn't work. It only works as the whole "My mama always said..." and that doesn't work as easily as a reference. "Life is like a box of chocolates" is far my playable. Like how just busting out "no, I am your father", a response, doesn't work as well as a standalone reference as "Luke, I am your father".
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Post by Shootist on May 6, 2020 23:31:15 GMT
I have a feeling if I read the book I could appreciate both a'la the Shining.
Forrest going through both his mom's and Jenny's deaths supplied more than enough substance for me, who's cutting onions?
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Post by Lionheart on May 7, 2020 0:19:42 GMT
To be fair, I don’t see what is wrong with the phrase coming into existence based on the similar quote as it is the same meaning but applies to a much more general sense.
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Post by UT on May 7, 2020 16:24:01 GMT
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Post by UT on May 7, 2020 16:28:19 GMT
Shawshank Redemption is terrible. "Get busy living or get busy dying" - what kind of horribly pseudo intellectual quote is that? What kind of movie puts forth hope and perserverence as a theme and gives you a happy ending despite brutality in between? Just shit. Just kidding , I hope to respond to PB soon but it'll be a busy few days. I love Shawshank , it was near the top of my list and deserves to be near the top of this list. Incredibly rewatchable , quotable and one of the easiest watches ever despite some of the more graphic and heartbreaking things that happen.
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Post by Baker on May 7, 2020 16:32:35 GMT
Shawshank would have been my #1 or #2 depending on what kind of mood I was in the day I came up with a list. Stone cold classic. And one of my most rewatched movies of all time.
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Post by The Kid on May 7, 2020 16:40:32 GMT
Shawshank is a phenomenal movie and I honestly thought it was going to take the top spot on this board. Although I didn’t have it high on my list it’s still an incredible movie that I’ve seen a bunch of times.
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Post by Emperor on May 7, 2020 17:05:03 GMT
There is no greater Ass Planter than Shawshank Redemption.
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Post by PB on May 7, 2020 17:09:55 GMT
This is a lot better than Forrest Gump. Still didn’t make my list. (But would probably have made a top 20.)
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Post by 🤯 on May 7, 2020 17:20:00 GMT
This is a lot better than Forrest Gump. Still didn’t make my list. (But would probably have made a top 20.) Man, you're bodyslam-ing HARD. What the heck ended up making your list!? Honestly (and only because The Departed didn't come out in the 90s) I'm a little surprised Shawshank didn't take #1 (considering Toy Story already made an appearance). It it going to be PW's other sleeper favorite, Se7en, claiming the top spot!?!? And, what, Pulp Fiction as the runner-up?
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Post by UT on May 7, 2020 17:22:45 GMT
This is a lot better than Forrest Gump. Still didn’t make my list. (But would probably have made a top 20.) Man, you're bodyslam-ing HARD. What the heck ended up making your list!? Honestly (and only because The Departed didn't come out in the 90s) I'm a little surprised Shawshank didn't take #1 (considering Toy Story already made an appearance). It it going to be PW's other sleeper favorite, Se7en, claiming the top spot!?!? And, what, Pulp Fiction as the runner-up? You’re missing an obvious big one.
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Post by 🤯 on May 7, 2020 17:32:29 GMT
Man, you're bodyslam-ing HARD. What the heck ended up making your list!? Honestly (and only because The Departed didn't come out in the 90s) I'm a little surprised Shawshank didn't take #1 (considering Toy Story already made an appearance). It it going to be PW's other sleeper favorite, Se7en, claiming the top spot!?!? And, what, Pulp Fiction as the runner-up? You’re missing an obvious big one. The one that sank?
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Post by UT on May 7, 2020 17:34:59 GMT
You’re missing an obvious big one. The one that sank? No. Scream 2 duh.
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Post by 🤯 on May 7, 2020 17:43:57 GMT
You can have your Scream franchise. I'll always be an I Know What You Did Last Summer guy. Must be as close as I'll ever get to what it felt like being a WCW fan over WWF back in like late 98.
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Post by iron maiden on May 7, 2020 17:47:49 GMT
I had Shawshank as my #2. Again, I believe it is one of those important movies I mentioned earlier, that seems to be less controversial than Forrest Gump.
For a movie set in prison the theme of Freedom is prevalent throughout, but it's the themes of hope and perseverance that really make this 'movie therapy'. An amazing film. I thought it would be #1. Super curious about the next 2 now. Pretty sure I know one of them.
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Post by Lionheart on May 7, 2020 18:03:42 GMT
I love Shawshank. Deserves to be praised. After checking, it would have been my #15. I can't say it deserves #3 of the decade but it's already so good so it's okay. There's just so many other amazing films from the 90s.
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Post by Shootist on May 7, 2020 18:08:52 GMT
Great movie, not an ass planter. Not much more to say since it pops up on every list we do it seems.
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Post by PB on May 7, 2020 18:38:04 GMT
The scene when he’s in the office playing the opera over the loudspeaker is one of my favourite things from any of these 90s films. Such a great moment.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2020 18:48:36 GMT
Shawshank is my #1. I saw it in the theater and the love affair has continued on from there. Like Emperor, said it's an ass planter for me. Great characters and character development, a true friendship that happens over time and some of the best acting of the decade. There's a handful of movies I'll always love and this is one of those.
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Post by Ness on May 7, 2020 19:56:00 GMT
Never seen it. Maybe one day.
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Post by thereallt on May 7, 2020 20:03:18 GMT
There is no greater Ass Planter than Shawshank Redemption. Quoted for truth Shawshank is my #2 and came within a hair of being #1 which is another movie I rewatch endlessly. How my wife or anyone else is a hater of this movie I'll never know. It hits all the right notes every time. I'm predicting Pulp Fiction and Goodfellas take the top 2 spots.
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Post by PB on May 7, 2020 20:39:25 GMT
Just realised some big PW favourites aren’t even going to make the list. Reservoir Dogs, seven, goodfellas and pulp fiction all make frequent appearances yet only two are making the list. Wow.
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Post by 🤯 on May 7, 2020 20:41:49 GMT
Just realised some big PW favourites aren’t even going to make the list. Reservoir Dogs, seven, goodfellas and pulp fiction all make frequent appearances yet only two are making the list. Wow. Right!? A testament to how fucking STACK'D the 90s were.
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Post by bodyslam on May 7, 2020 22:40:46 GMT
This is a lot better than Forrest Gump. Still didn’t make my list. (But would probably have made a top 20.) Man, you're bodyslam -ing HARD. What the heck ended up making your list!? Honestly (and only because The Departed didn't come out in the 90s) I'm a little surprised Shawshank didn't take #1 (considering Toy Story already made an appearance). It it going to be PW's other sleeper favorite, Se7en, claiming the top spot!?!? And, what, Pulp Fiction as the runner-up? often imitated, never duplicated
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Post by The Kid on May 8, 2020 0:16:15 GMT
I don’t think Seven is making the list.
Pulp Fiction, Titanic and Goodfellas. Top 3. In that order!
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Post by The Kid on May 8, 2020 0:16:40 GMT
Oh wait a minute. Only 2 movies left?!
Did Titanic miss the list?!
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