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Limitless
Vigo:
So because he was well manicured, charming and sharply dressed, that is suppose to indicate that the drug didn't inhibit him from thinking over other things in his life? The guy said himself that his brain was forcing itself on solving problems and couldn't. ever. relax. His mind couldn't dwell on things that he never registered as a problem to begin with. He had to jump off cliffs and drive 200mph just to keep his mind occupied.
It has been a while since I have seen the movie, but the only problem I remember him putting his mind to was getting more of it. I don't think he even focused on making his own until he saw that dealer guys sister looking like a meth head. No matter what, he doesn't think at all about any of the issues I mentioned in my previous post. (And when I said source of supply, I was referring not to getting more, but figuring out who is behind making them, where they come from, and why). Getting more is the basic instinct of any addict. To answer your question as to why his was pushing that drug, I assume this drug was never intended to just make money on the street. I figured it was a military experiment or stolen/smuggled drug from a pharmacy of some sort.
I think the movie does mention quite a bit how the drug is flawed....I think a few things they mentioned, and only directly from the dudes observations, were loss of appetite, inability to control thoughts, blackouts, sleep deprivation, personality shifts, killing chicks, being a smug SOB. In the end he talked to deniro about needing to change the forumula to fix it up as well. At that point alone, he seemed to be far more even and normal in thought, and yet just as intelligent.
shmokes:
Shrug . . . I guess that's why they make chocolate, vanilla, and poop flavored ice cream. Something for everyone.
Vigo:
Meh, never said the movie was really great....just that it didn't bother me. I guess as a viewer I infer things in a movie from observation. I am not gonna call things that are not spelled out for me as plot holes.
shmokes:
--- Quote from: Vigo on June 04, 2012, 11:19:10 am ---I am not gonna call things that are not spelled out for me as plot holes.
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By that standard there's no such thing as a plot hole. The writer/director aren't like, "Okay . . . now we're going to put a plot hole here." They don't spell them out. They just make crappy stories that contain inconsistencies and impossible/nonsensical situations that don't jive with the story or follow the story's own logical rules.
CCM:
--- Quote from: shmokes on June 04, 2012, 08:06:27 am ---The movie is too stupid for words.
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You sure have spewed alot of words on it...