Bad masterpiece

Jana 2022-01-09 08:01:01

This would have been a very outstanding work, but it turned into a terrible masterpiece.
Those pretentious mediocre people should have chills after reading it. They shouldn't be given another dose of anesthetic, because everyone knows that they will never get rid of it, and Tang will always be the drunken talker. No daydreams, no placebos. Tang will always be Tang, maybe a minute later, maybe a day later, he will be the same. But the ignorant people spoil them without scruples and help them grow.
It was not Tang who was really guilty, but Helen who spoiled him and turned into a monster.
The ending is just a good wish, an unrealistic fantasy, not a realistic appearance.
Billy arranged the most successful ending for the film that turned into a missionary film, but he couldn't hide the vainness inside.

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The Lost Weekend quotes

  • 'Bim' Nolan, Male Nurse: Prohibition - that's what started most of these guys off. Whoopie. Now, be a good boy and drink this.

    Don Birnam: I don't want it.

    'Bim' Nolan, Male Nurse: Better take it. Liable to be a little floor show later on, around here. It might get on your nerves.

    Don Birnam: Floor show?

    'Bim' Nolan, Male Nurse: Ever hear of the DTs?

    Don Birnam: No!

    'Bim' Nolan, Male Nurse: You will, brother.

    Don Birnam: Not me!

    'Bim' Nolan, Male Nurse: Like to make a little bet? After all, you're just a Freshman. Wait till you're a Sophomore. That's when you start seeing the little animals. You know that stuff about pink elephants? That's the bunk. It's little animals. Little tiny turkeys in straw hats. Midget monkeys coming through the key holes. See that guy over there? With him, its beetles. Come the night, he sees beetles crawling all over him. Has to be dark though.

  • Mrs. Deveridge: He's off on another toot! And you know I'm darned right.