Funny but moving

Jamil 2022-05-19 19:02:15

The first time I saw the plot/character which made me breathless with laughter, I felt so sad that I couldn't help but tears. Fat Ethan accidentally drank the coffee that was made by someone else using the ashes of his father's cremation in the cafe. When he learned the truth, he had to squirt out the liquid already in his mouth, accidentally choked his throat, and habitually asked for it. He drank his father's ashes with water, and then realized that he drank his father's ashes again. This scene is hilarious, but it also highlights the pitifulness of this character: no one cares about his feelings and takes care of his belongings (coffee cans). ; A bumpy journey, carrying his own dream of a Hollywood star and the hope his father placed on him during his lifetime. A law fight and a father's urn are most of his belongings. Ethan snatched the "coffee pot" and smashed out the door, but he tripped over again, clumsy and panicked, and scattered most of his ashes on the ground. He was lying motionless on all fours, as if he was about to explode at any time, out of control and furious, venting his sorrow and indignation of being improperly taken, being mocked and teased all the way as a mentally retarded, but he didn't. He just sobbed sadly, crying like a child, as if he accidentally broke a glass and blamed himself. For Yu Yisen, the world is still so simple, without so much malice (he never harbors hatred or vengeance against those who tease him). On the road trip, almost all the funny jokes came from Ethan's stupidity and innocence, but almost all the good things such as warmth, love, dreams, etc. are only left in him.

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Due Date quotes

  • Lonnie: [sung to the tune of Closing Time by Semisonic] It's closing time, time to roll to Chili's and chow down with my fuckin' boys.

  • [first lines]

    Peter Highman: I just had the strangest dream. It's Friday. We're at the hospital. But it's not a hospital, it's a, a, a forest of sorts. And I know that because right next to you there's a bear. A grizzly, cooling his feet in a stream. And all of a sudden, you begin to deliver, and I can't get to you. But the bear can. And the next thing I know, he is holding our beautiful baby boy. And here's where it gets odd. Uh, he chews the cord. But, strangely, I'm okay with it. That's gotta be a good sign.