Did anyone else laugh at this??
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itsmymailaccount — 15 years ago(April 26, 2010 07:58 PM)
Nobody in America really cared one way or the other. The thing is in Spain, and probably most of the rest of the world, you apparently obsess about America and American culture. Here, I hate to say it, most Americans don't give a moment's thought about the rest of the world. We sort of like British TV shows and music, and that's about it. The rest of the world is a quaint Disneyland to us. Sorry to burst your bubble that Americans were somehow sitting around thinking about that line one way or the other. The reality is most Americans didn't see this movie, those that did forgot it two minutes after it ended, and those that did certainly didn't think about that line at all. But we're glad the line gave you a few moments of escape from your life of bullfighting and poverty though
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Shteve3 — 15 years ago(May 05, 2010 04:54 PM)
I was kind of taken aback by this line too (I'm American) but I think what Roy was getting at is that they stand out in Russia because they are American and it would be noticeable if they were missing. At least that's what I tell myself to be convinced that Roy wasn't an idiot. Except his character is a littlenaive, I guess. I don't know; just throwing that out there.
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Kronborggade — 15 years ago(June 03, 2010 05:25 PM)
At first I found the line stupid, but I believe that his intention was to state that they as foreign citizens have rights and are to be treated according to international laws. The line just came out goofy and should have been rewritten. Or ditched.
Do Americans really feel more protected because of their foreign policies? Well, some do I guess and some don't. I would like to think that my country (Denmark) would do what it could to help me, should I accidently end up in a siberian beep (or just a simple cartoon-misunderstanding about bombs and turbans).
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donald-rando — 15 years ago(June 06, 2010 03:42 PM)
I didn't laugh, but I can see why some would. It is like black comedy I guess, laughing at their foolishness for their thinking their citizenship should protect them. When they say we are american they should be saying we are humans, sadly that may not mean much to some people either.
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markfilipak — 15 years ago(June 12, 2010 11:25 AM)
"You can't do this to us, we're American!!"
That one line quite brilliantly (and economically) conveyed just how naive Roy was. Do I know people like that? Sure, and so do most of you.
PS: A hundred years ago, the line could have been: "You can't do this to us, we're British!!" and a hundred years before that: "You can't do this to us, we're French!!" Enough said? I hope so.
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msellman1 — 15 years ago(June 28, 2010 10:49 PM)
The character is serious, but the viewer is supposed to laugh at his naivete, while also being sympathetic to someone in such a dismal situation. The line doesn't really work b/c it draws you out of the movie to ask just your question, but it's not an elegant or interesting enough idea to merit presence in the movie. It's the most cringworthy part of a movie that has its share of cringeworthy moments, but not for the the geopolitical narcissism of the filmmakers. Plus, one can't really know what they'll say in such situations and being an "American" does have more cache in those situations because the US is surely the most extreme, capable, and adept at administering martial, financial, and diplomatic retribution around the globe. Look at Afghanistan and Iraq. And again, the line is in keeping with his mid-western golden boy character.
A correction: the US is "the" most powerful country in the world, not "one of the". A point of fact not pride. -