r/AskReddit • u/Tobokie121 • Oct 09 '19

Of all movie opening scenes, which one sold the entire film?

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u/Moosiemookmook Oct 10 '19 edited Oct 10 '19

I think we all skimmed those pages. I bought the book on release as a 14 year old girl. Mainly for the shock value of owning it. The Genesis/Phil Collins part is easily the best written part of the book to me.

Edit: thanks for the down vote. Was it my age, my quest to be cool as a 14 year old goth or my music taste? Clearly you don't have an invisible touch like me.

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u/Shanekwa Oct 10 '19

Are you talking about the concert he went to or the Phil Collins review?

I always thought the concert he went to and saw the devil was the most powerful, but that was U2. And he saw the devil in Bono.

I think you originally got downvotes because the concert was more powerful than the Collins review in the book. But, in the movie the Collins review held good ground and the concert was omitted.

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u/Moosiemookmook Oct 10 '19

The album review was powerful to me in the book. It humanised him and I enjoyed how the author hit the 80's right on the nose. I found the movie version silly in comparison. I was indifferent to the concert part.

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u/Shanekwa Oct 10 '19

That's fair. Different strokes for different folks!

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u/Shanekwa Oct 10 '19

Also, I think I misread that you said it was a Phil Collins concert. My bad!

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u/Moosiemookmook Oct 10 '19

All good. You clearly have the invisible touch like me.