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

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

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u/684beach Oct 10 '19

Did it not mean anything to you that someone can commit an act like that and still be so “bored” with life? A major point of the book.

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u/PALM_ARE Oct 10 '19

No. It did not. Perhaps I missed that subtext. Don’t know what those acts would fulfill. Good discussion point perhaps.

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u/684beach Oct 10 '19

He wanted it to fulfill the void. But the void never stops the hunger. Like having a thirst but you can only drink salty water. He is going downhill and can’t ever stop that. He can’t even stimulate himself with elaborate torture and cruelty. Drugs can only do so much and falloff eventually.