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** Leo is catatonic at the end of the movie; he's pretty much incapable of standing trial. Given that, the fact that no one was harmed, and no one actually suffered any loss except for Leo himself (and his family, but none of them seemed overly thrilled with the vacation home anyway), the authorities may have simply decided that there was no public benefit to going through with a costly prosecution and simply let the matter drop.
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** Leo is catatonic at the end of the movie; he's pretty much incapable of standing trial. Given that, the fact that no one was harmed, and no one actually suffered any loss except for Leo himself (and his family, but none of them seemed overly thrilled with the vacation home anyway), the authorities may have simply decided that there was no public benefit to going through with a costly prosecution and simply let the matter drop.drop.
** One is also given to wonder whether Leo's catatonia is in part ''due'' to, among other things, length and public reputation-damaging legal proceedings. We don't know how much time passes or what happens between the explosion and the final scene, after all.
** One is also given to wonder whether Leo's catatonia is in part ''due'' to, among other things, length and public reputation-damaging legal proceedings. We don't know how much time passes or what happens between the explosion and the final scene, after all.
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** Leo is catatonic at the end of the movie; he's pretty much incapable of standing trial. Given that, the fact that no one ''was'' harmed, and no one actually suffered any loss except for Leo himself (and his family, but none of them seemed overly thrilled with the vacation home anyway), the authorities may have simply decided that there was no public benefit to going through with a costly prosecution and simply let the matter drop.
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** Leo is catatonic at the end of the movie; he's pretty much incapable of standing trial. Given that, the fact that no one ''was'' was harmed, and no one actually suffered any loss except for Leo himself (and his family, but none of them seemed overly thrilled with the vacation home anyway), the authorities may have simply decided that there was no public benefit to going through with a costly prosecution and simply let the matter drop.
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* How did Dr. Marvin get away with blowing up his house without any legal or professional repercussions? Sure, the temporary catatonic state might have delayed the trial. But the police would have gotten a call from the hardware store about the massive quantity of stolen black powder. They would have connected this to giant explosion. Even if Bob declined to press charges for the attempted murder and the family refused to testify, the police could have pursued the charges on the assumption that the family was just protecting him. And they would have had good reason to. It was only through sheer luck that none of the family was in the house.
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* How did Dr. Marvin get away with blowing up his house without any legal or professional repercussions? Sure, the temporary catatonic state might have delayed the trial. But the police would have gotten a call from the hardware store about the massive quantity of stolen black powder. They would have connected this to giant explosion. Even if Bob declined to press charges for the attempted murder and the family refused to testify, the police could have pursued the charges on the assumption that the family was just protecting him. And they would have had good reason to. It was only through sheer luck that none of the family was in the house.house.
** Leo is catatonic at the end of the movie; he's pretty much incapable of standing trial. Given that, the fact that no one ''was'' harmed, and no one actually suffered any loss except for Leo himself (and his family, but none of them seemed overly thrilled with the vacation home anyway), the authorities may have simply decided that there was no public benefit to going through with a costly prosecution and simply let the matter drop.
** Leo is catatonic at the end of the movie; he's pretty much incapable of standing trial. Given that, the fact that no one ''was'' harmed, and no one actually suffered any loss except for Leo himself (and his family, but none of them seemed overly thrilled with the vacation home anyway), the authorities may have simply decided that there was no public benefit to going through with a costly prosecution and simply let the matter drop.
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** There is a possible bit of FridgeBrilliance here; Leo is clearly established to be a devotee of Freud, and one of Freud's most famous theories is, of course, the Oedipus complex, which is all about deeply suppressed and subliminal psychosexual relations between family members. While it's not an exact match for the theory (which is more about children and their relationship with parents at a developmental stage rather than between siblings) since Leo is clearly shown to have a psyche that is more than a bit knotted in some places his more-than-usual fondness towards his sister could be a reflection of his subconscious issues.
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** There is a possible bit of FridgeBrilliance here; Leo is clearly established to be a devotee of Freud, and one of Freud's most famous theories is, of course, the Oedipus complex, which is all about deeply suppressed and subliminal psychosexual relations between family members. While it's not an exact match for the theory (which is more about children and their relationship with parents at a developmental stage rather than between siblings) since Leo is clearly shown to have a psyche that is more than a bit knotted in some places his more-than-usual fondness towards his sister could be a reflection of his subconscious issues.issues.
* How did Dr. Marvin get away with blowing up his house without any legal or professional repercussions? Sure, the temporary catatonic state might have delayed the trial. But the police would have gotten a call from the hardware store about the massive quantity of stolen black powder. They would have connected this to giant explosion. Even if Bob declined to press charges for the attempted murder and the family refused to testify, the police could have pursued the charges on the assumption that the family was just protecting him. And they would have had good reason to. It was only through sheer luck that none of the family was in the house.
* How did Dr. Marvin get away with blowing up his house without any legal or professional repercussions? Sure, the temporary catatonic state might have delayed the trial. But the police would have gotten a call from the hardware store about the massive quantity of stolen black powder. They would have connected this to giant explosion. Even if Bob declined to press charges for the attempted murder and the family refused to testify, the police could have pursued the charges on the assumption that the family was just protecting him. And they would have had good reason to. It was only through sheer luck that none of the family was in the house.
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*** Exactly. Also, keep in mind that, at the time of the movie, there was no social media, messaging service, or video-conferencing, and long distance calls were a luxury. It would be easier to communicate with someone in a third-world country today than it would have been to communicate with someone a few states away in 1991.
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*** Exactly. Also, keep in mind that, at the time of the movie, there was no such thing as email, social media, messaging service, services, or video-conferencing, video-conferencing; and long distance calls were a luxury. It would be easier to communicate with someone in a third-world country today today, than it would have been to communicate with someone a few states away in 1991.
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*** Exactly. Also, keep in mind that, at the time of the movie, there was no social media, messaging service, or video-conferencing, and long distance calls were a luxury. It would be easier to communicate with someone in a third-world country today than it would have been to communicate with someone a few states away in 1991.
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** There is a possible bit of FridgeBrilliance here; Leo is clearly established to be a devotee of Freud, and one of Freud's most famous theories is, of course, the Oedipus complex, which is all about deeply suppressed and subliminal psychosexual relations between family members. While it's not an exact match for the theory (which is more about children and their relationship with parents rather than between siblings) since Leo is clearly shown to have a psyche that is more than a bit knotted in some places his more-than-usual fondness towards his sister could be a reflection of his subconscious issues.
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** There is a possible bit of FridgeBrilliance here; Leo is clearly established to be a devotee of Freud, and one of Freud's most famous theories is, of course, the Oedipus complex, which is all about deeply suppressed and subliminal psychosexual relations between family members. While it's not an exact match for the theory (which is more about children and their relationship with parents at a developmental stage rather than between siblings) since Leo is clearly shown to have a psyche that is more than a bit knotted in some places his more-than-usual fondness towards his sister could be a reflection of his subconscious issues.
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** Dr. Marvin was also starting to suffer some SanitySlippage at this point, so part of his reaction may have been due to his unbalance, or simply a bit of over-reacting in order to distract himself from his problems.
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** Dr. Marvin was also starting to suffer some SanitySlippage at this point, so part of his reaction may have been due to his unbalance, or simply a bit of over-reacting in order to distract himself from his problems.problems.
** There is a possible bit of FridgeBrilliance here; Leo is clearly established to be a devotee of Freud, and one of Freud's most famous theories is, of course, the Oedipus complex, which is all about deeply suppressed and subliminal psychosexual relations between family members. While it's not an exact match for the theory (which is more about children and their relationship with parents rather than between siblings) since Leo is clearly shown to have a psyche that is more than a bit knotted in some places his more-than-usual fondness towards his sister could be a reflection of his subconscious issues.
** There is a possible bit of FridgeBrilliance here; Leo is clearly established to be a devotee of Freud, and one of Freud's most famous theories is, of course, the Oedipus complex, which is all about deeply suppressed and subliminal psychosexual relations between family members. While it's not an exact match for the theory (which is more about children and their relationship with parents rather than between siblings) since Leo is clearly shown to have a psyche that is more than a bit knotted in some places his more-than-usual fondness towards his sister could be a reflection of his subconscious issues.
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*** They did establish that she lives in Chicago, and they live in New York.
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** I got the impression they just hadn't seen each other in a really long time; she probably lives on the other side of the country or something. It seemed like her showing up to the party was a pretty big deal.
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** I got the impression they just hadn't seen each other in a really long time; she probably lives on the other side of the country or something. It seemed like her showing up to the party was a pretty big deal.deal.
** Dr. Marvin was also starting to suffer some SanitySlippage at this point, so part of his reaction may have been due to his unbalance, or simply a bit of over-reacting in order to distract himself from his problems.
** Dr. Marvin was also starting to suffer some SanitySlippage at this point, so part of his reaction may have been due to his unbalance, or simply a bit of over-reacting in order to distract himself from his problems.
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* Was any one else besides me just a ''little'' confused and ''somewhat'' disturbed by how exceptionally fond Dr. Leo Marvin seemed to be towards his sister? I mean, I suppose they were probably really close as kids, or maybe he likes the role of a caring and protective big brother (I'm assuming he is the older sibling), still, I've just never seen a man get really excited whenever his sister is around.
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* Was any one else besides me just a ''little'' confused and ''somewhat'' disturbed by how exceptionally fond Dr. Leo Marvin seemed to be towards his sister? I mean, I suppose they were probably really close as kids, or maybe he likes the role of a caring and protective big brother (I'm assuming he is the older sibling), still, I've just never seen a man get really excited whenever his sister is around.around.
** I got the impression they just hadn't seen each other in a really long time; she probably lives on the other side of the country or something. It seemed like her showing up to the party was a pretty big deal.
** I got the impression they just hadn't seen each other in a really long time; she probably lives on the other side of the country or something. It seemed like her showing up to the party was a pretty big deal.
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* Was any one else besides me just a ''little'' confused and ''somewhat'' disturbed by how exceptionally fond Dr. Leo Marvin seemed to be towards his sister? I mean, I suppose they were probably really close as kids, or maybe he likes the role of a caring and protective big brother (I'm assuming he is the older sibling), still, I've just never seen a man get really excited whenever his sister is around.
