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** Seeing Walter's potential deal with Miles Finch unwittingly crushed by Buddy's naivete. Taking out his anger on Buddy was certainly a mean thing to do, but the stress and frustration he must have been feeling at that moment is quite understandable, especially because he's aware that [[InnocentlyInsensitive Buddy doesn't know any better]].
*** Tellingly, this is the only time he raises his voice in anger after spending most of the movie in a constant state of TranquilFury. You can tell that what little control he had over his temper at this point is just gone.
*** Just how unintentional the whole fallout was really hits hard as Buddy really didn't know ''why'' what he did was wrong. If he had understood Miles Finch had dwarfism and wasn't an elf, he wouldn't have said what he did. Likewise, if Miles Finch had reason to believe Buddy's weird but true backstory ([[MistakenForInsane or at least that Buddy thought it was his backstory]]), he likely would've ignored what Buddy was saying or just asked him to leave the room if it got to him.
** The shot after of Buddy wandering New York in despair, looking cold and sad, especially when a lone passer-by bumps into him with little concern.
** In an homage to ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'', Buddy eventually wanders onto the 59th Street Bridge, looks out at the water, and closes his eyes, with the not-too-subtle implication that [[DrivenToSuicide he's seriously considering jumping to his death]].
** Even Michael himself is heartbroken by Buddy's departure and coldly confronts Walter for causing it, prompting a remorseful Walter to finally realize his mistake of letting his greed overwhelm his need for his family.

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** Seeing Walter's potential deal with Miles Finch unwittingly crushed by Buddy's naivete. Taking out his anger on Buddy was certainly a mean thing to do, but the stress and frustration he must have been feeling at that moment naïveté is quite understandable, especially because he's aware that [[InnocentlyInsensitive Buddy doesn't know any better]].
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overall tragic as well. Tellingly, this is the only time he raises his voice in anger after spending most of the movie in a constant state of TranquilFury. You can tell that what little control he had over his temper at this point is just gone.
*** Just how unintentional the whole fallout was really hits hard as Buddy really didn't know ''why'' what he did was wrong. If he had understood Miles Finch had dwarfism and wasn't an elf, he wouldn't have said what he did. Likewise, if Miles Finch had reason to believe Buddy's weird but true backstory ([[MistakenForInsane or at least that Buddy thought it was
gone. Taking his backstory]]), he likely would've ignored what anger out on Buddy was saying or just asked him to leave certainly wrong, but the room if it got stress and frustration Walter must have been feeling at that moment is quite understandable. Then not long later we see Walter alone in his office on the verge of tears, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone the gravity of what he said to him.
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Buddy fully dawning on him.]]
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The shot after of Buddy wandering New York in despair, looking cold and sad, especially when a lone passer-by bumps into him with little concern.
** * In an homage to ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'', Buddy eventually wanders onto the 59th Street Bridge, looks out at the water, and closes his eyes, with the not-too-subtle implication that [[DrivenToSuicide he's seriously considering jumping to his death]].
** Even * Michael himself is heartbroken by Buddy's departure and coldly confronts Walter for causing it, prompting a remorseful Walter to finally realize his mistake of letting his greed overwhelm his need for his family.
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*** Just how unintentional the whole fallout was really hits hard as Buddy really didn't know ''why'' what he did was wrong. If he had understood Miles Finch had dwarfism and wasn't an elf, he wouldn't have said what he did. Likewise, if Miles Finch had reason to believe Buddy's weird but true backstory, he likely would've ignored what Buddy was saying or just asked him to leave the room if it got to him.

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*** Just how unintentional the whole fallout was really hits hard as Buddy really didn't know ''why'' what he did was wrong. If he had understood Miles Finch had dwarfism and wasn't an elf, he wouldn't have said what he did. Likewise, if Miles Finch had reason to believe Buddy's weird but true backstory, backstory ([[MistakenForInsane or at least that Buddy thought it was his backstory]]), he likely would've ignored what Buddy was saying or just asked him to leave the room if it got to him.
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*** Just how unintentional the whole fallout was really hits hard as Buddy really didn't know ''why'' what he did was wrong. If he had understood Miles Finch had dwarfism and wasn't an elf, he wouldn't have said what he did. Likewise, if Miles Finch had reason to believe Buddy's weird but true backstory, he likely would've ignored what Buddy was saying or just asked him to leave the room if it got to him.

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