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That's a short party.

posted 8 years ago by Taeivon
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That party couldn't have lasted more than 40 minutes, which is very short for a dinner party. Anyone else find this a little odd? Other than that, excellent movie.

[–] SnoozeAlarm 8 years ago

I was thinking the same thing. If Hitch wasn't so obsessive about the one-shot gimmick, he could have done something to imply that more time had passed.

If a private venture fails it's closed down. If a government venture fails it's expanded. M Friedman

[–] muzilon 8 years ago

Interesting article about the "passage of time" in Rope.
http://www.antonellapavese.com/papers/damasio_remembwhen.pdf

[–] MsELLERYqueen2 8 years ago

The hosts were leaving that evening, so the guests knew it would be a short party.

I think that the party was intended to be a bit longer, but it was cut short because the murder victim's father was so concerned about his son. That business put a damper on things. Once the victim's father and his sister (or was it sister-in-law?) left, the others took the hint and left as well. Also, I think that the other young adults wanted to leave because of the awkward business of their break-up weeks (or months) earlier.

Brandon was really toying with everyone's emotions. The guests sensed it and they didn't really want to stay any longer.

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