What’s Aged the Worst?
Heroic billionaire; post-injury Baldwin; photographer casting; Native-man objectification; distant rescue reception; Black-character death
In the discussion (7)
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- The heroic billionaire reflects an earlier aspirational view of wealth; a contemporary audience might instead root for the bear against a Bezos-like figure.
- Baldwin’s rambling, oddly mild delivery after the deadfall injury is criticized as a strange performance choice.
- Baldwin seems too gruff to be a fashion photographer; chief of staff is suggested instead, although his bullying could fit the profession.
- Bob’s objectification of the Native man and disbelief that the cabin owner took the photograph are criticized as revealing his arrogance.
- Baldwin’s delivery after falling into the pit resembles the comically injured Will Ferrell character in Austin Powers.
- The silent, distant reception after Charles’s rescue feels strange; no one even approaches to shake his hand.
- Killing the Black character is dated; bird strikes have become more familiar, while a drowned modern phone would not necessarily solve the survival problem.