What’s Aged the Worst?
Royal calling Henry “Coltrane”
In the discussion (11)
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- Margot and Richie's romance is initially flagged because they were raised as siblings, although the movie emphasizes that she is adopted and avoids showing a sexual relationship. — Andy Greenwald
- On rewatch, one participant feels less troubled by the romance than memory suggested because the movie leaves it unresolved. — Andy Greenwald
- The film's childlike treatment of sex and romance is compared with Rushmore and Moonrise Kingdom. — Andy Greenwald
- Making the romance more explicit would turn the film into something closer to The Dreamers, which the participants reject as a fit. — Andy Greenwald
- The Charlie Rose-like interviewer groping Margot now reads as an unsettlingly accurate dark detail. — Chris Ryan
- Royal's racial language toward Henry, especially calling him Coltrane, interrupts one participant's modern rewatch. — Andy Greenwald
- The discussion places Royal's speech in Anderson's affection for Hackman's 1970s roles while still rejecting the line as cute complexity. — Andy Greenwald
- The wedding climax is criticized as a slapstick collision of plot lines after the emotional climax in Margot and Richie's tent. — Andy Greenwald
- The staging of Eli's crash and the dog in the wedding sequence is considered awkward and overcomplicated. — Andy Greenwald
- The emotional release of Chaz telling Royal he has had a rough year partly redeems the ending. — Andy Greenwald
- The final explicit answer is Royal calling Henry Coltrane. — Chris Ryan