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Probably Unanswerable Questions
Ease of hacking; airline Wi-Fi; immediate romance; casting comparison; reason for final fight
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Approx. transcript time · 01:06:23Read transcript
- How easily can an elite hacker gain access to another person’s computer, and is learning the language the main barrier? The discussion acknowledges limited technical knowledge. — Bill Simmons
- An aircraft’s shared internet connection is imagined as an easy target for Hathaway, while eerily relevant advertising illustrates everyday anxiety about surveillance. — Bill Simmons
- Why would Hathaway immediately enter a serious romance after release, and what would the couple discuss once the hacking crisis ends? — Chris Ryan
- The casting of another Asian actress is compared to Mann’s Miami Vice collaboration with Gong Li, with a correction that she knew English. — Bill Simmons
- Why not leave with the stolen money instead of fighting? Revenge and a need to confront the only worthy adversary are offered as competing explanations. — Chris Ryan
Recasting Couch
Fishburne in the Mykelti Williamson role; Ed Norton as Van Zant
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:10:00Read transcript
- A joke that Gong Li could be put in every role. — Bill Simmons
- After a Tarantino podcast that raved about him, Fishburne in the Williamson role, with four scenes and the shootout. — Bill Simmons
- Fishburne as Neil is floated, but De Niro is preferred. — Bill Simmons
- Ed Norton as Van Zant a year before Primal Fear, joking he'd want to rewrite the empty-telephone line. — Bill Simmons
- The other host calls it a perfect movie whose casting what-ifs are more tantalizing than any recast. — Chris Ryan
What’s Aged the Worst?
Flip phones, mumbling and difficult dialogue, with a qualified defense of Gong Li.
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Approx. transcript time · 00:43:40Read transcript
- Flip phones and mumbling are candidates. — Bill Simmons
- A hypothetical marathon interview with Michael Mann is imagined to resolve their questions. — Bill Simmons
- Research is said to indicate that Gongli memorized the English dialogue phonetically. — Bill Simmons
- Her hands, eyes and intensity communicate beyond the words, although more improvisation and emotional presence are wished for. — Bill Simmons
- The romance has unusual chemistry; the opening waitress interaction seems more sexually convincing. — Bill Simmons
- The parking-garage dialogue makes the undercover premise hard to hear, compared with missing the setup in Die Hard. — Chris Ryan
- Both speakers now favor Gongli, praising charisma and intensity while questioning the relationship with the remote bearded boss. — Bill Simmons
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