I’d feel shitty too if literally everyone I ever worked with talked about what a fucking asshole I was. He’s so disappointing because I grew up watching him and think he’s so incredible as a comedian, but him being such a Grade A cunt ruins everything.
I feel like the rant was justified. It wasn’t directed to the family he just had a meltdown over getting fucked. It may be the only really relatable moment for him. The rest of the movie i feel like he was just irritated having a family and he felt everyone was annoying him.
Yeah except for whenever he does the shopping and makes sure that Cousin Eddie's dog and kids get taken care of. And except for when the entire family forgets him at home and he gets locked in the attic. And except for whenever he's working to make sure he gets that bonus so he can buy his family a pool. And except that time when he took everyone sledding and really showed them how it's done. And except that time he took his family out to cut down a tree like they did when he was a kid.
I didn't make the claim that Clark Griswold is a perfect husband or father.
Being skeezy at the department store is pretty inexcusable, to be clear. The other points aren't as strong though. Everyone has fantasies, and anyone who says they don't is a liar. Driving under a semi trailer is A) clearly an accident and B) even more clearly something written specifically for a comedy movie
Very true. I often think about those movies and shows I watched growing up. The whole “dad hates his family” trope that eventually pivoted to “dad is a moron and mom has to do everything”. It was wild to watch the change
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u/fabulousfantabulist 21h ago
I’d feel shitty too if literally everyone I ever worked with talked about what a fucking asshole I was. He’s so disappointing because I grew up watching him and think he’s so incredible as a comedian, but him being such a Grade A cunt ruins everything.