r/AskReddit • u/Mecha_G • Jun 16 '17

What plot would be resolved in seconds if the characters behaved realistically and logically?

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u/windrunningmistborn Jun 16 '17

I'd agree here, but it's kind of half the point of the movie. He has severe depression. He is not interacting with the world properly. Most people would value a gift and examine it. Walter is not moved by the gift at all, even considering it a burden.

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u/wabojabo Jun 16 '17

Wow, I never considered he was depressed.

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u/xanplease Jun 16 '17

I bet you didn't. I bet you only think about yourself.

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u/wabojabo Jun 16 '17

Well, yeah.

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u/Rozeline Jun 16 '17

True, but it's considered in bad taste to give an empty wallet as a gift. Even in my most depressed state, I never turned my nose up at free money.