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Post by Throwback on Jan 2, 2011 12:16:50 GMT -5
Or did I just misunderstand what was said?
So we see Forest and Bubba show up in Vietnam and they are introduced to Lt Dan. While speaking, Dan says
"I want you to change your socks every time we stop"
Then a few scenes later we see the platoon out on a march and they all stop to check for charlie. Not one of the soldiers changes their socks.
So was this a continuity error or did Lt Dan just mean when they stopped for rest they should change?
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on Jan 2, 2011 12:18:02 GMT -5
Or did I just misunderstand what was said? So we see Forest and Bubba show up in Vietnam and they are introduced to Lt Dan. While speaking, Dan says "I want you to change your socks every time we stop" Then a few scenes later we see the platoon out on a march and they all stop to check for charlie. Not one of the soldiers changes their socks. So was this a continuity error or did Lt Dan just mean when they stopped for rest they should change? I think Lt. Dan was just being sarcastic. |
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Post by Throwback on Jan 2, 2011 12:24:02 GMT -5
Or did I just misunderstand what was said? So we see Forest and Bubba show up in Vietnam and they are introduced to Lt Dan. While speaking, Dan says "I want you to change your socks every time we stop" Then a few scenes later we see the platoon out on a march and they all stop to check for charlie. Not one of the soldiers changes their socks. So was this a continuity error or did Lt Dan just mean when they stopped for rest they should change? I think Lt. Dan was just being sarcastic. nah, he seemed to take the whole "take care of your feet" thing pretty serious. which just added to his pain when he no longer had any. Or do you mean he was just being sarcastic about how often to change just to solidify the seriousness of it? |
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on Jan 2, 2011 12:25:51 GMT -5
I think Lt. Dan was just being sarcastic. nah, he seemed to take the whole "take care of your feet" thing pretty serious. which just added to his pain when he no longer had any. Or do you mean he was just being sarcastic about how often to change just to solidify the seriousness of it? Yeah, I think he was just being sarcastic on how often to change them honestly. What if they stopped to change their socks and got attacked? As you see the one time they did stop they got ambushed. |
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Jan 2, 2011 12:28:16 GMT -5
Also they don't need to show everything that happens in a film. It can slow the film down like anyone seen in an MST3K film that shows people dialing a rotary phone.
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Post by Young Game on Jan 2, 2011 12:29:52 GMT -5
I always thought he meant when they stopped and set up camp.
If they had to change socks every time they stopped, that....that's a lot of socks.
Not to mention, as was previously stated, that leaves them open for attack.
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Post by Throwback on Jan 2, 2011 12:33:15 GMT -5
I always thought he meant when they stopped and set up camp. If they had to change socks every time they stopped, that....that's a lot of socks. That's how I took it too. |
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Post by r. on Jan 2, 2011 13:02:53 GMT -5
I have a question, Was it ever established what was wrong with forrests legs and how exactly he managed to cure himself by running as a child?
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Post by Throwback on Jan 2, 2011 13:16:03 GMT -5
I have a question, Was it ever established what was wrong with forrests legs and how exactly he managed to cure himself by running as a child? "His mama said his spine was as crooked as a question mark." Wearing the braces straightened it out but he didn't know until he was forced to run. |
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Jan 2, 2011 13:30:33 GMT -5
I have a question, Was it ever established what was wrong with forrests legs and how exactly he managed to cure himself by running as a child? "His mama said his spine was as crooked as a question mark." Wearing the braces straightened it out but he didn't know until he was forced to run. Yea his legs were fine, its just his spine was curved. |
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Post by Dr. Bunsen Honeydew on Jan 2, 2011 13:41:25 GMT -5
"His mama said his spine was as crooked as a question mark." Wearing the braces straightened it out but he didn't know until he was forced to run. Yea his legs were fine, its just his spine was curved. Basically, he had scoliosis. |
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Jan 2, 2011 13:53:35 GMT -5
Yea his legs were fine, its just his spine was curved. Basically, he had scoliosis. Not necessarily, but there were similarities between the two conditions. My theory is that Forest did not have a degenerative condition but rather a disproportionate growth condition that he grew out of. The braces would have accommodated that disproportional growth until he was older. The braces likely prevented the base of his spine from curving too much and causing nerve damage that would have eventually paralyzed him from the waist down. |
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