Hello, fellow aging millennials.

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        4 days ago

        There is a bit of hero’s journey narrative in it. A loser with nothing goes on a quest to win the class presidency or whatever. Even rides towards the sun set on a white horse with the girl at the end if I recall correctly.

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        3 days ago

        Definitely feels like if a super devout Mormon tried to make an homage to Gummo. I couldn’t stand Napoleon Dynamite on release, and still can’t.

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      It’s kinda weird and boring and the characters are quirky enough to be funny but also relatable in a vaguely nostalgic, innocence of mid teens kinda way. No one is good or bad and the climax is Napoleon dancing in front of the whole school so his friend wins the student council vote. And then everyone clapped.

      It’s like the Big Lebowski, where the absurdity gets funnier with each watch. Definitely fun to rewatch with friends when you see the jokes coming.

      Eat the food, Tina

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      4 days ago

      He was somebody that was rising the ranks of competitive grocery bagging but then he broke his hand

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        4 days ago

        No that was employee of the month. Hes thinking of the one with Justin Long as a side character waiting tables during the day and partying at night.