Seeking a Friend for the End of the World : The bar scene should have been edited out.
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It should have been edited down to no more than 5 minutes in length and could have been executed much better.
The bar scene lasts a little more than 4 1/2 minutes. I like that the employees are doing things they would normally not do at work: Smoke at the front podium; allowing animals in; doing tricks behind the bar with bottles and breaking them; doing what's normally referred to as sexual harassment; using foul language with the customers; creating food that's not on the menu, etc
The bar employees seem rather "manic" - probably because they're stoned and/or drunk, since the world is about to end. It could be like that in real life with a place like that, with employees who know the world is ending and are used to having to be as friendly as possible, because their work basically requires it. I don't imagine that the place could stay open much longer since food and beverage shipments have probably ended or are about to end which could explain some things such as chefs getting "creative" with the menu and using donuts as hamburger buns.
It's appropriate that Penny thinks the party atmosphere at Friendsy's is great, while Dodge is not comfortable with it, yet makes the best of it, then Penny learns more about Dodge's past.
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Well put. Would the OP have preferred a 5-minute scene focusing on religions? I thought this scene was great, & I'd like to think I'd be in the Friendsy's camp of accepting the apocalypse.
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Thank you. I thought the scene was great, too. TJ Miller and Gillian Jacobs nailed their roles (as did pretty much everyone else who made cameos in the film).
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I assumed the staff was all on ecstasy or something similar.
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That's quite possible 
. I may have been too focused on the weed and alcohol they were showing or referencing.
. I may have been too focused on the weed and alcohol they were showing or referencing.Re: The bar scene should have been edited out.
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while the service wasn't super fast, i say leave the scene in! 
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Right on! One day I shall have a burger with a donut as a bun 
. Have you tried that?
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not yet!
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Yeah, definitely ecstacy (among other things). The female waitstaff actually said "I'm rolling" which is a term tied to ecstasy (in which someone rolls ecstasy or has taken ecstasy and is subsequently high off of it). Don't get how OP didn't realize this and acts like them all behaving in such a manner is weird, when they are acting that way because they are high and horny.
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of course they were all rolling hard. i mean they even had glow sticks to kinda let us all know they were on ecstasy, that and the hair touching even people who have never raved associate glow sticks with this drug.
i wish they would have extended the heroin scene though, watching everyone nod out one by one haha. major cinema right there.
i wish they would have extended the heroin scene though, watching everyone nod out one by one haha. major cinema right there.
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LOL!
Sorry, that me laugh out loud. =)
Me too!
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I totally agree. Such an odd scene. I don"t know if they were doing improv, or something, and they kept a scene that should have been cut? It was either that or really crappy acting. It felt like a had selected the "Play movie with all deleted scenes" option.
Other than this scene - - I was pleasantly surprised by this film. A charming little movie.
Other than this scene - - I was pleasantly surprised by this film. A charming little movie.
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Completely disagree, this scene had my wife and I laugbing the hardest at the theater in the movie. Same with the preview audience we saw it with (we were at a press screening we got through the cinema club at UWM), that seemed like a favorite of a lot of people I kniw that have seen the flick.
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It's good to know that a lot of people enjoyed that part. You're lucky you got to see it in the theater. When this film came out I was so ready for the apocalypse hype to be over with, that I didn't watch this until it first aired on HBO recently.
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I really got lucky actually, I saw it at a free press screening!
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Watching all the young wait staff act zany and goofy ruined my hopes for this to be a sincere drama.
It wasn't supposed to be a "sincere drama" it is supposed to be a comedic drama or dramedy if you will.
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Completely useless scene and one of the reasons the movie ultimately doesn't work. The meandering storyline made me anxious to get the world over with.
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While I agree that this scene was tonally different than the rest of the movie.
It was also one of the best scenes.
I'm sure imbluzclooby would have enjoyed another downer of a scene where an insurance adjustor or house cleanner head scratchingly shows up to a job they couldn't possibly like.
But these kids, when faced with the end of the world, went back to their party job and let loose just a bit more than they do on a regular basis.
I wondered if they even tried to get TGI Fridays to buy the scene as a product placement.
It was also one of the best scenes.
I'm sure imbluzclooby would have enjoyed another downer of a scene where an insurance adjustor or house cleanner head scratchingly shows up to a job they couldn't possibly like.
But these kids, when faced with the end of the world, went back to their party job and let loose just a bit more than they do on a regular basis.
I wondered if they even tried to get TGI Fridays to buy the scene as a product placement.
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I wondered if they even tried to get TGI Fridays to buy the scene as a product placement.
Hahaha! Right?
That would just be the best advertisement ever, and it would definitely bring in a wave of young customers.
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^the bar scene fit perfectly fine, I dont see any problem with itbut it all depends on perspective (where YOURrrr head is at).
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The bar scene was awful and the product placement annoying :/
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I thought the bar scene was funny but also a great way of showing how some people would deal being in that situation. It was zany and weird but thats what happens when you know the world is going to end.
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LOL at people not knowing what Molly is.
That is the dumbest and most ignorant statement I have ever read. not everybody is a worthless drug user.
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LOL at people thinking you have to be a worthless drug user to know what Molly is. Goodnight, grampa.
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Expiration dates are mere suggestions! Like late fees and traffic lights.
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Talk about ignorant. Doing drugs does not make someone "worthless".
People can have knowledge of things without actually participating, you know?
People can have knowledge of things without actually participating, you know?
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"LOL at people not knowing what Molly is."
LOL I know! This is exactly how they would act! Especially with the kind of camaraderie of the waitstaff in places like this! That's what makes it so funny!
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LOL I know! This is exactly how they would act! Especially with the kind of camaraderie of the waitstaff in places like this! That's what makes it so funny!
SPRING BREAK FOREVER BITCHES!
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I suppose there are reasons for appreciating a scene like this. The main problem was how it was executed. The actors looked like they were forcing all this Hoo-Haw "Love-In" crap. If you knew the world was coming to an end in a few days, why even bother showing up at work?
The scene looked unnatural and stupid.
The scene looked unnatural and stupid.
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What else were they going to do? Sit at home and cry about the end of the world? Maybe work and their work friends were all they had.
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I'm glad you pointed that out, because that was one of the most poignant things to me in this film. If everyone knows it's the end of the world and they're trying to "celebrate" yet still want to live, their so-called celebration will seem forced.
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I don't think you understand that those people were all very high and were basically there to have orgies with each other. Waiting tables was just something they were doing in-between orgies.
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Most people in the bar were CLEARLY on ecstasy. The way they acted, touching, kissing and oh yeah, the waitress saying that she was rolling hard. The scene was perfect and was a nice break from the dreariness of the rest of the film.
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This scene was hilarious, I don't think they were acting "goofy" or "zany", they were clearly drinking and doing drugs while pretending to work.
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I'm confused by the fact that some people don't seem to get that the "co-plot," the entire accompanying storyline of this movie is how people react to the end of the world coming. It is as blatant of a plot point as the main storyline. Therefore, this scene was just as important as any other scene in the movie to that plot point. They showed many other types of people and how they were reacting; this was basically the only scene showing the reaction by this group of people.
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Well said. This movie covered a pretty wide spectrum of reactions.
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I thought the scene was important because it showed another version of how people react to the idea of the world ending. There would definitely be people behaving in that manner. I don't think it's just young people who would do that either. Many people would want to experience things that had been "taboo" just to enrich their overall life experience. You'd be surprised, I think, at who might respond this way. Some people would be brooding and introspective about what the end of days means, others on a quest to check off everything on their bucket lists, others waiting for the opportunity to take advantage of others. I think that the way a person responds when there are no consequences for their behavior is very telling about the kind of person they are.
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I thought Friendsy's was great.
I agree it showed how some people reacted to the impending end of the world.
As others have noted, the movie showed a variety of reactions.
There was the maid, the TV newsman, the policeman and others, who kept doing their jobs until the very end.
There were those who partied as much as they could, which included not only the people at Friendsy's, but also some of Dodge's friends back home.
There were those who rioted.
There were those who became assassins, perhaps because they were people who wanted to killt. There was also Dodge's friend who went full-fledged sexual predator. It's also implied that some people were raping others.
There were those who simply wanted it over with and either killed themselves or hired someone to kill them.
There were those who turned to faith (as in the scene where it appeared a long line of people were getting baptized in the sea).
And there were those who went to spend their last moments with those they loved.
I agree it showed how some people reacted to the impending end of the world.
As others have noted, the movie showed a variety of reactions.
There was the maid, the TV newsman, the policeman and others, who kept doing their jobs until the very end.
There were those who partied as much as they could, which included not only the people at Friendsy's, but also some of Dodge's friends back home.
There were those who rioted.
There were those who became assassins, perhaps because they were people who wanted to killt. There was also Dodge's friend who went full-fledged sexual predator. It's also implied that some people were raping others.
There were those who simply wanted it over with and either killed themselves or hired someone to kill them.
There were those who turned to faith (as in the scene where it appeared a long line of people were getting baptized in the sea).
And there were those who went to spend their last moments with those they loved.
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My wife and I appreciated the Bar Scene for two reasons:
We have both lived extensively in California and know that type of Californian so well.
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It was a fun and harmless alternative take on the tired old end-of-the-world descent into a Mad Max, dystopian stereotype.
They weren't all murder/rapey nor were they over the top irresponsible as was the party scene was back in Dodge's previous world.
Todd.
We have both lived extensively in California and know that type of Californian so well.
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It was a fun and harmless alternative take on the tired old end-of-the-world descent into a Mad Max, dystopian stereotype.
They weren't all murder/rapey nor were they over the top irresponsible as was the party scene was back in Dodge's previous world.
Todd.
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I thought it was one of the better scenes in the movie.
T.J. Miller is hilarious in small doses.
T.J. Miller is hilarious in small doses.
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One of.the things I liked about the film was how different people reacted to.the world ending. I liked this.part because it was comic relief. I felt like most of.the movie was pretty sad and this part let us have some fun
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you could do a lot worse than spending your last days at Friendsy's, like stuck in a jail cell, which almost happened.
The bar scene should have been edited out.
I mean, come on! Do we really need to see a gaggle of Generation Y kids kiss and hug each other like there is no tomorrow? This scene dragged on far too long. It should have been edited down to no more than 5 minutes in length and could have been executed much better.