Saturday, December 3, 2011

Dinner For Schumucks

. . . a meta palooza of metaphors and a laugh o ut loud comedy that is the schmuckiest of them all.

Paul Rudd learns the value of true friendship,while Steve makes fun of himself anyway.  The goats and birds on the ranch, were a metaphor for balancing life's guilty pleasures and life's tranquil moments of inner peace (like nature.) 

I really like the painter used the metaphor about the true beauty of birthing a zebra and that beauty is in the mundane. 

Goofball Steve and Zak Galifianakis at the dinner, had a contest of "brain control vs mind control." This was freaking hilarious and it was one of my favorite parts of the movie.

The metaphor they discribed about laying eggs in ones brains was about life's struggle to get along with other people.  I could relate to this since I have a hard time getting along with my mom all the time.  To me, the severed finger was a visual metaphor for separating oneself from cruelty.

The people at the dinner were more concerned about saving the finger from the bird than putting out the fire or stopping the bleeding. I think this showed how dumb the people were, which was part of the point of the movie.

The blind swordsman was pretty cool, even though because he couldn't see, he really fought at nothing. 

The broken window was a metaphor for Paul starting to make big changes in his life and attitude.  He changed his attitude about what was important to him in life.  Paul learned there are more important things in life than money and promotions,  and he learned not to mock people, but to cherish them and value them for who they were.

I rate this movie a big hilarious 10

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