re: Being There (1979)

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I'm just curious, what do you think of the funeral scene? The walking on water bit?

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As a college student seeing it in the theater, I took it as another example of how Chance wasn't restricted by reality (which was the basis of his success).

I thought that it also cemented the film as a modern fairy tale. It was a nice release after a fairly dark comedy.

ETA: Which is also why I didn't mind the outtakes. People are pairing this with Network, which ended on a somber and menacing tone. Imagine if Being There ended with Chance taking the oath of office and the U.S. in the control of a mindless pawn (please no political comments). The gravity defying walk and the outtakes keep this film just light enough that you left the theater in a great mood, even with the semi-illuminati subplot.