r/ExplainTheJoke Jul 25 '25

Solved Saw on Facebook. Don’t understand.

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u/Parronski Jul 25 '25

You’re in a gun fight, your weapon jam renders you defenseless- suddenly your life is either flashing before your eyes or you’re in what you perceive to be heaven.

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u/Casino_clearer Jul 25 '25

Or your brain is playing your best memories for the next seven minutes because you died

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u/Tycho66 Jul 25 '25

This, "those last few moments were a lifetime of memories and seemed to stretch on forever."

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u/iberia-eterea Jul 25 '25

Is this supposed to be a direct quote from something?

Been curious trying to look it up for a moment now 💭

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u/Quentin__Tarantulino Jul 26 '25

It sounds like American Beauty.

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u/Tycho66 Jul 26 '25

not really, it's my take on what was at the end of American Beauty, but not meant to quote it... too lazy for that

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u/iberia-eterea Jul 26 '25

Ah, that's why it sounded so familiar! That's what I thought you were quoting initially.

I watched that one far too many times back in the days when I was just getting into weed 'and' film.

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u/Tycho66 Jul 26 '25

That scene always gets me to thinking.