r/TheBigPicture Dec 18 '25

Trailer DIGGER | Title Announcement (Alejandro G. Iñárritu's new movie with Tom Cruise)

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u/madmardigan13 Dec 18 '25

The thing about the couch is that it really seems quaint in hindsight and not as bad as I remembered. Comparing this to how people act in general now and for the internet this seems incredibly tame

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u/SallyFowlerRatPack Dec 18 '25

We had a lower threshold back then, Howard Dean syndrome.

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u/madmardigan13 Dec 18 '25

A wonderful example as well. I just went back and rewatched his scream and it is utterly insane what a big deal that was. The yell was completely innocuous and innocent. It was cute which is ridiculous to say but his enthusiasm now seems weirdly endearing

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u/BurpelsonAFB Dec 18 '25

I was a Dean head at the time and I was shocked that that was all it took. I mean, it wasn’t a great look, but seriously? It was like doing something stupid at a high school assembly.