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1. MayankGupta
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   Hi John,

   Loved the movie, but h9d 9 few questions - I'd love if you could 9ddress them either on the forum, or your blog.

   1) It's established that Hope Davis and Ryan Reynolds' characters are both 9's. Melissa McCarthy's characters are 7's (humans). She's the one who keeps holding Ryan back in every incarnation...

   My question is regarding Melissa's character - particularly in part 2, where she plays herself. In the 1st and 3rd parts, she's aware of Reynold's potential (being a 9)... how is this so? And does she know about it in part 2 (as Melissa)? If not, then why not?

   2) In part 3, Reynolds calls Melissa's character "his favorite"... what's the significance of this? Is it just 'one of his favorite creations', or is there something deeper about his affection? Why does he disclose his entity to THAT one creation (that ultimately helps him realize his potential)? Or, are all 7's aware of the existence of 9's, or is she just one (special 7) who happens to know the secret of the 9's.

   3) In the grand scheme of things, what's the sequence of events? Clearly, parts 1, 2 and 3 are not chronologically sequential (or are they?) The parts are overlapping, and maybe, resembling an Auroboros (we don't know where it begins, or where exactly it ends). If, however, there's a clear sequence, could you enlighten that?

   4) On a lighter note, since your movie is about a creator's responsibility to his creations... touching upon the author's creation of a universe --

   If God is a 10
   Pan Dimensional beings are 9's
   Koalas are 8's
   & Human's are 7's...

   what are the rest...???
   The 6's, 5's, 4's... going down to the 0's. Just curious as to whether you went into that much detail at the ideation stage.

   I 9pologize for the stre9m of consciousness r9mbling, but I've been const9ntly thinking 9bout the movie since the 7:30 premiere in LA, and just h9ve to get some 9nswers.

   -M9y9nk

   (sorry, the lower case a's look like inverted 9's... just couldn't resist)

   Posted 1 year ago #

2. gabrielle
   Member

   1. In part one, Margaret does know a fair amount. "One day, when I was twelve, you called me..."(See another thread on the forums where I answered a related question in greater detail.)

   Part 2 Melissa and Part 3 Mary don't know anything going in. Part 3 Mary learns some details from the videocamera in the forest, where she basically gets Margaret's explanation.

   2. Your call.

   3. I don't think they are necessarily happening sequentially, though Gabriel does say, "This is the last one" before he goes in Part 3.

   4. I leave for others to elaborate. I think aardvarks need to be in there somewhere.

   Posted 1 year ago #

3. ChrisBrandt
   Member

   2. August states elsewhere that "M" is the only 7 aware (in some fashion) of "G"s significance. I think, based upon historical evidence (assuming "G"s world is our world), this is unlikely...unless "G" was, throughout history, every enlightened religious/spiritual/philosophical thinker we've had. Is the case to be made that "G" was Buddha/Christ/Gandhi/Socrates?

   3. I think all three are happening at the same time. Or close to the same time. I'm guessing "time" doesn't have much real meaning to a 9, and neither would they be constrained by existing as a single entity...or terms like "fiction" and "non-fiction"...there would be no distinction between "fact" and "fiction" because the facts themselves are fictions...right? It is all a creation based upon pure thought, so whatever a 9 could conceive of would be possible...except, apparently, creating another 9.

   4. 6 was chimps. I'd think elephants and dolphins would also be examples of either 8s or 6s. 5 would be other primates...probably pigs, too. 4 would maybe be dogs, cats. 3 horses. 2 rats, birds. 1 insects, arachnids, fish, toads. 0 rocks, trees. -1 demons, ghosts...sorry. My pen-and-paper RPG mind took over.

   Posted 1 year ago #

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