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He's out to prove he's got nothing to prove.
A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.
Napoleon Dynamite
2004 Directed by Jared Hess
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拿破崙炸藥, Nevetséges Napóleon, Napoléon Dynamite
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"Hey, Napoleon. What did you do last summer again?"
"I told you! I spent it with my uncle in Alaska hunting wolverines!"
"Did you shoot any?"
"Yes, like 50 of 'em! They kept trying to attack my cousins, what the heck would you do in a situation like that?"
"What kind of gun did you use?"
"A freakin' 12-gauge, what do you think?"I find Napoleon Dynamite to be one of the most entertaining movies about basically nothing, ever.
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Sublime sweetness. Within its endless plains and its paths to nowhere, the world of Napoleon Dynamite tells a story of discovery. No one changes or becomes who they really are, and acceptance is not on the mind of the characters. The people wandering this shaggy landscape only seek a partner for tetherball.
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I made a video essay about this a little bit ago. I think it's one of my favourite comedies ever and continues to make me laugh despite how many times I've watched this thing. Only giving it 4 because, as much as I defended this in the essay, it really does lack a story and a sense of emotional attachment but who really cares it's hilarious.
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Watching this movie with a group of people who haven’t seen it before is probably one of the greatest experiences you can have, like, as a human being.
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My girlfriend loved the movie, totally dug the humor, and said I reminded her of Napoleon. This is the best day of my life.
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Misunderstood Masterpiece. You can keep your Tree Of Lifes and your Boyhoods because Napoleon Dynamite teaches more about life, love, friendship, and acceptance than any other film ever made. Not only did this move shape my teenage years, my bizarre comedic voice (with help from Tom Green) it also got me into indie film. It's the prefect coming of age story, and as far as I'm concerned a perfect movie.