Oh, this hurts so good! So painful, and so in keeping with the movie. Jerry is always trying to forge a connection through some kind of exchange. And he's always rejected: people saying "I won't owe you a favor. I won't have even the simplest social contract with you." And this thing with Joe seems to be an exchange ... but it's not, because it's not Jerry that Joe is with.
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Oh, this hurts so good! So painful, and so in keeping with the movie. Jerry is always trying to forge a connection through some kind of exchange. And he's always rejected: people saying "I won't owe you a favor. I won't have even the simplest social contract with you." And this thing with Joe seems to be an exchange ... but it's not, because it's not Jerry that Joe is with.
He stirred the ashes, looked for glowing coals
Beautiful line.