[Dragaera] Jhegaala (movie reference)

[Eugene Zaretskiy]

Personally, I would have a hard time seeing a connection unless it was
exactly thirty years or unless the phrasing of the sentence itself is
similar... I mean, waiting a long time for revenge is a very common
theme. What if skzb was referencing Batman?! :)

- Eugene

On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 12:14 PM, Steve Rapaport <steve at romlin.com> wrote:
> I guessed either "Count of Monte Cristo" (9 years) or Sweeney Todd (15 years
> I think).
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> Inigo's wait was also about 15 years.
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> Wait much longer than that and your object of revenge is likely to be dead,
> or so old it doesn't matter (as dealt with in "Wicked" with the revenge
> killing of Madame Morrible)
>
> StY
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> 2008/7/22 Howard Brazee <howard at brazee.net>:
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>> Chris Olson wrote:
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>>> Scott Crain wrote:
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>>>> Theoretical spoiler, so sod off.
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>>>> Not completely sure, but I sort of see this as a reference to 'The
>>>> Princess Bride':
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>>>> Jhegaala, Part 2, Chapter 4, p 75:
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>>>> He said, "I once knew a man who spent thirty years -- thirty years,
>>>> attempting to --"
>>>> "Feh.  That's not about vengeance, that's obsession."
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>>>> This seems (to me) to refer to Inigo Montoya's 20-year dedication to
>>>> finding the Six-Fingered Man (Count Rugen) and killing him, all for
>>>> vengeance over his father's murder.
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>>>> S. Thomas Crain
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>>> Hmm...I'd thought "The Count of Monte Cristo", but I admit I can't
>>> remember how long he was on his revenge kick.  Anyone recall?  (It's been a
>>> while...:)
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>>> Chris
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>> I was wondering the same thing.
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