Posted by Poseidon at pcp297206pcs.owngsm01.md.comcast.net on June 30, 2002 at 12:03:43:
In Reply to: My theory. posted by BrianLynch on June 29, 2002 at 14:38:53:
: Why it was originally there---Dante was having the worst day of his life. How could it get any worse? Oh yeah, for him to die. Pretty sweet, but...
: Why it was taken out---over the course of the movie, you LIKE Dante, and you certainly don't want to see the main character die at the end of something that ISN'T a dark comedy.
I don't know that you really LIKE Dante by the end of it, you just feel pity for him. He's so pathetic that offing him would only send a viewer home depressed. And that ain't good for word of mouth.