meditions142 wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2025 3:16 pmI really think that is what I like so very much about the scene. The plan is so meticulous and well organized and it is fun to watch Abigail and Constance fall into it and have no clue. There are such fun touches like Clinton calling the two women over and telling them to provide water to Nancy and Sand while Nancy gives him an approving nod.Stormtrooper1990 wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2025 2:59 pm
Yep, it was all part of Clinton's well worked meticulous plan that could only be achieved by the skills of Nancy and Sand and all three plsying their parts to perfection. Even though they only needed the waitresses clothes for about 10-15 minutes, they still needed to be professional and keep Abigail and Constance out of sight and mind so the plan wouldn't be rumbled.
Then we get the scene when the women come into the dressing room. "She looked the girls up and down. Clinton has sized them up, they are both perfect fits. This girl is exactly my size..." Love the idea of Nancy sizing Abigail up while the pretty brunette doesn't have a clue. Then the great imagery of Nancy gesturing to Sand to get behind Constance while Nancy herself maneuvers behind unsuspecting Abigail. I always like a scene where the attacker is right behind the woman ready to strike but she has no clue. Kind of like the scene in Star Trek when Spock comes up behind the radio engineer and pausing for a moment before nerve pinches her while she remains unaware.
The best part is Abigail seemingly doesn't comprehend what is happening. He comment "S-stop it! Your hurting meee..." seems to show she doesn't understand what is happening. Then we get the "W-what happened...?" as she starts to wake up.
Thanks, looking back I'am pleased with how it all turned out. The whole scene itself represents my love of well thought and meticulous heist sequences in films like Oceans and is my nod to that genre. Indeed I think that heists are great fertile ground where we don't see many USB scenes but have terrific potential.
The two waitresses have no idea that they are flies about to be caught in an intricate and carefully woven spiders web, they are just innnocent girls obediently doing their jobs. Pawns in our hero's campaign against the dastardly McClaine. I mentioned before that I love my USB sequences to have that subtle build up and scenes like Spock sneaking up behind that engineer, who remains oblivious until the very last second but by that point its already too late, are inspiring to me. Again this served as inspiration for piecing this scene together, but in Constance's guess she really was ignorant of the danger she and her friend are in.
Indeed like Sylvié the maid, I wanted Constance to be just as memorable. An innocent, pretty girl who has gotten herself wrapped up in something bigger than herself.
For me the build up, giving the USB victims an identity is an intregal part of the USB experience. It titillates me just as much as the fun part itself.