Wilt

[scary_dream]

Originally Posted by Vampyre

Woo my head hurts. So uhh... has anyone noticed any simlarities between themselves and the tall red dude we all know and love? I have a fair amount:

1: I'm a push over
2: I'm tall
3: I keep things bottled up
4: My feet are huge
5: I smile alot (which I never used to... It's quite weird really)
6: I can sing
7: I can act and finally...
... 8:I have that same, long legged, arm swinging, head bobbing, feet flopping walk as him! And I have since I was nine which was WAY before Foster's aired in England!

So what about you guys?

I'm like him in the sense that I have a naturally caring, friendly disposition, and that I let things build up until I explode. Once, years ago in the fifth grade, a kid picked on me and I sat there and took it until I couldn't take it anymore, and before I could even think about it really, I'd stood up and pushed him really hard, making him fall several feet, knock over three chairs, and hit his head on the bottom chalkboard tray in the process. While I'm sure Wilt wouldn't be as violent, he has kind of the same explosive temper.

I also apologise SO much. I'll apologise to the point where people will tell me "Stop saying sorry!" and then I'm like "Sorry... oh man, I'm sorry for saying sorry..." I know it's GOT to be irritating whenever I do it, but I'm so in the habit of saying it.

I'm usually pretty caring towards people and animals, and I love to help people. I help totally random people out a lot... it usually catches them by surprise People have become so disconnected with eachother that it feels awkward for a complete stranger to help them lift a heavy box they're struggling with or to even just open a door and hold it for them.

I guess the ways that I'm NOT like him is that I...am...HORRIBLE at sports, I don't really have any "inner demons", and I'm 5'1". I'm like, one inch away from being HALF his size lol

[Vampyre]

I'm only 5 foot 3 but hey, thriteen, still growing here and I'm pretty tall compared to the majority of people at school. I'm also rubbish at sports... aside from high jump, that's fun, but other than that I can't tell the difference between a hockey stick and a football boot

[pitbulllady]

Originally Posted by CG

And the officials have it in : Wilt was found as a 'stray' and has no creator listed in his files. At least if you take Foster's Big Fat Awesome House Party as totally canon, which probably kinda is since they're tying in Good Wilt Hunting with their Thanksgiving Motiv this month.

I sorta got the feeling from the ad for the movie that WILT himself does not know who created him, especially when he's thinking, "Everything wants to belong to someone, right?" He sees all these IF's reunited with the creators who gave them up, yet understand that all of them still have a sense of belonging, of being part of that family, even though they no longer live together with their creators, and for some, their creators might not be present or might have even passed away. When someone dies in your family, or you are still separated by miles and miles, you still feel a connection to them. I got the impression that Wilt was unable to experience even that much.

pitbulllady

[antgirl1]

Which, again, brings up the "Amnesia" theory back on the table, which makes it make us think Wilt doesn't REMEMBER who created him. Wilt could be thinking he HAS to have been created by SOMEONE, and he seems deturmined to find him/her! If I was an adopted child, then I'd probably go looking for my real parents, no matter how far they were. So I can understand why Wilt would go out there into the wilderness or places he's never been to or even journeying to the old home he once lived in.

[pitbulllady]

Originally Posted by antgirl1

Which, again, brings up the "Amnesia" theory back on the table, which makes it make us think Wilt doesn't REMEMBER who created him. Wilt could be thinking he HAS to have been created by SOMEONE, and he seems deturmined to find him/her! If I was an adopted child, then I'd probably go looking for my real parents, no matter how far they were. So I can understand why Wilt would go out there into the wilderness or places he's never been to or even journeying to the old home he once lived in.

THAT brings up the topic of that obviously-derilict building in which this match-up(which looks like it's gonna be NAAAS-TY)between Wilt and that basketball-head dude takes place; wonder where that is? I just remembered my dream in which Wilt wound up in a devastated, post-Katrina 9th Ward of New Orleans, and this made me think of that dream. Wilt DOES at times have a rather-noticeable "Yat" accent, especially when he pronounces words ending with "er", or with his quirky-sounding responses to questions, like in "Driving Miss Crazy", for example. When Madame Foster asks her passengers if they're hungry, Wilt responds, "I could eat", instead of saying, "Yeah, I'm hungry", as most people would. Having been to New Orleans, I can tell you that the people there(the natives, anyway, what's left of 'em)respond like that. If you ask one if he/she is thirsty, you'll get, "I could have a drink", or if you ask one if he/she is hungry, you'll hear, "I could eat", or if he/she is tired, you would hear, "I could take some sleep". I may be totally wrong, and Wilt's speech patterns just a coincidence, but he's definately got that Big Easy vibe about him.

pitbulllady

[CG]

As an adopted child myself, I have to say it's different with every adopted person out there. Some of them are quite determined to find their family, no matter what the costs be them financially or emotionally. Others, are quite content with the fact their family gave them up for a better life, and are happy to stay with their new family.

But either way, Wilt does seem to have that feeling around him that he doesn't remember his creator, not much if at all. Maybe all he has to go on is some vague memories he has, or even nick nacks he has in that little hobo stick? When he suffered his obvious trauma to the head he could have lost some of his memories, thus when he was located as a stray wandering the streets he couldn't tell anyone where he origionally came from. Who knows how far Wilt went to get to Fosters? It's obviously a long way, or he may believe it's a long way, if we see the guys taking a bus cross country and even taking a plane.

. . . be ironic if his creator lived in the same city as he has been all these years.

But this movie does remind me of both the Sesame Street movie of Big Bird going cross country, as well as the Mother's Day Special of Alvin & the Chipmunks when they head out into the wilderness to find their mother while all they have to go on is where they used to live. That was one of the best episodes I ever saw of that show.

["C" the Dragon]

Originally Posted by CG

. . . be ironic if his creator lived in the same city as he has been all these years.

Boy, imagine the expresion on Wilt's face if he learns that!

[DoubleLatte]

Originally Posted by pitbulllady

When Madame Foster asks her passengers if they're hungry, Wilt responds, "I could eat", instead of saying, "Yeah, I'm hungry", as most people would. Having been to New Orleans, I can tell you that the people there(the natives, anyway, what's left of 'em)respond like that. If you ask one if he/she is thirsty, you'll get, "I could have a drink", or if you ask one if he/she is hungry, you'll hear, "I could eat", or if he/she is tired, you would hear, "I could take some sleep". I may be totally wrong, and Wilt's speech patterns just a coincidence, but he's definately got that Big Easy vibe about him.

pitbulllady

It might just be a coincidence. A lot of people respond that way, including myself. And I'm from Arizona. :3

I saw the commercials for the movie just yesterday. I got pretty excited when I saw that bit of Wilt and Mr. Basketball going head to head. Looks like I'll finally get to see him play and see just how good he is!
Would it be taking it too far if I dressed up as a cheerleader during that part? :p

[antgirl1]

You can look at the avvie I use all you want - it's at that part.

[DoubleLatte]

Ha ha. I know. That's why I remembered about the commercial in the first place. :3

I could have sworn you had a link in your sig., there...?