It's enhanced when he snubs off Norman at a livingroom social. PERFECT character description of a shmuck! From the moment this superficial arrogant looser steps off the train wearing all white tennis clothing with a snobby scarf, we see true character. I loved the minor character who played Norman's girlfriend's brother. They needed to determine which one was tougher. It was the first and last time they got physical with each other. When the brothers were late teens (or was it early twenties), they got in a fist fight in the kitchen. So was it only superficial? Was it only looks? I thought Norman would be better than this.
She seemed rather cold, and there was no real redeeming character in her. Why did Norman love the woman he eventually married? (I forget her name). That was a touching scene, when Norman watched his brother down the river work his fly fish pole in a spiritual way. I wished they did more with how Paul had mastered fly fishing, and how he had made it an art. Love won, but still, it was a conflict with Paul. Also, Paul struggled with loving his older brother, but also, being jealous of him. You could see the parents' reaction, and them trying not to show Paul their disappointment. Norman, the older, quieter, and more sensible son, got a college degree and eventually landed a respectable job, while Paul drank too much and got into too many fights. Paul was the life of the party at the dinner table. Paul (Brad Pitt) was animated, lively, fun. For example, the parents loved both their sons, though as an adult, Norman was the one who was the success. What was especially nice was how the writer/director/actors didn't blast you with a message. There's no car chase scenes, no unrealistic gunshots, no explosions.
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