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"  Phil (Bradley Cooper), Alan (Zach Galifianakis), and Stu (Ed Helms) in The Hangover Part III Memorial Day weekend has officially become a battle of box office blockbusters for bros. This year, The Hangover Part III is going head to head with Fast &amp;amp;amp; Furious 6. While us ladies might enjoy both films (hello, Paul Walker), there&amp;#039;s no denying that they&amp;#039;re geared towards a very specific segment of the population: men between the ages of 18 and 40 seeking escapist fantasy through comedic antics (The Hangover) or the need for speed (Fast &amp;amp;amp; Furious).  The characters in both movies represent archetypes of modern men \u2014 studios know male audiences want to see exaggerated versions of the lives they could totally be leading if, you know, it was super easy to break into the illegal car trafficking game or have a truly &amp;quot;What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas&amp;quot; night. In The Hangover, there&amp;#039;s Stu, the everyman who&amp;#039;s always done everything by the book; Phil, the handsome cad who pretends not to worry about offending anyone \u2014 including his students, wife, and children; and Alan, the manchild stuck in eternal adolescence. In Fast &amp;amp;amp; Furious 6, there&amp;#039;s the badass with the heart of gold (Vin Diesel) and the wayward cop turned heist mastermind (Paul Walker). So what is it about these fairly one-dimensional characters that men like watching? Do all men dream of having one wild, blacked-out night on which to fondly reflect forever? To find out, I turned to REDBOOK&amp;#039;s Whys Guy, Aaron Traister. So Aaron, you&amp;#039;re a &amp;quot;modern man,&amp;quot; have you seen any of The Hangover movies? I&amp;#039;ve never seen The Hangover movies \u2014 it&amp;#039;s one of my crowning achievements in life. Oh, but you know what they&amp;#039;re about, right? Have you and your friends ever had a wild and crazy night like the one in the movies? I&amp;#039;ve had nights out with friends that have gotten wild, but they&amp;#039;re usually more horrifying than funny. Do you think every man can identify with one of the three main characters (or parts of them)? I know that in real life, the badass of the group usually turns out to be a miserable human being \u2014 which is where he gets his humor from \u2014 but around thirty, he stops being funny and just ends up being gross and potentially crazy.   Why do you think moviegoers love these movies so much even though they all have the same plot? Is it the escapist fantasy? Moviegoers are stupid. Do you know how many people think The Dark Knight Trilogy is some sort of gospel? Touch\u00E9. What do you think it&amp;#039;s like when these friends hang out on say, a Tuesday? There&amp;#039;s gotta be less roofies and gangsters, right? When guys hang out together, it&amp;#039;s is actually very dull. Unless you have a schmuck friend who likes to start fights or you have an unlimited amount of money to spend at Dave &amp;amp;amp; Buster&amp;#039;s, then sh*t is usually pretty weak and involves nothing more than watching a game and eating some unhealthy snacks. A lot of good times for men revolve around snacks. Do you think Karel would get annoyed if anything that happens in the movies happened to you and your friends? For all his bravado, even Phil never cheats on his wife or talks to another woman, really \u2014 it&amp;#039;s almost wholesome that way. These really are just bro-bonding stories. Are these movies actually conveying to men that it&amp;#039;s okay to support one another and be there in times of need? Karel doesn&amp;#039;t care what I do, as long as there are no medical or lawyer bills.  What&amp;#039;s the deal with The Fast &amp;amp;amp; Furious franchise? Do we really need six of these movies? Vin Diesel is one of the most popular people on Facebook, with over 42 million fans. What is it about him that people love? The Fast &amp;amp;amp; Furious franchise has more insight into American culture than those stupid Batman movies. At least Vin Diesel doesn&amp;#039;t take himself too seriously, especially when he&amp;#039;s asked to wear a leotard with sculpted plastic muscles on it. What&amp;#039;s your hangover remedy? Aspirin and water the night before \u2014 also suck it up.  Spoken like a true modern man. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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