EDDIE THE EAGLE (2015) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch | Taron Egerton | Hugh Jackman

The hosts are deeply impressed by Taron Egerton's ability to embody Eddie Edwards, noting his exceptional physicality and characterization. They highlight how different this role is from his typical characters, showcasing his range and commitment to the role.

Taran did an amazing job speaking of performances. I I said this when we were watching the credits, but his physicality and his ability to like chameleon himself into this person was so incredible to watch because I've seen him in a bunch of other stuff and he's largely been a similar character to the movie I first saw him saw him in which was Kingsman.

The hosts reveal and criticize the 'Eddie the Eagle Rule,' a stricter qualification standard introduced after the 1988 Olympics, which required athletes to rank in the top 30% internationally. They view this as a cynical move by the Olympic Committee to prevent 'embarrassment' and prioritize medal contenders over inspiring underdog stories, despite the public's positive reception to Eddie.

So it says after 1988 he never competed in another Olympic games following Calgary the Eddie the Eagle rule. A stricter Olympic qualification standard was introduced. They kept moving the goalpost. The new rules required athletes to rank within the top 30% internationally or meet higher performance benchmarks. Edwards was unable to meet those tougher qualification standards for future games.

The hosts emphasize that the most compelling Olympic narratives are often those of underdogs who strive to compete, rather than consistent winners. They argue that these stories, like Eddie's and the Jamaican bobsled team's, generate more public interest and upliftment than a sole focus on medal counts.

90% of the stories that come out of the Olympics that are really good are the underdog stories are the stories of people who worked so much harder to get where they are and just be able to compete right like to a certain extent sometimes in the competitions the people who are getting gold you know they're getting gold because they've been getting gold in every compet competition leading up to the Olympics. That's not fun. The stories are the people who like perform outsized compared to their abilities or just criminally underrated.