Question: Near the beginning of the movie, why does Steven call the museum event an "inbred" soiree?
ChristmasJonesfan
10th Oct 2023
A Perfect Murder (1998)
Answer: The way I always thought that it was Steven's way of putting David at ease, by making a joke.
I was curious about the meaning/definition of his wording, though. What did he mean by calling the event an "inbred soiree"?
This was Steven's way of being incredibly rude and offensive whilst knowing that he'd be sure to get away with it. Likely, he didn't much care for the attendees and he wasn't being shy about expressing this.
Answer: I took it to mean that Steven was insulting the attendees as being a rich, snobbish in-crowd who only socialize among themselves at exclusive events.
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