skribb
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Post by skribb on Aug 23, 2017 2:31:28 GMT
Rewatching Jurassic World (actually watching a fanedit). Some of the dialog is so stilted. Typical Hollywood syntax. But it's not just the way the dialog is written, the acting cues are equally artifical.
Stuff like;
And the ultra expository cheese:
Why does Hollywood continue this fare? It's been like this for decades! You'd think by now in 2017 writers and directors would have been able to cultivate some finesse when creating scenes like this.
Anyone know what I'm talking about?
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Flynn
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Post by Flynn on Aug 23, 2017 3:03:32 GMT
I think every era has its own mode of cinematic speech patterns. I don't think the same ones today were used back in the '80s, nor the ones used then used in the '50s and so on.
I suspect it comes about from the need to (a) provide exposition and (b) to provoke an emotional response. After a point it becomes a style, and if a film makes money with that style, it will be repeated.
I do notice it because it usually doesn't work on me. But it's never so awful that it ruins a film for me.
There's a good scholarly book called OVERHEARING FILM DIALOGUE by Sarah Kozloff that talks about functions of film dialogue and how it works in various genres. Highly recommended.
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barkingbaphomet
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Post by barkingbaphomet on Aug 23, 2017 7:50:27 GMT
that was so silly. i like to think the I Rex exposition was intentional, though, all things considered. how's the fan edit?
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