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SheilaT

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3. Well, I don't know if I can think of a movie

Reply to Agnosticsherbet (Original post)

Mon Oct 22, 2012, 07:31 PM

Oct 2012

showing a character reading, except perhaps very briefly. The same way in books. Only rarely does a character in a book read. Think about it. How interesting would it be to watch 90 minutes of someone reading? Or read 400 pages of someone reading? What makes us watch movies or read books is the action therein, even when the action is somewhat intellectual rather than physical.

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iw;cr Fumesucker Oct 2012 #1

They have droids for that. nt bemildred Oct 2012 #2

Well, I don't know if I can think of a movie SheilaT Oct 2012 #3

Most movies don't build an entire universe from scratch... Agnosticsherbet Oct 2012 #4

So, movies grounded in our world SheilaT Oct 2012 #6

Yes they do. A movie grounded in contemporary history works with the background we have. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2012 #7

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In Star Trek, both Picard and Kirk read books and they were part of the background of their quarters Agnosticsherbet Oct 2012 #8

You know, from a filmmakers point of view, one of the most exciting things to depict in a film is... Javaman Nov 2012 #9

Actually, that is exciting.... Agnosticsherbet Nov 2012 #10