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"Any Film That Requires a Narrator Shows That It Lacks Plot"

Postby Satire » May 2nd, '11, 17:58

A friend said this today. Someone explain this to me.
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Re: "Any Film That Requires a Narrator Shows That It Lacks P

Postby Satire » May 2nd, '11, 18:02

Menzo wrote:Unless there is a dominating voice overshadowing the scenes in the film/show, then people will not be able to detect the plot by mere interpretation by the acting.


Well yeah, films with narrators are usually molded to fit with the narrator, so if you take away the narrator of course it would be fucked up. But he used in a way to say that any film with a narrator is bad.
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Postby Devil'sAdvocate » May 2nd, '11, 18:07

beat his ass up B
The devil ain't on a level same as him!
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Re: "Any Film That Requires a Narrator Shows That It Lacks P

Postby Maybe » May 2nd, '11, 18:46

That's stupid. Example A: Goodfellas.

Enough said, honestly.
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Re: "Any Film That Requires a Narrator Shows That It Lacks P

Postby One Mic » May 2nd, '11, 19:48

Maybe wrote:That's stupid. Example A: Goodfellas.

Enough said, honestly.

Example B: Fight Club

Keep going until we get to Example 'Z'
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Re: "Any Film That Requires a Narrator Shows That It Lacks P

Postby ThomasJ » May 2nd, '11, 19:51

Example C: Gran Torino.
...The mortician of love, sent from above
Forced entry, the more wenchy, the more stingy I become
Been doing this for more than a quarter century, I'm just numb...
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Re: "Any Film That Requires a Narrator Shows That It Lacks P

Postby VenomBlackViper » May 2nd, '11, 21:20

Gonna go against the popular consensus of naming movies & instead name a TV show because i'm just underground like that.

Example D: Dexter
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Postby Master Chief » May 2nd, '11, 21:25

Since I'm a simple minded sheep, I'll simply join Venom and name a show because I want to be underground like him.

Example E: The Eminem Show.
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Re: "Any Film That Requires a Narrator Shows That It Lacks P

Postby dead prez » May 2nd, '11, 21:31

Example F: Shawshank Redemption
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Re: "Any Film That Requires a Narrator Shows That It Lacks P

Postby Satire » May 2nd, '11, 21:44

One Mic wrote:
Maybe wrote:That's stupid. Example A: Goodfellas.

Enough said, honestly.

Example B: Fight Club

Keep going until we get to Example 'Z'


This and Shawshank Redemption were the films we were debating about when he said this.
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Re: "Any Film That Requires a Narrator Shows That It Lacks P

Postby Maybe » May 2nd, '11, 21:44

Example G: Casino.
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Re: "Any Film That Requires a Narrator Shows That It Lacks P

Postby Maybe » May 2nd, '11, 22:00

Example I: Deer Hunter
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Re: "Any Film That Requires a Narrator Shows That It Lacks P

Postby Master_Percussionist » May 2nd, '11, 22:17

Example J: American Beauty
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