Stories Now Told

I often get annoyed at movies when a situation’s set up seems too perfect. I don;t mean the tropes I’ve come to accept, such as how televisions always seem to have a special report that directly relates to the characters or a secondary character just happens to read a poem out loud that provides the insight the main character needs. No, I mean when people behave in a way they never do in real life. I cringe every time someone in a movie throws a drink on someone else, fumbles on the floor for contacts or glasses, or, worse, when a foreshadowed event happens, but with a “humorous” twist. But then I think about it for a moment and realize that those kind of things do happen. I know from personal experience. Continue reading →