Thing I've noticed watching film clips recently: in a tense confrontation, the more powerful character is the one who can ignore the situation at hand and engage in trivia. The less powerful character needs resolution - because their lack of power makes them dependent on info.
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3/ crap, there are a dozen others, that I had a minute ago, now I can't remember them all. But, anyway, intend to remember that technique for writing dialogue.
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4/ YES! These were two that I was thinking of! "That is a tasty burger!" while a life hangs in the balance.https://twitter.com/robkroese/status/1218994109236621316 …
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5/ Also, Bricktop fron "Snatch". Watch the bald black dude's anxiety level rising. He wants to know who this guy is, and doesn't know, and his anxiety just keeps rising. AND BRICKTOP IS SIPPING TEA! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyEBXTL1Y3U …
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