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I'm writing something and I'm finding it hard to be objective about how subtle or on the nose I'm being about touching on and stating themes, so I thought it would be useful to look at some examples of where it is mishandled and where it's handled well and subtly.
So, what are some examples you can think of of films that handle their themes poorly, meaning in a way lacking subtlety, too overtly and bluntly or handle them poorly for some other reason? And can you explain the moment in the film where you think this mishandling occurs and what exactly is done wrong or poorly?
For me an example would be Killing Them Softly, where throughout the film you have these political speeches pushed onto you constantly from television and radio broadcasts and then, in a really bad moment, at the very end of the film, Brad Pitt basically holds a speech in which he explicitly and directly states what the film wants to say. It feels very inorganic and very explicit.
And if you can think of some films where the themes are stated very well, I'd be interested to hear those, too (I know the list is endless there, but if something in particular comes to mind).
I'm writing something and I'm finding it hard to be objective about how subtle or on the nose I'm being about touching on and stating themes, so I thought it would be useful to look at some examples of where it is mishandled and where it's handled well and subtly.
So, what are some examples you can think of of films that handle their themes poorly, meaning in a way lacking subtlety, too overtly and bluntly or handle them poorly for some other reason? And can you explain the moment in the film where you think this mishandling occurs and what exactly is done wrong or poorly?
For me an example would be Killing Them Softly, where throughout the film you have these political speeches pushed onto you constantly from television and radio broadcasts and then, in a really bad moment, at the very end of the film, Brad Pitt basically holds a speech in which he explicitly and directly states what the film wants to say. It feels very inorganic and very explicit.
And if you can think of some films where the themes are stated very well, I'd be interested to hear those, too (I know the list is endless there, but if something in particular comes to mind).
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