just throwing this out for the critic in us all. the movie RANSOM, with mel gibson. you're reading along, think the script is good and you get to the twist.
the twist is that the father is going to spite the kidnappers by not paying. hmm. okay. so, the entire movie's goal is to justify this inexplicable decision.
how did they craft this? they laid a trail. they wanted us to believe that they would kill the kid anyway. which they did in dialgoue, which crated the strife between the kidnappers, conflict, brothers, conflict and this was the first thread that lead to the credibilty of the father decision.
it was okay for us to accept it because they left all the clues to us ' kill the kid', but that's cheating. the father doesnt' know they're gonna kill the kid.
when you read the script it's like that sound when the record player skips off. . . .
anyone want to way in? this could get deep if i promise i won't insult anyone. maybe one person. outside chance of two - but no more.
the twist is that the father is going to spite the kidnappers by not paying. hmm. okay. so, the entire movie's goal is to justify this inexplicable decision.
how did they craft this? they laid a trail. they wanted us to believe that they would kill the kid anyway. which they did in dialgoue, which crated the strife between the kidnappers, conflict, brothers, conflict and this was the first thread that lead to the credibilty of the father decision.
it was okay for us to accept it because they left all the clues to us ' kill the kid', but that's cheating. the father doesnt' know they're gonna kill the kid.
when you read the script it's like that sound when the record player skips off. . . .
anyone want to way in? this could get deep if i promise i won't insult anyone. maybe one person. outside chance of two - but no more.
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