I’m honored to be hosting another #MTOS tweetalong! For those of you who haven’t yet participated in this enlightening Twitter event, MTOS or Movie Talk on Sundays is a weekly discussion of a subject pertaining to film. I invite everyone to join in at 8 p.m. GMT for some good cinephile fun.
This time I’ve chosen movie dialogue as our topic.
I realize that’s a pretty vast subject, and we’ll only be scratching the surface with the questions below.
So, fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.
Q1. Do you seek out and enjoy dialogue-driven films? Why or why not?
Q2. To what extent is great dialogue about creating memorable lines? What other aspects/goals are important?
Q3. What’s a movie that, in your opinion, has brilliant dialogue? What makes it so good?
Q4. What’s a movie that you find “talky” or overwritten in terms of dialogue? Explain.
Q5. Of directors who don’t write their own scripts, name one who handles dialogue scenes well. What is s/he doing right?
Q6. Name a writer-director whom you consider a master of dialogue scenes. What makes his/her work effective?
Q7. Name an actor whom you consider especially gifted in bringing the nuances out of dialogue. Elaborate.
Q8. How does genre influence a film’s dialogue? Tell me about a specific genre and what you expect the dialogue to be like.
Q9. Within a given movie, dialogue/styles of speaking often illustrate contrasts between characters. Give an example.
Q10. What is your favorite movie conversation or dialogue scene (not just a movie line, please)? Why?