That character exists almost totally as the viewer's surrogate.
I think she functions more as a prod to the protagonist, honestly. I didn't feel she lasted very long as the person asking my questions, because she leapt very quickly to the one with the insights. And although I came out of it with a major crush on Arthur, I don't think I know anything more about him than I do about her. In fact, even if she is just a surrogate, that's more than Saito or Eames or Yusuf are. They're just job descriptions.
From le nubian's article:
He is a filmmaker for people who love plots.
Maybe that's why I love him so much!
A pretty interesting article. Worth a read if you've seen all his movies (as it spoils every single one of them).
right, P-C?
I love good plotting. I can forgive a whole lot if a movie gives me that.
The Descent has a male character killed early on just to give a female character angst & it passes the Bechdel test.
without looking at rotten tomatoes, which do you think has the lowest score of the three movies opening this weekend:
a) Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
b) The Expendables
c) eat, pray, love
answer:
"c"
That's certainly what I hoped was the answer.
I have discovered that The Expendables was at least partially filmed in New Orleans, so go The Expendables.
I love good plotting. I can forgive a whole lot if a movie gives me that.
Yeah, his movies are so well constructed. I can kind of see what he means with regards to the plot not servicing character (his criticism of
The Prestige
is interesting, for instance, and his proposed version would be cool, but, personally, I love that the movie is constructed as a goddamn magic trick). It reminds me of something someone said about Whedon vs. Abrams, which was that Whedon will sacrifice plot for character and Abrams will sacrifice character for plot. And it's true that with Abrams, I am generally in it for the plot. I like plot. I like stories. I like things to happen. And explode.
Still on the topic of fridging, it's not a movie but what about
Deadwood
in turning the tables? Alma Garrett's husband is killed in the first episode, if I remember correctly, not only to force her through grief and change, but to set in motion a lot of the plot events for the series.
Alias
kind of turned the tables as well in the pilot, though admittedly also not a movie.
