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MsLadybird99 — 15 years ago(June 11, 2010 09:22 AM)
I first saw Network when I was about 12 or 13 and had no problem with the dialogue. Some of the cultural references flew over my head at the time, but I found the film funny and compelling, even at that tender age. It's still my favorite movie all these many years later.
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Owlwise — 15 years ago(June 11, 2010 10:12 AM)
Besides, let's remember that the writing for movies & TV was once of a much higher quality, drawing on the theater, as a previous poster mentioned. The dialogue for "Network" isn't a case of the author trying to show off or impress anyone; he's simply using the vocabulary that came naturally to him. Those weren't "big" or unusual words to him, they're the words he was familiar with from a lifetime of reading & writing.
Moreover, the audience of those earlier decades was used to articulate, well-written dialogue, and took it for granted that they'd be getting something more than the lowest common denominator in writing. They didn't want their movies dumbed down; they appreciated being treated like intelligent, perceptive adults. -
killbill_tarantino2003 — 15 years ago(June 29, 2010 05:45 AM)
I feel sorry for you, you admit that you have Phd but still watching 'Daddy day Care' and "Shrek 4". Please, SIR.. don't convince us too hard, in here (at imdb.com's message board) that you're smart.
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Mr_Beale — 15 years ago(August 01, 2010 11:56 AM)
The film involves high level TV executives speaking the language of the trade.
It's the same as a group of doctors talking over the results of a catscan - they're going to use terminology that sounds greek to people who aren't in that line of work.
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Al_Scarface_Capone — 15 years ago(August 04, 2010 12:15 PM)
I don't remember having trouble with the dialog, but I saw Network a few years ago.
However, if this sort of "trade talk" realism annoys you, I suggest that you never watch Primer. If you thought this was bad, Primer was written and directed (as well as everything else) by a former engineer, and all the technical stuff in the film is almost 100% accurate, and it is sci-fi.
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jmbwithcats — 15 years ago(August 21, 2010 04:16 PM)
I didn't have any problem with the dialogue. Maybe he just was smart.
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SpikeHat — 15 years ago(August 23, 2010 05:13 PM)
This is one of the best-written films IMO.
Network
contains language that
is
indicative of folks who more than likely have degrees. Why..? Well, journalists are paid to work with words, not do manual labor or manipulate physical items. As such, aren't these the people you'd expect to have large vocabularies, and to enjoy expanded wordplay? And so what if there's ten-dollar words in a film? I'm not afraid of
learning
something from watching a movie.
No, Chayefsky wasn't trying to show off; check out
Marty
, a classic, well-written script that doesn't require a dictionary. For an intellectual contrast, there's Chayefsky's
Altered States
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jmbwithcats — 15 years ago(August 23, 2010 05:22 PM)
I am somewhat saddened by the low rating Altered States receives on IMDb. I rate it far higher.
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clovis27 — 15 years ago(October 26, 2010 11:26 AM)
I can't think of a single example of dialogue that seemed too difficult, I am very surprised to hear of a PhD (if that is true) having issues with this movie.
Instead of having to dumb down movies for the "average Joe," maybe people should simply be expected to rise up to the level of the film. I never agree with this notion that everything must be catered to the average consumer.