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meltdown at beginning of film

posted 15 years ago by juliusadammiller-1
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I'm probably gonna get hated for saying this, but I wonder why Blayne Weaver decided to put the tirade of Tricia O'Kelley's character at the BEGINNING of the film rather than try to build it up (for example, a few short scenes explaining O'Kelley's romance with Mark Harmon's character, some scenes of her character doing weather, and then O'Kelley discovering the dirty deed, and then the meltdown)? Were there time/budget constraints involved, or did Weaver decide all along to put her O'Kelley's speech at the beginning of the movie? I'm just curious!

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[–] Xcalat3 14 years ago

good point, it would have been better to build up a little

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[–] BlayneWeaver 14 years ago

I like movies that start with a bang.

[–] jtt-uscg 14 years ago

I just like a bang...

[–] C.S.Wood 14 years ago

From a writing standpoint, they didn't need to build it up. You get all the information you need from the meltdown. Building it up would've just been a waste of time. Better to hit the ground running.

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[–] Jenny_Kay 14 years ago

Definitely! I can't stand movies that drag on and on at the 1-or-2-hour beginning.

[–] nutsberryfarm 13 years ago

it's at the start because she's sassy?

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[–] napierslogs 12 years ago

There have been some good answers already, but I would dislike the film the way you suggested the beginning should go. That is four unnecessary scenes that would just add time to what is supposed to be a short, quick comedy.

I loved the way he did it for the film. I think the reveal with the co-workers underwear is funnier in the meltdown than it would be if we saw her discover it. The meltdown at the beginning was very efficient, and funny, all-in-one and it gave us everything we needed to know without it being mutliple scenes.

Opening with a bang is the way to go, especially for a short, quick comedy like this one. More dramatic films would generally fare better with more scenes revealing the various elements needed at the beginning.

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