no one is superfluous

Eric 2022-04-23 07:02:29

Although the cost is low, the film's ability to capture people with suspense is quite strong. As long as the first ten minutes are slightly rambling, any viewers who are a little curious will be firmly attracted. In fact, even those seemingly aimless small talk, each paragraph is closely related to the theme, and is taken care of one by one after the main line unfolds. And the biggest baggage is tied up even before the party starts. The main creators are like confident detective novelists, throwing out all the clues and openly challenging the audience to solve the puzzle; they also have the skills of a first-class magician, and they have already completed the key when you stare wide-eyed and think a miracle is about to happen. one ring. The scene of the film is very meticulously planned, and each shot has explained some relevant information in an orderly manner, waiting for the truth to be slowly spelled out. The film is less than 90 minutes long, and no shot is superfluous.

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Coherence quotes

  • [last lines]

    Kevin: [his phone ringing] That's weird. It's you calling me. Hello?

  • Laurie: Em, you seem to be the comet expert here. What happened the last time?

    Em: This one passed over a hundred years ago, but much farther.

    Laurie: But do we know about anything that happened?

    Em: Nothing happened then, it was too far away.

    Laurie: So, is there any reason we should be freaked out right now?

    Em: Well, I mean, it is a lot closer this time.

    Laurie: What does that mean?

    Em: Okay. I read one more thing...

    Lee: Oh, another story!

    Em: Just one more. It's called the Tunguska Event, and, um, it was a comet or a meteor or something like that, that entered the atmosphere over Siberia and exploded over Earth. So it didn't actually have physical impact. It didn't touch Earth, it didn't leave a crater or anything, but the force of that explosion flattened trees for hundreds of miles. But it only killed about one to two people.

    Laurie: It's Siberia. There were probably only two people there.

    Em: Yeah, but they don't necessarily...

    Mike: [jokingly] It wiped out the population of Siberia.

    Laurie: Basically, yeah.

    Em: Right.

    Laurie: Well, that doesn't make me feel better.

    Kevin: And when was this?

    Em: It was like, in 1908, 1903...

    [Suddenly they hear someone banging on the door and get startled]