tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12143188.post114518207363011994..comments2023-11-05T04:31:45.159-08:00Comments on "Brevity is... wit.": Satire with a ZNeel Mehtahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286549029037039134noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12143188.post-1145432570865242502006-04-19T00:42:00.000-07:002006-04-19T00:42:00.000-07:00I don't think the film was dumbed down necessarily...I don't think the film was dumbed down necessarily. There are a few plot elements I left out that create some genuine tension about how the story is going to be resolved. But you start to expect that the big statements are going to be more anti-Hollywood than anti-Washington.<BR/><BR/>I didn't mention it earlier, but Chris Klein is in this, playing a symbolic pre-fame boyfriend to Mandy Moore's character rather than a real love interest. Having just written about the <A HREF="http://nhmehta.blogspot.com/2006/04/free-suri.html" REL="nofollow">latest TomKat news</A>, I'm wondering if he drew upon his own experience as Katie's ex.Neel Mehtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11286549029037039134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12143188.post-1145369372978806132006-04-18T07:09:00.000-07:002006-04-18T07:09:00.000-07:00I find that usually the biggest mistake film maker...I find that usually the biggest mistake film makers make is underestimating the audience. They can't/don't want to trust that the audience will follow along, see their movie as a satire. Their solution is to dumb-down (really annoying) or to repeat scenes--flashbacks, replay of strong visuals, loud references to current events, etc. I'm curious to see how this movie stacks up. (At least Dennis Quaid is in it for the eye-candy factor alone.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572514705373755851noreply@blogger.com