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HA , terrible dialogue - plz reply !!


what kind of idiot says 'good morning' at the beginning of a funeral

which genius wrote that stupid quote ??

' Accelerate on the gas - move fast , BLAST ! Find a *beep* foot in ya ass '

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Well, maybe his character was nervous and didn't know what exactly to say.

__May God bless.

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Yeah I mean - just because od that one spot - doesn't make it a terrible dialogue. I thought this movie was nicely made.

"I wrote you 365 letters. I wrote you everyday for a year."

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dude, won't it be awkward if the person is nervous, doesn't know what to say, if he doesn't say whatever comes to mind???? geez! besides, it fits in nicely with the setting and mood created.

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Who knows. not a bad movie.

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> what kind of idiot says 'good morning' at the beginning of a funeral

A lot of people say things like that. The character could have been nervous or cluless. And in many cases, there are phrases that we say as ritual greetings without thinking about it. Taken literally (like you are doing here), these greetings can sound really stupid and maybe even uncaring, but the reality is that to many people, "Good morning" simply means "Hello."

Heck, I've been sicker than a dog, puking my guts out waiting for brain surgery and had my surgeon use the greeting "How are you doing?" Without thinking about it, I ritually responded with "Fine, and you?" Then I paused and thought to myself "Well I actally feel like death warmed over, but..."

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In the original draft, Conor didn't volunteer to speak; G-Baby's mom asked him to, so he was basically very nervous and wanting to get out of there and just saying whatever came to mind, i.e. "Good morning".

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