Didn't you think the movie needed more lines? It would've made the movie even more meaningful if the writer had written some more dialogue.
To me, a movie with strong dialogue will always stay on my mind
Try:
Before Sunset (2004)
His Girl Friday
extremely meaningful
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i normally dislike movie with little dialogue but in this instance i thought it suited the film very well and it gave it some kind of meditative feel (which i normally dislike as well but since this is a movie about buddhism there's nothing that could be more fitting).
shareagreed. i think it's also a sign of a good filmmaker if you can keep the audience interested without a whole lot of dialogue.
sharethe lack of lines made the the movie more simple.
shareMore dialogue would have made the film less meaningful, as Eastern religions such as Buddhism and Taoism regard the teaching of no words to be the highest form of teaching. More can be learnt in silence, because words are limited. And there is no substitute for being guided to learn your own lessons.
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I disagree completely. The main problem with Western films is the need for them to insert dialogue in every scene.
In all the Kim Ki-duk films I hae seem, I've admired the lack of dialogue and the reliance on physical character emotion.
"Whoa! Dream Big!"
Western films need dialogue in every scene? what an insightfull comment. thank god all asian cinema and western cinema is so easy to define: just count scene's without dialogue.
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Obviously, all Western Cinema is not filled with insignificant dialogue intent to fill space. And, all Asian cinema is not made up of silent scenes.
Well, looking at my message, maybe it was my crappy grammar that made it unintelligable...it must have been really early when I typed that.
I meant to say that: many Western films have grown into the habit of inserting dialogue into scenes where none is required because our culture has grown to disvalue the gift of silence. In many non-western films that I've seen, silence is not shyed away from, but embraced to further the plot of the story.
"Whoa! Dream Big!"
Anyone think it needed more boobs and explosions and maybe a car chase?
Sorry, couldn't resist.
LOL@rarrace.
Nah, I quite liked the scarce dialogue. Made me think a little more; something I haven't had to do lately with the crap that comes out of Hollywood these days...
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rarrace: Definitely.
A boat chase... i totally wanted one when the detectives showed up.
Now... where was I?
It did have trigger happy cops. What more more
you want?
The film is a beautiful study in Buddhism, and how difficult it is to be human and stay the path. Buddhism is something to experience, and like many of life's great experiences, words are not adequate.
Speaking of great use of no dialogue, check out Big Night - the end sequence in the kitchen making and eating breakfast. Silent, companionable and perfect.
You should remember that this movie is in the Zen Tradition. Simplicity of thought is essential to this path of spirituality. Volumes of information was imparted through the visual if you look carefully.
shareSilence is golden.
I love films with little dialogue, I don't really know why but I just really enjoy those sort of films.
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I think it just takes experience watching these type of movies. In film and in life silence is powerful. I think one of the more compelling aspects of the young lady and young monk, is that they say very little to each other; therefore displaying that raw intangible of attraction.
It's funny, when I was very young and would have to write a page for a paper, I would write about a half a page, and deemed that was all that I had to say, though I wrote small. I remember other people that could write a page would write larger, but had very little substance to what they had to say just babbling and jibber jabber.(end of rant)
It definitely needed less dialogue.
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