Re:The significance of plot without conflict (2012)
by spookyuser on Monday August 28, 2017 @01:56PM
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I love the kinds of stories where nothing happens, I don't even know what they're technically called but I mentally refer to them as people walking around and doing stuff movies. I dont know why they're so appealing to me - maybe for the same reason that people find slow tv good. But I would be totally happy to go and watch Slacker for the sixth time right now.
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Re:The significance of plot without conflict (2012)
by icebraining on Monday August 28, 2017 @04:07PM
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The trilogy Before Sunrise / Before Sunset / Before Midnight is essentially two people walking and talking the whole duration.
EDIT: And now I see it's written and directed by the same guy as Slacker :)
Re:The significance of plot without conflict (2012)
by spookyuser on Monday August 28, 2017 @05:53PM
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Yup, I love those too. They probably have even less conflict than Slacker :P
Re:The significance of plot without conflict (2012)
by icebraining on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @04:00AM
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Have you seen Lynch's The Straight Story? It's literally just an old man who goes to see his brother, who suffered a stroke. There are a few problems along the way, but it's small stuff, there's no big race against time or anything like that, it's literally a straight story of his trip and the people he meets and talks to along the way until he reaches his brother's home. It's also very good, in my opinion.
Re:The significance of plot without conflict (2012)
by spookyuser on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @03:05AM
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That sounds amazing, I'll check it out!
Re:The significance of plot without conflict (2012)
by esfandia on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @01:22AM
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Antonioni's movies are like that. Contemplative pace, not much dialogue or plotline, beautiful pictures and actors/actresses, ennui, some philosophical thematic. Yet it's all highly engrossing.
Re:The significance of plot without conflict (2012)
by md224 on Monday August 28, 2017 @02:32PM
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Have you seen Columbus? You should see Columbus.
Re:The significance of plot without conflict (2012)
by spookyuser on Monday August 28, 2017 @03:15PM
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Thank you for pointing this out, I hadn't heard about before and now I really want to see it!