tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799692319538063538.post3916155069889807460..comments2024-03-11T00:24:45.891-07:00Comments on Popcorn Culture: Pot SecretBrennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15399713449347559869noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799692319538063538.post-31613796422213516112015-10-02T02:19:58.132-07:002015-10-02T02:19:58.132-07:00Hey, Carlito's Way, I just remembered: pretty ...Hey, Carlito's Way, I just remembered: pretty great use of beginning at the end!<br /><br />(That said, Carlito's Way is also my go-to example for another overused/badly-used trope, for it has some truly <i>merciless</i> voiceover narration.)Hunter Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10925220178171355473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799692319538063538.post-82756284094271126632015-10-01T07:58:45.460-07:002015-10-01T07:58:45.460-07:00You caught me. Maybe I exaggerated a smidge. But p...You caught me. Maybe I exaggerated a smidge. But people have been desperately hitting that trope lately without understanding how it functions.Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399713449347559869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799692319538063538.post-64308850936200333842015-09-30T18:33:30.000-07:002015-09-30T18:33:30.000-07:00"beginning at the end, a structural gimmick t..."beginning at the end, a structural gimmick that barely works at the best of times and completely spoils itself at the worst"<br /><br />Now, now, Double Indemnity and Sunset Boulevard do okay. But yeah, 90% of the time it's a little bit of a crutch.<br /><br />Also, John Leguizamo is indeed pretty great. (I watched Carlito's Way again last week. And I've been meaning to rewatch Romeo + Juliet for, like, a year.)Hunter Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10925220178171355473noreply@blogger.com