"Audiotape": Linklater's wonderful writing practice

Kiley 2022-08-12 16:33:49

Richard Linklater succeeded in making people admire and getting the audience to expect him from now on. With a series of unconventional works of his own, he explores the unique and full-bodied expression of film, which makes it difficult for people to ignore any of his works. However, it is precisely because of this that "Audiotape" appears to be like a film. The contradiction that cannot be overcome by itself: On the one hand, it is liked by others, and at the same time, its classicism seems to be not stable enough, because an ideal audience may spend a few days thinking about whether to include it in the classic film. Its a priori is the core of the contradiction: a closed hotel room, three characters, the story is built on the boring and intensive conversation of these three friends, it may make you feel tired, even boring, but patient The advantage is that you will find that the film quietly accumulates a pattern of suspense, and if you are interested in canned beer, Ethan Hawke will teach a different way of drinking. Due to the strict control of the space, Linklater used flexible and diverse lens language to avoid dullness, and the low-cost "Audiotape" actually became his pen practice. He had a great time. He lays down the rules of the game for himself, and he finds fun from it, and he also believes that the participants will praise him. What can people say? They said that the 2001 "Audiotape" was not the best. For Linklater, this year's "A Half-Asleep Life" has deeper thinking and new forms, but it may not be moving. And "Audiotape" has Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, even if it is not pure performance, they can't tear their charm.

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Tape quotes

  • Jon: What's up man?

    Vince: Oh, nothin' much.

    Jon: You're not dressed.

    Vince: Lay off.

    Jon: Not that I don't like it...

    Vince: What?

    Jon: Nothing.

    Vince: So?

    Jon: So nothing.

    Vince: Okay.

    Jon: Okay.

  • Vin: She thinks I have violet tendencies.

    Jon: Oh, boy.

    Vin: Jon, I never touched her.

    Jon: I never said you did.

    Vin: well, she thinks I have, uh, "unresolved issues, which occasionally manifest themselves in potentially violet ways."

    Jon: [...] Women these days have no reason to hang around potentially violet guys. It's not an attractive quality anymore. Too many guys out there with "resolved" violet tendencies.

    Vin: Oh, so I'm out of fashion?