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Shaun 2022-12-04 06:10:51

The story is about: After the wife died for a while, the man discovered that he loved himself and her. A very simple story, the writer builds the whole story by adding an Inciting Event, a pack of chocolates.

The plot is simple but touching. The man sits on the carousel and thinks of his wife's warmth, which is presented in an illusory and hazy way, and the pain of smashing all the pain of not wanting to face the fact that his wife leaves is presented in fast-cut shots to strengthen the externalization of emotion.

It can be seen that the audiovisual language is greater than the storytelling itself.

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Demolition quotes

  • Davis: Dear Champion Vending Company: I put five quarters in your machine and proceeded to push B2, which should have given me peanut M&M's. Regrettably, it did not. I found this upsetting, as I was very hungry, and also my wife had died ten minutes earlier.

  • Davis: You must be Chris.

    Chris: You fucking my mom?

    Davis: No, I'm not. We were just sleeping...

    Chris: [interrupts] She's fucking crazy. If you haven't noticed, she's a fucking pothead. She calls it cannabis 'cause it makes her feel like less of a fucking pothead.

    Davis: You say fuck a lot.

    Chris: So?

    Davis: So you're just not using it properly.

    Chris: The fuck does that mean?

    Davis: That's what I mean. Fuck is a great word, but if you use it too much then it just loses its value and you sound stupid.

    Chris: Fuck you.

    Davis: Exactly. I feel nothing and you sound like an idiot. Have a good one.

    [Davis leaves]

    Chris: Who the f...

    [thinks about it]