tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581767434530644168.post4596383380459397061..comments2023-10-31T02:38:43.785-07:00Comments on SNARK'S SCRIPT NUGGETS: TODAY'S NUGGET: Scorsese's One LinerSnark E. Snarkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16336243480414991750noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581767434530644168.post-45032664150838488522010-02-23T11:59:05.305-08:002010-02-23T11:59:05.305-08:00I know this is a frustrating answer, but "it ...I know this is a frustrating answer, but "it depends." <br /><br />I don't like to put restrictions on the one sentence because it is whatever works. Sometimes the theme is catchy, sometimes it's the plot. <br /><br />Hmmm...that'll be the blog post for today. Thanks for the idea!VWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883770535456988287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581767434530644168.post-48875489630528546262010-02-23T11:11:43.890-08:002010-02-23T11:11:43.890-08:00So when you say "boil down to one sentence,&q...So when you say "boil down to one sentence," you mean the thematic essence of the story, rather than the plot?Thin Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03524565046406516549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581767434530644168.post-75830865179387156802010-02-22T06:30:44.996-08:002010-02-22T06:30:44.996-08:00Okay, here's another line from the screenplay....Okay, here's another line from the screenplay...Ben Kingsley as Dr Cawley says, "I swore before the entire board of overseers that I could construct the most extravagant role-play in the history of psychiatry, and it would save you."<br /><br />With that line, and the howls of laughter in the cinema, (with this and other lines) I had to wonder whether 'Shutter Island' was a joke of Scorcese's, a parody or not; was he pulling our leg, or not? In a film about what is real and what isn't, I guess that was apt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com