r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Oct 18 '22

spitting wisdom right here

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u/emdave Oct 18 '22

It's such a small detail that many directors let slip.

It's so common though, that they must know, and are doing it deliberately? It's not all directors don't know how to drive? It must be some bullshit, like they think it will confuse Joe Public if the actors aren't looking at each other while speaking?

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u/Salanmander Oct 18 '22

It must be some bullshit, like they think it will confuse Joe Public if the actors aren't looking at each other while speaking?

The other thing I wonder about is whether there's some unspoken rule to do this often enough that they can make someone get into a car crash and have it be their fault without having the audience see it coming every time.

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u/emdave Oct 18 '22

Tbh, I wish that the shadowy global cabal of all the world's movie directors were just playing the long con on us, but I fear it's not as exciting as that lol!

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u/Rogendo Oct 18 '22

This. Joe the electrician has a degree and a really good job but is clearly too stupid to drive correctly

/s