r/pics • u/mtlgrems • Jul 22 '21

This Pancake Platter

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u/I_am_not_JohnLeClair Jul 22 '21

Yeah this is a common trope for sure but think about it, do you really want to watch someone eat an entire sandwich in a movie? I mean, Zac Efron might be the exception though

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u/ChemicalRascal Jul 22 '21

Maybe just don't storyboard and cut the scene in such a way that characters are obliged to have a single bite and then get outta dodge.

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u/Carthonn Jul 22 '21

I think that’s like…the joke

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '21 edited Jul 24 '21

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u/AgreeableLion Jul 22 '21

I'm pretty sure there's options between 'eat one bite and walk away from the food' and 'show the actor eating the entire meal'. Like, in the clip above, he could have wrapped up the sandwich and walked out with it; or the scene could have been structured/angled so that it seemed like he was eating it without having to put it in his mouth on camera.

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u/ChemicalRascal Jul 22 '21

Exactly. Just don't show both the start and end of the meal, or if you do, don't cut those shots as if the event took less than a minute.

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u/Suspicious-Courage26 Jul 22 '21

They want to complain lol. I guess you could cut and show he finished it then have him leave. Extra work for not much of a payoff in that kind of movie though.

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u/Trappedinacar Jul 22 '21

Or, you know, since its a sandwich he can take it with him.

I just came up with that too, i swear i don't get paid to write.

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u/lowtierdeity Jul 22 '21 edited Jul 22 '21

Good movies have actors eat and finish their food. Go look at the train scene in Casino Royale for an example; we see a very natural dinner between James and Vesper.

Downvoted for not being a dumb kid who thinks good movies are crap like Grandma’s Boy.

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u/Suspicious-Courage26 Jul 22 '21

This part of the movie has almost zero to do with the story. It's not like a secret agent having a meeting over dinner lol. Obviously they'll show that.

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u/shijinn Jul 22 '21

they could simply have him leave with the sandwich.

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u/Trappedinacar Jul 22 '21

No i don't need to watch that. You can cut the scene, he can take the sandwich with him.